Announcing the cream of the crop, the top of the heap, the best of the best . . . the finalists for Dorchester County Public Schools Teacher of the Year for 2024-25! Congratulations go to:
Elementary Schools
• Emma Brant, 3rd grade teacher, Choptank Elementary School
• Jennifer Filopovic, Kindergarten teacher, Hurlock Elementary School
• Katelyn Robinson, Pre-K teacher, Maple Elementary School
• Christy Starling, Pre-K3 teacher, Sandy Hill Elementary School
• Christie Carels, 4th grade teacher, South Dorchester School
• Heather Rhinehart, 2nd grade teacher, Warwick Elementary School
Secondary Schools
• Colleen Carney, Social Studies teacher, Cambridge-South Dorchester High School
• Anthony Thomas, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness/Criminal Justice teacher, Dorchester Career and Technology Center
• Kaylen Trice, Science teacher, North Dorchester High School
• Kierra Farrare, Mathematics teacher, Mace’s Lane Middle School
• Crystal Carpenter, Mathematics teacher, North Dorchester Middle School
We also congratulate the finalists for Dorchester County Public Schools’ First Class Teacher of the Year Award, a recognition of an exceptionally promising teacher during their first year of teaching:
• Jordan Lewis, Pre-K teacher, Choptank Elementary School
• Devyn Thompson, Reading and Language Arts teacher, Mace’s Lane Middle School
• Haley Wright, 4th grade teacher, Maple Elementary School
• Brianna Sann, 1st grade teacher, Sandy Hill Elementary School
You’ll be learning more about these exemplary teachers in the weeks leading up to the Teacher of the Year and First Class Teacher of the Year Annual Awards Reception, to be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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