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Salute to Excellence
The morning of Dec. 12 was a special occasion for Onslow County Schools, as some of the district’s best were honored at Salute to Excellence.
Salute to Excellence, an event hosted by the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce, is an annual celebration held to honor the year’s school-level teachers of the year, as well as the district-level teacher, assistant principal and principal of the year. Due to complications from Hurricane Florence, last year’s event could not be held, so this year, we had the distinct pleasure of honor two full years’ worth of outstanding educators.
The morning started with a wonderful breakfast at the Jacksonville Country Club, which was followed by a presentation of awards for more than 70 educators from across the county.
Thank you to the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce for arranging this celebration for our staff, and thank you to Jones-Onslow EMC, JCMC, and Wells Fargo for generously sponsoring the event.
Congratulations to the following educators who were honored:
2019-2020 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year
- Deborah Hoffman, Jacksonville Commons Elementary
2019-2020 OCS Assistant Principal of the Year
- Carl Cruthis, Southwest High School
OCS Teachers of the Year
- Daniel Scott, 2019-2020, Swansboro High School
- Alianna Sigler, 2018-2019, Jacksonville Commons Elementary
2018-2019 OCS Teacher of the Year Finalists
- Bernie Rosage, Jacksonville High
- Justine Smith, Richlands High
- Samantha Bass, Silverdale Elementary
- Jennifer Griffin, Swansboro High
2019-2020 OCS Teacher of the Year Finalists
- Constance Robinson, Bell Fork Elementary
- Kristie Waller, Hunters Creek Elementary
- Kimberly Zimmerman, Swansboro Middle
- Catharine Koonce, White Oak High
School-Level Teachers of the Year
- Bell Fork Elementary
- Bliss Wright, 2018-2019
- Blue Creek Elementary
- Brittany McLeod, 2018-2019
- Beth Hart, 2019-2020
- Carolina Forest Elementary
- Mary Ludwig, 2018-2019
- Lara Stiles, 2019-2020
- Clyde Erwin Elementary
- Nekeisha Mitchell, 2019-2020
- Dixon Elementary
- Connie Batts, 2018-2019
- Jenifer Stanley, 2019-2020
- Dixon High
- Daylen Bushnell, 2018-2019
- Joseph Marks, 2019-2020
- Dixon Middle
- Jodi Marion, 2018-2019
- Sammie Shepard, 2019-2020
- Heritage Elementary
- Holly Beasley, 2018-2019
- Leslie Ochoa, 2019-2020
- Hunters Creek Elementary
- Christina Price, 2018-2019
- Hunters Creek Middle
- Brittany Gamber, 2019-2020
- Jacksonville Commons Elementary
- Aisha Gilchrist, 2019-2020
- Jacksonville Commons Middle
- Heather Kelly, 2019-2020
- Jacksonville High
- Zachary Cummings, 2019-2020
- Meadow View Elementary
- Glenda Brown, 2018-2019
- Natalie Kelly, 2019-2020
- Morton Elementary
- Barbara Kalnicki, 2018-2019
- Sasha Young, 2019-2020
- New Bridge Middle
- Justus Pinkey, 2018-2019
- Atressa Burleson, 2019-2020
- Northside High
- Kelley Warren, 2018-2019
- Northwoods Elementary
- Kayla Russell, 2018-2019
- Randi Castro, 2019-2020
- Northwoods Park Middle
- Tonya Bethea, 2019-2020
- Onslow County Learning Center
- Nicole Noroian, 2019-2020
- Onslow Early College High School
- Rebecca Huggins, 2018-2019
- Brandon Stallard, 2019-2020
- Parkwood Elementary
- Bonnie Chance, 2018-2019
- Danelle Greenwell, 2019-2020
- Queens Creek Elementary
- Lynn Wallace, 2018-2019
- Meredith Bell, 2019-2020
- Richlands Elementary
- Katherine McCausland, 2018-2019
- Colbie Jarman, 2019-2020
- Richlands High
- Jillian Ford, 2019-2020
- Sand Ridge Elementary
- Kristin Whalen, 2018-2019
- Amanda Watkins, 2019-2020
- Silverdale Elementary
- Dawn Cowart, 2019-2020
- Southwest Elementary
- Walt Krasa, 2018-2019
- Paula Forrester, 2019-2020
- Southwest High
- Lance Barton, 2018-2019
- Jennifer Seaman, 2019-2020
- Southwest Middle
- Amy Evans, 2018-2019
- Curtis Conner, 2019-2020
- Stateside Elementary
- Kimberly Mowell, 2018-2019
- Susan Morales, 2019-2020
- Summersill Elementary
- Judith Hendrix, 2018-2019
- Melinda Dunham, 2019-2020
- Swansboro Elementary
- Mary Brooks, 2018-2019
- Meredith Lynch, 2019-2020
- Swansboro Middle
- Janell Starlin, 2018-2019
- Thompson Early Childhood Center
- Tara Olson, 2018-2019
- Sheila Dunlap, 2019-2020
- Trexler Middle
- Julie Flemming, 2018-2019
- Deanna Ford, 2019-2020