The San Benito County Office of Education has announced Certificated and Classified Employees from various local schools for the Year for 2017-18 and will hold a special celebration for them next Thursday.
The event set for 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building. It is meant to “recognize outstanding certificated employees who challenge, motivate and inspire their students. Certificated employees who create an environment in which students can realize the vast extent of their own abilities and, with hard work and dedication, they can accomplish great things.”
Additionally, the office will “recognize the classified professionals who provide valuable services to the schools and students of our community, and who strive for excellence in all areas relative to the educational community.”
Below is the list of winners:
2017-2018 Certificated Employees of the Year
School Name |
Employee Name |
Anzar High School |
Robert Huneywell |
Aromas |
Alli Mahler |
San Juan |
Julie Castaneda-Hicks |
Accelerated Achievement Academy (AAA) |
Denise McNett |
Calaveras |
Hilda Baldovinos |
Cerra Vista |
Ken Johnson |
Gabilan Hills |
Stephanie Sobeslavsky |
Hollister Dual Language Academy (HDLA) |
Lizsette Jimenez |
Ladd Lane |
Mandee Corea |
Marguerite Maze |
Jan Grist |
North County Joint Union |
Donna Johnson |
Rancho San Justo |
Deb Armstrong |
R.O. Hardin |
Mary Villegas |
Sunnyslope |
Mark Lange |
San Benito High School |
Frank Perez |
San Benito County Office of Education |
Anne Marie Faria |
Willow Grove |
Carole Lewis |
Jefferson |
Amanda McCraw |
2017-2018 Classified School Employees of the Year
Aromas-San Juan School District |
Thelma Buckley |
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AAA / Calaveras |
Yolanda Villalon |
Bitterwater – Tully |
Karen Whitney |
Cerra Vista |
Robert Beltran |
HDLA / Gabilan Hills |
Cindy Brown |
HDLA / Gabilan Hills |
Jean Hinkel – Taluban |
Ladd Lane |
Enrique Zendejas |
Marguerite Maze |
Kristine Rosales |
North County Joint Union |
Esther Esqueda |
Rancho San Justo |
Carmen Beijines |
R.O. Hardin |
Arturo Lara |
Sunnyslope |
Jose Munoz |
San Benito High School |
Carol Heiderich |
San Benito County Office of Education |
Michelle Pasillas |