Hunter Ford, who graduated from Quitman High School (QHS) in 2017, will be a member of the faculty of Beekman Charter School (BCS) in Bastrop this school year. The son of Terry and Dotie Ford of Quitman, comes to BCS after spending last year at Prairie View Academy and at QHS in 2022.

After graduating from high school, Ford earned his Associate of Arts degree at Fort Scott Community College and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree at Arkansas Tech University while also playing collegiate baseball for both.