WRAL's Teacher of the Week
Each Wednesday, WRAL showcases its Teacher of the Week. WRAL is proud to feature teachers who have been honored for their work at the school, county, state or national level. If you know such a teacher, e-mail Gerald Owens at gowens@wral.com. Teacher of the Week is sponsored by the North Carolina Educational Lottery.
April Perry, a first grade teacher at Siler City Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jennifer Stickney, a special needs teacher at Chatham Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Cindy Beasley, an eighth grade teacher at Benson Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Keith Knight, a math teacher at Dillard Drive Middle School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Mike Harris, a social studies teacher at Phillips Middle School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Tamika Bierlein, an 8th grade science teacher at Lowes Grove Middle School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Rachael Stauffer, a fourth grade teacher at Olive Chapel Elementary School in Apex, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Lynn Rustay, a third grade teacher at Holly Ridge Elementary School in Holly Springs, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Stacy Edwards, a second grade teacher at Turner Creek Elementary School in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Elizabeth Crowell, a social studies teacher at Davis Drive Middle School in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Diane Jones, a first-grade teacher at Wiley Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Physical education and health instructor Yolanda Riley of Shepherd Magnet Middle School in Durham is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jodi Brown, an eighth grade teacher at Archer Lodge Middle School in Wendell, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Tiffany Lachenmayr, a fourth grade teacher at Timber Drive Elementary in Garner, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Emily Deprez, a Spanish teacher at Millbrook Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kim Norris, a fifth grade teacher at Dixon Road Elementary in Johnston County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kalie Acquarulo, a Spanish teacher at Smithfield-Selma High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Melissa Bolen, a third grade teacher at Cooper Elementary School in Clayton, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Sommer Allen, a kindergarten teacher at Lillington Shawtown Elementary in Harnett County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Elizabeth McRainey, a second grade teacher at Forest View Elementary School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Gary Leonard, a language arts and social studies teacher at Chatham Charter School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
JoAnn Norwood, a social studies teacher at Pollard Middle School in Chatham County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Ellie Bentler, a music teacher at Reedy Creek Elementary School in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Cary High School drama teacher Kristin McCormick is the WRAL Teacher of the Week for Dec. 26, 2012
Trey Robinson, a physical education teacher at Timber Drive Elementary School in Garner, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Stuart Vickery, a special education teacher at Martin Middle School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Laura Murphy, a fourth grade teacher at Fox Road Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Denise Hudson, a second grade teacher at Spring Hope Elementary in Nash County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Casey Perry, a science teacher at Southern Nash Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Helen Pettiford, a science teacher at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week for Nov. 14, 2012.
Lauren Brooks, a math teacher at Enloe High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Laid back is one way to describe Sarah Spannake, a third-grade teacher at Angier Elementary School in Harnett County. She is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Shannon Godfrey, a history teacher at Harnett Central High School in Angier, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Molly Bostic, a science teacher at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week for Oct. 17, 2012.
Charlotte Roberts, a fifth grade teacher at Jeffreys Grove Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Clay Woolridge, a social studies teacher at Voyager Academy in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Teresa Brannon, a 7th grade science teacher at Apex Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Randy Parker, a biology teacher at Clayton High School in Johnston County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Wanda Harte, a kindergarten teacher at Ballentine Elementary School in Fuquay-Varina, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kristel Behrend, a music teacher at Lake Myra Elementary in Wendell, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jennifer Roberts, a fourth grade teacher at West Clayton Elementary in Johnston County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jennifer Tuttle, a sixth grade math teacher at Durham School of the Arts, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Rebecca Myers, a science teacher and soccer coach at Rogers Herr Middle School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kim Collazo, a fifth grade teacher at Ingram Elementary School in Sanford, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Charleen Powers, a physical education teacher at Vandora Springs Elementary School in Garner, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Shannon Russell, a second grade teacher at Carpenter Elementary in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Saswati Mukherjee, a fourth grade teacher at Farmington Woods Elementary in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Vera Bullock, a third grade teacher at Burton Elementary in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Debbie Baize, a math teacher at Holly Grove Middle School in Holly Springs, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Rich Nixon, a history teacher at Corinth Holders High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Maia Worth, a music teacher at Wendell Elementary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Malinda Pennington, a teacher at Toisnot Middle School in Wilson, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Trisha Bundy, a fifth-grade teacher at Rock Ridge Elementary in Wilson, is WRAL’s Teacher of the Week.
Latasha Cromwell, a science teacher at Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Lois Carpenter, a fifth-grade teacher at Long Hill Elementary in Fayetteville, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Patrick Tart, a technology facilitator at Banks Road Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL"s Teacher of the Week.
Mack Link, a social studies teacher at McDougle Middle School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's "Teacher of the Week."
Holly Loranger teachers social studies at Chapel Hill High School. The subject has intrigued her since her college days at Notre Dame.
