Video: King High's Dr. Dre Named Florida's Teacher Of The Year

TEMPLE TERRACE, FL — At a gala event in Orlando Thursday night, King High School music teacher Dr. Dakeyan “Dre” Graham was named the 2020 Florida Teacher of the Year.

Graham accepted the honor in front of a packed crowd including Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins, school board members, fellow King High School educators and Graham’s family and friends.

In January, Graham, who has taught instrumental music at King High School, his alma mater, for 10 years, was selected as Hillsborough County’s Teacher of the Year.

Before he taught at King High School, he was a student there and a member of the school’s Marching Lions band.

Graham holds a bachelor’s and master’s in music education from the University of Florida. He received his doctorate in music education from the University of South Florida.

He will serve for one year as the Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education, touring the state to promote education and highlight exceptional teachers.

Graham is the second educator from Hillsborough County Public Schools to be chosen as Florida’s Teacher of the Year in the last five years.

Hillsborough County Schools

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