BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – A member of the May River High School staff has been named the Beaufort County School District’s 2024-25 “Support Staff of the Year” at the district’s annual celebratory Support Staff breakfast. May River High School Behavior Management Specialist Jennifer Jones-Brown was selected based on an application. The application consisted of an essay describing her role within the district, how she contributes to student achievement, and how she inspires, motivates, challenges others, and encourages excellence. All of the school-level Support Staff of the Year recipients were recognized during the breakfast held at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Weezie Educational Pavilion. Support Staff of the Year recipients typically include social workers, school nurses, bookkeepers, office managers, teacher assistants, school secretaries, and technology and data specialists. May River High School Assistant Principal Carrie Carter emphasized Jones-Brown’s essential role at the school as “phenomenal,” going “above and beyond for everybody in a building with nearly 1,750 kids.” Carter explained that the relationship Jones-Brown builds with them is “just out of this world” and that she “can't think of a more deserving person.” Jones-Brown had this to say when made aware of the honor, “I love being a Shark at May River. We have the best staff out there, so it makes my job a lot easier and enjoyable to come to work every single day because I just love these people!” said Jones-Brown. “It's all about the kids. It's to see them grow, it's to see them have their wins, their moment in the sun of doing better, trying to be better, and ultimately to graduate- that's the goal and that's what we try to strive for every single day.”