Jenny Zimmerman

Welcome!  I am Jenny Zimmerman, and I have been teaching at North Buncombe High School since 2006.  I am a product  of NC Public Schools (Newton-Conover High School), and I believe in public education.  I advise the North Buncombe Student Media program which produces our school news show (BHB) and yearbook (Hilltopper).  I also teach seniors in English IV and English IV Honors. I am so excited to work with my students this year! I use Google Classroom as my LMS, but most of our classwork is completed during the class period and in our notebooks that we set up on the first day of school.  Please find all my information below and don't hesitate to get in touch if you need anything.  

FALL 2025 SCHEDULE - ROOM 507

1st Period - English 4 Honors

2nd Period - Planning

3rd Period - Yearbook, News, BHB

4th Period - English 3 Honors

LEADERSHIP

• BHB/Broadcast Adviser

• NBHS Hilltopper Yearbook Adviser

• PBIS Committee

• NBHS Advisory Council - Teacher Representative

• Senior Class Sponsor

• NCSMA Advisers' Association Board - President Elect

EDUCATION & HONORS

• UNC Chapel Hill - Bachelor's Degree in English & Communications (2003)

• UNC Chapel Hill - Master of Arts in Teaching (2004)

• National Board Certification 2008, Renewed 2018

• 15 Graduate hours in Journalism Education: UNC Chapel Hill & Kent State University

• Professional Memberships:

  • National Council of Teachers of English

  • Assembly on Literature for Adolescents

  • North Carolina English Teachers' Association

  • Journalism Education Association

  • North Carolina Scholastic Media Association

• 2010 North Buncombe High School Teacher of the Year & North Buncombe District Teacher of the Year

• 2017 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Teacher Fellowship @ San Jose State University - The Immigrant Experience in California  through Literature & Performance

• 2022 Journalism Education Association Rising Star Award Recipient

• 2023 North Buncombe High School Teacher of the Year & North Buncombe District Teacher of the Year

• NCSMA Summer Journalism Teacher Fellowship: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

• 2023 Buncombe County  Schools Teacher of the Year