The Board of Education awarded 12 teachers and two education services professionals for their dedication and contributions to the district’s schools.
Members of the Washington Township Board of Education joined colleagues, administrators, students, parents and community members in rousing and repeated applause during a recognition ceremony in honor of the district’s 2016–17 Teachers of the Year and Educational Services Professionals of the Year.
The 12 teachers and two educational services professionals were lauded for their tireless efforts, their innovation and professionalism and their countless contributions that have placed them among the elite in the district.
The honorees included:
Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center
Karin Mickelson, special education kindergarten teacher
Bells Elementary
Ellen Waite, grade 2 special education teacher
Birches Elementary
Nichole Cuorato, grade 4 teacher
Hurffville Elementary
Jacki Tiger-Williams, grade 5 teacher
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Matthew Loiacono, kindergarten teacher
Wedgwood Elementary
District Teacher of the Year Domenick Renzi, BSI mathematics teacher
Whitman Elementary
Emily Piskun, grade 5 teacher
Bunker Hill Middle School
Catherine Zeoli, grade 8 special education teacher
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Michael Hengy, grade 8 mathematics teacher
Orchard Valley Middle School
Maddy La Voe, grade 6 English teacher
Washington Township High School
Dr. Greg Muscelli, social studies teacher
Janet Reardigan, mathematics teacher
Elementary Educational Services Professional of Year
Larissa Fanning, Hurffville Elementary School guidance counselor
Secondary Educational Services Professional of Year
David Walls, Washington Township High School learning disabilities consultant
