(MURFREESBORO) Rutherford County Schools has announced its 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year. Three teachers were chosen as district level winners and will submitted for recognition at the regional and potentially state level. All award-winners will be honored at a public banquet on May 2, 2023, at Copper Ridge Events Center, starting at 3:30PM.
The district-level winners are:
PK-4 Grade – Katherine Rachel Rigsby – Plainview Elementary
5-8 Grade – Ellaina A. Taylor – Central Magnet School
9-12 Grade – LeAnn Hays – Oakland High
Rigsby, Taylor and Hays all participated in a Q&A in which they described their joy in teaching and their academic careers, while offering advice for those new to the teaching profession.
You can read more about each representative by clicking their name above. Rigsby, Taylor and Hays have been submitted to the regional level for review and possible recognition as part of the Tennessee Teacher of the Year program.
The following is a complete list of the 2022-2023 RCS Teachers of the Year:
Charlie Marie Borel – Barfield Elementary
Michelle McDaniel – Blackman Elementary
Donna Boyd – Blackman High
Kristynn Ammerman – Blackman Middle
Kimberly Barlow – Brown’s Chapel Elementary
Jennifer Wenzlick – Buchanan Elementary
Teri Pots – Christiana Elementary
Sitta Williams – Daniel-McKee Alternative
Bergen Pendleton – David Youree Elementary
Valerie Chamblee Stahr – Eagleville School
Dr. Joel Everett Rowlett – Holloway High
Laurie Hutto Phillips – Homer Pittard Campus School
Taylor Mills – John Colemon Elementary
Bethany Jacobs – Kittrell Elementary
Carlee Healey – Lascassas Elementary
Kristen Gabrielle Harris – LaVergne High
Amee Mirskov – LaVergne Lake Elementary
Karin Keener – LaVergne Middle
Joan Merryman – McFadden School of Excellence
LeAnn Hays – Oakland High
Melissa West – Oakland Middle
Katherine Rachel Rigsby – Plainview Elementary
Rachel Everett – RCS Virtual School
Andrew Raney – Riverdale High
Julie Wankel – Rock Springs Middle
Karla Jobe – Rockvale Elementary
Jennifer Vining – Rockvale High
Katie M. Jones – Rockvale Middle
Alysia Pitts – Rocky Fork Elementary
Dawn Leigh Golson-Saunders – Rocky Fork Middle
Danielle Russell – Rock Springs Elementary
Tyler Hope – Bernard – Roy Waldron School
James R. Thurston – Siegel High
Edie Sessions – Siegel Middle
Rayann E. Loftis – Smyrna Elementary
Sandra Stutts – Smyrna High
Lindsey Strickland – Smyrna Middle
Rachel Hibdon – Smyrna Primary
Becky Smith – Smyrna West Alternative
Melody Todd – Stewarts Creek Elementary
Robert Haddard – Stewarts Creek High
Kathryn Rene Weinman – Stewarts Creek Middle
Sarah Jennings – Stewartsboro Elementary
Brandi Breneman – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Andrew Lara – Walter Hill Elementary
Jennifer Rachel Bryant – Whitworth-Buchanan Middle
Michelle Kingston – Wilson Elementary
