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Support Staff of the Year
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Horry County Schools formally celebrates the contributions of exemplary Support Staff members through its Support Staff Employee of the Year program, similar to the annual Teacher of the Year program. School and departmental winners were nominated by their peers and eligible to be considered one of five finalists.
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Our 2025 Support Staff Employee of the Year is...
Lori Tyler - In-School Suspension Aide, Aynor Middle
Meet Lori Tyler along with the finalists for HCS' Support Staff of the Year!
2023-2024 Support Staff of the Year
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2025 Support Staff of the Year Top 5 Finalists
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The top five finalists for HCS 2025 Support Staff of the Year were announced on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
They are as follows:
- Lori Tyler - In-School Suspension Aide, Aynor Middle
- Thomas Louder - Special Education Aide, North Myrtle Beach Middle
- Henry Boore - Special Education Aide, Riverside Elementary
- Anica Williams - Secretary, Socastee Middle
- Suzanne Gore - Special Education Aide, Whittemore Park Middle
It was an exciting morning on April 17, as we surprised the Top 5 Support Staff of the Year finalists!
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2023-2024 Support Staff of the Year School Level Winners
Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology Jennifer Moore Academy for Technology & Academics Barbara Chambers Adult Education-Conway Education Center Randy Bennett Aynor Elementary Savannah Rabon Aynor High Kathy Richardson Aynor Middle Lori Tyler Black Water Middle Connie Teasley Burgess Elementary AnnJeannette Brown Carolina Forest Elementary Renee Dallas Carolina Forest High Mark Deans Conway Elementary Jenny Chanaca Conway High Ronnie Dewitt Conway Middle Sheron Grant Daisy Elementary Jessica Marchinkowski District Office Suzanna Wright Early College High School Patricia Mojo Facilities Jeff Tempel Forestbrook Elementary Todd Forgues Forestbrook Middle Brett Stottsberry Green Sea Floyds Elementary Tammy Roberts Green Sea Floyds Middle/High Kim Strickland Homewood Elementary Milton Phillips Kingston Elementary Julie Edge Lakewood Elementary Olga Suchankova Loris Elementary Demetrius Wideman Loris High Amy Eaton Loris Middle Wanda Skinner Midland Elementary Michelle Stevens Myrtle Beach Early Childhood Stephaine Koonce Myrtle Beach Elementary Elizabeth Booth Myrtle Beach High Randall Moody Myrtle Beach Middle Robert Wood Myrtle Beach Primary Kimberly Nickel North Myrtle Beach High Gail O'Connell North Myrtle Beach Middle Thomas Louder Ocean Bay Elementary Kathleen Penna Ocean Bay Middle Mindy Williamson Ocean Drive Elementary Hector Cruz Palmetto Bays Elementary Mary Haley Pee Dee Elementary Kayla White River Oaks Elementary Karen Bason Riverside Elementary Henry Boore Scholars Academy Bert Dewitt Seaside Elementary Maria Durham SOAR Academy Adella Gore Socastee Elementary Diane Davis Socastee High Heather M. Tucci Socastee Middle Anica Williams South Conway Elementary William Ulmer St. James Elementary Lauren Woodbury St. James High Marco Mention St. James Intermediate Katie Henning St. James Middle Traci Quinlan Ten Oaks Middle Brenda Brown Therapeutic Learning Center Tashika Alston Transportation Angela Finley Waccamaw Elementary Teaira Bedgood Waterway Elementary Rodriguez Purcha Whittemore Park Middle Suzanne Gore
2022-2023 Support Staff of the Year
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HCS 2024 Support Staff Of The Year: Angie Crosby
Angie Crosby, the Custodial Supervisor at St. James Middle is the HCS 2024 Support Staff Employee of the Year.
The HCS 2024 Support Staff of the Year was announced on Monday, May 15, 2023.
