Teachers of the Year Selected Teachers of the year for each of Putnam City’s 27 schools have been selected and will be honored at the district’s annual Teacher of the Year event on Tuesday, March 8, at NEWCHURCH, 9201 N. Rockwell. The event’s reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; the program begins at 7.
Each school’s “Teacher of the Year” is chosen by the school’s teaching staff. The 2010-2011 Putnam City teachers of the year are:
• Apollo Elementary School, Mickey Vernon
• Arbor Grove Elementary School, Amanda Lunnon
• Central Elementary School, Lou Ann Chumbley
• Coronado Heights Elementary School, Erin Frizzell
• James L. Dennis Elementary School, Ellen Stiles
• Ralph Downs Elementary School, Angela Kwok
• Harvest Hills Elementary School, Karen Kobs
• Hilldale Elementary School, Kim Stephens
• D.D. Kirkland Elementary School, Kristi Vestal
• Lake Park Elementary School, Kelli Chastain
• Northridge Elementary School, Mariah Kennemer
• Overholser Elementary School, Lisa Linden
• Rollingwood Elementary School, Lauren Collings
• Tulakes Elementary School, Kim Hooks
• Western Oaks Elementary School, Melissa Williams
• Wiley Post Elementary School, Jackie Choudhry
• Will Rogers Elementary School, Jeni James
• Windsor Hills Elementary School, Kelli Bayouth
• Capps Middle School, Karen Rice
• Kenneth Cooper Middle School, Kelli Hau
• Hefner Middle School, Michelle Rhodes
• Mayfield Middle School, Jane Slape
• Western Oaks Middle School, Shane Cole
• Putnam City Academy, Cathy O’Connor
• Putnam City High School, Jody Bowie
• Putnam City North High School, Rhonda McGuire
• Putnam City West High School, Edward Hudson, Jr.
“These teachers exemplify the best the teaching profession has to offer. They’re dedicated professionals with a passion for teaching. They have hearts for the children in their classrooms. They have high expectations for themselves and their students. They are wonderful examples of the kind of teachers we have in Putnam City,” says Paul Hurst, superintendent.
Each of the 27 teachers of the year is also a nominee for Putnam City Schools’ District Teacher of the Year. The winner of that award will be announced at the March 8 reception.
The Teacher of the Year reception, sponsored by the Putnam City Public Schools Foundation, is free and open to the public.
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