Amy Scheffel, a third-grade teacher at Joyner Elementary in Raleigh, taught for two years in Belize.
Root Elementary School music teacher Anne Moorman-Smith said she decided to start teaching music to elementary students after two years of teaching middle school students who had negative feelings about music. She wanted to show children at an early age that music is fun.
Cooper Elementary School teacher Anthony Whitaker says his decision to leave a career evaluating tax returns for the state to shaping lives in the classroom has made his own life better.
Underwood Elementary School's Ashley Cooper says her love of children led her to teach kindergarten. "I wouldn't teach any other grade," she says. These days, her students are preparing her for the next stage of her life: motherhood.
Mary Kathryn Hixson, an early childhood education teacher at Broughton High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Helen McLeod, a social studies teacher at the Durham School of the Arts, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Rhonda Dunn, an eighth-grade language-arts teacher at Zebulon Magnet Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher fo the Week.
Adria Matonak, a resource teacher at Baucom Elementary in Apex, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Katie Caggia, a physical education teacher at Olive Chapel Elementary in Apex, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Allyson Smith, a fifth-grade teacher at Winstead Elementary School in Wilson, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Nannie Mullins, a fifth-grade teacher at Barnes Elementary School in Wilson, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Takesha Trapp, a fifth-grade teacher at Pearsontown Elementary School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jessica Thompson, a fourth grade teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Shireen Mehl, a reading teacher at Fuquay-Varina Elementary School in Wake County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Marci Houseman, a music teacher at West Pine Middle School in Moore County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jessica Hamilton, an English teacher at Lee County High School in Sanford, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Judy Jones, a biology teacher at East Chapel Hill High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Leslie Bailey, an art teacher at Baileywick Elementary in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kristen Curely, a first grade teacher at Oak Grove Elementary in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Priscilla Chappell, an English teacher at Enloe High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Melissa Weselmann, a fifth grade teacher at Creedmoor Elementary School in Granville County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kyle Hamstra, a fifth-grade science teacher at Davis Drive Elementary in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Janita Allen, a math teacher at Webb High School in Oxford, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Donna Lassiter, a kindergarten teacher at River Dell Elementary School in Clayton, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Stephanie Rhodes, a social studies teacher at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Daniel Strain, science teacher in East Garner Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
John Williams, a fifth grade math and science teacher at Glenn Elementary in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Cara Wijkowski, a fifth-grade teacher, Bethesda Elementary in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher fo the Week.
Amy Phillips, a seventh-grade math teacher at Bonlee School in Chatham County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Su Kang, an eighth-grade math teacher at Pine Forest Middle School in Fayetteville, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Daphne Humphries, a reading teacher at Eastover Central Elementary School in Fayetteville, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kate Whittier, a seventh-grade science teacher at Daniels Middle School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kevin Boynton, a fourth grade teacher at Dillard Drive Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Edwina Lucas, an AVID teacher at Darden Middle School in Wilson, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Gail Mahan, a second-grade teacher at Gardners Elementary Schools in Elm City, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Amanda Wise, a math teacher at Coats Erwin Middle School in Harnett County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Debi Bagby, a teacher at North Harnett Primary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Carol Wooten, a math and science teacher at Hunter Elementary in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Alice Verstrat, an English teacher at Garner High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Cissy O'Neal, a history teacher at McDougle Middle School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Melissa Neal, a kindergarten teacher at Efland Cheeks Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Steve Clark, a physical education teacher at West Lake Elementary School in Apex, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jonita Lee, an eighth-grade science and math teacher at Crossroads Middle School in Benson, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Craig Carlson, a history teacher at Riverside High School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Margaret Feldman of Salem Middle School in Apex, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Christina Rudd, a math teacher at Cary High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Christina Livingstone, an English teacher at Brogden Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Darnard Williams, a fifth grade teacher at Eno Valley Elementary School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jennifer Hunter, a kindergarten teacher at North Forest Pines Year Round Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Heather Feducia, a first-grade teacher at Wildwood Forest Elementary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Breanna Harrill, an AP Calculus teacher at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh, is WRAL's "Teacher of the Week."
Gail Donovan, a fifth grade teacher at Yates Mill Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Sarah Young, an ESL and language arts teacher at Angier Elementary School in Harnett County, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Carole Barber, a teacher at Fuquay Varina High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Emily Quinn, a second-grade teacher at Coats Elementary in Harnett County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Stephanie Crocker,a pre-kindergarten teacher at Lynn Road Elementary School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week and Wake County's autism teacher of the year.