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2024 Support Staff of the Year Top 5 Finalists
The top five finalists for HCS 2024 Support Staff of the Year were announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
They are as follows:
Blenda Jenkins • Aynor High
Patsy Baker • South Conway Elementary
Jenny Pena • St. James Intermediate
Angie Crosby • St. James Middle
Mindy Poehmel • Waccamaw Elementary
Meet the Top 5 Finalists for Support Staff of the Year
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2022-2023 School Level Support Staff of the Year Recipients
Location
Name
Position
Academy for Arts, Science & Technology
Barbara "Barbie" Gore
Media Aide
Academy for Technology & Academics
Wendy Harris
Guidance Secretary
Adult Education-Conway Education Center
Vanessa Blackman
Clerk III
Aynor Elementary
Sharon Elizabeth "Beth" Brock-Davis
Secretary 1
Aynor High
Blenda Jenkins
Guidance Secretary
Aynor Middle
Saundra Wickerson
Custodian/Bus Aide
Black Water Middle
Tory Grice
Special Education Paraprofessional
Burgess Elementary
Janice Rutledge
Cafeteria Worker
Carolina Forest Elementary
Shannon Hoffman
Secretary 1
Carolina Forest High
Leo Ehrmann
Custodian
Conway Elementary
Lori Frederick
ISS Paraprofessional
Conway High
Robin Causey
Secretary 1
Conway Middle
Carmella Anderson
Media Aide
Daisy Elementary
Ashley Durden
Media Aide
District Office
Vanessa Campbell
Bookkeeper III Special Education
Early College High School
Katharine "Katie" Jordan
Bookkeeper III
Facilities
David Patterson
Inventory Warehouse Worker
Forestbrook Elementary
Lisa Crooks
Secretary 1
Forestbrook Middle
Alphonza "Perry" Knox
Custodian
Green Sea Floyds Elementary
Tara Branton
Cafeteria Worker
Green Sea Floyds Middle/High
Gina Grainger
Bookkeeper IV
Homewood Elementary
Demetrius "Demi" Dowley
Special Education Paraprofessional
Kingston Elementary
Candice "Candy" Jones
Cafeteria Worker
Lakewood Elementary
Dana Murphy
Cafeteria Manager
Loris Elementary
Tammy Williams
Assistant Cafeteria Manger
Loris High
Barbara Philius
Custodian
Loris Middle
Robin Baczkowski
Data Quality Clerk
Midland Elementary
Jennifer Lightsey-Hammonds
ISS Paraprofessional
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood
Lisa Johnson
Cafeteria Worker
Myrtle Beach Elementary
Susan Thomas
ISS Paraprofessional
Myrtle Beach High
Kathleen "Kathy" Nieto
Bookkeeper IV
Myrtle Beach Middle
Lisa Selph
Bookkeeper III
Myrtle Beach Primary
Kay Skipper
Special Education Paraprofessional
North Myrtle Beach High
Jennie Vereen
Custodian
North Myrtle Beach Middle
Kendall Khoury
Secretary 1
Ocean Bay Elementary
Laura Miller
Secretary 1
Ocean Bay Middle
Meg Williams
Media Aide
Ocean Drive Elementary
Amy Swanson
Secretary 1
Palmetto Bays Elementary
Carol Nugent
Special Education Paraprofessional
Pee Dee Elementary
Ann Marie Gaffney
Special Education Paraprofessional
River Oaks Elementary
Jessica Carfolite
Special Education Paraprofessional
Riverside Elementary
Jessica Grissett
Special Education Paraprofessional
Scholars Academy
No Nominee
Seaside Elementary
Jessica Jolliff
Kindergarten Aide
SOAR Academy
Kimberlee "Kim" Turner
Assistant Cafeteria Manager
Socastee Elementary
Natalie Messall
Special Education Paraprofessional
Socastee High
James Berry
Custodial Supervisor
Socastee Middle
Lorenzo Burgess
Data Quality Clerk
South Conway Elementary
Patsy Baker
Special Education Paraprofessional
St. James Elementary
Adam Maxwell
Custodial Supervisor
St. James High
Rickey Andrews
Custodial Supervisor
St. James Intermediate
Jenny Pena
Bookkeeper III
St. James Middle
Angela Crosby
Custodial Supervisor
Ten Oaks Middle
Albert "Al" Ferrara
Custodian
Therapeutic Learning Center
James Keys
Special Education Paraprofessional
Transportation
Keith Knotts
Bus Shop Supervisor
Waccamaw Elementary
Mindy Poehmel
ISS Paraprofessional
Waterway Elementary
Nicole Walters
Secretary 1
Whittemore Park Middle
Nysha Cochran
Custodial Supervisor
2021-2022 Support Staff of the Year
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2023 Support Staff of the Year: Jeremy Howard
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HCS 2023 Support Staff Employee of the Year
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Congratulations to Jeremy Howard, who was named Horry County Schools 2023 Support Staff Employee of the Year. Mr. Howard is an in-school suspension aide at Myrtle Beach Primary School and began his career with HCS in 2016.
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2021-22 Top 5 Finalists
Horry County Schools formally celebrates the contributions of exemplary Support Staff members through its Support Staff Employee of the Year program, similar to the annual Teacher of the Year program. School and departmental winners were nominated by their peers for the 2021-22 school year and are eligible to be considered one of five finalists. The 2021-22 HCS Support Staff Employee of the Year were named on Tuesday, April 26.
