The Georgia Ports Authority and WTOC-TV Top Teacher Award was established to recognize those in area classrooms who clearly demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence.
The nominations for 2017 Top Teacher were collected from more than 50 schools, from kindergarten through 12th-grade classes, in 22 counties.
Nominees were rated on three criteria: sharing a love of learning, civic and/or volunteer activities, and providing a positive role model. This year’s honorees were celebrated May 11,
Teachers gathered at the Ports Authority for a tour of the ports and were then honored at the Top Teacher Luncheon.
Congratulations 2017 Top Teachers!
Katie Sikes Almand
Springfield Elementary
LaTasha Bain
Shuman Elementary School
Kerry
McAllister Elementary School
Kathy Beaty
The Habersham School
Tina Blackston
St. James Catholic School
Mary Boland
Dr. George Washington Carver Upper Elementary
Joshua Brewer
Calvary Day School
Amanda
Ebenezer Elementary School
Julie Brown
Brooklet Elementary School
Parker Collins
Hilton Head Christian Academy
Sallie Zetterower Elementary
Nicole Dillon
Oglethorpe Charter School
Sonja Dowd
Toombs Central Elementary School
Stephanie Ducey
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School
Wendy Fears
Effingham County High School
Jeremy Gantt
Southeast Bulloch High School
Jenny Graham
Wayne County High School
Allison
Coastal Middle School
Thomas Hilker
Claxton Elementary School
Lynda Hill
Effingham County High School
Sue Nell Hinson
Ebenezer Elementary School
John
Tybee Island Maritime Academy
Lori Knight
Bryan County Elementary
Tippy Lunsford
Statesboro High School
Beth Marsh
Screven County Elementary
April Mattson
Calvary Day School
Patricia McGonagle
Midway Middle School
Jay McNeely
Nevils Elementary School
Wanda Miller
Thunderbolt Elementary
Letha Moore
White Bluff Elementary School
Tracey Moyse
Frank Long Elementary School
Marsha Neal
Hardeeville-Ridgeland Middle
Brian Nixon
Liberty County High School
Venecia Richardson
Southwest Middle School
Katy Richter
Brooklet Elementary
Mary Seginack
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School
Myria Shipman
Islands High School
Liz Stratford
The Learning Treehouse
Ashley Summers
Ebenezer Elementary School
