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Knox County Schools Honors Teachers of the Year
For immediate release / Feb. 25, 2025
Nearly 200 educators were honored at the annual KCS Teacher of the Year banquet at the Knoxville Convention Center on Tuesday evening.
Each district school had teachers represented at the banquet, and district-wide winners were also recognized for each grade band.
Recipients were nominated by their peers and selected using the Tennessee Department of Education’s guidelines for Teacher of the Year.
The district-wide winners were:
PreK – 4th Grade
Ellen Monroe
Speech-language therapist
Inskip Elementary
Video
5th – 8th Grade
Emily Butterfield
8th-grade science teacher
Bearden Middle
Video
9th – 12th Grade
Keith Leonard
ELA teacher
Fulton High
Video
A full list of winners is below:
Region 1
|
Monet Crow |
A.L. Lotts Elementary |
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Megan Edman |
A.L. Lotts Elementary |
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Sherin Linsley |
A.L. Lotts Elementary |
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Diane Boles |
Bearden Elementary |
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Hillary Hudson |
Blue Grass Elementary |
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Sarah Campbell |
Farragut Intermediate |
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Stephanie Ott |
Farragut Intermediate |
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Cody Sipe |
Farragut Intermediate |
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Tracy Best |
Farragut Primary |
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Laura Proffitt |
Farragut Primary |
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Amy Stackhouse |
Farragut Primary |
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Carol Giles |
Northshore Elementary |
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Courtney Maynard |
Northshore Elementary |
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Sarah Michalowski |
Northshore Elementary |
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Emily Abeles |
Pond Gap Elementary |
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Samantha Quintero Forstrom |
Rocky Hill Elementary |
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Claire Williams |
Rocky Hill Elementary |
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Ashton McNabb |
Sequoyah Elementary |
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Ashley Flemming |
West Hills Elementary |
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Nicole Wells |
West Hills Elementary |
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Lindsey Kirkpatrick |
West View Elementary |
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Emily Butterfield |
Bearden Middle |
|
Chase Finley |
Bearden Middle |
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Taylor Lagan |
Bearden Middle |
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Savannah Prator |
Bearden Middle |
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Trudy Hopper |
Farragut Middle |
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Susan Kirt |
Farragut Middle |
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Hannah Richardson |
Farragut Middle |
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Marianne Voiles |
Farragut Middle |
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Nicole Alberts |
West Valley Middle |
|
Jody Murphy |
West Valley Middle |
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Emily Roskop |
West Valley Middle |
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Colleen Barnett |
Bearden High |
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Kelly Beason |
Bearden High |
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Anne Marie Fine |
Bearden High |
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Anna Saeli |
Bearden High |
