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Wednesday, 21 January 2015 05:44

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Nine of North Carolina's best teachers are now vying to be the 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year.

The nine regional winners are:

Region 1: Jami Dickerson, Eastern Elementary (Pitt County Schools);

    Region 2: Joshua Gaskill, Pamlico County High (Pamlico County Schools);

    Region 3: Jeremy Tucker, James B. Hunt High (Wilson County Schools);

    Region 4: Mariel Barker Sellars, East Columbus High (Columbus County Schools);

    Region 5: JoAnna Massoth, Chatham Middle (Chatham County Schools);

    Region 6: Jennifer Whitley, Forest Hills High (Union County Schools);

    Region 7: Keana Triplett, Ashe County High (Ashe County Schools);

    Region 8: Randy Pressley, Tuscola High (Haywood County Schools);

    Charter Schools: Elizabeth Padgett, Lake Norman Charter (Mecklenburg County).

The 2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year will be announced April 7 at an awards ceremony in Cary. The winner will succeed the 2014 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year James E. Ford, a World History teacher at Garinger High School (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools).


“Thanks to the Burroughs Wellcome Fund we can give due recognition to nine outstanding teachers who are setting the bar for instructional excellence in our public school classrooms,” State Superintendent June Atkinson said in a statement. “These teachers well represent the 95,000 public school teachers working hard every day to ensure our students graduate ready to succeed in life. They will contribute much to our state during their service on the 2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year team.”

 
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