May 31, 2018 -- The CH-UH City School District held its inaugural Staff Awards Banquet on Wednesday to honor a number of outstanding educators including Teachers of the Year, Helping Hands of the Year, District Administrator of the Year, and Tiger Nation Award winners. Click here to view a photo gallery from the event.
Heights High School math teacher Joyce Bukovac was honored as District Teacher of the Year. Bukovac was chosen from a group of four finalists, which also included Oxford Title I Lead Patrick Carpenter, Gearity First Grade Teacher Sherri Malek, and Monticello at Heights Middle School Social Studies Teacher Matthew Minnillo.
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Heights High School administrative assistant Angie Cooper was honored as District Helping Hand of the Year. Cooper was chosen from a group of four finalists, which also included Gearity Kindergarten Aide Brenda Cross, Human Resources Specialist Carla Morris, and Boulevard Administrative Assistant Karen Spinks.
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Heights High School assistant principal Jane Simeri was honored as District Administrator of the Year. Simeri was chosen from a group of four finalists, which also included Delisle Options Center Site Supervisor Claude Holland, Fairfax Elementary Principal Quatrice James, and Roxboro Elementary Principal Shelley Pulling.
CH-UH also handed out Tiger Nation Awards to honor staff members who presented at state or national conferences during the 2017-2018 school year. The Tiger Nation Award winners included:
- Lorna Askew, Roxboro Middle Intervention Specialist
- Zakiyyah Bergen, Roxboro Middle ELA Teacher
- O’Dasha Blue, Heights High Science Teacher
- Melinda Cales, Heights High English Teacher
- Fiona Connor, Ph.D., Gearity Adaptive PE Teacher
- Donna Feldman, Ph.D., Heights High English Teacher
- Deborah Frost, Monticello Middle Gifted Intervention Specialist
- Felisha Gould, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services
- Yolanda Harris, Monticello Middle Literacy Lead
- Lisa Hunt, Family Engagement Specialist
- Bridget Lambright, Heights High English Teacher
- Becky McDonald, Heights High Math Teacher
- Debra Oden, Roxboro Middle Social Studies Teacher
- Sue Pardee, Supervisor of Federal Programs and Grants
- Nancy Rich, Heights High Art Teacher
- Scott Smith, Supervisor of Transportation
- Robert Swaggard, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
- Cheryl Walton, Boulevard Elementary Science Teacher
- Shawn Washington, Heights High AVID/History Teacher
- Nate Williams, Heights High Social Studies Teacher
- Dr. Sandy Womack Jr., Director of Principal Leadership & Development
- Scott Wortman, Supervisor of Communications