Teachers of the Year

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Horry County Schools announces Teachers of the Year
November 7, 2007

A teacher in each school within Horry County Schools has earned the honor of being chosen by his or her peers as the school-level Teacher of the Year. This recognition pays tribute to a teacher's professionalism, effectiveness, and commitment to the profession. Now, each of these teachers will vie for the title of the Horry County Schools' Teacher of the Year, a title that is currently held by Cathy Vaughn, second grade teacher at Midland Elementary School.

Each school winner will complete an application for the county title. Applications are reviewed by a committee of educators, administrators and community representatives. Ten semifinalists will be notified on February 25. The semifinalists will be interviewed by a committee where they will share artifacts of student achievement. The list of semifinalists will be narrowed to five finalists on March 3. The five finalists will be observed in their classrooms by committee members the week of March 31. The Horry County Teacher of the Year will be named at a banquet on May 6.

School winners are:

Ginger Velasco, Academy for Arts, Science & Technology; Sherrie Todd, Academy for Technology & Academics; Ken Fox, Aynor High; James (Jay) Philon, Carolina Forest High; Jacelyn Spearman, Conway High; Etta Greene, Green Sea Floyds High; Jennifer Hyatt, Loris High; Leslie Carter, Myrtle Beach High; Pam Jackson, North Myrtle Beach High; Alexandra Hilliard, Socastee High; Jennifer DeBock, St. James High; Christopher Britton, Aynor Middle; Melissa Trotta, Black Water Middle; Karen Hull, Conway Middle; Denise Hooks, Green Sea Floyds Middle; Mike Mangin, Forestbrook Middle; Jean Burden, Loris Middle;

Lynn Auman, Myrtle Beach Middle; Jackie McCray, North Myrtle Beach Middle; Mary Beth Roach, Ocean Bay Middle; Paula Canine, St James Middle; Matthew Penna, Whittemore Park Middle; Christina Plowman, Aynor Elementary; Jackie Chadick, Burgess Elementary; Dr. Tim Peterman, Carolina Forest Elementary; Marybeth Curley-Penna, Conway Elementary; Whitney Wright Pierce, Daisy Elementary; Landra Upchurch, Forestbrook Elementary; (Cary) Travis Martin, Green Sea Floyds Elementary; Kim Moore, Homewood Elementary; Beth Rankin, Kingston Elementary; Kelli Carr, Lakewood Elementary; Tisha Duncan, Loris Elementary; Scarlet McCracken, Midland Elementary;

Tamisha Hines, Myrtle Beach Elementary; Pat Gray, Myrtle Beach Intermediate; Amy McKeaige, Myrtle Beach Primary; Karen Campbell, North Myrtle Beach Elementary; Lynne Hester, North Myrtle Beach Intermediate; Karen Greene, North Myrtle Beach Primary; Janet Calder, Ocean Bay Elementary; Rikki Doudican, Palmetto Bays Elementary; Lori Hummel, Pee Dee Elementary; Julian (Duke) Brown, Seaside Elementary; Anthony Rito, Socastee Elementary; Marie Mitchell-Hemingway, South Conway Elementary; Michelle Keelin, St. James Elementary; Alicia Reaves, Waccamaw Elementary; Tara Sanders, Horry County Education Center; Tony Kroll, Adult Education; Tammi McCaudy-Lee, Early College; and Lori Barker, CEC;

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