Clover Middle school resource officer gets region honor

York County sheriff’s Master Deputy Ray Feaster has been named the South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers Upper Region SRO of the Year for 2015.

Feaster, who works at Clover Middle School, has been with the York County Sheriff's Office for 23 years, with the last nine of those years as an SRO.

The award was presented at the SCASRO Convention in Myrtle Beach.

Feaster has received extensive training to instruct students on topics of internet safety, bullying, drug and alcohol awareness. In addition Feaster has good response to his Juvenile Jail Awareness presentations, which demonstrates to middle school students a way to make better decisions to become successful in life beyond high school.

In 2013, Feaster was recognized as the Clover Optimist Club's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, and has received several commendations over the years from the York County Sheriff’s Office for his work.

“Deputy Feaster is a great officer who goes above and beyond to have a positive impact on the students he interacts with during the school year, and he is a joy for everyone to work with,” said Sheriff Bruce Bryant.

Feaster was nominated by his Supervisor and included letters from York County Sheriff’s Office Captains and Clover Middle School staff.

This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 11:13 AM with the headline "Clover Middle school resource officer gets region honor."