Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education issued the following announcement on May 21.
Congratulations to the Napleton's Auto Park of Urbana, Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation 2018 Teachers of the Year!
Last Thursday evening, three of our teachers were recognized for their dedication to teaching and awarded the 2018 Teacher of the Year Award.
Maggie Beckett, Carrie Busey
Kelley Tonkovich, Jefferson
Stephen Stanger, Central
Students/families were asked to submit an essay, poem or thank you letter describing how a teacher influenced their life or the life of their child.
Each winner will receive $1,000 to use in their classroom.
See a list of all of our nominees below. Thank you all for your dedication to your students and to the District.
Barkstall:
John Anderson
Jennifer Haile
Kim Zahrn
Bottenfield:
Elizabeth Boothe
Dana Gawel
Steve Keepes
Jennifer Leach
Mike Park
Katelyn Shamhart
Booker T. Washington:
Camielle Chatman
Kevin Frederick
Natalie Lessarius
Carrie Busey:
Maggie Beckett (Teacher of the Year)
Laura Bruce
Gay Cabutti
Amanda Crow
Terese Fairfield
Asia Fuller-Hamilton
Laura Retallick
Dr. Howard:
Katjia Eisele
Gwenetta Posey
International Prep Academy:
Amber Behrends
Jessica Beringer
Abigail Heras
Faye Zeman
Kenwood:
Matthew Niles
Robeson:
Randall Bost
Laura Coffman
Jessica Hoskins
Lauren Herbert
Myra Highsmith
Dan Kaeding
Stratton:
Jamila Appleby
Natalie Gittings
Casey Kashnig
Brandon Rutherford
South Side:
Courtney Eimer
Brenda Geisler
Amy Jenkins
Alexis McCann
Westview:
Susan Anderson
Jessica Chiu
Jefferson Middle School:
Christine Adrian
Joshua Denney-Carlisle
Cody Gayhart
Lindsey Hasler
Ashleigh Orton
Joanne Schnelle
Kelley Tonkovich (Teacher of the Year)
Elizabeth Wheatman
Samuel Yoo
Franklin:
Morgan Trajkovich
Centennial:
Kara Downs
Jill Mclean
Marian Wyatt
Central:
Stephen Stanger (Teacher of the Year)
Original source can be found here.