Twenty-five educators from Wicomico County Public Schools have been named semifinalists for Wicomico Teacher of the Year, and have been celebrated in their schools. They now begin the extensive judging process that will lead to the naming of the next Wicomico Teacher of the Year this spring.
Semifinalists will participate in a scored Fishbowl public speaking event on Monday, Jan. 29, with judges from the school system and community. In February, the semifinalists will submit a written prompt packet and will sit for an interview with a blue ribbon panel of judges. Scores from these three activities will determine who will become the next Wicomico Teacher of the Year.
The annual Wicomico Teacher of the Year Celebration, with more than 200 guests including dozens of outstanding teachers, school administrators, and other supporters from the school system, Board of Education and the community, will be held this spring. Details will be announced soon. That night all of the semifinalists will be celebrated and four finalists – the semifinalists with the four highest total scores – will be announced. One of those finalists will then be named the 2024-2025 Wicomico Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations and good luck to the semifinalists for Wicomico Teacher of the Year!
Semifinalists for 2024-2025 Wicomico Teacher of the Year:
Beaver Run Elementary: Kristen Eck-Sweigert, Kindergarten
Bennett Middle: Amy Davidson, 7th Grade Social Studies
Charles H. Chipman Elementary: Jennifer Hare, Prekindergarten 4
Delmar Elementary: Amanda Taylor, 4th Grade
East Salisbury Elementary: Montine Garcia-Miller, Special Education
Fruitland Intermediate: Megan Franco, 4th Grade
Fruitland Primary: Linda Stanley, Kindergarten
Glen Avenue Elementary: Lyndsay Greenan, 2nd Grade
James M. Bennett High: Jared Cooper, Physics
Mardela Middle & High: Kelly Wells, Math
North Salisbury Elementary: Donna Gregory, 5th Grade
Northwestern Elementary: Melissa Hileman, 5th Grade
Parkside High: Tammy Donaway, 9th Grade English
Pemberton Elementary: Vanessa Stein, Reading Specialist
Pinehurst Elementary: Ashlie Webster, 2nd Grade
Pittsville Elementary & Middle: Lindsay Smack, Physical Education & Health
Prince Street Elementary: Meredyth Croteau, Math Intervention
Salisbury Middle: Rachel Thompson, Math
West Salisbury Elementary: Dr. Harlan Eagle, Physical Education & Health
Westside Intermediate: Theresa DeLizza, 3rd Grade
Westside Primary: Mary Hammond, Prekindergarten
Wicomico High: Tangela Ames-Parker, Business Education
Wicomico Middle: Debbie Reynolds, 7th Grade World History
Willards Elementary: Lauren Hudson, Kindergarten
Special Programs: Beth Kaplan Wolff, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). She is a teacher at the English Language Support Center.
