Super Star Teachers - Putnam City Schools Foundation

Being a first or even second year teacher is challenging work. There is curriculum to learn, procedures to create, and names to remember among a dozen other things.

To offer a bit of encouragement to our early career teachers, the District, the Putnam City Association of Classroom Teachers and the Foundation created the Super Star Teacher award.

These individuals are chosen by their school principal according to who has gone above and beyond expectations in their first year or two. Winners are celebrated at a reception where they receive a few gifts to honor their accomplishments, and get to reminisce about the year just finished.

2021- 2022 Super Star Teachers

Laura Combs, Special Education, Apollo Elementary

Makayla Engle, Kindergarten, Apollo Elementary

Madison Mathews, 1st Grade, Central Elementary

Emma Miller, 3rd Grade, Central Elementary

Tracy Hopson, 4th Grade, Coronado Elementary

Sara Harris, Pre-K, Dennis Elementary

Bethany Cherryholmes, 4th Grade, Downs Elementary

Brittany Orr, 3rd Grade, Harvest Hills Elementary

Raul Carrillo, 3rd Grade, Hilldale Elementary

Laura Caruthers, Special Education, Lake Park Elementary

Kaitlyn Cagle, 4th Grade, Northridge Elementary

Stephanie Westmoreland, 5th Grade, Northridge Elementary

Natilee Benefield, 5th Grade, Overholser Elementary

Maria Castro, 5th Grade, Overholser Elementary

Jesse Elledge-Kellogg, 4th Grade, Rollingwood Elementary

Julia Minter, Art, Rollingwood Elementary

Blair Jones, 3rd Grade, Tulakes Elementary

Aide De Leon, Kindergarten, Western Oaks Elementary

Kelsey Sanchez, 1st Grade, Wiley Post Elementary

Ashley Easlon, Kindergarten, Will Rogers Elementary

Madison Hyland, 2nd Grade, Windsor Hills Elementary

Micaela Maxham, Special Education, Capps Middle School

Timothy Traylor, Math, Cooper Middle School

Ryan Querbach, ELL, Hefner Middle School

Summer Ward, Science, Mayfield Middle School

Niya Smith, Title I Reading, Western Oaks Middle School

Macy Dedmon, French, PC High

Bryan Leftwich, Film & Broadcasting, PC North

Chelsea Robinson, Social Studies, PC West