Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union
Achieve Your Potential
As the proud sponsor of today’s “Education Rocks” Teacher Recognition Event, we would like to congratulate all of the Teacher of the Year and recognize their outstanding accomplishments in education our community’s young people.
CONGRATULATIONS DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR!
KIMBERLEY FREEMAN
Lexington District One
Lexington Middle
CARLA ADAMS
Lexington District Two
Davis Early Childhood Center for Technology
MELISSA KEISLER
Lexington District Three
Batesburg-Leesville Primary
BETH TUTEN
Lexington District Four
Swansea High
JULIE KRUSEN
Lexington / Richland District Five
Center for Advanced Technology Studies
JEANETTE ARVAY BECK
Richland District One
Dreher High
PATRICK KELLY
Richland District Two
Blythewood High
CYNTHIA GEORGE
Fairfield County
Fairfield Middle
BRIAN LEININGER
Kershaw County
North Central Middle
TAMI STEWART
Newberry County
Newberry County Career Center
BELINDA McEACHERN
SC Department Juvenile Justice
Birchwood School
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR!
Lexington County District 1
| Kristin Magee | Carolina Springs Elementary |
| Bonnie A. Pruitt | Carolina Springs Middle |
| Martha A. Langdon | Forts Pond Elementary |
| Heather M. Gresham | Gilbert Elementary |
| Derrick O. Cooper | Gilbert High |
| Sarah M. Vickers | Gilbert Middle |
| Susan P. Schreiber | Gilbert Primary |
| Aletha P. Corley | Lake Murray Elementary |
| Lynn B. Dempsey | Lexington Elementary |
| Angie C. Byrd | Lexington High |
| Margaret R. Nichols | Lexington Middle |
| Samuel H. Jowers | Lexington Technology Center |
| Blair J. Robertson | Meadow Glen Elementary |
| Albert H. Robertson | Meadow Glen Middle |
| Kimberley L. Whyde | Midway Elementary |
| Beverly B. Hill | New Providence Elementary |
| L. Bix Bechtler | Oak Grove Elementary |
| Karen C. Taylor | Pelion Elementary |
| Frank R. Stover Jr | Pelion High |
| Shelly A. Martin | Pelion Middle |
| Thomas W. Cronin | Pleasant Hill Elementary |
| Sylvia C. Shealy | Pleasant Hill Middle |
| Hannah L. Tvedten | Red Bank Elementary |
| E. David Avila | River Bluff High |
| Staci C. Mims | Rocky Creek Elementary |
| Kelli E. Liles | Sax Gotha Elementary |
| Melisa S. Warner | White Knoll Elementary |
| Brittany T. Pool | White Knoll High |
| Debb C. Adams | White Knoll Middle |
Lexington County District 2
| Stephanie Bailey | Airport High |
| Terri Austin | Brookland-Cayce Grammar No. 1 |
| Wendi Humpbries | Brookland-Cayce High |
| Ashton Tatum | Busbee Creative Arts Academy |
| Frances Mann | Claude A. Taylor Elementary |
| Tracie Broyles | Congaree Elementary |
| Laura Owen-Hooper | Congaree-Wood Early Childhood Center |
| Natalie Bandt | Herbert A. Wood Elementary |
| Karin Springfield | Northside Middle |
| Allan Shull | Pair Education Center |
| Daniel Bailey | Pine Ridge Middle |
| Annette Ariail | Pineview Elementary |
| Cassie Herritage | R. H. Fulmer Middle |
| Jerrell Davis | Saluda River Academy for the Arts |
| Jo Ann Mears | Springdale Elementary |
Lexington County District 3
| Ashley Bouknight | Batesburg-Leesville Elementary |
| Katie Johns | Batesburg-Leesville High |
| Gary Adams | Batesburg-Leesville Middle |
Lexington County District 4
| Kristen Logan | Frances Mack Intermediate |
| Melissa Redd | Early Childhood Center |
| Sara McCann | Sandhills Elementary |
| Mary Kennedy | Sandhills Middle |
| Laura Steppe | Sandhills Primary |
| Moira Porter | Swansea High Freshman Academy |
Lexington / Richland District 5
| Rachael Stenger | Alternative Academy for Success |
| Laura Duncan | Ballentine Elementary |
| Brandi Canfield | Chapin Elementary |
| Dawn Weathersbee | Chapin High |
| Ryan Cole | Chapin Middle |
| Samonja Holland | CrossRoads Middle |
| Christy Easler | Dutch Fork Elementary |
| David Kennedy | Dutch Fork High |
| Mandy Goldsmith | Dutch Fork Middle |
| Megan Elinski | Harbison West Elementary |
| Kellee Edwards | H. E. Corley Elementary |
| John Goodale | Irmo Elementary |
| Brennan Davis | Irmo High |
| April Garrett | Irmo Middle |
| Nancy Blalock | Lake Murray Elementary |
| Renee Morris | Leaphart Elementary |
| Robert Schiesser | Nursery Road Elementary |
| Brian Mincel | Oak Pointe Elementary |
| Anne Downs | River Springs Elementary |
| Erica Livingston | Seven Oaks Elementary |
Richland County District 1
| Eural Joiner | A. C. Flora High |
| Elizabeth Landreth | A. C. Moore Elementary |
| Heather Abney | A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary |
| Charlotte “Totsy” Morgan | Alcorn Middle |
| Katy Reardon | Arden Elementary |
| Tabitha Boyd-Collins | Bradley Elementary |
| Lauren Choate | Brennen Elementary |
| Karen Roach | Brockman Elementary |
| Ashley Robinson | Burnside Elementary |
