EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Families, friends and colleagues came together Wednesday, April 3 to recognize the semi-finalists and finalists for the campus employees of the year awards, the Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) announced in a press release.
LCPS says there are three categories for the employees of the year celebration including: fellow educators and staff nominated teachers, educations support staff, and most recently, principals at the campus level to receive the recognition for campus employees of the year.
“After a series of interviews with the nominees from each school, a committee comprised of educators and district staff were tasked with selecting the campus employees of the year from each school and building site,” read the press release. “District leaders recognized each employee nominated from their school during the celebration for campus employees of the year.”
You can see the list of campus employees of the year in alphabetical order by school here.
LCPS says the committee narrowed the pool of campus employees of the year down to ten semi-finalists from each category.
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Dona Ana Elementary SchoolLisa BulgerFairacres Elementary SchoolPaul CanoLCPS AdministrationRaquel CheremSonoma Elementary SchoolLori EvansHillrise Elementary SchoolJamie FoyMay Field High SchoolEric GalazMesilla Elementary SchoolTammy GoddardCamino Real Middle SchoolKari GohrickZia Middle SchoolSherice McWhorterSunrise Elementary SchoolJoe Sanchez
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Hillrise Elementary SchoolAna Bruner Loma Heights Elementary SchoolStephanie ClarkCentennial High School Brianna DuerksenTombaugh Elementary SchoolSharon GarciaCamino Real Middle SchoolChris LoveLynn Community Middle SchoolSergio MarquezMesa Middle SchoolJesus MelendezDesert Hills Elementary SchoolMichelle RodriguezMesilla Park Elementary SchoolOlivia RomeroWhite Sands K-8 SchoolCynthia Yu
From there, the list of finalists dwindled down in each category to the top three finalists for the district, according to LCPS.
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Camino Real Middle SchoolKari GohrickLCPS AdministrationRaquel CheremZia Middle SchoolSherice McWhorter
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Camino Real Middle SchoolChris LoveCentennial High School Brianna DuerksenLynn Community Middle SchoolSergio Marquez
The teacher of the year, educational support personnel of the year and principal of the year for Las Cruces Public Schools will be announced during the Celebration of Excellence dinner on Friday, 26 at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, according to LCPS.
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