Paul Bissell Graves, who teaches social studies at Daniels Magnet Middle in Raleigh, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Jessica Rose, a special education teacher at Lowe's Grove Middle School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Diane McNamara, a life skills teacher at North Johnston High School in Kenly, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Katie Wall, who teaches eighth-grade math and social studies at Clayton Middle School, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
JeVar Bransome, an eighth-grade science teacher at Shepard Middle School in Durham, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Sixth-grade social studies teacher Darren Segool, at Dillard Drive Middle School in Raleigh, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Drama teacher Paul Orsett, at Wakefield High School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
First-grade teacher Brandy Hutchens, at North Chatham Elementary School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Karen McNeill, a second-grade teacher at Tramway Elementary School in Sanford, is WRAL's teacher of the week.
Karen Reid, a kindergarten teacher at Morris Grove Elementary School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Cindy Greenert, a teacher at Ephesus Elementary School in Chapel Hill, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jennifer Shand, a teacher at Moncure School in Chatham County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Carol Bartholf, a teacher at Northwood High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Julian Smith, a teacher at Chatham Central High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Melody Lineberger, a science teacher at West Johnston High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Mary Earp, a sixth-grade teacher at Chaloner Middle School, uses games like Battleship to teach her students.
Brandi Carter of Bunn High School praises the support of those around her.
Judith Darling, an English teacher at Middle Creek High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Caroline Valentine, a biology teacher at Knightdale High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Heather Dinkenor, an English teacher at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Teresa Del Dotto, a ninth-grade teacher at Durham School of the Arts, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Carla Tuttle, a ninth-grade teacher at Panther Creek High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kimberly Marone, a first grade teacher at Coats Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kimberle Aycock, a math teacher at Selma Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Peggy Pelletier, a teacher at McGee's Crossroads Middle School in Benson, is WRAL's Teacher of the week.
Matt Hunt, a math teacher a Northern High School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Adam Eisenson, a third-grade teacher at Easley Elementary School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Julie Robertson, a teacher at Green Year Round Elementary in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Colleen Kanters, a teacher at Mill Park Elementary in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Arlie Harris, a Spanish teacher at Moore Square Museum Magnet Middle School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Nicole Russell, a first grade teacher at Briarcliff Elementary School in Cary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Mark Townley, a science teacher at Holly Springs High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jaime Warkonyi, a fourth grade teacher at Stough Elementary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Alison Bryan, a second grade teacher at West Clayton Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Pat Deese, a health education at Smithfield Selma Senior High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Renee Herrick, a fourth grade teacher at Combs Elementary in Raleigh, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Jaclyn Smith of Riverwood Middle School in Clayton is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Brian McDonald, a history teacher at Jordan High School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Michelle Holt, a first grade teacher at Cary Elementary in Wake County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Shana Broders, a 4th grade teacher at Wake Forest Elementary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Kristie Henry, a teacher at WL Greene Alternative School in Nash County, is WRAL's Teacher of the week.
Brenda Lloyd, a teacher at Henderson Middle School in Vance County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Mary Ann Moran, a teacher at CG Credle Elementary School in Granville County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
George Mewborn, a teacher at Spring Creek High School in Wayne County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Thomas Holland, a teacher at Beddingfield High School in Wilson, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Margaret Simonetti, a teacher at Midway Elementary School in Sampson County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Paula Chandler, a teacher at Stories Creek Elementary School in Roxboro, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week
Karen Koonce, a teacher at VanStory Hills Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Phillip Little of Northwood High School has been Chatham County and Piedmont-Triad Central Region Teacher of the Year.
Briana Corke, fourth-grade teacher at Carrboro Elementary School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week for March 10, 2009. She helps her students teach each other math.
Brandon Mize, a teacher at Greenwood Elementary School in Lee County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Katie Tatum, a science teacher at Terrell Lane Middle School in Franklin County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Matthew Sears, a teacher at Hillside High School in Durham, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Keshetta Henderson, a teacher at Cedar Ridge High School in Orange County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Gravelly Hills Middle School teacher Cindi Rigsbee is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Ann Quarles, a teacher at Powell Elementary School in Wake County, is WRAL’s Teacher of the Week.
Dave Hinrichs, a teacher at Riverwood Middle School in Johnston County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Dena Bradham, a teacher at Triton High School in Harnett County, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Vickie Ferguson, an algebra teacher at 71st High School in Fayetteville, is WRAL’s Teacher of the Week.
Jane Blevins, a curriculum resource teacher at Louisburg High School, is WRAL’s Teacher of the Week.
Paige Elliott, an English teacher at Fuquay-Varina High School, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Bethesda Elementary School teacher Nan Clarke is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.
Bryan Holley, a teacher at Corinth-Holders Elementary, is WRAL's Teacher of the Week.



















































































































































































