RuschewskiSpecial to The Herald

Woodson L. Ruschewski was selected as the Yazoo County School District Teacher of the Year and the Yazoo County High School Teacher of the Year.
Ruschewski graduated from Holmes Community College with an Associate Arts Degree in 1981 and also graduated from Delta State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Mathematics Education in 1983.
She has taught at Bearden Middle School in Knoxville, Tenn., Benton Academy, Yazoo City High School and Yazoo County High School, where she currently teaches Algebra 1 and Advanced Placement Calculus.
Ruschewski received the Star Teacher Award at Benton Academy in 1989 and also at Yazoo County High School in 2002.  
She is a member of Mississippi Professional Educators, Benton Methodist Church and the Benton Garden Club.
She is married to Bruce Ruschewski, and has two children: Bennett, 22, and Bruce Ellis, 13.
Her hobbies include cooking, spending time with her sisters, and vacationing at the beach with her family.