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Tim Vacek |
Bearden High |
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Titus Arthur |
Farragut High |
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Angela Breeding |
Farragut High |
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Keely Chamberlain |
Farragut High |
|
Al Fontenot |
Farragut High |
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Mitchell Moore |
Farragut High |
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Kristi Ramsey |
Farragut High |
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Kathleen Colbert |
West High |
|
Ember Lundy |
West High |
|
Dustin Lyles |
West High |
|
Dani Sorrells |
West High |
|
Jennifer Ufnar |
West High |
Region 2
|
Stacie Dougherty |
Amherst Elementary |
|
Nyla Hopwood |
Amherst Elementary |
|
Robyn Bayne |
Ball Camp Elementary |
|
Angela Childers |
Cedar Bluff Elementary |
|
Kelly Schippers |
Cedar Bluff Elementary |
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Jennie Williams |
Cedar Bluff Elementary |
|
Chelsea Gillis |
Hardin Valley Elementary |
|
Ashley Moore |
Hardin Valley Elementary |
|
Deirdre Kopp Pokrzywa |
Hardin Valley Elementary |
|
Lori Ford |
Karns Elementary |
|
Meg Grover |
Karns Elementary |
|
Carly Norman |
Karns Elementary |
|
Jaime Woolman |
Karns Elementary |
|
Lindsey L. Cope |
Knox County Virtual |
|
Jordan Edwards |
Knox County Virtual |
|
Emily Human |
Mill Creek Elementary |
|
Gretchen McCord |
Mill Creek Elementary |
|
Diana Noel |
Norwood Elementary |
|
Kim Dodson |
Pleasant Ridge Elementary |
|
Beth Antone |
Powell Elementary |
|
Terry Wright |
Powell Elementary |
|
Jordan Barrow |
West Haven Elementary |
|
Abigail Hatala |
Cedar Bluff Middle |
|
Kathleen Smith |
Cedar Bluff Middle |
|
Amy Fields Caldwell |
Hardin Valley Middle |
|
Amy Parisi |
Hardin Valley Middle |
|
Alice Williams |
Hardin Valley Middle |
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Natalie Griffey |
Karns Middle |
|
Lindy McCollam |
Karns Middle |
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Stephanie Morse |
Karns Middle |
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Nicole Duke |
Northwest Middle |
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Katie Erb |
Northwest Middle |
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Justin McConnell |
Northwest Middle |
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Patrick Davis |
Powell Middle |
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Kim Longmire |
Powell Middle |
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Logan Atwell |
Hardin Valley Academy |
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Tracey Davis |
Hardin Valley Academy |
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Rebecca Furman |
Hardin Valley Academy |
|
Laura L. Shands |
Hardin Valley Academy |
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John Sides |
Hardin Valley Academy |
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Kayla Webster |
Hardin Valley Academy |
|
Phillip Beeler |
Karns High |
|
Paula Kenney |
Karns High |
|
Shawn Knapp |
Karns High |
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Melissa Mink |
Karns High |
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Kelli Ochsenbein |
Karns High |
|
Diane Carcello |
Powell High |
|
Brittney Franse |
Powell High |
|
Terry Lawlor |
Powell High |
|
Pam Parker |
Powell High |
Region 3
|
Heather Davenport |
Bonny Kate Elementary |
|
Laura Snapp |
Bonny Kate Elementary |
|
Lindsey Harrell |
Carter Elementary |
|
Melina McMahan |
Carter Elementary |
|
Britney McCarter |
Chilhowee Intermediate |
|
Lisa Brown |
Dogwood Elementary |
|
Catherine G. Maples |
Dogwood Elementary |
|
Abigail Coffey |
East Knox County Elementary |
|
Beverly Morton |
East Knox County Elementary |
|
Tina Whitehead |
Gap Creek Elementary |
|
Jenny Holt |
Mooreland Heights Elementary |
|
Stacy Davis |
