LCPS recognizes campus employees of the year

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Families, friends and colleagues came together Wednesday, April 3 to recognize the semi-finalists and finalists for the campus employees of the year awards, the Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) announced in a press release.

LCPS says there are three categories for the employees of the year celebration including: fellow educators and staff nominated teachers, educations support staff, and most recently, principals at the campus level to receive the recognition for campus employees of the year.

“After a series of interviews with the nominees from each school, a committee comprised of educators and district staff were tasked with selecting the campus employees of the year from each school and building site,” read the press release. “District leaders recognized each employee nominated from their school during the celebration for campus employees of the year.”

You can see the list of campus employees of the year in alphabetical order by school here.

LCPS says the committee narrowed the pool of campus employees of the year down to ten semi-finalists from each category.

Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools
Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools

Dona Ana Elementary School

Lisa Bulger

Fairacres Elementary School

Paul Cano

LCPS Administration

Raquel Cherem

Sonoma Elementary School

Lori Evans

Hillrise Elementary School

Jamie Foy

May Field High School

Eric Galaz

Mesilla Elementary School

Tammy Goddard

Camino Real Middle School

Kari Gohrick

Zia Middle School

Sherice McWhorter

Sunrise Elementary School

Joe Sanchez

Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools
Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools

Hillrise Elementary School

Ana Bruner

Loma Heights Elementary School

Stephanie Clark

Centennial High School

Brianna Duerksen

Tombaugh Elementary School

Sharon Garcia

Camino Real Middle School

Chris Love

Lynn Community Middle School

Sergio Marquez

Mesa Middle School

Jesus Melendez

Desert Hills Elementary School

Michelle Rodriguez

Mesilla Park Elementary School

Olivia Romero

White Sands K-8 School

Cynthia Yu

From there, the list of finalists dwindled down in each category to the top three finalists for the district, according to LCPS.

Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools
Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools

Camino Real Middle School

Kari Gohrick

LCPS Administration

Raquel Cherem

Zia Middle School

Sherice McWhorter

Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools
Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Public Schools

Camino Real Middle School

Chris Love

Centennial High School

Brianna Duerksen

Lynn Community Middle School

Sergio Marquez

The teacher of the year, educational support personnel of the year and principal of the year for Las Cruces Public Schools will be announced during the Celebration of Excellence dinner on Friday, 26 at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, according to LCPS.

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