The Beaumont Independent School District held its annual Celebration of Excellence Teacher of the Year Gala on Friday evening at the Beaumont Civic Center, and two educators rose to the top. Sharon Carrington was named Elementary Teacher of the Year and Keisha Kirkwood was named Secondary Teacher of the Year for the 2025-2026 school year. The evening was themed "Navigators of Knowledge: Teachers Leading the Way" and recognized campus-level honorees across the district alongside community partners who support education in Beaumont. Twenty-six teachers were honored in total. These are the people in the rooms where everything starts.