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2023
Annual
Award Reception at the home of Edward Milbank was held on
Wednesday, January 24, 2024...
All recipients
were present at our reception this year! We were also honored to have
school administrators and school board members in attendance. Ed
Douglas welcomed everyone and thanked Ed Milbank for opening his home
to host once again before introducing the nominees and winners in both
categories. The award ceremony celebrated 30 years (see our first
Teacher of the Year and all recipients on the Teacher
of the Year honors' page) and averaged $20,000 or more in
fundraising each year. Photos were taken, and dinner was served! Photos
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more about our nominees and winners below.
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Dan Wiebers, CR-2 Superintendent; Ed Douglas, CEF President; Lily
Pyrtle, Dewey; Shelley Hayen, CES; Ellen Duckworth, CHS; Shaylee
Rademacher, CMS ; Jill Allen, Field; and Bill Shaffer, GRTS. |
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Ed Douglas, CEF President; Rose Perkins, Field; Sara Eller,
CES; Cinda Figg, Dewey; Darrell Wright, District; Andrea
Graves, CHS; Robin Morales, CMS; Anna Plattner, GRTS; and Dan
Wiebers, CR2 School Superintendent |
TEACHER OF THE YEAR & BEACON AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Laura Schuler
January 2, 2024
 Numerous Chillicothe R-II Staff members were honored
Tuesday, January 2, 2024, for their years of service, for excellence in
the District, and as recipients of a Department of Elementary and
Secondary-sponsored scholarship during the annual service and awards program held at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The event kicked off a day of professional
development for teachers and staff members.
Chillicothe Education Foundation President Ed Douglas handed out the awards to the nominees from each
building and presented the top awards - Teacher of the Year and Beacon Award
- to Chillicothe Elementary School teacher Shelley Hayen and Dewey School para-professional, Cinda
Figg, respectively.
Hayen received $1,500 cash and $1,000 for educational items to be used within the classroom. Figg received $200 as the Beacon Award Nominee from Grand River Technical School and $200 as this
year's Beacon Award winner. Each nominee received $1,000 for educational items to be used within the classroom and a $750 cash stipend.
Nominees for the Teacher of the Year Award were Jill Allen, Field; Lily
Pyrtle, Dewey; Shaylee Rademacher, CMS ; Ellen Duckworth, CHS; and Bill Shaffer,
GRTS.
Nominees for the Teacher of the Year Award
Below, Beacon Award Nominees
were from left: Robin Morales, CMS; Anna Plattner, GRTS; Andrea Graves, CHS; Cinda
Figg, Dewey; Sara Eller, CES; and Darrell Wright, District. Not pictured is Rose Perkins, Field.
Nominees for the Beacon
Award
"We are so grateful for the Chillicothe Education
Foundation's support so that our outstanding teachers and support staff can
be recognized for their dedication to the District's students," Dan Wiebers, superintendent said.
"We are very blessed to have such a great staff working hard to do their jobs and exceed all
expectations."
The presentation followed the recognition of staff members who
earned service pins. Clint Williams, President of the Chillicothe Board of Education, handed out the pins.
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