Mount Olive Elementary |
|
Jennifer Willoughby |
New Hopewell Elementary |
|
Clayton Kennedy |
Newcomer Academy |
|
Jennifer Bowes |
South Knoxville Elementary |
|
Hannah Robinson |
Sunnyview Primary |
|
Annie Hamby |
Carter Middle |
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Rachel Morris |
Carter Middle |
|
Alfredo Acosta III |
South-Doyle Middle |
|
Lisa Ison |
South-Doyle Middle |
|
Paul Smith |
South-Doyle Middle |
|
Jamie Clement Scott |
Career Magnet Academy |
|
Scott Bray |
Carter High |
|
Casey A. Brooks |
Carter High |
|
Julianna Chun |
Carter High |
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Sarah Elliott |
L&N STEM Academy |
|
Melvin Hopewell |
Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy |
|
Emily Frei |
South-Doyle High |
|
Daniel Owen |
South-Doyle High |
|
Susan Reynolds |
South-Doyle High |
Region 4
|
Andrew Crowe |
Adrian Burnett Elementary |
|
Rebecca Petroskey |
Adrian Burnett Elementary |
|
Kayla Jadwin |
Brickey-McCloud Elementary |
|
Amy Renfro |
Brickey-McCloud Elementary |
|
Tracey Walker |
Brickey-McCloud Elementary |
|
Paula Holland |
Copper Ridge Elementary |
|
Carla Wilkerson |
Copper Ridge Elementary |
|
Erin Gray |
Corryton Elementary |
|
Brigitte McMillan Stair |
Fountain City Elementary |
|
Hope Allen |
Gibbs Elementary |
|
Ronna Gregory |
Gibbs Elementary |
|
Deborah Hensley |
Gibbs Elementary |
|
Brittney Ogle |
Halls Elementary |
|
Frances York |
Halls Elementary |
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Cynthia Marvel |
Inskip Elementary |
|
Ellen Monroe |
Inskip Elementary |
|
Taylor Duncan |
Ritta Elementary |
|
Susan Jordan Gilliam |
Ritta Elementary |
|
Julie Sebastian |
Shannondale Elementary |
|
Chris Burgess |
Sterchi Elementary |
|
Brianne Roberts |
Gibbs Middle |
|
Bethany Sharp |
Gibbs Middle |
|
Jere Carman |
Gresham Middle |
|
Bryan Paschal |
Gresham Middle |
|
Sonya Williams |
Gresham Middle |
|
Joanne Dean |
Halls Middle |
|
Katie Fine |
Halls Middle |
|
Paul A. Ramos |
Halls Middle |
|
Mary C. Lancaster |
K.A.E.C. |
|
Renee C. Kaisare |
Ridgedale School |
|
Kate Uzubell |
Ridgedale School |
|
Tracy Eaton |
Richard Yoakley School |
|
Tracy D. Kelly |
Central High |
|
Tracy Pace |
Central High |
|
Carrie Whaley |
Central High |
|
Laura Beal |
Gibbs High |
|
Melissa Graves |
Gibbs High |
|
Aaron Large |
Gibbs High |
|
Jim McPhetridge |
Halls High |
|
Erika Neely |
Halls High |
|
Trina Polston |
Halls High |
Region 5
|
Hannah Bond |
Beaumont Magnet Academy |
|
Erin Dunleavy |
Beaumont Magnet Acadmey |
|
Kelsey Cupp |
Belle Morris Elementary |
|
Earlene Romero |
Belle Morris Elementary |
|
Karleigh Brockman |
Christenberry Elementary |
|
Ashley Lynch |
Christenberry Elementary |
|
Cara Kirkland |
Green Magnet Academy |
|
Cassandra Altuzar Jamison |
Lonsdale Elementary |
|
Porscha Juanita Settlemyer |
Lonsdale Elementary |
|
Michael A. Rodgers |
Maynard Elementary |
|
Natalie Andrews |
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet |
|
Antwan Avant Jr |
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet |
|
Melanie Ratliff |
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet |
|
Kimberly Fischer |
Spring Hill Elementary |
|
Wil Turner |
Spring Hill Elementary |
|
Mary Bee |
Holston Middle |
|
Karen M. Pallesen |
Holston Middle |
|
Jessica L. Huffaker |
Vine Middle Magnet |
|
Reid L. Jackson |
Vine Middle Magnet |
|
Dennis L. Groenke Jr. |
Whittle Springs Middle |
|
Marc Anthony Ross |
Whittle Springs Middle |
|
Annabelle Barto |
Austin-East Magnet High |
|
Mahongony Chambers |
Austin-East Magnet High |
|
Kara Gourley |
Austin-East Magnet High |
|
Katie Burdette |
Fulton High |
|
Keith Wayne Leonard |
Fulton High |
|
Beth Nelson |
Fulton High |
|
Kimberly Young-Forster |
Fulton High |
Preschool
|
Jo Parker Lynch |
Cedar Bluff Preschool |
|
Angie Hamstead |
Fair Garden Family Center |
|
Courtney Luttrell |
Ft. Sanders Ed. Dev. Center |
|
Renee R. Sellers |
Karns Preschool |