| Audrey White-Garner | Burton-Pack Elementary |
| Juanita Wilson | C. A. Johnson Elementary |
| Leann Frennell | Carver-Lyon Elementary |
| Barbara Boyd-Porter | Caughman Road Elementary |
| Yumi Kobayashi | Columbia High |
| Amanda Shell | Crayton Middle |
| Monica Adams | E. E. Taylor |
| Janice Johnson | Eau Claire High |
| Shirley Carter | Forest Heights Elementary |
| Chandra Goudelock | Gadsden Elementary |
| Mary-Jo Lounsberry | H. B. Rhame Elementary |
| Elizabeth Nicole Skeen | Hand Middle |
| Robert Steele, Jr. | Heyward Career & Technology Center |
| Albert Deas | Heyward Gibbes Middle |
| Rebecca Parsley | Hopkins Elementary |
| Mironda Scott | Hopkins Middle |
| Monica Owens Carter | Horrell Hill Elementary |
| Veronica Smith | Hyatt Park Elementary |
| Elizabeth Gregory | J. P. Thomas Elementary |
| Allison Kingsley | Logan Elementary |
| Benjamin Roger Thrasher | Lower Richland High |
| Lindsay Pearce | Merrifield Elementary |
| Karen Angelica Shiver | Mill Creek Elementary |
| Wendy Furstenberg | Pendergrass Fairwold |
| Katie Nicholson | Pine Grove Elementary |
| Karen Bybee | Rosewood Elementary |
| Darcia John | Sandel Elementary |
| Hoyle Daniel Treece, III | Satchel Ford Elementary |
| Carolline Powell | South Kilbourne Elementary |
| E. Veronica Aikens | St. Andrews Middle |
| Dana Monique Amaker | W. A. Perry Middle |
| Stephanie Price | W. G. Perry Middle |
| Alexandria Williams | W. J. Keenan High |
| Shawn Smaciak | Watkins-Nance Elementary |
| Wanda Harris | Webber Elementary |
Richland County District 2
| Carol Ann Garifalon | Bethel-Hanberry Elementary |
| Tyler Abernathy | Blythewood Middle |
| Sean LaFaye | Bookman Road Elementary |
| Lindsay Belville | Bridge Creek Elementary |
| Heather Lindsay | Catawba Trail Elementary |
| Michelle Evans | Conder ELementary |
| Wesley Hipps | Dent Middle |
| Kevin Durden | Forest Lake Elementary |
| Lottie Holzendorf | Keels Elementary |
| Juli Jones | Kelly Mill Middle |
| Wanda Price | Killian Elementary |
| Olivia Schoultz | Lake Carolina Elementary |
| Samantha Butler | Langford Elementary |
| Marion Kelly | Longleaf Middle |
| Michelle Ortiz | Muller Road Middle |
| Sharon Fleming | Nelson Elementary |
| Christine Harding | North Springs Elementary |
| Gracyn Livingston | Polo Road Elementary |
| Karyn Taylor | Pontiac Elementary |
| Leslie Tefs | Rice Creek Elementary |
| Sierra Machado | Richland Northeast High |
| Janice Rice Kafafy | Ridge View High |
| Heather High | Round Top Elementary |
| Brooke Scott | Sandlapper Elementary |
| Lars Seiler | Spring Valley High |
| Leslie Jeffcoat | Summit Parkway Middle |
| Janelle Butler | Westwood High |
| Melanie Brent | Windsor Elementary |
| Kimberly Danner | Wright Middle |
Fairfield County
| Ernest Manning | Fairfield Career & Technology Center |
| Jane Wilson | Fairfield Central High |
| Ashley Coleman-Davis | Fairfield Elementary |
| Kenneth Lawson | Geiger Elementary |
| Natasha Pyles | Kelly Miller Elementary |
| Sarah Neely | Magnet School for Math & Science |
| Pamela Rholetter | McCrorey Liston School of Technology |
Kershaw County
| Becky Teal | Applied Technology Education Center |
| Patty Boone | Baron DeKalb Elementary |
| Johnnie Walker | Bethune Elementary |
| Vickie Anderson | Blaney Elementary |
| Alana Powers | Camden Elementary |
| Meredith Kirkland | Camden High |
| Elizabeth Cassidy | Camden Middle |
| Frances Raab | Continuous Learning Center |
| Judi Mills | Doby’s Mill Elementary |
| Markeita Warren | Jackson School |
| Libby Stillwell | Leslie M. Stover Middle |
| Brantley Smith | Lugoff Elementary |
| Shannon Team | Lugoff-Elgin High |
| Gayle Todd | Lugoff-Elgin Middle |
| Faith Amick | Midway Elementary |
| Melissa Gandy | Mt. Pisgah Elementary |
| Cindy Hingle | North Central High |
| Nicole Ritchie | Pine Tree Hill Elementary |
| Martha Gantt | SEAGUL |
| Phyllis Cleveland | Wateree Elementary |
Newberry County
| Greta Holmes | Boundary Street Elementary |
| Joey Long | Gallman Elementary |
| Christie Allison | Little Mountain Elementary |
| Neda Epps | Mid-Carolina High |
| Lori Ricad | Mid-Carolina Middle |
| April Sessions | Newberry Elementary |
| Lucy Lee | Newberry High |
| Lauren Senn | Newberry Middle |
| Maria Thompson | Pomaria-Garmany Elementary |
| Maria Howe | Prosperity-Rikard Elementary |
| Cara Morris | Reuben Elementary |
| Rebekah Bruyere | Whitmire Community (Elementary) |
| Beverly Wood | Whitmire Community (Elementary) |
Department of Juvenile Justice
| Mary McKinney | Juvenile Dentention Center |
| Michael Martin | Coastal Evaluation Center |
| Patricia Gill | Midlands Evaluation Center |
| Ken Boleman | Upstate Evaluation Center |
Columbia, South Carolina
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