Clearwater’s own Mrs. Christy Johnson was honored today as the Missouri ProStart 2017 Educator of the Year. Distinguished guests from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Missouri Restaurant Association, as well as past and present ProStart alumni gathered as Mrs. Johnson was presented with the award in front of a cheering student body.

Pictured with Mrs. Johnson are Bob Bonney, CEO of the Missouri Restaurant Association; John LaRocca, Missouri ProStart Coordinator; Leone Herring, Director of Family and Consumer Sciences at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Barb Hergenroether, Director of Operations at the Missouri Restaurant Association; and Herman Styles, President of the Missouri Restaurant Association.