Volusia Schools Select Teachers of the Year
Volusia County Schools’ 70 Teachers of the Year were announced and honored in a special outdoor ceremony hosted by VCS, the FUTURES Foundation for Volusia County Schools, The Daytona Tortugas, and presented by AdventHealth, the official healthcare champion of VCS.
Each of Volusia's public schools completes a formal process to select its Teacher of the Year. The winners, chosen by their peers, are nominated to compete for the honor of Volusia County Schools’ 2025 Teacher of the Year, to be announced on January 21. The current Volusia County Teacher of the Year is Vonda H. Morris, who teaches mathematics at Spruce Creek High School.
Morris and 2023 VCS Teacher of the Year Madison Miller were among the VIP speakers at Wednesday evening’s all-star-themed Teacher of the Year reception held at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. School Board Chair Jamie Haynes brought greetings on behalf of the School Board, and Superintendent Dr. Carmen Balgobin praised the Teachers of the Year for exemplifying excellence in teaching. FUTURES President Cory Domayer thanked the many sponsors who make the Teacher of the Year program possible.
The 2025 district Teacher of the Year winner will be announced in January and will be nominated for the state Teacher of the Year program.
The Teachers of the Year and their schools are:
Atlantic High - Rick Bowrosen
Beachside Elementary - Melissa Hoffman-Heller
Blue Lake Elementary - Allison Waters
Campbell Middle - Jasmine M. Taylor
Champion Elementary - Emily Fagerstrom
Chisholm Elementary - Ashley Daughtry
Citrus Grove Elementary - Mary Dunn
Coronado Beach Elementary - Melanie Anne Wendt
Creekside Middle - Tracy L. Sepanic
Cypress Creek Elementary - Linda McLean
DeBary Elementary - LeeAnne Hockenberry
DeLand High - Amy Dempsey
DeLand Middle - Terri Schmidt
Deltona High - Kelley Daly
Deltona Lakes Elementary - Jamie Menard
Deltona Middle - Dwayne J. Chatman
Discovery Elementary - Natasha Guidry
Edgewater Public - Robin Johnson
Enterprise Elementary - Bridget Packey
Forest Lake Elementary - John Zillmann
Freedom Elementary - Elissa Sabatini
Friendship Elementary - Amanda Lee
Galaxy Middle - Lisbeth Velez
George W. Marks Elementary - Gina Marie Walker
Heritage Middle - Evelyn Robinson
Highbanks Learning Center - Carol Langbecker
David C. Hinson, Sr. Middle - Elizabeth Bing
Holly Hill School - Adrienne L. Donald
Horizon Elementary - Jeanne Ramsey
Indian River Elementary - Misty Maman
R.J. Longstreet Elementary - Brittany Shone
Mainland High - Stephen Gold
Manatee Cove Elementary - Michele Lee Benson
Louise S. McInnis Elementary - Jennifer Lambus
New Smyrna Beach High - Jeremy Brock
New Smyrna Beach Middle - Jonathan Brodie
Orange City Elementary - Fran Kennedy
Ormond Beach Elementary - Sandra Bordis
Ormond Beach Middle - Caryn King
Osteen Elementary - Naomi Schneider
Palm Terrace Elementary - CaRhonda A. Jones
Pathways Elementary - Carolyn Pascoe
Pierson Elementary - Kevin Treur
Pine Ridge High - Jennifer Lupica
Pine Trail Elementary - James Vollinger
Port Orange Elementary - Jamie Turner
Pride Elementary - Amanda Dunkins
Read-Pattillo Elementary - Tarell Butler
River Springs Middle School - Jacquelynn Collins
Riverview Learning Center - Heidi Marlow Gors
Seabreeze High - Tanner K. Norvell
Silver Sands Middle - Cindy White Circelli
South Daytona Elementary - Benjamin Johnson
Southwestern Middle - Heidi Campbell
Spirit Elementary - Darlene Tufariello
Spruce Creek Elementary - Shirley A. Anderson
Spruce Creek High - Bethany McClelland
Edith I. Starke Elementary - Dashia R. Haws
Sugar Mill Elementary - Heather A. Turner
Sunrise Elementary - Tara McCarthy-Ward
Sweetwater Elementary - Donna M. Steinmann
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High - Whitney Sylvia
Timbercrest Elementary - Amanda Marie Collier
Tomoka Elementary - Kristin Robinson
Turie T. Small Elementary - Brandon Wingfield
University High - Dawn L. Drysdale
Volusia Online Learning - Victoria Hamlin
Volusia Pines Elementary - Sarah Asma
Westside Elementary - Ashlee McCowen
Woodward Avenue Elementary - Ashley Cowell
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