Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year nominees announced

MILTON — The Santa Rosa Education Foundation’s Rookie of the Year nominees are:

●Avalon Middle: Margaret Salter

●Bagdad Elementary: Emily Christensen

●Berryhill Administrative Complex: Anna Medina

●Berryhill Elementary: Stephanie Barnes

●Central: Jessica Swearingen

●Dixon Intermediate: Kayla Mefferd

●Dixon Primary: Lauren Kelly

●East Milton Elementary: Lisa Underwood

●Gulf Breeze Elementary: Lindsay Bowman

●Gulf Breeze High: Kimberly Messer

●Gulf Breeze Middle: Ryan Ottensmeyer

●Hobbs Middle: Candice Rhodes

●Holley-Navarre Intermediate: Lauren Goodin

●Holley-Navarre Middle: Brandon Czubinski

●Holley-Navarre Primary: Cari Taylor

●Jackson Pre-Kindergarten: Heather Haynes

●Jay Elementary: Jennifer Hendricks

●Jay High: Elisha Rowland

●King Middle: Shasta Harrell

●Locklin Technical: James Kirchhar

●Milton High: Steven Ramirez

●Navarre High: Kadie Moretz

●Oriole Beach Elementary: Carla Urquhart

●Pace High: Kathryn Faulkner

●Pea Ridge Elementary, Missy Pitts

●Rhodes Elementary, April Bardin

●Russell Elementary: Jamie Brake

●Santa Rosa High: Kathryn Collins

●Sims Middle: Chelsea Boling

●West Navarre Intermediate: Christene Long

●West Navarre Primary: Julia Swank

●Woodlawn Beach Middle: Amy Cozart

The foundation invited every Santa Rosa School District campus to nominate one teacher for the award.  All full-time teachers in their third year or less of teaching were eligible.

The nominees will be recognized at the 21st Annual Rookie of the Year Reception, 4 p.m. May 11 at B.C. Russell Elementary School. The winner will be announced during the awards presentation.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year nominees announced