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Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Chippewa Twp., Beaver County) Ryan Hardesty, a history teacher at Highland Middle School in the Blackhawk School District has been named as the 2023 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.
Hardesty received the award yesterday at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. He was one of 12 teachers from across the state who were nominated for the award that is co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the state chapter of the National State Teacher of the Year.