Teacher of the Year

Debbie Epps Ipock was born in Kingstree, South Carolina and grew up in Greeleyville, South Carolina. She is a graduate of Laurence Manning Academy and Clemson University where she studied British-English literature. Mrs. Ipock always knew that she wanted to be a teacher. As a young child, she would create her own classroom with a desk, old school papers of hers and her brothers, a homemade gradebook and her stuffed animals for students. Mary Ham, her senior English teacher at Laurence Manning, has been her role model for many years. She proudly confirms that once Mrs. Ham taught her British Literature, she was hooked for life.

Mrs. Ipock loves teaching at Williamsburg Academy and feels it has been such a gift. She is married to her husband David and they have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. She began her teaching career at Chester County and then continued on to many other programs such as: Charlotte -Mecklenburg (Teacher and District Academic Coach for high school ELA), Florence 3, Foundation Director for Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Williamsburg County (Teacher and District Coordinator of ELA and Foreign Languages, WIlliamsburg Academy 85-88 and currently). Her interests include cooking, reading, the Clemson Tigers and college football, bible history, British history and culture, traveling, volunteering, boxer rescue, and the mountains. She is entirely thankful to be chosen for Teacher of the Year and appreciates everything that WA has to offer for her career.