The Cherokee County School District has announced the nominees for the county's 2009 Teacher of the Year Award. The winner will be announced in November, said Mike McGowan, director of public information, communications and partnerships.
The 36 nominees are:
Arnold Mill Elementary School: Deborah Baluch
Avery Elementary School: Margy McCown
Ball Ground Elementary School: Lisa Grella
Bascomb Elementary School: Rhonda Ryder
Boston Elementary School: Kendra Ianitello
Canton Elementary School: Nancy Ward
Carmel Elementary School: Debbie Krug
Chapman Intermediate School: Kippy Richberg
Cherokee High School: Penni Singleton
Clayton Elementary School: Kimbra Satterfield
Creekland Middle School: Susan DeBacker
Creekview High School: Price Webb
CrossRoads High School/Middle School: Cheryl Morgan
Dean Rusk Middle School: Jodi Burn
E.T. Booth Middle School: Janice Ramsey
Etowah High School: Michelle Barthlow
Freedom Middle School: Amanda Whitmire
Free Home Elementary School: Ronnie Howell
Hasty Elementary School: Pam Gaddis
Hickory Flat Elementary School: Tina Plousis
Holly Springs Elementary School: Lee Rieman
Johnston Elementary School: Renee Bernhardt
Knox Elementary School: Tanya Riley
Liberty Elementary School: Kathy Goins
Little River Elementary School: Nancy Sleeman
Macedonia Elementary School: Darlene Hefner
Mill Creek Middle School: Laura McCullough
Mountain Road Elementary School: Pam Cone
Oak Grove Elementary School: Lisa Boysen
R.M. Moore Elementary School: Jennifer Bell
Sequoyah High School: David Harrison
Sixes Elementary School: Michelle Perona
Teasley Middle School: Wanda Richardson
Woodstock Elementary School: Amy Lowrance
Woodstock High School: Danielle Cook
Woodstock Middle School: Linda VanFossen