Mrs. Natalie Bell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017 and a Master's Degree in Education (Language & Literacy) from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021. She is originally from the area and attended Franklin County Schools all throughout her childhood. This is her 8th year teaching and she is very excited to be in Franklin County Schools teaching first grade.

Ms. Gustafson is excited to be teaching first grade at BES. This is her 18th year working with students and families as a part of the Bunn Community. When not at school, Ms. G. spends her time in animal rescue.

Mrs. Hickman is excited about starting her seventh year at Bunn Elementary and her eighteenth year of teaching. She has worked in both 2nd grade and 4th grade at BES and is so excited about 1st grade! She received her B.S. in Elementary Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and completed her AIG Licensure from UNC-Pembroke. Mrs. Hickman loves to spend her free time reading, working in her yard, cheering on the Steelers, or visiting her daughter in the mountains!

Mrs. King graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education (K-6). She also has a Reading Concentration (K-12). She began her career as a Teacher's Assistant where she worked for 6 years for Franklin County Schools. During this time she was completing her requirements for a teaching career. She has taught in the Franklin County School system for 16 years. Altogether, she has 22 years of educational experience with the Franklin County School System. This will be her first year at Bunn Elementary where she is looking forward to serving the children and parents of the Bunn community.

Mrs. Moretto attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She has taught at Bunn Elementary for over 20 years. Mrs. Moretto has three children who have been educated in the Bunn Schools. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to the beach and the mountains. She loves teaching first graders how to read and is excited to begin another school year.

Ms. Potter graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Elementary Education in 2004. She began teaching in Durham Public Schools where she taught kindergarten for 10 years. While teaching in Durham she earned her Master's Degree from Grand Canyon University in Literacy Curriculum and Instruction as well as her ESL certification. She moved to Franklin County Schools and Bunn Elementary in 2014.
Ms. Potter is excited to begin a new year with her first graders!