 Bob Failes
Science Teacher
Spotswood High School
36 years in RCPS
RCPS Teacher of the Year
What a blessing working with my students and faculty! My wife and I have shared our lives teaching and coaching together for 31 years! |
 Dewie Arey
Elementary Reading Specialist
John Wayland Elementary School
20 years in RCPS
Teaching allows me to daily give of myself. It is a blessing helping children learn to believe in themselves, and grow into problem solvers, independent thinkers. |
 Rachel Brunk
Third Grade Teacher
Elkton Elementary School
3 years in RCPS
I love teaching because each day is another opportunity to find a way to challenge an able child and enable a challenged child. |
 Patty Burchill
First Grade Teacher
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
11 years in RCPS
Teaching is important to me because I want to help children become the best they can be so they can be successful in life. |
 Angie Deane
Reading and Drama Teacher
Elkton Middle School
4 years in RCPS
Teaching is like golf. At times it can be quite frustrating. Every once in a while you hit that great shot and that’s what keeps you coming back. |
 Katrina Eberly
Fifth Grade Teacher
Mountain View Elementary School
5 years in RCPS
Being an effective teacher is important because we are in positions to make lasting impressions on the lives we teach. |
 Barbara German
SPED Teacher
Turner Ashby High School
17 years in RCPS
Teaching provides a fresh opportunity every day to make a positive difference in a young person’s life. |
 Heather Gigliotti
TLC Reading Teacher
McGaheysville Elementary School
18 years in RCPS
Each day for 18 years, I have been given the opportunity to learn and grow with ALL members of the McGaheysville community. What a blessing!
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 Lynn Hill
English Language Learners Teacher
Cub Run Elementary School
2 years in RCPS
Teaching the ELL students provides me a way to improve their lives and give them hope for the future. |
 Pam Iwanicki
Art Teacher
Montevideo Middle School
15 years in RCPS
Teaching is a rewarding experience that provides me with an opportunity not only to share my knowledge but to guide and nurture others as they grow. |
 Brady Knight
Second Grade Teacher
Ottobine Elementary School
5 years in RCPS
Teaching is an opportunity to sow and grow, teach and reach, and beautifully bloom a classroom garden. Each day is a new day for growth and celebration that the seeds I have planted will one day create ever-growing beautiful flowers. |
 Mary Lanoue
Library Teacher
Peak View Elementary School
17 years in RCPS
Teaching is instilling a love of reading and of learning in children and providing a nurturing environment for reading and for each child. |
 Gary Leake
ICT Coordinator
Broadway High School
31 years in RCPS
I like teaching and working with kids...seeing them grow and mature right in front of your eyes and teaching them “stuff” they’ll use during their lives. |
 Becky Martin
Transitional First Grade Teacher
Plains Elementary School
19 years in RCPS
Teaching the transitional first grade class is important because I can provide students with success rather than failure, and confidence instead of frustration. |
 Bill May
Collision Repair Instructor
Massanutten Technical Center
24 years in RCPS
Teaching is important to me because the future is determined by what is taught now. Students need direction now so they can be successful in the future. |
 Amy McAvoy
Reading Teacher
Wilbur Pence Middle School
19 years in RCPS
To have found an occupation I love and a job that daily inspires me is the richest of all blessings. |
 Jill Rice
Speech Pathologist
John C. Myers Elementary School
24 years in RCPS
Children are our greatest natural resource. Being a small part of enabling children to be successful in education and life is truly rewarding. |
 Karen Ridder
TLC Teacher
Linville-Edom Elem. School
12 years in RCPS
Being a teacher is important because teachers are a student’s second set of parents. We’re there to teach, help, listen, inspire, and nurture. |
 Laura Roberts
Math 8/Algebra Teacher
J. Frank Hillyard Middle School
9 years in RCPS
Teaching is important to me because it is an opportunity to positively influence future generations. |
 Heather Smith
Fifth Grade Teacher
Lacey Spring Elementary School
11 years in RCPS
I have wanted to be a teacher since I was in the fourth grade because my teacher that year made learning fun and exciting. Nothing is more inspiring than working with children who share my love of learning. |
 Cindy Wishon
Second Grade Teacher
South River Elementary School
5 years in RCPS
Solutions to the future’s most pressing challenges will be discovered by today’s students. This is why guiding young lives, as a teacher, is so important. |
Teddi Nelson
Kindergarten Teacher
Fulks Run Elementary School
6 years in RCPS
Teaching is gift giving for me. I receive the gift of a vocation and purpose. I give the gift of love and a strong foundation for life-long learning. |
