Cabell County Teacher Awarded $100K National Teaching Prize

Cabell County teacher awarded $100K national teaching prize

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - One local teacher in our region got the surprise of a lifetime Tuesday as he was named one of the recipients of a $100,000 national teaching prize! Hugh Roberts, a carpentry teacher at the Cabell County Career Technology Center, is one of five grand-prize winners of this year's Teaching Excellence Award by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools. The award recognizes teachers throughout the United States who are passionate…

CCCTC carpentry teacher awarded $30K from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools

Hugh Roberts, 54, of the Lavalette area in West Virginia, is one of five grand prize winners of the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. As a grand prize winner he receives $30,000 to use in any way he chooses and the CCCTC receives $70,000. Roberts will work with school principal, Melissa Ash, to decide how that money will be used.