NAME OF NOMINEE:  Roland Jones

SCHOOL NAME:  Paxon School for Advanced Studies

GRADE/LEVEL:  High school

SUBJECTS:  Director of instrumental music and bands

BIO:  Roland Jones has been working at Paxon School for Advanced Studies since 2009. In his time there, he has had a profound effect on his students, both academically and emotionally.

REASON FOR NOMINATION:  “Mr. Jones has the incredible ability to teach high school students not only about music but also about life,” says student Eugene Holsey. “Although he has been through a lot personally he still pours into his students. He’s an educator and a role model for all of us, teaching us about life skills and financial planning.”

NOMINATED BY:   Student and teenage entrepreneur Eugene Holsey