The 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year and Lindbergh Schools physical education teacher Darrion Cockrell was named MOSHAPE St. Louis and Missouri State Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year for 2023.

Known to nearly everyone as “Mr. DC,” Cockrell has taught physical education at Crestwood Elementary School for seven years. He adds the MOSHAPE Teacher of the Year designation to a long list of previous honors, including the state teacher of the year, as well as being named the Crestwood Elementary Teacher of the Year, the Lindbergh Schools Teacher of the Year and a regional Teacher of the Year, all in 2021.