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Schools announce winners of annual awards

Assistant Principal Kelley Melvin and Principal Mark Buckel surprise Kaitlyn Wright with the award for Kent County Middle School Teacher of the Year.
Assistant Principal Kelley Melvin and Principal Mark Buckel surprise Kaitlyn Wright with the award for Kent County Middle School Teacher of the Year.

ROCK HALL — This month, Kent County Public Schools highlighted the work of 14 teachers and staff members as part of its annual awards program.

Each school celebrated its Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year on Friday, March 1 with surprise presentations of balloons and flowers. 

Special recognition also was given this month to the three nominees for the annual Promising Educator award.

An awards ceremony will be held Wednesday evening, April 10 to announce the countywide Teacher of the Year, Support Employee of the Year and Promising Educator Award winner.

The honorees are, by school:

Galena Elementary School
Brooke Joyner
Brooke Joyner
Teacher of the Year

Lisa Darley
Lisa Darley
Support Employee of the Year
 
H.H. Garnet Elementary School
Cathy Smith
Cathy Smith
Teacher of the Year

Ann Kerr
Ann Kerr
Support Employee of the Year
 
Rock Hall Elementary School
Emmie Nickerson
Emmie Nickerson
Teacher of the Year

Jessica Jacobs
Jessica Jacobs
Support Employee of the Year

 
Kent County Middle School
Kaitlyn Wright
Kaitlyn Wright
Teacher of the Year

Tyray Johnson
Tyray Johnson
Support Employee of the Year
 
Kent County High School
Julie Anderson
Julie Anderson
Teacher of the Year

LaToya Johnson
LaToya Johnson
Support Employee of the Year

Central Office
Kreigh Kirby
Kreigh Kirby
Support Employee of the Year

Promising Educator Nominees
Jasmine Johnson
Jasmine Johnson
Galena Elementary School

Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips
Kent County High School

Kalyn Stout
Kalyn Stout
Kent County High School

Dr. Karen Couch, superintendent of Kent County Public Schools, publicly announced the honorees at a Board of Education meeting Monday evening, March 11.

"Congratulations to all the honorees," said Joseph Goetz, Kent County Board of Education president. "We appreciate all the work that you do."

Whoever is named the Kent County Public Schools Teacher of the Year on April 10 will then join a cohort of winners from the state's 23 other school systems in vying to become the Maryland Teacher of the Year.