Wicomico Middle teacher named 2024-25 Teacher of the Year

SALISBURY, Md. – Wicomico Middle School teacher Debbie Reynolds has been named the district’s 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year.

Ms. Reynolds, a 7th grade World History teacher, has taught the subject at Wicomico Middle for seven years, during which she was the first recipient of the McCain Foundation’s Rising Star Award for outstanding second-year teachers.

Reynolds got her start as a student in Wicomico County Schools, attending Pittsville Elementary and Middle, Prince Street Elementary, Bennett Middle, and James M. Bennett High, where she graduated in 2010. She received her bachelor’s degree in history at Salisbury University in 2015, followed by her Master of Arts in Teaching in 2017.

“This sounds cliché, but I have been working toward becoming Wicomico Teacher of the Year since 2010, when I was a senior at James M. Bennett High School. Ever since then, I have thought endlessly about how I could successfully represent the very county which educated me,” Ms. Reynolds said in her written prompt packet. “As teachers, we have the duty to represent and advocate for our students when they want to be seen, heard, and valued. That is exactly what I plan to do” as Wicomico Teacher of the Year.

Reynolds was one of four finalists for Wicomico Teacher of the Year, alongside Dr. Harlan Eagle (West Salisbury Elementary), Jared Cooper (James M. Bennett High), and Rachel Thompson (Salisbury Middle).