Four Dacula Teachers Among 25 Semi-Finalists For Teacher Of Year

Dacula GA

21 October, 2020

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DACULA, GA — Four teachers from Dacula schools are among 25 semi-finalists for 2020-21 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year. The Dacula semi-finalists, announced Tuesday, are: Melissa Barth of Harbins Elementary School — 2nd Grade TeacherStephanie Malley of Dacula Elementary School — 3rd Grade TeacherYvonda Thomas of Alcova Elementary School — Gifted Education Teacher (Grades 1-5)Heather Thorpe of Fort Daniel Elementary School — 5th Grade The other 21 semi-finalists are: DULUTH Kelley Donovan of Coleman Middle School — Humanities Teacher (Grade 6)Dr. Leslie A. Dunham of McClure Health Science High School — AP Environmental Science, AP Physics, and Physics Teacher (Grades 11 and 12)Whitley Arens Parker of Duluth High School — Special Education Teacher – Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 4) and Interrelated Resource (Grades 10-12) GRAYSON Ferdye Bamaca of Grayson Elementary School — 1st Grade TeacherCourtney Smith of Trip Elementary School — Music Teacher (Grades K-5) LAWRENCEVILLE Kinsley Compton of Lovin Elementary School — Spanish Teacher (Grades K-5)Dr. Kinsey Edwards of Crews Middle School — Orchestra Teacher (Grades 6-8)Julianne Purnell of Five Forks Middle School — Health Teacher (Grades 6-8) LILBURN Lena Alonso of Lilburn Elementary School — Special Education Teacher – Interrelated Resource (Grade 5)Olivia Boza of Knight Elementary School — 2nd Grade TeacherDr. Jessica Ewalt of Berkmar High School — AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP Research Teacher (Grade 12)Kelsi Carter Hamilton of Trickum Middle School — Language Arts Teacher (Grade 8) NORCROSS La'Bria Hannah of Graves Elementary School — 3rd Grade TeacherPhilip Peavy of Paul Duke STEM High School — Cybersecurity and Game Design Teacher (Grades 10-12) PEACHTREE CORNERS Kelly Sibley of Peachtree Elementary School — Reading Recovery and English to Speakers of Other Languages Teacher (Grades 1-3) SNELLVILLE Mona Brawley of Partee Elementary School — STEAM Teacher (Grades K-5)Danielle Swaby of South Gwinnett High School — Work-Based Learning Teacher (Grades 11 and 12) SUGAR HILL Katie Blum of Sugar Hill Elementary School — 2nd Grade TeacherKristy Shea of White Oak Elementary School — 1st Grade Teacher SUWANEE Genny Greco of Riverside Elementary School — 3rd Grade TeacherAngelika Shelley of Northbrook Middle School — Social Studies Teacher (Grade 6) The group of 15 elementary, five middle, and five high school teachers was selected from an initial list of 139 local school Teachers of the Year, who were nominated by colleagues at their schools. The top teacher and semifinalists will be named on Dec. 10 when the Gwinnett County Public Schools holds a virtual celebration honoring the winners. RELATED: Teachers Of The Year Named In Gwinnett County Schools