Outstanding Kitsap educators honored
Published 1:30 am Thursday, April 18, 2019
Twenty Kitsap County educators were recognized for their outstanding work at a recent awards ceremony and reception in the council chambers at Poulsbo City Hall before an audience of some 80 friends, family and colleagues. The awards were given by the Alpha Sigma Chapter, Kitsap, of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for Key Women Educators. Rep. Derek Kilmer and Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson were on hand as well to congratulate the educators.
Honorees were nominated by administrators, fellow teachers, parents and students and selected on the basis of their record for exemplary teaching, student success in the classroom and leadership in education.
Among this year’s recipients were educators from the Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Central Kitsap and North Kitsap School Districts as well as St. Cecilia’s Catholic School and the Chief Kitsap Academy.
Honorees from Bainbridge Island School District were: Liz Ande, Terri Atkinson, Ashley Crandell, Penny Gienger, Olivia Holden and Dave Walker
St. Celcilia’s Catholic School on Bainbridge was represented by honoree Amy Lee Despard.
Karen Horan and Tony Sharpe both hail from West Sound Technical School in Bremerton. Desiree Hall is an instructional coach at West Hills STEM Academy in the Bremerton School District.
Honorees from the Central Kitsap School District were: Rebecca Arthur, Jennifer Orr and Cathy Zubrod.
Chief Kitsap Academy in Suquamish had two faculty honored: Lucy Dafoe and Serene Williams.
Six educators were honored from the North Kitsap School District, including Christine Franzten, Katelyn Becker, Heather Lee, Terri Marshall, Mike Hickam and Anna Johnston.
Alexis Anjomshoaa Brown from St. Cecilia’s Catholic School was awarded the Diane Hauger scholarship for 2019. Ms. Brown intends to use the grant money to help pay for her studies in teaching English as a Second Language at Harvard University this summer.
