A teacher in each school within Horry County Schools has earned the honor of being chosen by his or her peers as the school-level Teacher of the Year. This recognition pays tribute to a teacher's professionalism, effectiveness, and commitment to the profession. Now, each of these teachers will vie for the title of the Horry County Schools' Teacher of the Year, a title that is currently held by Jean Burden, seventh grade teacher at Loris Middle School.
Each school winner will complete an application for the county title. Applications are reviewed by a committee of educators, administrators and community representatives. Ten semifinalists will be notified on February 20, 2009. The semifinalists will be interviewed by a committee where they will share artifacts of student achievement. The list of semifinalists will be narrowed to five finalists on March 9. The five finalists will be observed in their classrooms by committee members the week of March 23-31. The Horry County Teacher of the Year will be named at a banquet on May 5.
School winners are:
Amy Hardwick-Ivey, Academy for Arts, Science, & Technology; Nora Hickman, Academy for Technology & Academics; Jennifer Dusenbury, Aynor High School; Todd Scholl, Carolina Forest High School; Sallie Goldfinch, Conway High School; Melanie McClure, Green Sea Floyds High School; Danny McPherson, Loris High School; Michael DeBock, Myrtle Beach High School; Charles Horton, North Myrtle Beach High School; Lynn Rigsbee, Socastee High School; Laura Burdick, St. James High School; John Morello, Aynor Middle School; Kim Mendez, Black Water Middle School; Casey Roberts, Conway Middle School; Tammy Floyd, Green Sea Floyds Middle School; Mary Massey, Forestbrook Middle School; Bruce Maggi, Loris Middle School;
Kimberly Hunt, Myrtle Beach Middle School; Brenda Kidd, North Myrtle Beach Middle School; Leslie Rich, Ocean Bay Middle School; Stephanie Shirley, St James Middle School; Martha Gasque, Whittemore Park Middle School; Joyce Rabon, Aynor Elementary School; Cindy Dawsey, Burgess Elementary School; April Zeltwanger, Carolina Forest Elementary School; Laurie Jackson, Conway Elementary School; Amanda Stevens, Daisy Elementary School; Dafney Washington, Forestbrook Elementary School; Cindy Fox, Green Sea Floyds Elementary School; Amanda Johnson, Homewood Elementary School; Megan Acre, Kingston Elementary School; Julia Pressley, Lakewood Elementary School; Georgette Collins, Loris Elementary School; April Singleton, Midland Elementary School; Kacey Laps, Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Angela Collins, Myrtle Beach Intermediate School; Kristy Usher, Myrtle Beach Primary School;
Tasha Livingston, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Linda Gore, North Myrtle Beach Intermediate School; Kim Dusenbury, North Myrtle Beach Primary School; Leigh Ann Bane, Ocean Bay Elementary School; Audrea Phillips, Palmetto Bays Elementary School; Kelly Covington, Pee Dee Elementary School; Katherine Ogletree, Seaside Elementary School; Amanda Cassey, Socastee Elementary School; Lauren Roberts, South Conway Elementary School; Lesa Carlisle, St. James Elementary School, Betsy McEldowney, Waccamaw Elementary School; Katherine Smith, Horry County Education Center; Dorothy Cassidy, Adult Education; Georgia Holley, Scholar’s Academy; and Kevin Lockaby, Conway Education Center.
