Cherokee Announces School-Level Teacher of the Year Winners

Staff Report

The Cherokee County School District has announced the school-level winners of its Teacher of the Year program that recognizes its most outstanding teachers.

The annual process begins with each school’s staff selecting its own Teacher of the Year. Applications from the school-level winners are evaluated by a panel of community leaders, who select the Cherokee County Teacher of the Year in the fall. The winner will be surprised in his or her classroom by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo in November. The county winner is entered as the school district’s nominee for Georgia Teacher of the Year award, which is announced in the spring.

The Cherokee County and school-level winners are honored at the annual Cherokee County Teacher of the Year Banquet in December, which is sponsored by Northside Hospital-Cherokee and Credit Union of Georgia. Honorees enjoy an elegant dinner and tributes, are congratulated by Petruzielo and the Cherokee County School Board and receive gifts provided by local businesses.

Congratulations to the 2014-15 Teachers of the Year:

ACE Academy

James Fuller

Arnold Mill Elementary School

Elizabeth Baier

Avery Elementary School

Judy Moxley

Ball Ground Elementary School STEM Academy

Joy Silk

Bascomb Elementary School

Molly Mayes

Boston Elementary School

Anne Mooney

Canton Elementary School STEM Academy

Heather Eastridge

Carmel Elementary School

Joanne Emanuel

Cherokee High School

Shelley McNellie

Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy

Claire Burns

Clayton Elementary School

Amanda Blackwell

Creekland Middle School

Alissa McDonough

Creekview High School

Todd Sharrock

Dean Rusk Middle School

Misty Harper

E.T. Booth Middle School

Daniel Barkes

Etowah High School

Andrea Payne

Free Home Elementary School

Amanda Day

Freedom Middle School

Tim Davis

Hasty Elementary School Fine Arts Academy

Barbara Clark

Hickory Flat Elementary School

Danielle Gantt

Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy

Bridget Barker

Indian Knoll Elementary School

Marissa Williams

Johnston Elementary School

Josie Modica

Knox Elementary School

Melanie Beavers

L.R. Tippens Education Center

Amanda Von Schilling

Liberty Elementary School

Meghan Martin

Little River Elementary School

Kelly Morris

Macedonia Elementary School

Joanna Leifeld

Mill Creek Middle School

Dianne Schumacher

Mountain Road Elementary School

Jennifer Meadows

Oak Grove Elementary School Fine Arts Center

Shaun Sudberry

R.M. Moore Elementary School

Stephanie Collett

Ralph Bunche Center

Patsy Rollins

River Ridge High School

Matthew May

Sequoyah High School

Matt Bartula

Sixes Elementary School

Jenny Spain

Teasley Middle School

Sean Furilla

Woodstock Elementary School

Berrian Webb

Woodstock High School

Laura Cox

Woodstock Middle School

Travis Struchtemeyer