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6 Local Educators Nominated for Teacher of the Year
Teachers from Southern High, Mayo Elementary, Davidsonville Elementary, Tracey's Elementary and Lothian Elementary were all tapped as nominees this year.
By D. Frank Smith
Six teachers from local schools are among the fifty-six top educators in the county nominated as candidates for the 2014 Anne Arundel County teacher of the year.
Melissa Norwood, a dance teacher at Southern High School; Jane Newton, a teacher at Southern Middle School; Jennifer Suzanne Mobley, a teacher at Mayo Elementary School; Patricia Mederios, a teacher at Tracey's Elementary School; Dianne Lloyd, a teacher at Davidsonville Elementary School and Julie Castillo, a teacher from Lothian Elementary Schools were all among the nominees.
All 53 public school teachers and three private school teachers will be celebrated at the 28th annual Excellence in Education banquet in April 2014, sponsored by the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce.
The winner will be announced at the event, and will go on to represent the county in the Maryland State Teacher of the year competition.
This year's nominees are:
Six teachers from local schools are among the fifty-six top educators in the county nominated as candidates for the 2014 Anne Arundel County teacher of the year.
Melissa Norwood, a dance teacher at Southern High School; Jane Newton, a teacher at Southern Middle School; Jennifer Suzanne Mobley, a teacher at Mayo Elementary School; Patricia Mederios, a teacher at Tracey's Elementary School; Dianne Lloyd, a teacher at Davidsonville Elementary School and Julie Castillo, a teacher from Lothian Elementary Schools were all among the nominees.
All 53 public school teachers and three private school teachers will be celebrated at the 28th annual Excellence in Education banquet in April 2014, sponsored by the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce.
The winner will be announced at the event, and will go on to represent the county in the Maryland State Teacher of the year competition.
This year's nominees are:
The following public school teachers have been nominated by their schools and school communities:
- Lyniper Al-Os, Annapolis High School
- Kenneth Baker, Bodkin Elementary School
- Michelle April Ballenger, Georgetown East Elementary School
- Rebecca Bittman, North County High School
- Jane Bounelis, Arnold Elementary School
- Brad Bower, Crofton Middle School
- Alyson Bradford, Odenton Elementary School
- Shannon Brown, Jones Elementary School
- Julie Castillo, Lothian Elementary School
- Jamie Chestnut, Oakwood Elementary School
- David A. Christopher, Old Mill Middle School North
- Laura Christopher, Brooklyn Park Elementary School
- Julie Ciotola, Glendale Elementary School
- Carol Cox, George T. Cromwell Elementary School
- Michael Cservek, Severna Park Middle School
- Allison Ellis, Glen Burnie High School
- Damian Ferragamo, Old Mill High School
- Jennifer Figueroa, Chesapeake High School
- Rachel Fitzgerald, Marley Middle School
- Joanne Francis, Severn River Middle School
- Vanessa Gilbert, Freetown Elementary School
- Susan Grieve, Folger McKinsey Elementary School
- Lindsey Hammond, Quarterfield Elementary School
- Rose Catharine Hammond, Ruth Parker Eason Special School
- Linsey Haughton, Windsor Farm Elementary School
- Elizabeth Hewitt, Jessup Elementary School
- Jessica Howell, Manor View Elementary School
- Christina Houstian, Broadneck High School
- Stacy Kearns, Corkran Middle School
- Eileen Keck, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
- Dianne Lloyd, Davidsonville Elementary School
- Rachel Long, Wiley H. Bates Middle School
- Suzanne MacLeod, Linthicum Elementary School
- Jill Manning, Mary Moss Academy
- Robert Mauro, Lindale Middle School
- Cynthia McNeel Jacoby, Severna Park Elementary School
- Amanda Mays, Lake Shore Elementary School
- Patricia Medeiros, Tracey’s Elementary School
- Jennifer Suzanne Mobley, Mayo Elementary School
- Amy Mueller, Marley Elementary School
- Jane Newton, Southern Middle School
- Jessica Nolan, Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary School
- Melissa Norwood, Southern High School
- Rebecca Pope, Crofton Elementary School
- Colette Preis, Central Special School
- Susan Marie Sheehy, Millersville Elementary School
- Jennifer Swiech, Meade Middle School
- Benjamin Thompson, George Fox Middle School
- Stacey Walczak, Seven Oaks Elementary School
- Sherise Webb, North Glen Elementary School
- Joshua Webster, Solley Elementary School
- Jacqueline Wilford, Northeast High School
- Brad Wray, Arundel High School
The following private school teachers have been nominated by their schools and school communities:
- Amy Brunner, Archbishop Spalding High School
- Erin Kolarik, St. Martin’s Lutheran School
- Matthew Martelli, St. Mary’s High School
Tickets for the event are $55 each. For more information, visit http://www.annapolischamber.com/#&panel1-1.
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