Arlington Schools Honor Principal, Teachers, Staffers Of The Year

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 School
• C-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 Center
• M-Scale: Rosaura Palacios, Custodian, Trades Center
• X-Scale: Irma Sierra, Extended Day, Arlington Science Focus School