(posted on November 6, 2009)

A teacher in each school within Horry County Schools has earned the honor of being chosen by his or her peers as the school-level Teacher of the Year. This recognition pays tribute to a teacher's professionalism, effectiveness, and commitment to the profession. Now, each of these teachers will vie for the title of the Horry County Schools' Teacher of the Year, a title that is currently held by Georgia Holley, a social studies teacher at the Scholars Academy. 

Each school winner will complete an application for the county title. Applications are reviewed by a committee of educators, administrators and community representatives. Ten semifinalists will be notified on February 24, 2010. The semifinalists will be interviewed by a committee where they will share artifacts of student achievement. The list of semifinalists will be narrowed to five finalists on March 12. The five finalists will be observed in their classrooms by committee members and the Horry County Teacher of the Year will be named at a banquet on May 4.

School winners are:

Cathy Hall, Academy for Arts, Science, & Technology; JoAnn Doshier, Academy for Technology & Academics; Natalie Dorman, Aynor High School; Aundrea Rue, Carolina Forest High School; Julie Martin, Conway High School; Tracy Kienast, Green Sea Floyds High School; Miakaysheia State, Loris High School; Elaine Decastro, Myrtle Beach High School; Beverly Capps, North Myrtle Beach High; Lou Ellen Blackmon, Socastee High School; Brett Mahaffey, St. James High School; Phyllis Nye, Aynor Middle School; James Gorcesky, Black Water Middle School; Shamae Hemingway, Conway Middle School; Angela Miller, Green Sea Floyds Middle School; Mike Morris, Forestbrook Middle School; Sherry Whisnant, Loris Middle School; David Williams, Myrtle Beach Middle School; Lori Gorman, North Myrtle Beach Middle School; Cindy Lilly, Ocean Bay Middle School; Johnny Warrick, St. James Middle School; Angela Jordan, Whittemore Park Middle School;

Michelle Richardson, Aynor Elementary School; Jennifer Crawford, Burgess Elementary School; Kimberly Means-Newsmith, Carolina Forest Elementary School; Lacy Floyd, Conway Elementary School; Sarah Williams, Daisy Elementary School; Jenny Edwards, Forestbrook Elementary School; Roni Sarvis, Green Sea Floyds Elementary School; Julia Long, Homewood Elementary School; Jenelle Crocker, Kingston Elementary School; Michael Keyser, Lakewood Elementary School; Ashley Arthur, Loris Elementary School; Cara Rezzai, Midland Elementary School; James Ellis, Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Kristin Hannon, Myrtle Beach Intermediate School; Teresa Elswick, Myrtle Beach Primary School;

Jessica Hudacko, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School; Mary Riggs, North Myrtle Beach Intermediate School; Terra Bodkins, North Myrtle Beach Primary School; Kimberly Adams, Ocean Bay Elementary School; Melissa Fischer-Rasmussen, Palmetto Bays Elementary School; Rachel Riedel, Pee Dee Elementary School; Debra Sutcliffe, Seaside Elementary School; Shana Rogers, Socastee Elementary School; Elizabeth Richardson, South Conway Elementary School; Jessica Perry, St. James Elementary School; Richard Reyes, Waccamaw Elementary School; William Robinson, Horry County Education Center; Lisa Burgess, Adult Education; Carol Beverage, Conway Education Center; and Mary Marlowe, Horry County Early College High School.