Twenty-seven semifinalists have been announced for the 2008-09 Wicomico Teacher of the Year Program. They will be interviewed by a panel of judges this week and a winner will be named at the March 17 Teacher of the Year Banquet.
All 27 semifinalists and the 75 other nominees have been invited to attend the banquet in Salisbury University's Commons, starting at 6 p.m. March 17. Interim Superintendent Thomas B. Field and Board President Robin H. Holloway will announce and congratulate a finalist in each category (primary, intermediate, middle and high), then name the new Wicomico Teacher of the Year.
Semifinalists for Wicomico Teacher of the Year are:
Primary:
Mindy Craft, Grade 2, Beaver Run Elementary
Barbara Culver, Schoolwide Title 1 Resource, Charles H. Chipman Elementary
Terri Goldman, Primary Special Education, Delmar Elementary
Jacqueline Lemon, Grade 2, Fruitland Primary
Melissa Echard, Prekindergarten, Northwestern Elementary
Tara Parsons, Grade 2, Pemberton Elementary
Mary Mackes, Kindergarten, Pinehurst Elementary
Virginia Mogan, Kindergarten, Prince Street Elementary
Debbie Karten, Grade 2, Westside Intermediate
Ronna Bievenour, Prekindergarten, Westside Primary
Deborah Simpkins, Grade 2, Willards Elementary
Intermediate:
Matthew Guy, Grade 4, East Salisbury Elementary
Theresa Spicer, Grade 4, Fruitland Intermediate
Priscilla Basehart, Title 1 Reading, Glen Avenue Elementary
Debbie Wilkins, Grade 5 Magnet, North Salisbury Elementary
Lisa King, Grade 3, Pinehurst Elementary
Melissa Thomas, Grade 5, Pittsville Elementary and Middle
Jean McMullin, Grade 4, Prince Street Elementary
Kim Messick, Grade 5, Westside Intermediate
Middle:
Mary Laurenzano, Math, Bennett Middle
Renee Hesson, Reading Intervention, Mardela Middle
Dottie Walls, Computer Education, Pittsville Elementary and Middle
Krista Brown, Math, Salisbury Middle
Bettina Postles, Science, Wicomico Middle
High:
Jeff Baer, Choral, Mardela Middle and High
Ben Vickers, History, Parkside High
Melissa Schock, Social Studies, Wicomico High
Tracy Sahler
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my daughter had ms lemon last year. what a wonderful teacher, is old school, and if you treat her fairly she will treat you fairly. good luck to her.
ReplyDeleteBRAVO to all these wonderful people....Teachers are the most important people in our community, and do the most important work!
ReplyDeletemrs lemon taught my daughter last year. what a wonderful teacher, she is very caring and just the type of teacher that every kid needs. great job!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why James M. Bennett was not represented????
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of these very good teachers. There are 27 of them that Wicomico County wants and needs to keep. It's sad that the one million dollars spent for the 10% ENP bonuses this year was shared by how many of these semifinalists? 20? 15? 10? Actually, it's 3. See, the money was spent on those leaving, and teachers were not the ones who got the biggest increases even in that group. Too bad we reward those leaving and we hope the other 24 great teachers can wait another decade to get their 10%. What a perfect program for retaining teachers. Right!
ReplyDeleteMr. Guy is a very good teacher. My child has him for math. That is what I hear about every day. I have personally spoken to Mr. Guy. GOOD JOB KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
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