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At last month's Wake County Teacher of the Year banquet, WCPSS recognized four recipients of the Diane Kent-Parker First Year Teacher Award. The award recognizes four teachers (two from elementary, one from middle, and one from high schools) who have accomplished significant professional success in WCPSS in their first year of teaching. The winners for 2008 were:
- Ashley Mann, Reedy Creek Elementary
- Nichole Emond, Cary Elementary
- Megan Ciarfello, Davis Drive Middle
- Elizabeth Metropulos, Southeast Raleigh High
Teachers were nominated by their principals and schools, and a selection committee reviewed the nominations and interviewed candidates. Each recipient received an acrylic award from the school system and a $75 gift certificate to Stone's Supply Company compliments of Delta Kappa Gamma/Gamma Theta Chapter.
The award is in honor of the late Diane Kent-Parker, former senior director of recruitment and retention, who had a passion and enthusiasm for teaching -- especially for first-year teachers. Kent-Parker's sister, Frances Richardson, was on stage to present the awards.
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