LITTLE ROCK — Bridget Sweetser Shinn, an English teacher at Horace Mann Magnet Middle School, received the 2012 Marian G. Lacey Educator of the Year Award at the Little Rock School District’s annual Crystal Awards banquet Monday night at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
Also honored at the banquet were:
Sarah Jane Relano of Williams Magnet Elementary, who was named the Little Rock School District Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
Natalie L. Holliman of Dunbar Magnet Middle School, who was named Middle School Teacher of the Year.
Keith Richardson of Central High, who was named High School Teacher of the Year.
Teachers from every school in the district were recognized during the banquet and received commemorative trophies.
The honored teachers at the high school level were:
Central: Frank Baker, Richardson and Bettye Williams.
J.A. Fair: Allison Belcher, Cynthia Dokoutchaef and Mary Jacobs.
Hall: Chandle Carpenter, Connie McCann and Sonja Williams.
McClellan: Lesa Booker, Linda Peoples and Margaret Reed.
Parkview: Brenda Bankston, Linda Neal and Debra Rogers.
The honored teachers at the middle-school level were:
Cloverdale: Lakeitha Austin and Brenda Thomas.
Dunbar: Holliman and Kristi Ward.
Forest Heights: Troy Green and Harrietta Lindsey.
Henderson: Antoinette Jarrett and Malinda Martin-Johnson.
Mabelvale: Karen Kelley and Tamara Rowe.
Horace Mann: Shinn and Wendy Welch.
Pulaski Heights: Janet Buford and Lee Thompson.
Accelerated Learning Center: Marty Burton.
Felder Academy: Mindy Williams.
Hamilton Learning Center: Phyllis Tartt.
Metropolitan Career Technical Center: Barbara Swihart.
The honored teachers at the elementary-school level were:
Bale: Kathleen Gregory.
Baseline: Jamie Thomas.
Booker: Tammy Higdon.
Brady: Tammie Rhea.
Carver: Jason Crader.
Chicot: Nadine James.
Dodd: Amanda Swift.
Fair Park: Lori Kriz.
Forest Park: Michelle Graves.
Franklin: Mitzi Nicks.
Fulbright: Haley Armstrong.
Geyer Springs: Neresa Williams.
Gibbs: Tracy Barbarotto.
Jefferson: Amber Matthews.
King: Candi Van Patter.
Mabelvale: Kelli Hedrick.
McDermott: Paige Puckett.
Meadowcliff: Angela Rodriguez.
Otter Creek: Sharonda Hughes.
Pulaski Heights: Juliet Stephens.
Don Roberts: Holly Jenkins.
Rockefeller: Kelli Fuller.
Romine: Lindsey Welch.
Stephens: Pakita Shutes.
Terry: Dorothy Malone.
Wakefield: Alison Evans.
Washington: Megan Hairston.
Watson: Mildred Butler.
Western Hills: Sharon Warren.
Williams: Relano.
Wilson: Christy Cecil.
Woodruff: Jessica Weaver.
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