Roxanne Coriell, Adam Wilinsky, Antonyia McCray & Bonnie Walters All Nonetheless Vying For Prime Honors
4 representatives of New Tampa’s public colleges have been introduced as finalists for the 2025 Excellence in Schooling (EIE) Awards.
From greater than 13,000 academics in Hillsborough County, one in every of 5 finalists might be named Instructor of the Yr on the occasion, which is hosted by the Hillsborough Schooling Basis, in partnership with Hillsborough County Public Faculties, on Thursday, January 23, on the Straz Heart for the Performing Arts in downtown Tampa.
Equally, one in every of 5 finalists might be named the Ida S. Baker Variety Educator of the Yr, and one in every of 4 finalists might be awarded Tutorial Assist Worker of the Yr honors.
New Tampa is represented in all three of the classes, together with two of the Instructor of the Yr finalists.
Roxanne (Roxi) Coriell, a kindergarten trainer at Hunter’s Inexperienced Elementary, and Adam Wilinsky, a fifth grade math and science trainer at Pleasure Elementary, are each finalists for Instructor of the Yr.
As well as, Antonyia McCray, the success coach at Freedom Excessive, is a finalist for Ida S. Baker Variety Educator of the Yr.
And Bonnie Walters, Secretary 4 at Tampa Palms Elementary, is a finalist for Tutorial Assist Worker of the Yr.
On December 2, the finalists have been visited by the “Shock Patrol,” made up of representatives from the Hillsborough Schooling Basis, Hillsborough County Public Faculties and the EIE occasion sponsors.
Roxi Coriell was visibly shocked because the Shock Patrol entered her classroom that Monday morning, the primary day again after this 12 months’s Thanksgiving break.“I’m so honored to be the Hunter’s Inexperienced Instructor of the Yr,” she later stated, “after which, each step of the best way, has been one other full shock.”
HGE principal Nicole Libby says Coriell is an innovator who genuinely deserves the nomination.
“Mrs. Coriell is an distinctive educator who actually embodies the qualities of a devoted and impactful trainer,” Libby says. “Her capacity to create an enticing, nurturing, and inclusive studying surroundings units her aside and makes her extremely deserving of this recognition.”
In the meantime, at Tampa Palms Elementary, principal Angela Gluth says secretary Bonnie Walters, who has labored on the college for 27 years, is the heartbeat of their campus.
“If she have been to win on the District degree, it might imply all the pieces to us,” Gluth says. “It could be a possibility for everybody to know what we already find out about how particular and superb she is. She doesn’t essentially need the popularity, however I can’t consider a extra deserving individual.”
Congratulations to all 4 of the finalists, in addition to to the entire academics and faculty workers members who have been chosen to symbolize their respective colleges as nominees for this 12 months’s EIE awards. That full record seems under.
New Tampa’s 2025 Hillsborough Schooling Basis EIE Awards Nominees
Chiles Elementary
Instructor of the Yr: Felicia Promote, 2nd Grade Instructor
Ida S. Baker Variety Educator of the Yr: Marie Exantus, Various Exceptionalities (VE) Instructor Tutorial Assist Worker of the Yr: Cristhian Valladares Murillo, Night time Crew Chief Custodian
Clark Elementary
Instructor: Brittany Lengthy, fifth Grade Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Donna Clark, ESOL Useful resource Instructor
Assist Worker: Alena Plumb, Secretary 1
Heritage Elementary
Instructor: Heather Leitzke, Entry Factors Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Lauren Sturlaugson, Media Specialist
Assist Worker: Aracely Garcia, Head Custodian
Hunter’s Inexperienced Elementary
Instructor: *Roxanne Coriell, Kindergarten Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Michelle Lilius, ESOL
Useful resource Instructor
Assist Worker: Ivan Vazquez Rico, Custodian
Pleasure Elementary
Instructor: *Adam Wilinsky, fifth Grade Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Christine Goff, Faculty Counselor
Assist Worker: Alexandria DeJoseph,
Principal’s Secretary
Tampa Palms Elementary
Instructor: Elizabeth DaSilva, third Grade Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Lindsay Vizzi, Speech Lang. Pathologist
Assist Worker: *Bonnie Walters, Secretary 4
Turner-Bartels Okay-8 Faculty
Instructor: Elaine Kurtright, Media Specialist
Ida S. Baker: Marelisa Moreno, ESOL
Useful resource Instructor
Assist Worker: Sheila Swain, Bookkeeper
Benito Center Faculty
Instructor: Chris Ellis, English Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Felicia Chalmers, Various
Exceptionalities Instructor
Assist Worker: Mili Criswell, Distinctive
Pupil Schooling Paraprof. 2
Liberty Center Faculty
Instructor: Natalia Maritza Sutton, Math Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Dottie Urbanek-Nash,
Faculty Social Employee
Assist Worker: Angela J. Gonzalez,
Information Processor
Freedom Excessive
Instructor: Barrett Biernacki, Phys. Schooling Instructor
Ida S. Baker: *Antonyia McCray,
Pupil Success Coach
Assist Worker: Annmarie McLaughlin,
Principal’s Secretary 4
Wharton Excessive
Instructor: Christi Atkinson, Science Instructor
Ida S. Baker: Amanda Rizzi, Entry Instructor
Assist Worker: Ona Miller, Principal’s Secretary
