15 Educators Named Semifinalists For AACPS Teacher Of The Year

Crofton MD

23 December, 2020

8:50 PM

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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Fifteen teachers from all levels of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system have been named semifinalists for the 2021 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The semifinalists and the subjects they teach are: Meghan Bellarin, physical education, Linthicum Elementary SchoolKathryn Bright, music, Jacobsville Elementary SchoolJing Dai, world languages, Meade High SchoolLauren Ebersberger, science, Magothy River Middle SchoolAshley Godich, science, Chesapeake High SchoolKellie Goforth, AVID, North County High SchoolAlison Grava, English, South River High SchoolCaitlin Oyinlola, special education, Meade Middle SchoolMelissa Quigley, health, physical education, and dance, Broadneck High SchoolSarah Rippeon, language arts, Crofton Middle SchoolJessica Scanlon, first grade, Glendale Elementary SchoolSebastian Serrano, science, Annapolis High SchoolTimothy Stedman, physical education, Crofton High SchoolLori Stuart, school counselor, Four Seasons Elementary SchoolSara Wagner, special education, Folger McKinsey Elementary School The following teachers were named semifinalists for Anne Arundel County Independent Schools Teacher of the Year: Amanda Glover, fifth grade, St. Paul's Lutheran SchoolMyles Healy, English, St. Mary's High SchoolJacquelyn Touhey, third grade, Rockbridge Academy The teacher of the year semifinalists will be among 46 Anne Arundel County teachers to be honored at the 35th Annual Excellence in Education Awards event April 15. The following teacher of the year nominees will also be honored at the event: Renee Austin, Severna Park Middle SchoolPatricia Bartlett, Benfield Elementary SchoolBradley Bittinger, Southern High SchoolSonja Bolotin, Monarch AcademyJessica Caldwell, Southern Middle SchoolDionne English Chambers, Pershing Hill Elementary SchoolMegan Creighton, Lothian Elementary SchoolMaria Cummings, Monarch Global AcademyStacey Curry, Arnold Elementary SchoolTerri Duswalt, Crofton Elementary SchoolTracey Greenberg, Central Elementary SchoolWendy Hedges, Chesapeake Bay Middle SchoolDeborah Hock, Waugh Chapel Elementary SchoolLelia (Jean) Jackson, Old Mill Middle School SouthDawn Jarman, Tracey's Elementary SchoolFanta Kamara, Old Mill Middle School NorthSamantha Kelly, George T. Cromwell Elementary SchoolKaren Kerr, Solley Elementary SchoolJacob Kruger, Quarterfield Elementary SchoolMolly Lethbridge-Owens, Annapolis Elementary SchoolLisa Maddox, Marley Middle SchoolGregory Mueller, West Meade Early Education CenterMelissa Nauman, Brooklyn Park Elementary SchoolLeah Noreiga, Lindale Middle SchoolCaroline Roskam, Windsor Farm Elementary SchoolMarcus Villano, Bates Middle SchoolJenna Weckel, Shady Side Elementary SchoolRebecca West, Crofton Woods Elementary School AACPS has had two recent Maryland Teacher of the Year winners, Teresa Beilstein of South Shore Elementary School (2020) and Josh Carroll of South River High School (2018). AACPS Teachers of the Year have also been finalists for Maryland Teacher of the Year in five of the last six years.