Knox County Schools names its 200 teachers of the year
Knox County Schools honored 200 stellar educators at its annual Teacher of the Year banquet.
Teachers from each school in the district were represented in the winners. To be selected, recipients were nominated by their peers, according to a press release from the district. Honorees were selected using Tennessee Department of Education guidelines.
The Knox County Schools districtwide teachers of the year are:
Pre-K to 4th grade: Jessica Everitt, a computer science/career exploration teacher at Hardin Valley Elementary School
Everitt is bringing the district's career-focused 865 Academies to the district's youngest students, providing them exposure to STEM careers, according to a video shared about her by the district. 865 Academies is an initiative aimed at exposing high schoolers to various career paths post graduation.
5th to 8th grade: Natalee Elkins, a performing arts teacher at Holston Middle School
Elkins has shared her passion for performance arts and music with her students for 15 years and each year the Holston show choir performs at Walt Disney World, and puts on a Broadway-style musical, according to a video shared about her work by the district.
9th to 12 grade: Logan Peterson, a social studies teacher from Bearden High School
Peterson teaches a variety of social studies classes including AP U.S. Government and Economics. He uses current real world events to provide students with a high quality education.
Here is a full list of all winners districtwide, by region and school:
REGION ONE
A. L. Lotts Elementary
Amy Scheuer
Stacy Straus
Bearden Elementary
Lisa Cranston
Blue Grass Elementary
Emerson Silvestri
Farragut Intermediate
Pamela Czulewicz
Dacia Maxwell-Hix
Amy Stedhan
Farragut Primary
Rhonda Hall
Heather Michele McAmis
Elizabeth Stewart
Northshore Elementary
Sarah Burton
Allyson Lall
Pond Gap Elementary
Holly Roberts
Rocky Hill Elementary
Natalia Erpenbach
Julie Shinlever
Sequoyah Elementary
Rachael Brantley
West Hills Elementary
Kelly Boyd
Mary Lynne Jones
West View Elementary
Evelyn Napier
Bearden Middle
Corey Dugan
Steven Jones
Lisa Jones Sexton
Luz Martinez
Farragut Middle
Katherine Cornett
Lindsey Jordan
Brooke Partin
Caitlin Wood
West Valley Middle
Rebecca Garren
Michelle Swafford
Melinda Vartan
Bearden High
Beth Fauls
Nick Fout
Logan Peterson
Tyler Place
Autumn Suranofsky
Farragut High
Elizabeth Blankenship
Ben Collins
Ryan Linger
Chelsea Osborne
Laura Smithey
Abigail Swenson
West High
Kim Batkin
Laura Davis
Florence Fillers
Dustin Lyles
Sam McElfresh
REGION TWO
Amherst Elementary
Brittney Newton
Emily Spangler
Ball Camp Elementary
Karen Buehler
Cedar Bluff Elementary
Amy DiFranco
Laura O’Brien
Brooke Young
Hardin Valley Elementary
Jessica Everitt
Donnie Malone
Claxyton Moultry
Karns Elementary
Misty Dodge
Nova Grove
Rebecca McKee
Marti Van Patten
KCS Virtual
Alexandra Corkern
Anthony Gardner
Mill Creek Elementary
Ginger McNeeley
Norwood Elementary
Eric Aguilar
Monica Brown
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Stephanie Miles
Powell Elementary
Joy Kay
Jennifer Melton
West Haven Elementary
Felicia Fowler
Cedar Bluff Middle
Maureen Schenk
Jessica Wise
Hardin Valley Middle
Sara Henderson
Mary Moore
Ani Roma
Karns Middle
Kendi Gilmore
