After being nominated by their supervisors and colleagues for excellence, 28 educators were awarded the 2017 teacher of the year distinction. These teachers will represent their school as a member of the Teacher Forum, an advocacy group which meets regularly with Superintendent Dr. Kelly Pew. This year’s honorees have a combined 350-plus years of teaching experience.
In an exciting new collaboration with the Charlotte Knights, our teacher of the year recipients will be recognized on the field at BB&T Ballpark during pre-game festivities Sunday, May 7. Each recipient will receive a complimentary ticket to the game, and anyone in York County can to purchase discount tickets here (http://bit.ly/YorkCountyEducation) by using code: yorkcounty.
At the district back to school rally in August one teacher will be named the Rock Hill Schools district teacher of the year. The district teacher of the year will receive $1000, one year use of a car from our corporate sponsor Honda Cars of Rock Hill, and be in the running for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award. Two runners up will receive $500. Join us in celebrating our teachers of the year:
Megan Diamond, Special Education Resource Teacher at Belleview Elementary
Kelly McDowell, Teacher at Ebenezer Avenue Elementary
Leigh Clarke, Kindergarten Teacher at Ebinport Elementary
Martha Thompson, 1st Grade Teacher at Finley Road Elementary
Bailey Edmonds, 3rd Grade Teacher at Independence Elementary
Kayla Mullis, 5th Grade Teacher at India Hook Elementary
Rose Cavagnaro, 5th Grade Teacher at Lesslie Elementary
Melisa Smith, Media Specialist at Mount Gallant Elementary
Kim Sloan, Music Teacher at Mount Holly Elementary
Patti Bechtler, English as a Second Language Teacher at Northside Elementary
Rebecca Matthews, Resource Teacher at Oakdale Elementary
Leigh Ann Strickland, Kindergarten Teacher at Old Pointe Elementary
Susan Dixon, English as a Second Language Teacher at Richmond Drive Elementary
Laura Wallace, Special Education Teacher at Rosewood Elementary
Michelle Werts, 3rd Grade Teacher at Sunset Park Elementary
Deborah Allen, Lower Elementary Teacher at The Children’s School
Julie Joyner, 1st Grade Teacher at York Road Elementary
Marsha Bell, Kindergarten Teacher at Central Child Development Center
William Tonks, 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher at Castle Heights Middle
Dr. Joya Holmes, Teacher at Dutchman Creek Middle
Kellie Mondo, 7th Grade English Teacher at Rawlinson Road Middle
Mary Lynn Robles, Exceptional Student Teacher at Saluda Trail Middle
Bill McHenry, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher at Sullivan Middle
Susan Snyder, Science Teacher at Northwestern High
Lindsay Grant, Math Teacher at Rock Hill High
Ryan Morrison, Special Education Teacher at South Pointe High
Michele Soto, Digital Art & Design Teacher at Applied Technology Center
Felicia Robinson, Science Teacher at Phoenix Academy (Flexible Learning Center)