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Committee Selects 26 Semifinalists for Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year
Now, six finalists will be chosen.
Gwinnett County school officials announced Monday the names of 26 semifinalists for the district's top honor, Teacher of the Year.
A special committee chose the group of teachers -- 15 from elementary school, six from middle school and five from high school -- from a list of 130 representing individual schools.
Now, the committee will consider the semifinalists’ applications and answers to a set of additional questions in order to determine six finalists
Then on Nov. 7 the county's Teacher of the Year will be announced at special banquet.
This year’s Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year semifinalists are:
Elementary School:
- Marcus Sowcik of Annistown Elementary--Special Education Teacher - Autism (Grades K-2)
- Karon M. Stocks of Benefield Elementary--Literacy Coach (Grades K-5)
- Louvene Williams of Chattahoochee Elementary--5th Grade Teacher
- Shannon Wiley of Harbins Elementary--1st Grade Teacher
- Desireé Hempen of Harmony Elementary--2nd Grade Teacher
- Susie Bullock of Head Elementary--Kindergarten Teacher
- Jessica Newsome of Jenkins Elementary--Instructional Coach (Grade 1)
- Stacy Greenstein Lord of Lawrenceville Elementary--Instructional Coach (Grade 2)
- Margaret LaHatte of McKendree Elementary--1st Grade Teacher
- Rachael Renje of Monarch School--Special Education Teacher (Pre-K)
- Heather Watkins of Mulberry Elementary--1st Grade Teacher
- Amy E. Riker of Puckett’s Mill Elementary--4th Grade Teacher
- John C. O’Keefe of Riverside Elementary--4th Grade Teacher
- Stacey Dunlap of Simpson Elementary--Media Specialist
- Dr. Carrie Doker of Sugar Hill Elementary--4th Grade Teacher
Middle School:
- Lissette McRea of Berkmar Middle--Language Arts Teacher (Grade 6)
- Carla Sebastian Kuny of Five Forks Middle--Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher (Grade 6)
- Joan McElroy of Lanier Middle--Literacy Coach (Grades 6-8)
- Jan Chastain of Osborne Middle--Science Teacher (Grade 6)
- Carol Williams of Summerour Middle--Mathematics Teacher (Grade 6)
- Nathaniel Amrine of Twin Rivers Middle--Mathematics Teacher (Grade 8)
High School:
- Ashley Allgood of Brookwood High--Latin Teacher (Grades 9-12)
- Hyunjin Son of Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology--Engineering Teacher (Grade 9)
- Dr. Marietta Malone of Meadowcreek High--AP and Gifted Language Arts Teacher (Grade 12)
- Tim Rondeau of Mill Creek High--Mathematics Teacher (Grades 9-12)
- Lisa York of Peachtree Ridge High--Language Arts Teacher (Grade 11)
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