She goes beyond what’s expected.

That’s what parents and peers say about Maryanne Rieder, a high school English teacher at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch, Davidson County.

She created a program to help public school students make an easier transition to the private school setting.

Students appreciate it!

So we salute Maryanne Rieder as our News 2 Educator of the Week.

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