Flagler Schools – Monday March 25th, 2024, Flagler Schools, in partnership with local sponsors and the Flagler Education Foundation, held their annual teacher of the year celebration and dinner at Channel Side, Palm Coast.
The event is possible year after year, thanks to local sponsors: Flagler Schools, Flagler Education Foundation, SouthState, Quantum Electrical, Pierson Fern and Greens LLC, 4C’s Trucking and Excavation, Graduation Rhodes Services, The Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center Dolphin Printing and Designs Inc, Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis and Cady Studios.
Among those in attendance to support the honored staff was the board of the Flagler Palm Coast Kiwanis Club, School Board members Will Furry and Cheryl Massaro, Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore, and Flagler Education Foundation Director Teresa Rizzo.
The evening was an elegant night out at Channel Side with dinner, drinks, and dessert, allowing the honored staff a beautiful night of celebration for all of their incredibly hard work. The Honorees are listed below.
Principal of the Year: Jessica DeFord – Belle Terre Elementary School
Assistant Principal of the Year: Sara Novak – Matanzas High School
Teacher of the Year:
Melissa Atkinson-Brock – Bunnell Elementary
Vanessa Ajayi – Belle Terre Elementary
Catherine Jerrells – Buddy Taylor Middle
Maria Godin-Faircloth – Flagler Palm Coast High
Bruce Winters – Flagler Technical College
Erica Babcock – Indian Trails Middle
James Thrall – iFlagler
Kay Feist – Matanzas High
Chris Knox – Old Kings Elementary
Allison Kucharski – Rymfire Elementary
Annette Clemons – Wadsworth Elementary
Employee of the Year:
Madelaine Martínez Ortega – Bunnell Elementary
Lisa Meade – Belle Terre Elementary
Jimmy Sorrentino – Buddy Taylor Middle
Nathalie Piedrahita – Custodial Services
Lina Chhay – Food Services
Ginger Smith – Flagler Palm Coast High
Allison Castirubi – Flagler Technical College
Tony Coastes – Government Services Building
Bedie Barnes – iFlagler
McKenzie Carter – Indian Trails Middle
Maryann Linac – Mantanzas High
Alicia Willis – Old Kings Elementary
Ron Cacciolfi – Plant Services
Lillian Delgado – Rymfire Elementary
Dawne Gilpin – Technology/IS
Grace De Oliveira – Transportation Services
Cassie Bennett – Wadsworth Elementary
Rookie of the Year:
Haley Eubanks – Bunnell Elementary
Selah Garçon – Belle Terre Elementary
Megan Kisner – Buddy Taylor Middle
Ashlyn Wilkerson – Flagler Palm Coast High
Hannah Anderson – Indian Trails Middle
Janel Walker – Matanzas High
Brian Seijo – Old Kings Elementary
Meghan Mazie – Rymfire Elementary
Andrea Puckering – Wadsworth Elementary
