Beaufort County names teachers of the year
The Beaufort County School District has named its teachers of the year for each school and also named support staff of the year.
Teachers of the year are selected by their peers according to criteria established by the schools, the S.C. Department of Education and the district's Teacher Forum.
The teachers will be eligible for district teacher of the year honors, which are announced in the fall.
Support staff also are selected by school staff and can include social workers, school nurses, bookkeepers, office managers, teacher assistants, school secretaries, and technology and data specialists.
The winners of the teacher of the year and support person, respectively, for each school are:
Battery Creek High -- Willie Ortiz, Pamela Darden
Beaufort Elementary -- Cely Johnson, Jennifer Slade
Beaufort High -- Bradley Smith, John Walker
Beaufort Middle -- Bryanna Dennewitz, Karen Plair
Bluffton Elementary ECC -- Lori Cribb, Deborah Matlosz
Bluffton High -- Tina Mercer, Evelyn Blizzard
Bluffton Middle -- Kathleen Sanz, Carin Peluso
Broad River Elementary -- Geneva Young, Amy Vinson
Coosa Elementary -- Rolanda Gilliard, Michelle Edgell
Daufuskie Island Elementary -- Kim Castillo
H.E. McCracken Middle -- Stacie Greene, Linda Gail Dietz
Hilton Head Early Childhood -- Marianne Carroll, Pamela Joiner
Hilton Head Island Elementary -- Donna Rombauer, Carol Caudy
Hilton Head Island Creative Arts -- Kelly Soule, Randi Massett
Hilton Head Island High -- Michelle Hartman, Frank Holland
Hilton Head Island Middle -- Matthew Seelman, Stephanie Reed
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary -- Michelle Krob, Donna Hammond
Lady's Island Elementary -- Brianne Christman, Denise Shuford
Lady's Island Middle -- Portia Johnson, Cori Talbert
Michael C. Riley Elementary ECC -- Amy Fleury, Tammy Smith
Mossy Oaks Elementary -- Nancy Altman, Derek Johnson
Okatie Elementary -- Chrissy Story, Jody Gourley
Pritchardville Elementary -- Catherine May Charliese, Lisa Gilyard
Port Royal Elementary -- Amanda Kata, Kristen Burgess
Red Cedar Elementary -- Kelly Bausher, Rosana Hellstrom
Robert Smalls International Academy -- Donna Martin, Julia Jaramillo
St. Helena Elementary -- Michelle Thomas, Sherry Heyward
Whale Branch Early College High -- Feronica Hamilton, Emanuel Wheeler
Whale Branch Elementary, Davis ECC -- Renette Oliver, Elnora Marcano
Whale Branch Middle -- Felicia English, Sharon Williams
Beaufort-Jasper ACE -- Elizabeth Melton, Trudy Unsworth
Right Choices -- Laurie McCall, Daryl Harris
District office -- Andrea Johnson
This story was originally published May 5, 2015 at 11:12 AM with the headline "Beaufort County names teachers of the year."