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IN THE NEWS
Congratulations to the 2008
Teachers of the year
(May 20, 2008) -- Newport News Public Schools is proud
to announce the divisionwide, elementary, middle and high school
2008 Teachers of the Year. Selected by their colleagues, these
teachers represent the best Newport News has to offer students.
Marcia E.B. Little –
Divisionwide and Middle School Teacher of the Year
 Marcia
E.B. Little, an English teacher at Huntington Middle School,
is the 2008 Newport News Public Schools Divisionwide Teacher
of the Year and also the Middle School Teacher of the Year.
With 32 years of experience, she believes that effective learning
is an active and deliberate process. She strives to make learning
relevant to students through work in collaborative groups performing
case studies. She also makes time to tutor students and mentor
other teachers.
"The guiding principles in my teaching encompass the idea
that I empower my students with the necessary strategies to
take control of their own learning while, in turn, I emulate
and model behavior expected of them," Little says. "In
short, bonding and connecting builds trust for lasting relationships
in and out of the classroom, rigor prepares them to meet the
challenges that lie before them, and the relevance of instruction
makes it meaningful for life long learners."
Franklin G. Melvin
– High School Teacher of the Year
 Franklin
G. Melvin is a mathematics teacher at Denbigh High School and
the 2008 High School Teacher of the Year. With 11 years of teaching
experience, Melvin is a firm believer in citizenship and character
development education.
"We can no longer deny that teaching is a multifaceted,
challenging, and complex entity that stretches beyond the realm
of 'just teaching,'" says Melvin.
"As a teacher, I have the power to touch and influence,
in a positive and lasting way, the lives of countless students.
If I can instill in each student the importance of getting a
good education, the possibility exists that influence could
last for many generations to come. Students are our leaders
of tomorrow."
Melissa D. Roe-Jones
– Elementary School Teacher of the Year
 Melissa
D. Roe-Jones is a second grade teacher at Richneck Elementary
School and the 2008 Elementary School Teacher of the Year. She
believes all children can learn with motivation and works diligently
to integrate technology into classroom lessons. She also believes
that classroom instruction must be fluid and flexible –
to meet the needs of every student.
"I want to make an impact on not only the students I touch,
but also my colleagues, by improving the process by which we
teach, the content of the curriculum we follow, and ultimately
the product we achieve with students who are globally prepared
for a lifetime of learning," Roe-Jones says.
"It is my desire to be accessible to students, parents,
teaching colleagues, and others as a knowledgeable and reliable
resource."
Roe-Jones has been teaching in Newport News for 10 years, and
has 12 years of experience in education.
School Level Teachers of the Year
Early Childhood Centers
Denbigh ECC: Julianne C. Sinnaeve
Gatewood PEEP: Lynette E. Johnson
Lee Hall ECC: Deborah L. Morgan
Magruder ECC: Roselyn A. Bland
Watkins ECC: Alison E. McDowell
Elementary Schools
Achievable Dream Academy: Cynthia Y. Reedy
Charles Elementary: Melanie A. Denison
Carver Elementary: Keisha L. Robertson
Deer Park Elementary: Jeanette D. Husch
Dutrow Elementary: Kathleen B. Young
Epes Elementary: Carrie-Ann Cariglio-Piggott
Gen. Stanford Elementary: Roberta C. Graham
Greenwood Elementary: Diana G. Teaford
Hidenwood Elementary: Linda D. Trexler
Hilton Elementary: Melinda D. Hodgkiss
Jenkins Elementary: Lorri R. Wojewoda
Kiln Creek Elementary: Brenda E. Ray
Lee Hall Elementary: Erin E. Routten
Magruder Primary: Julie Ann Newport
Marshall Elementary: Catherine L. Frey
McIntosh Elementary: Carolyn M. Fortune
Nelson Elementary: Karen Raines
Newsome Park Elementary: Eric B. Huck
Palmer Elementary: Susan L. Brendle
Richneck Elementary: Melissa D. Roe-Jones
Riverside Elementary: Kim A. Pruden
Sanford Elementary: Laura A. Forbes
Saunders Elementary: Leanne M. Navarro
Sedgefield Elementary: Karen L. Johnson
S. Morrison Elementary: Rosemarie S. Pulvino
Yates Elementary: Martha S. Tereska
Middle Schools
Achievable Dream Secondary: Tara K. Hardy
Crittenden Middle: Lloyd B. McKeithan
Dozier Middle: Patricia L. Skaggs
Gildersleeve Middle: Mary D. Parrish
Hines Middle: John Z. Axsom
Huntington Middle: Marcia E. B. Little
Passage Middle: Clifton B. Backstrom
Reservoir Middle: Margarita M. Doreste
B.T. Washington Middle: Bridget L. Shumate
High Schools
Denbigh High: Franklin G. Melvin
Heritage High: Scott Pierce
Menchville High: Ken V. Zoby
Warwick High: Deon M. Garner
Woodside High: Carol J. Prentiss |
