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As an A+ & Magnet School, we are fortunate enough to have a full team of Arts and Specialist Teachers. All our students grades Kindergarten through Fifth work with all Specialist Teachers and see every Specialist once a week. Students show what they learn in the Arts classes through art exhibits, performances, musicals, concerts, competitions, showcases, projects, and more. All our Specialist teachers are experts in their field and also tutor, train, coach, or perform outside of their regular teaching career. Our Arts Team received the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Schools of Distinction in Arts Education Award in 2013. They also received a district award for an outstanding Black History Program in 2014. Our Band and Orchestra have been rated Superior and Excellent in numerous years at adjudication.
Miss Katie Allison
Dance Teacher
Mrs. Amanda A Gordon
Magnet Coordinator
I am Mrs. Amanda A. Gordon, and this is my 19th year in education. I am the A+ and Magnet Coordinator. I obtained my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and graduated Magna Cum Laude. I also have my National Board Certification for Professional Teaching Standards, AIG Certification, and K-5 Elementary Ed Certification. Throughout my career, I have been named the school Teacher of the Year, NC A+ Schools Teacher of the Year, WSFCS Magnet Teacher of the Year, WS Arts Council Educator of the Year, the NCAEA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Teacher of the Year, and the Certified Instructional Support Person of the Year. I am known for being active on social media, planning Black History Month events, representing the school with the local Arts Council, editing the Yearbook, serving as a mentor, serving as the site coordinator for ArtistCorp Members from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and being an original Teacher Leader of the WSFCS Teacher Academy. In my free time, I enjoy working on my own art, playing string instruments, spending time with friends, taking digital photos, reading, blogging, tweeting, and traveling with my husband. Outside of school, I am active in my church; I serve as a bulletin designer and webmaster. I am also on the Board of the Stokes County Arts Council as the chair of the Visual Arts Committee.
Mr. Jacob Mitchell
PE Teacher
Mr. David Mullikin
Orchestra Teacher
Ms. Olivia Sledge
Art Teacher
Mr. Rick Sigler
Band Teacher & PBIS Coach
Prior to his tenure at Diggs-Latham, Mr. Sigler was the Director of Bands at North Forsyth High and Northwest Middle Schools, performing regularly throughout the southeast. While serving at Northwest and North Forsyth, Mr. Sigler was fortunate to have students participate in county, district and state honors bands, solo/ensemble, concert, marching and jazz festivals.
Mr. Sigler’s bands regularly commissioned and premiered works by local and nationally-renowned composers, including David Holsinger and John Edmondson. Mr. Sigler was voted the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Band Director of the Year in 2006, and has had the honor of being a clinician for local honors band clinics in North Carolina.
Mr. Sigler is a deacon in the Episcopal Church, serving as a college chaplain at UNCG through St. Mary’s House, and as a faculty advisor for the Iota Epsilon chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. His wife, Helen, also a music teacher in Winston-Salem as well, together live in Kernersville with their three children and three pets.