× 4 of 14 Expand Photo by Jon Anderson Juan Vasquez, an English Learner teacher at Hoover High School, is a recipient of the 2026 Robert F Bumpus Teacher in the Trenches Award. × 5 of 14 Expand Photo by Jon Anderson Stacia Berryhill, a foutth grade teacher at Brock's Gap Intermediate Schooll left, is a recipient of the 2026 Robert F. Bumpus Teacher in the Trenches Award. × 7 of 14 Expand Photo by Jon Anderson Stephen Burns, chairman of the Finley Committee, welcomes people to a ceremony to honor the 2026 Robert F. Bumpus Teachers in the Trenches Awards for Hoover City Schools at the Hoover Randle Home and Gardens in Hoover, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. × 9 of 14 Expand Photo by Jon Anderson Finley Committee members gather at the Hoover Randle Home and Gardens in Hoover, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, to honor the recipients of the 2026 Robert F. Bumpus Teachers in the Trenches Awards. × 11 of 14 Expand Photo by Jon Anderson City and school system officials and the Finley Committee gather at the Hoover Randle Home and Gardens in Hoover, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, to honor the recipients of the 2026 Robert F. Bumpus Teachers in the Trenches Awards.