Katherine Mosteller
Valerie Murrin
Northwest Middle
Brooke Craney
Heidi Hartwell-Fortner
Honey Lewis
Dennis McNulty
Powell Middle
Nicole Magee
Jessica Mitchell
Hardin Valley Academy
Brooke Bianchi-Pennington
Rudy Furman
Lisa Jacobs
Gerri Parker
Anne Thomas-Abbott
Karns High
Bethany Burnette
John Clugg
Kiley Heyward
Shawn Knapp
Brock Webster
Powell High
Joseph Caldwell
Diane Carcello
Alex Hibbett
Whittney Rowlett
REGION THREE
Bonny Kate Elementary
Margie Abbott-Weaver
Carter Elementary
Dakota Marshall
Alejandra Mendoza Berry
Chilhowee Intermediate
Jason Wilder
Dogwood Elementary
Renee Ragle
Casey Shanklin
East Knox Elementary
Megan Carr
Amy Shipman
Gap Creek Elementary
Kalan Lancaster
Mooreland Heights Elementary
Sarah Hume
Mount Olive Elementary
Appen Lee
New Hopewell Elementary
Mitzi Burnett
South Knoxville Elementary
Jennifer Ramsey-Allen
Sunnyview Primary
Ali Umbarger
Carter Middle
Haley Kidd
Amanda Ramsey
South-Doyle Middle
Heather Kilgore
Mandy McNeely
Jennifer Sauer
Career Magnet Academy
James Anderson
Carter High
Hunter Grubb
Todd Pait
Jess Sherrod
L&N Stem Academy
Patrick Tiller
Kelley Volunteer Academy
Sarah E. Blakistone
South-Doyle High
Taylor Massey
Carolyn Walker
Erica Wolfenbarger
REGION FOUR
Adrian Burnett Elementary
Amanda Comparato
Melinda Valentine
Brickey-McCloud Elementary
Brad Capps
Shanna Cole
Larry Israel
Copper Ridge Elementary
Deborah Magers
Corryton Elementary
Allison Patterson
Fountain City Elementary
Michelle Moore
Gibbs Elementary
Shelby Linginfelter
Naomi Stubblefield
Holly Whittle
Halls Elementary
Tracie Beeler
Brooke Suttles
Inskip Elementary
Zachary Morris
Samantha Peck
Ritta Elementary
Micaela Dodge
Elizabeth Ibbotson
Shannondale Elementary
Maegan Lay
Sterchi Elementary
Kelli Morelock
Gibbs Middle
Beth Petersen
Kelsea Ward
Gresham Middle
Maggie Burst
Lucie Gilot
Tyler Prohaska
Halls Middle
Marla Crossley
Tammy Harter Long
Dina Lane
K.A.E.C.
Abby Ketron
Central High
Joyce Galat
Jessica Keith
Nicole Milsap
Andrew Turner
Gibbs High
Greg Pomeroy
Jennifer W. Williams
Lauryn Zahn
Halls High
Mike Kerr
Heidi Moles
Doug Polston
Richard Yoakley School
Kyla Johnson
Hubert Roberson
Ridgedale School
David Farmer
William West
REGION FIVE
Beaumont Magnet
Jessica Petree-Armstrong
Jessica Reiner
Belle Morris Elementary
Melinda Forgety
Christenberry Elementary
Amy Dockery
Susan Strange
Green Magnet Academy
Sara Comperry
Lonsdale Elementary
Lindsey Chapman
Morgan Hatcher
Maynard Elementary
Lucille Wheaton
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy
Terri Barlowe
Samantha Bolton
Megan Wallace
Spring Hill Elementary
Trey Lemmings
Karma Sherk
Holston Middle
Natalee Elkins
Katrina Whipple
Vine Middle
Lisa Krause
Adam Wilburn
Whittle Springs Middle
Vincent Cariddi
Kassandra Skinner
Austin-East High
Jessica Allen
Glenda Crawford
Skikila Smith
Fulton High
Kasi Gooch
Taralee Johnson
Ashley Limbaugh
Summer Roark
Preschool
Cedar Bluff Preschool
Molly Schmitt
Fair Garden Family Center
Pamela Hall
Fort Sanders Educational Development Center
Amy Levy
Karns Preschool
Corinne Maas
Areena Arora, data and investigative reporter for Knox News, can be reached by email at areena.arora@knoxnews.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @AreenaArora.
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