Congratulations To The 27 Semifinalists For Wicomico Teacher Of The Year

Twenty-seven semifinalists for 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year have met with a blue ribbon panel of judges and will find out on Thursday, March 24, who will be named the new Wicomico Teacher of the Year. Watch for a salute to the semifinalists airing until March 24 on PAC 14.

The annual Wicomico Teacher of the Year banquet, with more than 200 guests including dozens of outstanding teachers, will be held at The Commons at Salisbury University beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 24. The announcement of four finalists (one for each school level) and the naming of the new Wicomico Teacher of the Year will take place by around 8:30 p.m. The banquet will also feature student musicians and the honoring of a new Friend of Education.

Congratulations to all of these semifinalists for 2011-12 Wicomico Teacher of the Year:

Tammy Adams
Grade 3 Reading teacher
East Salisbury Elementary School

Jessica Atkins
Grade 5 teacher
Glen Avenue Elementary School

Donna Bennett
Grade 3 teacher
Northwestern Elementary School

Christy Briggs
Grade 5 Reading teacher
Fruitland Intermediate School

Sheila M. Edwards
Prekindergarten teacher
Pinehurst Elementary School

Jennifer Fenzel
Grade 5 teacher
Westside Intermediate School

Brooke Fleetwood
Kindergarten teacher
Delmar Elementary School

Casey Foltz
Art teacher
James M. Bennett High School

Chris Grande
History teacher
Parkside High School

Pam Hall
Special Education teacher/case manager
Wicomico Infants & Toddlers Program

Sherri Harkins
Foreign Language Elementary School (FLES)/French teacher
Pittsville Elementary and Middle School

Jana Hobbs
Band Director
Wicomico Middle School

Susan Jones
Grade 1 teacher
Fruitland Primary School

Rosemarie Leonard
Title I Math teacher
Beaver Run Elementary School

Patrick McGlinchey
History teacher
Wicomico High School

Elizabeth McQuown
Special Education teacher
Wicomico Early Learning Center

Kairlyn Miles-Smith
Science teacher
Choices

Chad Pavlekovich
Science teacher
Salisbury Middle School

DeAnna Richardson
Grade 2 teacher
Prince Street Elementary School

Josefina Rodriguez
Grade 4 teacher
Pemberton Elementary School

Michelle Schlegel
Kindergarten teacher
Charles H. Chipman Elementary School

Debbie Simpkins
Grade 2 teacher
Willards Elementary School

Christen Tacka
Grade 6 Reading/English/Language Arts teacher
Mardela Middle and High School

Deb Tobin
Title I teacher
West Salisbury Elementary School

Jeff Williams
Technology Education teacher
Bennett Middle School

Nicole Williams
Grade 1 teacher
Westside Primary School

Teresa Williams
Grade 3 Magnet Math teacher
North Salisbury Elementary School