Honors & Awards
USA Today, a national newspaper based in McLean, VA, recently
honored 55 individual teachers and 5 teacher teams with its fifth
annual All-USA Teacher Team award. The award honors teachers who make a
difference in the lives of their students and display outstanding
ability in the classroom. A panel of judges selected 20 First Team
winners and 40 Second and Third Team winners. First Team winners will
receive a $2,500 cash award for their school. Second and Third Team
winners will receive certificates. Winners are listed below by
category.
First Team: Peggy Carlisle, Pecan Park Elementary School, Jackson, Miss.; Margaret R. Chojnacki, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Va.; Linda S. Harrelson, Codington Elementary School, Wilmington, NC; Alice Hess, Archbishop Ryan High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Carol T. Hines, Darrel C. Swope Middle School, Reno, Nev.; Melanie E. Hocking, Indian Creek High School, Wintersville, Ohio; Hector Ibarra, West Branch Middle School, West Branch, Iowa; Pam Jackson, Elkhorn Middle School, Frankfort, Ky.; John Keon, Hudson Middle School, Hudson, Fla.; Phil Lawler, Madison Junior High School, Naperville, Ill.; Kevin Leineweber, McCutcheon High School, Lafayette, Ind.; Teresa A. Luna, Jackson Central-Merry High School, Jackson, Tenn.; Anita Meyer Meinbach, Southwood Middle School, Miami, Fla.; Gary W. Piercey, Westbury Christian School, Houston, Texas; Fraser A. Randolph, New Canaan Country School, New Canaan, Conn.; Alice J. Smith, Ben Franklin Elementary School, Grand Forks, ND; Pat Smith, Park Lane Elementary School, Broken Arrow, Okla.; Theresa Stephens Stapler, Central Elementary School, Carrollton, Ga.; Continuing Education Academy Team, Tolleson, Ariz; 1st-2nd Grade Team, Looping Classroom, Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary School, Greensburg, Pa.
Second Team: Amy Black, Dunn Elementary School, Fort Collins, Colo.; James A. Brooks, West Wilkes High School, Millers Creek, NC; Barbara May Brown, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Westampton, NJ; Sharon Burnette, Crown Point Elementary School, Jacksonville, Fla.; Eric Burtson, San Diego High School, San Diego, Calif.; Charlotte A. Eagerton, Thompkins Early Childhood Center, Ozark, Ala.; Dale Faughn, Caldwell County High School, Princeton, Ky.; Jessica Fredericks, Bethune Academy, Haines City, Fla.; Brian Freeman, Peterson Elementary School, Red Springs, NC; Alan Ray Hamilton, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Conn.; Linda Johnson, Cleveland Elementary School, Cleveland, Ala.; Judith F. Legault, Lake Highland Preparatory, Orlando, Fla.; Clyde E. Lehmann, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas; Sharon Lynch, Menlo Park School, Edison, NJ; Joe Monks, Bright Horizons School, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Maureen Reiss, Martin Luther King School, Piscataway, NJ; Robert Stremme, Longstreth Elementary School, Warminster, Pa.; 7B Lil' Backs Team, Greer Lingle Middle School, Rogers, Ark.; ArtSmart Team, Coventry Elementary School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Cougar Park 8 Team, Cresthill Middle...
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