Skowhegan Middle School teacher Tammy Ranger, right, is hugged by her mother, Marlene Everett, for being selected as the 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year during an assembly Thursday at the school.

Skowhegan Middle School students and staff members assembled Thursday at the school, where it was announced that teacher Tammy Ranger has been selected as the 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year.

Skowhegan Middle School teacher Tammy Ranger, center, is all smiles as she is introduced by Peter Geiger and Martha Harris, of the State Board of Education, as the 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year winner on Thursday during an assembly at the school.

William Beardsley, deputy commissioner of the State Board of Education, speaks about the 2017 Teacher of the Year award recipient, Tammy Ranger, during an assembly Thursday at Skowhegan Middle School.

Skowhegan Middle School teacher Tammy Ranger is applauded by co-workers Thursday as she enters the school gymnasium for a school assembly at which it was announced that she was selected as the 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year.

Skowhegan Middle School teacher Tammy Ranger, second from right, is congratulated for being selected as the 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year by Peter Geiger, of the State Board of Education, as 2015 recipient Jennifer Dorman, left, and 2016 winner Talya Edlund applaud Ranger during an assembly Thursday at the school.