Nearly 200 teachers and principals from across Knox County Schools were honored Tuesday evening at the annual KCS Teacher of the Year banquet, held at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Recipients were nominated by their peers and selected using the Tennessee Department of Education’s guidelines for Teacher of the Year. Teachers from every school and principals from every region were represented.
The following principal and three educators were recognized as district-wide winners.
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Principal
Dr. Trina Spista
Amherst Elementary
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PreK – 4th Grade
Jake Albright
3rd Grade
Green Magnet Academy
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5th – 8th Grade
Kathy Parnell
6th-8th Comprehensive Dev.
Gibbs Middle
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9th – 12th Grade
Hannah Berkley
Choir, Technical Theater, Musical Theater
South-Doyle High
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School winners are listed below by region.
Preschool
April Partin, Principal – Cedar Bluff Preschool
Trina Thompson – Cedar Bluff Preschool
Christina Chapman – Fair Garden Family Center
Connie Mitchell – Ft. Sanders Educational Development Center
Jena Webb – Karns Preschool
Region 1
Tracy Marsh, Principal – A.L. Lotts Elementary
Amy Jo Evers – A.L. Lotts Elementary
Megan Noe – A.L. Lotts Elementary
Amanda Phipps – A.L. Lotts Elementary
Valerie Sharp – Bearden Elementary
Shannon Fussaro – Bearden High
Tonya Leigh Henke – Bearden High
Stephanie Panczer Garza – Bearden High
Kristen Skates – Bearden High
S.P. Webb – Bearden High
Susan Crawfor Hatcher – Bearden Middle
Luz Martinez – Bearden Middle
Janine Poole – Bearden Middle
Hannah Smith – Bearden Middle
Holly Wells – Blue Grass Elementary
Julie Dorsey – Farragut High
Al Fontenot – Farragut High
Jake Gulledge – Farragut High
Lizzi Kersey – Farragut High
Whitney Parson – Farragut High
Lacey Bullard – Farragut Intermediate
Kristin Hobbs – Farragut Intermediate
Hannah Reddick – Farragut Intermediate
Ashley Collins – Farragut Middle
Brian Fogarty – Farragut Middle
Katie Rickard – Farragut Middle
Lauren Rutherford – Farragut Middle
Genie Borrego – Farragut Primary
Amber Roberts – Farragut Primary
Danielle Sanchez – Farragut Primary
Aleigh Diegel – Northshore Elementary
Emily Morsch – Northshore Elementary
Maria Stephanie Turpin – Northshore Elementary
Hannah Rosas – Pond Gap Elementary
Ali Edwards – Rocky Hill Elementary
Shelley Hill – Rocky Hill Elementary
Lauren Kimzey – Sequoyah Elementary
Michelle Casini – West High
Brooke Gasper – West High
Gina Hodges – West High
Kate Hoppenrath – West High
Emily Kenner – West High
Leigh Beisner – West Hills Elementary
Brittany Lyon – West Hills Elementary
Elizabeth Abee – West Valley Middle
Emily Abeles – West Valley Middle
Mary Josephine Bienko – West Valley Middle
Madeline Michelsen – West Valley Middle
Rachel Ruth – West Valley Middle
Wendy Markwood – West View Elementary
Region 2
Dr. Trina Spista, Principal – Amherst Elementary
Melissa Dishner – Amherst Elementary
Lindsey Newman – Amherst Elementary
Jennifer Cromwell – Ball Camp Elementary
Tim Bennett – Cedar Bluff Elementary
Laura O’Brien – Cedar Bluff Elementary
Jessica Wagner – Cedar Bluff Elementary
Sarah Brown Goldman – Cedar Bluff Middle
Carla McLeod – Cedar Bluff Middle
Jennifer Galloway – Hardin Valley Academy
Kaitlyn Gaskins – Hardin Valley Academy
Malcolm Gibbs – Hardin Valley Academy
Lisa Jacobs – Hardin Valley Academy
Holly Wilgus – Hardin Valley Academy
Barbara Hughes – Hardin Valley Elementary
Andrea Johnson – Hardin Valley Elementary
Claire Johnson – Hardin Valley Elementary
Kimberly Mink – Hardin Valley Middle
Nicole Pendleton – Hardin Valley Middle
Chris Schaefer – Hardin Valley Middle
Brittany Barrow – Karns Elementary
Kate Castano – Karns Elementary
Amanda Jones – Karns Elementary
Phillip Beeler – Karns High
Seth Connor – Karns High
Jimbo Crawford – Karns High
Emma Horstmann – Karns High
Cynthia Rhoden – Karns High
Tyler Hill – Karns Middle
Noelle Kim – Karns Middle
Heather Plemons – Karns Middle
Misty Brown – Knox County Virtual
Jenny Driskill – Knox County Virtual
Megan Goebel – Mill Creek Elementary
Olivia Williams – Mill Creek Elementary
