Enid Public School Foundation is hosting its annual Education Celebration honoring EPS building-level teachers of the year, rookie of the year finalists, and support professionals of the year finalists.
The event will take place on Wednesday, December 13 from 5-6 pm at the Enid High School Gymnasium.
Enid Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Dudley Darrow gave a statement commending the nominees.
“We are so proud to honor these outstanding individuals at Enid Public Schools,” Dudley said. “They have been nominated by their peers and after an exhaustive selection process were chosen to represent EPS as the best of the best. We know EPS provides an excellent education to our students with these professionals leading our teams and we’re excited to celebrate their accomplishments at the Education Celebration.”
Here are the current nominees for the Teacher of the Year Building Level:
Sarah Dry | 4th Grade | Adams Elementary
Rhonda Stuart | Special Education | Coolidge Elementary
Frances Mochon | 2nd Grade | Eisenhower Elementary
Toni Webb | Kindergarten | Garfield Elementary
Nancy Layne | Pre-Kindergarten | Glenwood Elementary
Kelli Lamerton | Title 1 Teacher | Hayes Elementary
Amanda Coomes | Special Education | Hoover Elementary
Jamie Gaither | Special Education | McKinley Elementary
Denise Peterson | Special Education | Monroe Elementary
Raymie Holland | 1st Grade Prairie | View Elementary
Alicia Chick | Kindergarten | Taft Elementary
Janice Fuksa | Library Media Specialist | Emerson Middle School
Alissia Hart | Special Education | Longfellow Middle School
Maggie Logan | 8th Grade English | Waller Middle School
Lori Palmer | ELL Coordinator | Enid High School
Holly Crawford | Science & Arts | Lincoln Academy
Rookie of the Year Finalists include:
Morgan Darnell | 1st Grade | Coolidge Elementary
Tyler Dunham |English III | Enid High School
Rylee McDaniel | English II | Enid High School
Support Professional of the Year Finalists are:
Penny Flynn | Administrative Assistant | Enid High School
Olivia Hammontree | Paraprofessional | Waller Middle School
Penny Shepard | Paraprofessional | Monroe Elementary