PHOTO COURTESY WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Superintendent Louis Taylor announced the names of 14 teachers in the district who will compete for the Teacher of the Year in March. Each of the nominees were given the title for their respective schools, but only one will be named for the top honor in Worcester County.
By Greg Wehner
The 14 nominees for the Worcester County Public Schools Teacher of the Year competition were announced on Jan. 18 during a Board of Education meeting in Newark.
Each nominee was named “Teacher of the Year” for their respective school, and in March, they are expected to compete for the top honor in the county.
Superintendent Louis Taylor congratulated each of the teachers after reading their names during the meeting, thanking them for their impact on students and the community they serve.
“I hope the next time you enter one of our schools, you will join me in recognizing these educators,” he said.
Named Teachers of the Year are:
- April Anft, Cedar Chapel Special School
- Kristin Cashman, Pocomoke High School
- Melanie Coleman, Ocean City Elementary School
- Blake Cropper, Pocomoke Middle School
- Steve Deakyne, Stephen Decatur High School
- Danielle DiMichele, Buckingham Elementary School
- Saudi Evanski, Pocomoke Elementary School
- Matthew Haelig, Snow Hill High School
- Lindsay Harrington, Stephen Decatur Middle School
- Samantha Keyes, Showell Elementary School
- Michael Levy, Worcester Technical High School
- William Tignor, Snow Hill Elementary School
- Olivia Tyndall, Snow Hill Middle School
- Melissa Vit, Berlin Intermediate School
According to the announcement posted on the school district’s Facebook page, the 2022 Worcester County Teacher of the Year will be announced on March 25.