Wicomico Co. Schools announce Teacher of the Year semifinalists
SALISBURY, Md. – Wicomico County Public Schools announced that 25 educators throughout the county have been named semifinalists for the 2020 Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations and good luck to the following semifinalists:
- Beaver Run Elementary: Chelsey Mangum, Pre-Kindergarten 3 Year Olds
- Bennett Middle: Cindi Ashcraft, Special Education
- Charles H. Chipman Elementary: Susan Biddle, Kindergarten
- Choices Academy: Devin Smith, High School Math
- Delmar Elementary: Katherine Diven, 4th Grade
- East Salisbury Elementary: Breonna Hopkins, 3rd Grade
- Fruitland Intermediate: Staci McGowan, Physical Education & Health
- Fruitland Primary: Kellie Harvey, Music
- Glen Avenue Elementary: Renee Peshoff, 2nd Grade
- James M. Bennett High: Hemalatha Bhaskaran, Environmental Science
- Mardela Middle & High: Kelly Wells, High School Math
- North Salisbury Elementary: Kelly Hamilton, Thinking and Doing (TAD) Program
- Northwestern Elementary: John Cox, 3rd Grade
- Parkside High: Allison Zaczkiewicz, Health Education & Teacher Academy of Maryland
- Pemberton Elementary: Heather McDonough, 4th Grade
- Pinehurst Elementary: Heather Cherry, 4th Grade
- Pittsville Elementary & Middle: Sherree West, 4th Grade
- Prince Street Elementary: James “Matt” McMurdo, 5th Grade
- Salisbury Middle: James McCrobie, 6th-8th Grade Social Studies/STEM
- West Salisbury Elementary: Freda Morris, Pre-Kindergarten
- Westside Intermediate: Chris Okerblom, Physical Education & Health
- Westside Primary: Danielle Thompson, Kindergarten
- Wicomico High: Stephanie McCoy, CTE Interactive Media
- Wicomico Middle: Jason Hussey, Social Studies
- Willards Elementary: Jeffrey Thamert, 2nd Grade
The annual Wicomico Teacher of the Year Banquet will be held at The Fountains in Salisbury on March 26th. Four finalists (one for each school level) will be announced, and from those four the new Teacher of the Year will be named.
