{"id":36911,"date":"2026-01-23T13:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/?p=36911"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:04:55","slug":"angela-pirkle-west-hall-high-school-graphics-instructor-receives-golden-key-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/angela-pirkle-west-hall-high-school-graphics-instructor-receives-golden-key-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Pirkle, West Hall High School Graphics Instructor Receives Golden Key Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mkr6oupv-9830df2329871bc00bc34f2fc02136e5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mkr6oupv-9830df2329871bc00bc34f2fc02136e5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mkr6oupv-9830df2329871bc00bc34f2fc02136e5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mkr6oupv-9830df2329871bc00bc34f2fc02136e5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mkr6oupv-9830df2329871bc00bc34f2fc02136e5 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Angela Pirkle, West Hall High School Graphics Instructor Receives Golden Key Award!<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-uxsdu7-74d2e520c02751a3de932ea090a23a40 hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mkr6quf5-2297a70cab1e0a57f1c5c1c5d257b0e9 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36912 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"409\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP-Award-705x529.jpg 705w\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Angela Pirkle received the Georgia Department of Education student centered \u201cGolden Key Award\u201d at the Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA) Conference being held in Columbus.\u00a0 Ms. Pirkle has served as the Graphic Arts instructor at West Hall, her alma mater, for twenty-seven years. She also currently serves as President of the TIEGA Association.<\/p>\n<p>In receiving the award, it was specially noted that she leads with heart, building genuine, trusting relationships with her students that make them feel seen, valued, and capable of success.\u00a0 She creates a classroom environment grounded in kindness, respect, and encouragement, where students are comfortable taking creative risks and growing both personally and professionally.\u00a0 Her leadership style is quiet yet powerful; she listens first, supports consistently, and models empathy, professionalism, and integrity in every interaction. She believes deeply in her students\u2019 potential and goes above and beyond to mentor, guide, and advocate for them, often becoming a steady source of support during pivotal moments in their lives.\u00a0 Through her compassion and example, Ms. Pirkle inspires confidence, resilience, and leadership in her students, leaving a lasting impact that extends far beyond the Graphic Arts classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Hall County Schools is extremely proud of Ms. Pirkle for receiving this honor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angela Pirkle received the Georgia Department of Education student centered \u201cGolden Key Award\u201d at the Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA) Conference in Columbus.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":36913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Angela Pirkle, West Hall High School Graphics Instructor Receives Golden Key Award! 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