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Palmyra Hall of Honored Educators

The Palmyra Hall of Honored Educators

 

2025-2026

Teachers: 

  • (DAS) Mrs. Kristen Holcomb
  • (CSS) Mrs. Danielle Watson
  • (PHS|MS) Ms. Laurel Deming

 Educational Services Professionals: 

  • (DAS) Ms. Hilary Franklin-Weaver
  • (CSS) Mr. Ryan Hoffecker
  • (PHS|MS)  Ms. Kathy McClure, RN

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A group of educators stand together, smiling for a photo.

 

 

Palmyra School District Educator of the Year Honorees

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2024-2025

Teachers

  • (DAS) Ms. Nicole Wright Smith
  • (CSS) Mrs. Lauren Bowen
  • (PHS) Ms. Jamie Patchel

 Educational Services Professionals

  • (DAS) Ms. Mary Petrucelli
  • (CSS) Mrs. Debbie Streeper 
  • (PHS)  Mrs. Vicki Agnew

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2023-2024

Teachers

  • (DAS) Ms. Stacy Pogoda
  • (CSS) Ms. Rileigh (Ruff) Donnelly
  • (PMS) Ms. Donica Sico
  • (PHS) Mr. Nick Nahrwold

 Educational Services Professionals

  • (DAS) Mrs. Stacey Moran
  • (CSS) Ms. Tori Berenato (left district)
  • (PMS) Mrs. Kim Martino
  • (PHS) Mrs. Dorie Cecchini

2024 Educators of the Year stand together in front of a banner with the letter 'P'.

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2022-2023

Teachers

  • (CSS) M. Lynn Mills
  • (PMS) Matthew Bowen
  • (PHS) Michele Trefz

 Educational Services Professionals 

  • (CSS) Lisa Eckhardt
  • (PMS) Kyra Denish (left district)
  • (PHS)  Mitchell Leysath  

 

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2020-2021

Teachers 

Stephen Graff (ret)(CSS)| Jennifer Van Zandt (PMS)| Danielle Willard (PHS)
 

Educational Services Professionals: Christopher Adams (CSS) (left district) |Robert Reimer (PMS/PHS) (ret ’23)

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2021-2022

Teachers 

Jennifer Allen (CSS)| Maria Keefe(moved) (PMS) | Ken Miller (PHS)
 

Educational Services Professionals

Donna Aaronson (CSS) | Amanda Fox (PMS) | Jennifer McCoy (PHS)  

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2019-2020

Teachers: Melanie Gerner (CSS) |Terry Wallace (PMS) | Katie Salvo (PHS)
Educational Services Professionals: Mary DelRossi-Bishop (CSS) | Nettie Laws (PHS)

Earlier Years 2000-2018

Teachers

Kristina Stagliano CSS | Jeffrey Moore PHS
 

Educational Services Professionals

Barbra Webb |Linda Furter

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Teachers

Katie Merrill (ne: Riggi) | Alex Torrance 
Educational Services Professionals

Kim Hoffman (resigned) |Christina Birch (resigned)

Lorita Foster |Donna Wenzke (ret)

Jack Davies (ret) |Wendy Sanders (left district)

Michael Budden |Jill Cancelliere (ret)

 

Teachers

Renee Hoffecker CSS |John -JC- Slocum PHS


Educational Services Professionals:

Debbie Lewis CSS |Lauren Schmidt  PHS (left district)

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Dan Licata (resigned) |MaryAnn Middleton (ret)

Kathleen McClure RN PHS | Agatha Williams CSS

Laina Spinelli (ret) |Jean Michener (ret)

Gail White(ret) |Carol Mikulski (ret)

Teachers

Joseph DeFranco CSS (ret) |Michael Tumelty PHS/PLA (ret)
Educational Services Professionals:

Lisa Childs (ret ‘25) |Samantha Crean PHS (left district)

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Ann Feinleib (left district) |Karen Adams

Jennifer VanZandt |Nicole Michaels (ne:DiPiero)

Michael Georgeanni PHS (ret) |Senora Carmen Knowles CSS (ret)

Claudia Potor (ret) |Brenda Collier (ret)

 

Teachers

Karla O’Connell |Sabrina Bonner
 

Educational Services Professionals

Barbara Vieira |Kim Martino

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Cheryl Bostock (ret) |Nancy Brooks (ret)

Christopher Tracey  PHS (ret) |Douglas Straeter CSS (resigned)

Gerald Biggs (ret) |Patricia DeLaMater (left district)

Michele Reisinger (ret '22) |Margaret Thomas (ret)

The Road to Being Honored

 

 

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Check back here for the Annual Nomination Form
Deadline for entry is typically in November

Nominations can be made by parents, students, fellow educators and are selected for this prestigious honor by a committee of teachers, parents, and administrators. 

In addition, our Teachers of the Year are then submitted as candidates for the County Educator of the Year and Governor’s Educator of the Year awards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Image celebrating Palmyra School District's 2023 Educators of the Year, with photos of the honorees.

 

A decorated cake with the words 'Congratulations Teachers and Paraprofessionals of The Year'.

 

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Honorees from the Beginning in 1985-1999

  • Diane Harvey (ret) |Lynda Weston (ret)

  • Jeff Moore |Connie Grueterich (ret)

  • Donna McCamy (ret) |Reynold Phillipp (ret)
    Denise Cyphers (ret)

  • Linda Lucas (ret) |Bonnie Higgins (ret) |Robert Patchel (ret)

  • Michele Intelisano (left district) |Bettyanne Marron (ret) |Joanne Mooney (ret)

  • Lyn Slotkin (ret) |Carol Leehive (ret)

  • Beverly Boal (ret) |Linda Patterson (ret) |Denise Cyphers (ret)

  • Terry Wallace |Janice Hoguet (ret) |Joni Geiser(ret '19)

  • Theresa Vecchiarello (ret) |Wendy Sitzler (ret)

  • Kathleen Thomas (ret)

  • Marie Dicks (ret) |Lorraine Klemick (ret)

  • Jill Cancelliere (ret) |Edward Stickel (ret)                   

  • Lisa Donatiello (ret) |Jim Vowler (ret)