Green Country Educators Among Finalists For Oklahoma Teacher Of The Year

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OKLAHOMA CITY – A Bartlesville High School teacher and Union and Coweta elementary school teacher are among the 12 finalists for Oklahoma's Teacher of the Year.

State Superintendent Janet Barresi announced the finalists at a special ceremony in downtown Oklahoma City Friday.

Among the 12 finalists are Betty Henderson, an Anatomy and Physiology teacher at Bartlesville High School; Dawn Poyndexter, a 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Cedar Ridge Elementary in the Union Public School district; and Jill Steeley, a 2nd greade teacher at Central Elementary School in Coweta.

The other finalists are:

1. Jody Bowie - a 10th through 12th grade Physics, Earth Science, and Physical Science teacher at Putnam City High School
2. Amy Braun - a 1st grade teacher at Northmoor Elementary School in Moore Public Schools.
3. Trina Evans - an 8th – 12th grade English, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Advanced Placement Calculus, and Advanced Placement Statistics teacher at Liberty High School
4. Ebony Harris - teaches 9th-11th grade Algebra, Algebra II and Geometry teacher at Seminole High School.
5. Kristin Shelby - teaches 4th grade at Sallie Gillentine Elementary School in Hollis.
6. Lori Sosenko – teaches 4th grade at James Griffith Intermediate at Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public Schools
7. Tonya Stites - teaches Pre-Kindergarten- 2nd grade students Physical Education at Liberty Elementary in Sallisaw.
8. Mark Thomas - a 10th-12th grade Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, and Advanced Placement Calculus teacher at Stillwater High School.
9. Lyndal Westmoreland - an Advanced Placement English Literature, 8th grade English; 7th and 8th grade Reading; and Speech, Drama, and Debate teacher at Okarche High School.