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School District Honors Teachers and Students

Among those recognized were Teachers of the Year and the award-winning PHS Academic Decathletes.

 

The Parsippany Board of Education began its Thursday meeting at Parsippany High School by recognizing the efforts of outstanding teachers ad students from around the district.

The PHS Academic Decathlon team was honored for taking first place in the first division of the state Academic Decathlon Competition of America.

The team went on to compete at the national contest in New Mexico, where the members earned a spot in the finals and won the award for Team Rookie of the Year.

PHS Principal Natalie Betz and advisor Nancy Lennon were on hand to congratulate the decathletes, who include: Sakirde Amar, Spencer Chen, Jonathan David, Jenny Ze Dong, Jeffrey Huang, Christina Hum, Jenny Hyejin Kim, Emily Kwan, Tiffany Lee, Phebe Luar, Quan Ly, Adam Mansur, Maria Paleologo, Anthony Pin, Joseph Sun, Emily Weng, Eva Xu and Alice Zhou.

Also honored were faculty members who distinguished themselves through their classroom performance and for developing, implementing and sharing creative ways of imparting knowledge to their students and to those in schools throughout the district and the state.

While Interim Curriculum and Instruction Director Ruth Anne Estler noted that the district is blessed with many talented educators, a special red plate award was given to one faculty member from each school named as a Teacher of the Year.

For 2011-12, those teachers are:

Brooklawn Middle Lauren Penna
Central Middle Sarah Norman
Eastlake Bonnie Griesemer
Intervale Katherine Lucibello
Knollwood Rose Trabucco
Lake Hiawatha Jillian Duchenskey
Lake Parsippany Dena Drobish
Littleton Chary Butyn
Mt. Tabor Jacqueline DeMarco
Northvail Laura Centurrino
Parsippany High Christine Mortenson
Parsippany Hills High Cathy Jo Speidel
Rockaway Meadow Sally Deak
Troy Hills Tina VonDohlen

The Board also recognized two of its staff members with Distinguished Faculty Awards. These educators are commended each year for recognized excellence, development of outstanding projects and programs and being commended by the community with praise or grants for their work. 

The honored teachers are elementary school resource teacher Chary Butyn and secondary school math teacher Jamie Wall. 

Superintendent of Schools LeRoy Seitz praised the evening's award winning educators as "just a few of the exceptional, outstanding teachers in this district."

"At the end of the day, every day," he told teachers, "you need to feel you are valued, respected and trusted. If you are feeling that way, we [as a district] have done our job."

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Richard

1:09 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The PHS Academic Decathlon team faculty advisor is Mrs. Nancy Lennon.

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VietNam Vet

8:57 am on Wednesday, May 30, 2012

They give them awards for taking an increase in salary and causing 25 teachers to be let go, and it doesn't bother them at all. Very poor teachers in my eyes.

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Richard

9:44 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Paul
You must really take your opinionated blinders off and READ the article. They gave the awards BECAUSE the "faculty members distinguished themselves through their classroom performance and for developing, implementing and sharing creative ways of imparting knowledge to their students and to those in schools throughout the district" NOT for taking an increase in salary. Let's give credit where credit is due and recognize professionals who achieve success in their vocation!

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