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Polk County public schools have named 2015-2016 teachers and school-related employees of the year. The countywide winners will be named during an invitation-only ceremony at the Lakeland Center on Feb. 9.
Nominees from Lakeland schools are:
Bill Duncan Opportunity Center: Edwin Charles Brooks Sr. (TOY); Juanita Daughtry (SRE)
Carlton Palmore Elementary: Jessica Maslyn (TOY); Michael Lowe (SRE)
Cleveland Court Elementary: Ken Groff (TOY); Debbie Greenhow (SRE)
Combee Elementary: Amanda Williams (TOY); Victor Franco (SRE)
Crystal Lake Elementary: Michelle Hunt (TOY); Debbie Green (SRE)
Crystal Lake Middle: Melea Jennings (TOY); Teresa Canterbury (SRE)
Dixieland Elementary: Mandi White (TOY); Nancy Walls (SRE)
Doris A. Sanders Learning Center: Robert Sullivan (TOY); Sherry L. Murray (SRE)
Dr. N.E. Roberts Elementary: Shannon Dodd Moats (TOY); Brandy Victor (SRE)
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary: Brandon Hayes (TOY); Alveza Garcia (SRE)
George W. Jenkins Senior High: Ned Murphy (TOY); Emily Higgins (SRE)
Griffin Elementary: Cheryl Revolinski (TOY); Michele Bramble (SRE)
Harrison School for the Arts: Shelley Bourgeois (TOY); Carlos Lumpuy (SRE)
Highlands Grove Elementary: Jessica Solano (TOY); Jill Thompson (SRE)
James W. Sikes Elementary: Meggan Durre Burgess (TOY); Maria I. Portal Chirino (SRE)
Jesse Keen Elementary: Cleo Johnson (TOY); Cora Rankins (SRE)
Kathleen Elementary: Nicole Fortner (TOY); Judy Thirion (SRE)
Kathleen Middle: Jennifer Kathryn Billups (TOY); Diana Oxford (SRE)
Kathleen Senior High: Andrew Gash (TOY); Jeri McKinney (SRE)
Lake Gibson Middle: David Sihombing (TOY); Cassie Meldau (SRE)
Lake Gibson Senior High: Mindy Baine (TOY); Grace Bushall (SRE)
Lakeland Senior High: Tracy Chaves (TOY); Ivan Cubela (SRE)
Lakeland Highlands Middle: Brenda Logan Wise (TOY); Cheryl Wiggins (SRE)
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy: Debra Graham Garcia (TOY); Jessica Rogers (SRE)
Lincoln Avenue Academy: Ina Cameron (TOY); Kimberly Green (SRE)
Maynard A. Traviss Career Center: Brenton Wildes (TOY); Karen Skinner (SRE)
Medulla Elementary: Carissa Lloyd Cabello (TOY); Linda Richardson (SRE)
North Lakeland Elementary: Venecia Arias (TOY); Tammy Slocum (SRE)
Oscar J. Pope Elementary: Nicole Windle (TOY); Taina I. Corcelles (SRE)
Philip O’Brien Elementary: Carolyn Ouhri (TOY); Mayra Nidia Ramos Carpio (SRE)
Polk County Virtual: Robin Knitt (TOY)
- Bruce Wagner Elementary: Aimee Stine (TOY); George E. “Sonny” Trask III (SRE)
- Clem Churchwell Elementary: Kathy McClellan (TOY); Sharon Roberts (SRE)
Rochelle School of the Arts: Joel Rodriguez (TOY); Taurean Javon (T.J.) Starks (SRE)
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy: Antje Wetherington (TOY); Priscilla M. Walters (SRE)
Scott Lake Elementary: Karla Garcia (TOY); Katia Perez (SRE)
Sleepy Hill Elementary: Nelly Ocasio (TOY); Ismael Jimenez (SRE)
Sleepy Hill Middle: Maegen Wren (TOY); Stacy Meyers (SRE)
Socrum Elementary: Brenda Coult-Bailey (TOY); Penny Alderman (SRE)
Southwest Elementary: Ashley Smith (TOY); Elizabeth Tackett (SRE)
Southwest Middle: Xochil Aguilar (TOY); Andrea Rhoden (SRE)
Tenoroc High: Yadira Camacho (TOY); Charlotte Bailey (SRE)
Valleyview Elementary: Sylvia Guess (TOY); Nikki Blevins (SRE)
Wendell Watson Elementary: Ashley Wightman (TOY); Nancy Adkins (SRE)
West Area Adult: Brenda Lee Turner (TOY); Andrea Styer (SRE)
Winston Academy of Engineering: Amanda Leggate (TOY); Maria Negron (SRE)