Arlington Schools Honor Principal, Teachers, Staffers Of The Year

Arlington VA

31 March, 2022

12:05 PM

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ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington Public Schools announced its 2022 principal, teachers and support employees of the year on Wednesday, honoring staff members who have demonstrated hard work and dedication to their jobs. The annual awards attracted numerous nominations at the high school, middle school and elementary school levels. For the 2022 awards, APS welcomed nominations from the entire community for the principal and teacher awards. Due to the large number of teachers nominated by the community and the effort by teachers to support students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, APS is honoring Teachers of the Year at the high school, middle school and elementary school levels so that all are represented. The Support Employee of the Year process was open for internal nominations only. The award also garnered many excellent nominations representing every employee scale, APS said. APS will be honoring the winners at its Celebration of Excellence reception and ceremony on May 4 starting at 5 p.m. at Washington-Liberty High School. Here are the 2022 winners of APS's Celebration of Excellence awards: Principal of the Year Jessica Panfil, Claremont Immersion Teachers of the Year APS Teacher of the Year - High School Iris Gibson, Langston High School Continuation Program Middle School Teacher of the Year Katie Willet, Williamsburg Middle School Elementary School Teacher of the Year Brittany Oman, Arlington Science Focus School Support Employees of the Year A-Scale: Aurelia Sicha, Instructional Assistant, Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolC-Scale: Estela Reyes, Food Services, Carlin Springs,D-Scale: Mariflor Ventura, Bus Attendant, Trades Center,E-Scale: Dr. Keith Reeves, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Discovery Elementary School,G-Scale: Jonathan Martinez, Administrative Assistant, Special Education, Syphax Education CenterM-Scale: Rosaura Palacios, Custodian, Trades CenterX-Scale: Irma Sierra, Extended Day, Arlington Science Focus School