Hays CISD Teachers of the Year for 2010 are (back, left to right) Tracy Campos, Jon Rholes, Lisa Atkins, Margarita Limon-Ordonez, Kiley Sanderson, Kristi Marzullo, Melissa Sweet, Adrian Reyes, Rich Cusson, Adrienne Simes, Keli Mogonye, Lili Silva, Joanne Lytle, Devi Puckett, Melissa Cain; (front, left to right) Holly Gandy, Kelly Bish, Kerri Jones, Sara Salvitti, Lilly Brooks and Michelle Reid. (Photo by Tommy Hultgren)

by JIM CULLEN

Under bright springtime skies at the Mandola Winery’s Trattoria Lisina last Friday, the Hays Education Foundation honored 21 of the district’s brightest and most dedicated educators as 2010 Teachers of the Year.

Barton Middle School’s Sara Salvitti was announced as the district’s Secondary Teacher of the Year and Hemphill Elementary’s Michelle Reid was announced as the district’s Elementary Teacher of the Year. Salvitti and Reid advance to compete for Region 13 honors later this year.

Additionally, Kyle Elementary Assistant Principal Ann Conlee was recognized for her recently-awarded honor as Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisory Association Region 13 Assistant Principal of the Year.

In remarks to the appreciative educators, Superintendent Jeremy Lyon spoke of the gathered crowd and their peers. Hays High freshman Arianna Martinez sang about teachers, and  Lehman High senior Meera Day gave a speech expressing her appreciation for the teachers who helped her achieve her scholastic dreams.

Finally, the Education Foundation presented each campus teacher of the year an engraved glass bowl and bouquet to celebrate the day.

The 2010 Hays CISD Teachers of the Year include: Margarita Limon-Ordonez (Special Education Department); Joanne Lytle (Academy High School); Kristi Marzullo (Chapa Middle School); Sara Silvitti (Barton Middle School); Lilly Brooks (Blanco Vista Elementary); Melissa Sweet (Buda Elementary), Kelly Bish (Camino Real Elementary); Melissa Cain (Dahlstrom Middle School); Kiley Sanderson (Elm Grove Elementary); Holly Gandy (Fuentes Elementary); Michelle Reid (Hemphill Elementary);  Rich Cusson (Impact); Devi Puckett (Hays High School); Kerri Jones (Kyle Elementary); Lisa Atkins (Lehman High School); Jon Rholes (Negley Elementary); Keli Mogonye (Science Hall Elementary); Adrian Reyes (Simon Middle School); Tracy Campos (Tobias Elementary); Lili Silva (Tom Green Elementary); and Adrienne Simes (Wallace Middle School).