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NEISD honors Teachers of the Year, names district winner


North East ISD announced the Overall Teacher of the Year at a special reception on May 6, 2009. David Bolster of Harris Middle School, was named the 2010 NEISD Teacher of the Year (TOY) and will represent the district at the Region 20 Teacher of the Year contest next fall.

"I think teachers are an absolutely amazing bunch of professionals, who get up every morning to face blistering criticisms from society, an impossible load of external and self-imposed burdens, and a thousand and one daily distractions in the classroom,” said Bolster. “And yet, the next day teachers get up and do it all again. Why? We do it because we love helping children succeed. We do it because we know that what we are doing is vital.”

Bolster was selected from three finalists, one representing each school level. The other two finalists were Wendy Howk of Stone Oak Elementary School and Dawn Wales of Churchill High School. The TOY Reception also honored all elementary, middle and high school campus Teachers of the Year who are listed here.

Elementary School Teachers of the Year:
Bulverde Creek- Melanie Griffin
Camelot- Jennifer Smith-Griffith
Canyon Ridge- Carol Pierce
Castle Hills-Richard Swallows
Clear Spring- Katherine Baker
Coker- Adriene Long
Colonial Hills- Conrad Gonzales
Dellview- Jennifer Ruiz
East Terrell Hills- Jacqueline Walsh
El Dorado- Ali Denton
Encino Park- Lynda Stetler
Fox Run- Diane Cullen
Hardy Oak- Shannon Freiley
Harmony Hills- Kent Stevens
Hidden Forest- Jacquelyn Brown
Huebner- Laura Robinson
Jackson-Keller- Johna Marlowe
Larkspur- Traci Hoffman
Longs Creek- Dawn Haberthur
Montgomery- Andrea McCreless
Northern Hills- Doreen Chavez
Northwood- Leslie McGuire
Oak Grove- Dianna Parker
Oak Meadow- Margaret Blomstrom
Olmos- Sandra Christensen
Redland Oaks- Caron Canady
Regency Place- Sandra Crawford
Ridgeview- Judy Marshall
Roan Forest- Monica Espinoza
Royal Ridge- Kristin Avitua
Serna- Brian Sparks
Stahl- Jennifer Boyd
Steubing Ranch- Barbara Stevens
Stone Oak- Wendy Howk
Thousand Oaks- Sandy Rogers
Walzem- Susan Reck
West Avenue- Stacy Elwood
Wetmore- Margaret Cuny
Wilderness Oak- JoAnn Williams
Wilshire- Dina Martinez
Windcrest- Darlene Larson
Woodstone- Christine Hausser

Middle School Teachers of the Year:
Alternative- Synthia Avila
Bradley- Deanna Strahl
Bush- Debra Guest
Driscoll- Anita Smith
Eisenhower- Angie Smith
Garner- Jennifer Garrison
Harris- David Bolster
Jackson- Jessica Fuller
Krueger- Catherine Nail
Lopez- Joseph Porter
Nimitz- Ernest Flood
Tejeda- Beth Troilo
White- Kristi Ryan
Wood- Walter Garrison

High School Teachers of the Year:
ACE- Jeromy Hooper
Alternative- James Robey
Center/NETs/AIC/CIC- Jackson Kennett
Churchill- Dawn Wales
Lee- Rachel Gish
ISA- Steven Magadance
Johnson- Sheila Richards
MacArthur- Nicole Franco
Madison- Edward Coleman
Reagan- Wade Larson
Roosevelt- Stephen Hudson

High school, middle school and elementary school Teachers of the Year pose for group pictures before the beginning of the ceremony. At the end of the evening, David Bolster of Harris Middle School was announced as the NEISD Teacher of the Year and presented with a plaque by Richard A. Middleton, superintendent of schools.





Posted May 7, 2009



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