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Nearly 100 Nominees For NH's 2024 Teacher Of The Year Are Celebrated
The search is on for New Hampshire's 2024 Teacher of the Year — with 92 nominees visiting the Department of Education on Tuesday.
CONCORD, NH (May 16, 2023) — The search is on for New Hampshire’s 2024 Teacher of the Year, with 92 nominees visiting the Department of Education on Tuesday to share and promote their exceptional skills in a positive and uplifting forum.
“We are here to shine a light on you and let you know that you are important and that you have value in this space,” said Valerie Sununu, New Hampshire’s First Lady and member of the selection committee.
The Department had a record number of 322 nominees this year. Of those nominations, 92 educators hailing from every corner of the state advanced in the selection process by completing a rigorous application. Today, the nominees had the opportunity to network with each other and meet with individual members of the Teacher of the Year Selection Committee as it works to narrow the field of applicants.
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“Selecting a Teacher of the Year is an exceptional way to celebrate the many outstanding and dedicated educators within New Hampshire schools,” said Frank Edelblut, education commissioner. “The record number of nominees reflects well on the state of education and our great educators working here in New Hampshire.” He thanked the applicants for their positive contributions and energy they bring to the classroom.
“People see you and they recognize you every day. You are the ones who are working tirelessly to make education work for our students,” echoed Christine Brennan, deputy commissioner of education.
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In the coming weeks, the selection committee will review each application and identify a group of semi-finalists. The semi-finalists will then make a formal presentation and respond to questions as part of an interview process with the committee. A group of finalists will later be chosen by the committee, and visits will be made to each of the schools to observe the teacher in class and interview other individuals. A finalist will be chosen this fall.
“There are so many great teachers in this room,” Christian Cheetham, New Hampshire’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, told the group. “The fact that you were nominated says a lot about you as a teacher and as a person and the impact that you are making in your schools and your community. Congratulations.”
Below is a list of the 92 nominees for New Hampshire’s 2024 Teacher of the Year:
Theresa Andolina Berlin Middle High School
Jennifer Atkins Cardinal Lacroix Academy
Justin Ballou Hollis Brookline High School
Tory Barber Three Rivers Middle School
Catherine Baylus Laconia Middle School
Hannah Blair Fuller Elementary School
James Boccia Pinkerton Academy
Eric Bowman Contoocook Valley Regional High School
Emily Broadley Fuller Elementary School
Rita Budakoti Keene Middle School
Ryan Burgess Manchester Central High School
Heather Burkett Hampstead Central School
Lisa Cole Highland-Goffe's Falls School
David Coulon Highland-Goffe's Falls School
Nicole Cruz Manchester Memorial High School
Karen Cyr-Condon Southside Middle School
Derek Dane Gilbert H. Hood Middle School
Kayla Dantos Bakersville Elementary School
Jacqueline DeFreze Rye Elementary School
Sean Donahue McKelvie Intermediate School
Kimberly Dorman Colebrook Academy and Elementary School
April Doss Thorntons Ferry Elementary School
Alicia Doucet Southside Middle School
Justine Dube Parker-Varney Elementary School
Elizabeth Duclos Pembroke Hill School
Caitlin Duffy Woodman Park School
Nicholas Ellis Nashua High School North
Stephanie Erickson Wilton Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle High School
Lindsay Fontaine Pembroke Academy
Holly Fougere Kennett High School
Suzanne Fraher Northwest Elementary School
Sarah Fredrick Monadnock Regional Middle High School
Jacob Gagnon Walpole Elementary School
Jennifer Gagnon Northwest Elementary School
Abigail Gemme Manchester Central High School
Sarah Gerome Bishop O'Neil preschool/Bakersville Elementary School
Sara Getchell Henry Wilson Elementary School
Martha Gomez Manchester Memorial High School
Michelle Gwinn Rye Elementary School
Tina Hamelin Colebrook Academy and Elementary School
Emily Henderson Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Erin Hollingsworth Gilmanton School
Sarah Jackes Pembroke Hill School
Anna Jennison Beech Street School
Ian Kaplan Keene Middle School
Karen Kearney Matthew Thornton Elementary School
Elizabeth Kennedy Green Acres Elementary School
Johanna Kress Fuller Elementary School
Jennifer Lambert Groveton Elementary School
Matthew Leese Keene High School
Tammy Leonard Hollis Brookline High School
Kelly Lewis Loudon Elementary School
Erica Livingstone McDonough Elementary School
Caitlin Lomando Mt. Pleasant School
Samantha Lyford Centre Elementary School
Cortney MacDonald Bicentennial Elementary School
Sean Malone Nashua High School North
Caroline Masterson Merrimack High School
Erica McMahon Henry Wilson Elementary School
Jennifer Menken Hooksett Memorial School
Corinne Moher Pembroke Academy
Nicole Moody Fairground Elementary School
Gerrit Morse The Founders Academy
James Norby Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School
Mariana O'Connor New Searles Elementary School
Gregory Parker Manchester Memorial High School
Maureen Patt Broad Street School
Robin Peringer Nashua High School South
Joseph Perry Manchester School of Technology
Kathy Peters Fuller Elementary School
Stacey Pominville Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
Robert Pooler Hollis Upper Elementary School
Tina Proulx Parkside Middle School
Kate Robichaud The Founders Academy
Elizabeth Ross Golden Brook Elementary School
Natalie Sears Manchester Central High School
Diane Shaffer Highland-Goffe's Falls School
Kryslin Shields Highland-Goffe's Falls School
Beth Sibley Jonathan Daniels School
Stephanie Simpson Gossler Park School
Amanda Starck Hampstead Central School
Rachel Stevens Winnisquam Regional Middle School
Sarah Strauss Clark-Wilkins Elementary School
Scott Thibodeau Pembroke Academy
Julia Thissell Peter Woodbury School
Debra Todd Northwest Elementary School
Nicole Tommila Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School
Michael Torgersen Webster Elementary School
Allison Vanagel Manchester High School West
Andrea von Oeyen Oyster River Middle/High Schools
LeeAnn Wells Lamprey River Elementary School
Craig Wilkins Belmont High School
