Carla Ross Named Escambia District Teacher Of The Year, Other Top Educators Honored

January 27, 2018

Carla Ross of Washington High School was named the Escambia County School District Teacher of the Year Friday night at the annual Golden Apple Awards.

Ross is now in the running for the Florida Teacher of the Year.

In addition to Ross the five finalists for the award included William Broome of Woodham Middle School, Shana Brown of Molino Park Elementary School, Megan Carroll of Northview High School, and Suzanne Hollingsworth of Beulah Elementary School.

A teacher from each school in the district was selected by their peers to represent ingenuity, dedication, compassion, organization,  other traits shared by teachers in their schools. They teach various subject areas and also teach life skills and employability skills such as teamwork, time management, and social responsibility.

The Golden Apple Awards honered all Teachers of the Year for each school in the district.

Those teachers were:

Alternative Education — Mercedes Musto
Jim Allen Elementary — Cheryl Massey
Jim C. Bailey Middle — Bobby White
Bellview Elementary — Katie Trier
Bellview Middle — Paulette Brown
Beulah Academy of Science — Rodney Story
Beulah Elementary — Suzanne Hollingsworth
Blue Angels Elementary — Donna C. McKay
Bratt Elementary — Kim Ryan
Brentwood Elementary — Mrs. Scotti Mason
Brown-Barge Middle — David Mellor
Byrneville Elementary — James McDaniel
Camelot Academy — Barbara Belvin
Hellen Caro Elementary — Amy Blamires
N. B. Cook Elementary — Kim Anthony
Cordova Park Elementary — Julios Dewberry
Ensley Elementary — Myra L. Palmer
Escambia High — Keitha Jenkins Brown
Escambia Westgate — Barbara McGill
Ferry Pass Elementary — Nikki Cole
Ferry Pass Middle — Dustin Brenton
Global Learning Academy — Clarence Myles, Jr.
Reinhardt Holm Elementary — Tonya Gron
Lakeview School — Sherry King
Lincoln Park Primary — Jamila Richardson
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary — Patti Payne
Longleaf Elementary — Rena Croker
L. D. McArthur Elementary — Elizabeth Benoit
McMillan Pre-K — Lillian Welch
Molino Park Elementary — Shana Brown
Montclair Elementary School — Catherine Gritsavage
Myrtle Grove Elementary — Angela Carver
Navy Point Elementary — Dawn Paulus
Northview High — Megan Carroll
Oakcrest Elementary — Lori Martin
Pensacola High — Thelma Mullin
Pine Forest High — Jeffrey Lance
Pine Meadow Elementary — Vanessa Taylor
Pleasant Grove Elementary — Alison Schultheis (Sarah)
Ransom Middle — James Jackson
Scenic Heights Elementary — Melissa Thompson
O. J. Semmes Elementary — Cole Harper
Sherwood Elementary — Alexis Quick
George Stone Technical Center — Susan Shockley
A. K. Suter Elementary — Susan Anderson
J. M. Tate High — Alton “Dale” Gilmore
Title 1 — Wendy Ellis
Ernest Ward Middle — Jennifer Luker
Warrington Elementary — Keri Buck
Warrington Middle — Anne Laurenzi
Booker T. Washington High — Carla Ross
C. A. Weis Elementary — Jennifer Kemp
West Florida High — Shawn Walker
West Pensacola Elementary — Tereasa Newton
W. J. Woodham Middle — William Broome
J. H. Workman Middle School — Milagros Sessions

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6 Responses to “Carla Ross Named Escambia District Teacher Of The Year, Other Top Educators Honored”

  1. Bigdaddy on January 28th, 2018 8:58 am

    Love Ms Ross. I had her class when I was in high school. Such a caring teacher and great person to know. God bless and congratulations. B. T ALL THE WAY ROCK THE HOUSE!! #CLASSOF2000

  2. bigbill1961 on January 28th, 2018 5:11 am

    Congratulations and well done!

  3. Bonnie Exner on January 27th, 2018 4:38 pm

    Congratulations to CARLA ROSS on being selected 2018 TEACHER OF THE YEAR..so WELL deserved.
    Escambia COUNTY SCHOOL District is blessed to have many compassionate, dedicated,professional educators in the mix.!!

  4. anne 1of2 on January 27th, 2018 11:18 am

    May God bless Ms Ross and all of these teachers and their students!.

  5. Me... on January 27th, 2018 8:57 am

    Congratulations, Ms. Ross!

  6. Anne on January 27th, 2018 6:48 am

    AWESOME, Mrs. Ross taught my niece at Washington High and even though it was 20 years ago she still talks of how the class inspired and helped guide her in some tough times.
    Mrs. Ross, You ROCK…..Congratulations.

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