Annual Nomination Form
Deadline for entry:
usually in November
Nominations can be made by parents, students, fellow educators and are selected for this prestigious honor by a committee of teachers, parents, and administrators.
In addition, our Teachers of the Year are then submitted as candidates for the County Educator of the Year and Governor’s Educator of the Year awards.
2024 Deadline for entries is November 25th
Palmyra School District Educator of the Year Honorees
2023-2024
Teachers:
(DAS) Ms. Stacy Pogoda
(CSS) Ms. Rileigh Ruff
(PMS) Ms. Donica Sico
(PHS) Mr. Nick Nahrwold
Educational Services Professionals:
(DAS) Mrs. Stacey Moran
(CSS) Ms. Tori Berenato
(PMS) Mrs. Kim Martino
(PHS) Mrs. Dorie Cecchini
2022-2023
Teachers:
(CSS) M. Lynn Mills
(PMS) Matthew Bowen
(PHS) Michele Trefz
Educational Services Professionals:
(CSS) Lisa Eckhardt
(PMS) Kyra Denish
(PHS) Mitchell Leysath
2021-2022
Teachers: Jennifer Allen (CSS)| Maria Keefe(moved) (PMS) | Ken Miller (PHS)
Educational Services Professionals: Donna Aaronson (CSS) | Amanda Fox (PMS) | Jennifer McCoy (PHS)
2020-2021
Teachers: Stephen Graff (ret)(CSS)| Jennifer Van Zandt (PMS)| Danielle Willard (PHS)
Educational Services Professionals: Christopher Adams (CSS) |Robert Reimer (PMS/PHS)
2019-2020
Teachers: Melanie Gerner (CSS) |Terry Wallace (PMS) | Katie Salvo (PHS)
Educational Services Professionals: Mary DelRossi-Bishop (CSS) | Nettie Laws (PHS)
2018-2019
Teachers: Kristina Stagliano | Jeffrey Moore
Educational Services Professionals: Barbra Webb |Linda Furter
2017 - 2018
Teachers: Renee Hoffecker |John -JC- Slocum
Educational Services Professionals: Debbie Lewis |Lauren Schmidt
2016 - 2017
Teachers: Joseph DeFranco (ret) |Michael Tumelty (ret)
Educational Services Professionals: Lisa Childs |Samantha Crean (resigned)
2015 - 2016
Teachers: Karla O’Connell |Sabrina Bonner
Educational Services Professionals: Barbara Vieira |Kim Martino
2014 – 2015
Teachers: Katie Merrill (ne: Riggi) |Alex Torrance
Educational Services Professionals: Kim Hoffman (resigned) |Christina Birch (resigned)
2013 – 2014
Dan Licata (resigned) |MaryAnn Middleton (ret)
2012 – 2013
Ann Feinleib (left district) |Karen Adams
2011 – 2012
Cheryl Bostock (ret) |Nancy Brooks (ret)
2010 - 2011
Lorita Foster |Donna Wenzke (ret)
2009 – 2010
Kathleen McClure |Agatha Williams
2008 – 2009
Jennifer VanZandt |Nicole Michaels (ne:DiPiero)
2007 – 2008
Christopher Tracey |Douglas Straeter (resigned)
2006 – 2007
Jack Davies (ret) |Wendy Sanders (left district)
2005 – 2006
Laina Spinelli (ret) |Jean Michener (ret)
2004 – 2005
Michael Georgeanni (ret) |Carmen Knowles (ret)
2003 – 2004
Gerald Biggs (ret) |Patricia DeLaMater (left district)
2002 – 2003
Michael Budden |Jill Cancelliere (ret)
2001 – 2002
Gail White(ret) |Carol Mikulski (ret)
2000 – 2001
Claudia Potor (ret) |Brenda Collier (ret)
1999 – 2000
Michele Reisinger (ret '22) |Margaret Thomas (ret)
1998 – 1999
Diane Harvey (ret) |Lynda Weston (ret)
1997 – 1998
Jeff Moore |Connie Grueterich (ret)
1996 – 1997
Donna McCamy (ret) |Reynold Phillipp (ret)
Denise Cyphers (ret)
1995 – 1996
Linda Lucas (ret) |Bonnie Higgins (ret) |Robert Patchel (ret)
1994 – 1995
Michele Intelisano (left district) |Bettyanne Marron (ret) |Joanne Mooney (ret)
1993 – 1994
Lyn Slotkin (ret) |Carol Leehive (ret)
1992 – 1993
Beverly Boal (ret) |Linda Patterson (ret) |Denise Cyphers (ret)
1991 – 1992
Terry Wallace |Janice Hoguet (ret) |Joni Geiser(ret '19)
1990 – 1991
Theresa Vecchiarello (ret) |Wendy Sitzler (ret)
1988 – 1989
Kathleen Thomas (ret)
1987 – 1988
Marie Dicks (ret) |Lorraine Klemick (ret)
1986 - 1987
Jill Cancelliere (ret) |Edward Stickel (ret)
1985 – 1986
Lisa Donatiello (ret) |Jim Vowler (ret)