Stephen Tupitza, left, a social studies teacher from VanDevender Middle School, poses for a picture with Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis after being named the Teacher of the Year by the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday night. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Stephen Tupitza, left, a social studies teacher from VanDevender Middle School, poses for a picture with Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis after being named the Teacher of the Year by the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday night. The board also recognized numerous bands throughout the district, heard from the Wood County Technical Center’s SkillsUSA winners and voted on the purchase of the Erickson All-sports Facility. Read more from Tuesday’s meeting in the Thursday edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)