TUSD Teachers of the Year Program 2008 / Nominees

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School Teacher Name Grade/Subject

Elementary Schools

Arroyo Betty Neyland Second Grade Teacher

Benson Carol Stone Special Day Class Teacher (Grades 3-5)

Beswick Carolyn Gallagher Kindergarten Teacher

Estock Richard Avellana Fourth Grade Teacher

Guin Foss Elizabeth Cometa Kindergarten Teacher

Heideman Jennifer Resendiz Fourth Grade Teacher

Hicks Canyon Kimberly Luther Kindergarten Teacher

Ladera Kaylee Whitfield Fifth Grade Teacher

Lambert Kristen May Third Grade Teacher

Loma Vista Brian Harrison Fourth Grade Teacher

Myford Deena Vela Second Grade Teacher

Nelson Jeff Chien Fourth Grade Teacher

Peters Canyon Marcey Kuperberg-Hernandez Fourth Grade Teacher

Red Hill Gina Teague Fifth Grade Teacher

Thorman Debbie O’Donnell Kindergarten Teacher

Tustin Memorial Megan Caporicci Fourth Grade Teacher

Tustin Ranch Susan Moffat Fifth Grade Teacher

Veeh Robin Billings Fifth Grade Teacher

Middle Schools

Columbus Tustin Alison Ngo Eighth Grade Science Magnet Teacher

Currie Kevin Bruner Sixth Grade Core Teacher

Hewes Dacia Katnik Mathematics Teacher (Grades 7-8)

Pioneer Monica Noonen ELD & Seventh Grade AVID Teacher

Sixth Grade Exploratory AVID

Utt Kara Barnthouse Eighth Grade Mathematics Teacher

High Schools

Beckman Hilda Gabelman World Language/Spanish Teacher

Foothill Kelly McQuown Economics/Leadership/World History

Teacher

Hillview Patti Hugh American Government/Economics/

English Teacher

Tustin Natasha Hamlin Mathematics Teacher