The HCS Support Staff of the Year Finalists are: (winner will represent the district for 2023)
- McKinley O'Neal - Aynor High
- Myra Gore - Homewood Elementary
- Bridget Bailey - Myrtle Beach Middle
- Jeremy Howard - Myrtle Beach Primary
- Tory Gibson - North Myrtle Beach High
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2021-22 Location-Level Support Staff of the Year
Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology | Michael "Mike" Collier | Bus Driver / Mid-Day Aide (Cafeteria) Academy for Technology & Academics | Travis Causey | Custodian Early College High School | Jeanette "Jan" Howard | Cafeteria Worker Scholars Academy | Gary Elmore | Custodial Supervisor SOAR Academy | Sherri Mitchell | Technical Support Aide Therapeutic Learning Center | Fouad "Frank" Fakhouri | Paraprofessional Aynor High | McKinley O'Neal | Cafeteria Worker Carolina Forest High | Tracy McClellan | Bookkeeper Conway High | Debra McFadden | Custodian Green Sea Floyds Middle/High | Tracie Tyler | Guidance Secretary Loris High | Nelson Grissett | Custodian Myrtle Beach High | Tiffany Edge | Cafeteria Manager North Myrtle Beach High | Tory Gibson | Cafeteria Manager Socastee High | Tina Robinson | Cafeteria Assistant Manager St. James High | Wendy Guthy | Secretary 1 Aynor Middle | Pamela Johnson | Cafeteria Assistant Manager Black Water Middle | Tamicka Norfleet | Secretary 1 Conway Middle | Christy Brantley | Media Aide Forestbrook Middle | Thomas "Tommy" Papasadora | Special Education Paraprofessional Loris Middle | Keith Gerald | Custodian Myrtle Beach Middle | Bridget Bailey | Special Education Paraprofessional North Myrtle Beach Middle | Emma English-Bellamy | Custodian Ocean Bay Middle | Steve Shelton | Custodial Supervisor Socastee Middle | Devon Sowerby | Custodial Supervisor St. James Middle | Jessie Brown | Custodian Ten Oaks Middle | Sherie Roy | Technology Support Assistant Whittemore Park Middle | Selena Long | Special Education Paraprofessional Aynor Elementary | Elizabeth Brumbles | Special Education Paraprofessional Burgess Elementary | Mandee White | In-School Suspension Aide Carolina Forest Elementary | Rosetta Gaskins | Cafeteria Assistant Manager Conway Elementary | Justin Wilkes | Custodian Daisy Elementary | Dale Sumter | Custodial Supervisor Forestbrook Elementary | Michael Phillips | Custodian Green Sea Floyds Elementary | Angie Pendergrass | Special Education Paraprofessional Homewood Elementary | Myra Gore | Special Education Paraprofessional Kingston Elementary | Marcus Milton | Lakewood Elementary | Merrilyn Perritt | Secretary 1 Loris Elementary | Sheryl Herring | Special Education Paraprofessional Midland Elementary | Ginnie Hucks | Special Education Paraprofessional Myrtle Beach Early Childhood | Margie Johnson | Media Assistant Myrtle Beach Elementary | Sherry Monday | Custodial Supervisor Myrtle Beach Primary | Jeremy Howard | In-School Suspension Aide Ocean Bay Elementary | Jean Robbins | Cafeteria Manager Ocean Drive Elementary | Lindsey Fleming | Special Education Paraprofessional Palmetto Bays Elementary | Quimma Sarvis | Cafeteria Worker Pee Dee Elementary | Holly Thompson | Family School Facilitator River Oaks Elementary | Shannon Couch | Custodial Supervisor Riverside Elementary | Melissa Thorpe | Data Quality Clerk Seaside Elementary | Dewayne Beaty | Custodial Supervisor Socastee Elementary | Jacqueline Mock | Data Quality Clerk South Conway Elementary | Denise Williams-Calder | Family School Coordinator St. James Elementary | Wendy Jones | In-School Suspension Aide St. James Intermediate | Alyssa Guthrie | Technology Support Assistant Waccamaw Elementary | Autumn Suggs | Media Aide Waterway Elementary | Kimberly Bellamy | Special Education Paraprofessional District Office | Denise Richardson | Clerk - Procurement Services Facilities | Tommy Edwards | Mechanical Technician Transportation | Deborah Hucks | Special Needs Assistant Supervisor