Constance Cox – Northwest Middle
Emily Griffin – Northwest Middle
Aly Pointer – Northwest Middle
Leila Myers – Norwood Elementary
Kim Ledington – Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Lori Harrell – Powell Elementary
Patience Votta – Powell Elementary
Julie Holt – Powell Elementary
Robin Jarman – Powell High
Kenny Johnston – Powell High
James Lee – Powell High
Kristen Farley – Powell Middle
Crystal Moore – Powell Middle
Amy Galeano – West Haven Elementary
Region 3
Anthony Norris, Principal – South-Doyle Middle
Jennifer Arnold – Bonny Kate Elementary
Ashley Davis – Bonny Kate Elementary
Natalie Ford – Bonny Kate Elementary
Cindy Brown – Career Magnet Academy
Teresa Johnson – Carter Elementary
Lauren Mynatt – Carter Elementary
Cynthia Cupp – Carter High
Jess Sherrod – Carter High
Lauren Henderson – Carter Middle
Jessica Neal – Carter Middle
Bryon Folk – Chilhoowee Intermediate
Courtney Edwards – Dogwood Elementary
Lisa Walker – Dogwood Elementary
Sarah Gore – East Knox County Elementary
Serena Winegardner – East Knox County Elementary
Rebecca Sellers – Gap Creek Elementary
Veronica Cordell – L&N STEM Academy
Robert Morris – Mooreland Heights Elementary
Amy Brantley – Mount Olive Elementary
Sherrie Young – New Hopewell Elementary
Mark Smith – Paul Kelly Volunteer Academy
Sarah Alvarez – South-Doyle High
Hannah Berkley – South-Doyle High
Tim Huettel – South-Doyle High
Kimberly Nixon – South-Doyle High
Lauren Mumford – South-Doyle Middle
David Pearson – South-Doyle Middle
Allex Semersky – South-Doyle Middle
Kaylee Anderson – South Knoxville Elementary
Randi Helton – Sunnyview Primary
Region 4
Dr. Danielle Rutig, Principal – Central High School
Karla Banks – Adrian Burnett Elementary
Amy Webb – Adrian Burnett Elementary
Lauren Desrosiers – Brickey-McCloud Elementary
Laure Smith – Brickey-McCloud Elementary
Kaylee Snider – Brickey-McCloud Elementary
Mark Alexander – Central High School
Ashley Cutshall – Central High School
Adam Kennedy Jollo – Central High School
Alex Mink – Central High School
Tammy Clark – Copper Ridge Elementary
Theresa Marie Kindrick – Copper Ridge Elementary
Kristin Pratt – Corryton Elementary
Logan Tucker – Fountain City Elementary
Missy Jones – Gibbs Elementary
Cindy Kroeger – Gibbs Elementary
Holly Walker – Gibbs Elementary
Jacki Atkins – Gibbs High
Robin Davis – Gibbs High
Mandy Gilbert – Gibbs High
Laruen Downs – Gibbs Middle
Kathy Parnell – Gibbs Middle
Gracie Alward – Gresham Middle
Macy Burchfield – Gresham Middle
Lindsey Fields – Gresham Middle
Christie Evans – Halls Elementary
Robin Elizabeth Wallace – Halls Elementary
Victoria VanMaaren – Halls High
Tammy Wissing – Halls High
Alex Yaniello – Halls High
Emily Dennison – Halls Middle
Brittany Dunsmore – Halls Middle
Cricket Prentiss – Halls Middle
Angela Hazen – Inskip Elementary
Lacey Kington – Inskip Elementary
Dough Reynolds – KAEC
John Wynd – Richard Yoakley School
Kristopher Cope – Ridgedale School
Charlie Longmire – Ridgedale School
Rachel Cummings – Ritta Elementary
Shonna Howell – Ritta Elementary
Lauryn Garvey – Shannondale Elementary
Aber Swaggerty – Sterchi Elementary
Region 5
William Smith, Principal – Lonsdale Elementary
Erica Burse – Austin-East Magnet High
Hadley O’Hara – Austin-East Magnet High
Sky Smith – Austin-East Magnet High
Belinda Holdernesse – Beaumont Magnet Academy
Leslie Lane – Beaumont Magnet Academy
Olivia Cates – Belle Morris Elementary
Andrea Hetman – Belle Morris Elementary
Nikki Sanders – Christenberry Elementary
Patti Tipton – Christenberry Elementary
Parker Casler – Fulton High
Paris Hoover – Fulton High
David Miller – Fulton High
David Wright – Fulton High
Jake Albright – Green Magnet Academy
Kristiana Stratis – Green Magnet Academy
Melody Jones – Holston Middle
Katarina Boles – Lonsdale Elementary
Maritza Sierra Rosado – Lonsdale Elementary
Adrianna Quintana – Maynard Elementary
Miller Foutch – Sarah Moore Green Magnet Academy
Zackea Harris – Sarah Moore Green Magnet Academy
Stephanie Huss – Sarah Moore Green Magnet Academy
Megan Kidder – Sarah Moore Green Magnet Academy
Carlton Batista – Spring Hill Elementary
Jasmine Riggins – Spring Hill Elementary
Taylor Martin – Vine Middle Magnet
Mary Ellen Pautler – Vine Middle Magnet
Kaitlin Boling Johnson – Whittle Springs Middle
Kayla Carey – Whittle Springs Middle
