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Award winners were honored at a dinner given in their honor at the 2006 October FCSS Conference in Miami, Florida
Warren Tracy Beginning Teacher Award Finalists
Sponsored by McDougal-Littell
This award is given to any beginning classroom teacher who is teaching elementary social studies, or teaching grade 6-12 social studies for the majority of the day. The applicant must have no more than three years experience in the classroom. Recipients will demonstrate the ability to engage students in meaningful, purposeful lessons that engender student interest and awareness; involvement with school/community activities; and leadership on behalf of education. This ward was created in honor of Warren Tracy, retired Social Studies Supervisor in Duval County, and a former president of FCSS.
First Place: Christina Flake, Odyssey Middle School
Finalist: Dawn Dunham, Maitland Middle School
Finalist: Mandy Perry, Pinellas Park High School
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Excellence in Teaching History Award
Sponsored by Pearson Prentice Hall
This award is given to recognize and celebrate a Florida teacher of history who encourages an appreciation and respect for history, involves students in the historical process, and evidences mastery of the subject matter. The applicant must currently be teaching history in a Florida elementary, middle, or high school. Award is a $500 cash prize, free annual conference registration, and publication of lesson plans in the FCSS e-newsletter: Trends and Issues
Brenda Kay Hardman, George Jenkins High School
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Global Education Award, 2006
Sponsored by ProQuest Information and Learning
The purpose of this award is to honor a current elementary or secondary teacher who conveys to his/her students an appreciation of diverse cultures, and infuses a global awareness via the instructional process throughout the school year. The teacher must submit a portfolio meeting the criteria set by the award committee. The award consists of a $500 cash prize, plus $500 in media center materials for the teacher’s school media center
Summer L. Kotkin, Lyman High School
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Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year Recipients, 2006
Alachua County
Cyanne Williams
Archer Community Elementary School
Broward County
Jill Puppilo
Flamingo Elementary School
Michael Kelly
Nova Middle School
Jennifer Jolley
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Charlotte County
Hollie Watson
Deep Creek Elementary School
Martha L. Leighty
Port Charlotte Middle School
Frank M. Campagne
Port Charlotte High School
Collier County
Kelly Diskin
Vineyards Elementary School
Beth Pirrone
North Naples Middle School
Meghan Joyce
Golden Gate High School
DeSoto County
Amy Crews
DeSoto Middle School
Escambia County
Julie Kent
Molina Park Elementary School
Anne Roycroft
Warrington Elementary School
Cherie Arnette
Tate High School
Glades County
Crystal Drake
Gulf County
Cathy Lee Colbert
Port St. Joe Middle School
Highlands County
Elizabeth Lee Sizemore
Park Elementary School
Vivian Griffin
Lake Placid Middle School
Susan Whitehead
Sebring High School
Hillsborough County
Amber D. Norris
Cimino Elementary School
Indian River County
William Lord
Gifford Middle School
Lee County
Bennett Crawford
Diplomat Elementary School
Jeannine Sparkes
Cypress Lake Middle School
Wilma Lovejoy
Ft. Meyers High School
Manatee County
Jillian Bieber
Manatee School for the Arts
Marion County
Alden Cooper
Dunnellon Middle School
Michelle Davis
Robinson High School
Martin County
Jennifer Chevalier
Jensen Beach Elementary
Don Welch
South Fork High School
Miami-Dade County
Dr. Tarja Geis
Elementary School
Pedro Cedeno
Middle School
Larry Heilman
High School
Monroe County
Bonnie Sands
Key Largo Elementary School
Lisa Clearman
Sugerloaf Middle School
Denise D. Corbitt-Coppola
Coral Shores High School
Okeechobee County
John S. Carroll
South Elementary School
Orange County
William Ogle
Avalon Elementary School
Wendy Bashinski
Lockart Middle School
Anne Negri-DeMoss
Apopka High School
Palm Beach County
Joseph Cominio
Howell L. Watkins Middle School
Sara W. McDonnell
Suncoast Community High School
Pasco County
Tina Stavrou-Klem
Pine View Middle School
Grace Lourcey
Land O’Lakes High School
Pinellas County
Lynn Schew
Leila G. Davis Elementary School
Tracie Russo
Carwise Middle School
Kathy Biddle
Clearwater High School
Polk County
Brenda Kay Hardman
George Jenkins High School
St. Lucie County
Steve Iseman
Southport Middle School
Seminole County
Margaret Christine Collier
Millennium Middle School
Volusia County
Jana Hammond
Coronado Beach Elementary School
Jonathan Pearce
Deland Middle School
Jamie Robinson
Deland High School
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