The Enid Public School Foundation is excited to host the annual Education Celebration honoring EPS building-level teachers of the year, rookie of the year finalists, and support professional of the year finalists.
The honorees, selected by their colleagues, now will be considered for EPS Teacher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Support Professional of the Year which will be revealed during the Education Celebration, December 13 from 5-6 p.m. at the Enid High School gymnasium.
The public is invited to attend, and the celebration will be broadcast live on Suddenlink channel 19, the EPS YouTube channel, and EPS Facebook page by EPS*tv.
“We are so proud to honor these outstanding individuals at Enid Public Schools,” said Dr. Dudley Darrow, superintendent. “They have been nominated by their peers and after an exhaustive selection process were chosen to represent EPS as the best of the best. We know EPS provides an excellent education to our students with these professionals leading our teams and we’re excited to celebrate their accomplishments at the Education Celebration.” The Teacher of the Year winner, selected by a community committee, will represent the district at the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year competition next fall.
This year’s Teacher of the Year building-level honorees include:
Sarah Dry 4th Grade Adams Elementary
Rhonda Stuart Special Education Coolidge Elementary
Frances Mochon 2nd Grade Eisenhower Elementary
Toni Webb Kindergarten Garfield Elementary
Nancy Layne Pre-Kindergarten Glenwood Elementary
Kelli Lamerton Title 1 Teacher Hayes Elementary
Amanda Coomes Special Education Hoover Elementary
Jamie Gaither Special Education McKinley Elementary
Denise Peterson Special Education Monroe Elementary
Raymie Holland 1st Grade Prairie View Elementary
Alicia Chick Kindergarten Taft Elementary
Janice Fuksa Library Media Specialist Emerson Middle School
Alissia Hart Special Education Longfellow Middle School
Maggie Logan 8th Grade English Waller Middle School
Lori Palmer ELL Coordinator Enid High School
Holly Crawford Science & Arts Lincoln Academy
Rookie of the Year Finalists include:
Morgan Darnell 1st Grade Coolidge Elementary
Tyler Dunham English III Enid High School
Rylee McDaniel English II Enid High School
Support Professional of the Year Finalists are:
Penny Flynn Administrative Assistant Enid High School
Olivia Hammontree Paraprofessional Waller Middle School
Penny Shepard Paraprofessional Monroe Elementary
To see pictures and quotes from each teacher candidate, please visit www.enidpublicschools.org/teachersoftheyear2023.