
Congratulations to all of the following nominees for TCT’s and Gold Star’s 2022 Teacher Award. We will be announcing this year’s Gold Star Teacher soon – keep an eye on our social channels for the announcement!
These wonderful educators received nominations from students, parents, family members, and colleagues because they embody the qualities of a Gold Star Teacher. A Gold Star Teacher goes above and beyond for their students and treats everyone like they are family. They have courage and integrity in the work they do, and a clear passion that shows their love of their job and students.
*denotes Finalist
Adams County Christian School
Mandi Pease
Aldersgate Christian Academy
Melissa Gresham
Amanda Elementary School
Rebecca Parsons
Amity Elementary School
Jason Dopp
Annunciation Catholic School
Kelly Delisio
Anthony Wayne Elementary School
Mrs. K. Meyer
Batavia High School
Angela Kovacs
Batesville Primary School
Shannon Wells
Beechgrove Elementary School
Courtney Eckerle
Beechwood Elementary School
Jessica Enzweiler
Bellevue Middle and High School
Sarah Nestheide
Blanchester Middle School
Melissa Fornes
Bondurant Middle School
Holly Smith
Boone County High School
Erin Tharpe
Boyd E. Smith Elementary School
Sarah Baker
Boyle County Elementary School
Kandyce Black
Breckinridge Elementary School
Shannon Hopper
Bridgeport Elementary School
Kathy Petrovitch
Bright Local Schools
Beth Applegate
C.O. Harrison Elementary School
Shannon Brown
Stephanie Junker
Camp Ernst Middle School
Shannon McDonald
Camp Washington Head Start
Whitney Childers
Campbell County High School
Joshua Huff
Campbell County Middle School
Jessica Conley
Katlynn Prindle
Carlisle Local Schools
Brandy Osborne
Carroll County Middle School
Mollie Mason
Carson Elementary School
Arielle Berry
Central Academy
Lauren Houser
Charles L. Seipelt Elementary School
Nicole Reuss
Chase Elementary School
Shirley Easley
Clark Montessori
Corey Dyke
Delaney Krisel
Clifton Area Neighborhood School
Laurie Maull
Clough Pike Elementary
Kim Johnson
Sarah Shoemaker
Colerain Elementary
Mrs. Brown
Alison Riggs
Compass Elementary
Ronda Lawdon
Tiffany Mason
Conner High School
Chris Hedges
Jonathan Moore*
Donna Redding
Kal Sharma
Conner Middle School
Sarah Kuhse
Covedale School
Allison Gibson
Covington Holmes High School
Angele Rehfuss
Crawford Woods Elementary School
Kristina Hamester
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
Mattison Bingham
Crosby Elementary School
Cheryl Dorsch
Kate Gloyeske
Joann Harmon
Crossroads Elementary School
Allyssa Fessler
Brooke Leffingwell
Annette Morgan
Diane Rinehard
Crossroads Middle School
Michele Masanek
Dater Montessori
Mary Beth Hill*
Ann Myers
Dayton Kentucky Middle School
Sarah Davenport Bauman
Denver Elementary School
Andrew Lefevre
Dry Ridge Middle School
Tara Haynes
East Clinton Local Schools – Sabina Elementary
Sarah Morgan
Jaysha Milburn
Edgewood City Schools
Gary Clemmons
Darren Steiner
Edythe J. Hayes Middle School
Susan Bayes
Elda Elementary School
Lori Ellinghausen
Angela Strack
Elkhorn Middle School
Angela Coulson
Emerson Academy of Dayton
Charla Robson
Ethel M. Taylor Academy
Paige Wilson
Evanston Academy
Amy Graff*
Fairfield Compass Elementary
Susan Kneipp
Latrice Watkins
Fairfield Local School District
Tina Hughes
Fairfield North Elementary School
Katie Braun
Shannon Hoffman
Fairfield South Elementary School
Katie Witt
Fairwood Elementary School
Kiara Berry
Sara Turner
Faith Community Preschool
Jenny Vhynalek
Felicity-Franklin Elementary School
Mrs. McElfresh
Tara Miller
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
Jennifer Smith
Georgetown Elementary School
Emily Myers
Glendale Elementary School
Erica Pritchett
Goodridge Elementary School
Karen Behne
Leighanna Parton
Kelsey Roessner
Rachael Thompson
Grandview Elementary School
Hunter Ash-Fox
Grant County Middle School
Megan Matsumura*
Shawn Stewart
Grants Lick Elementary School
Margie Grainger
Chrissy Roseberry
Great Crossing High School
Kristy Johnson
Happy Days Preschool
Laura Reed
Heritage Early Childhood School
Katie Abner
Heritage Hill Elementary School
Elaine Stubblefield
Hillcrest Academy
Mr. Spraggins
Hillsboro Elementary School
Jenna Horick
Kristin Walker
Holly Hill Elementary School
Angela Giwer
Danielle Hardin
Lauren Henslee
Jessica Moss Garrett
Holmes Elementary School
Amanda McFadden
Holy Cross Elementary School
Jenny Harnist
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Elizabeth Craver
J.F. Dulles Elementary School
Karen Volpe
John G. Carlisle Elementary School
Madison Knaley
Taylor Shields
John P. Parker School
Amira Michalowski
John Paul II Catholic School
Jeanie R. Casey
Kelly Langenbrunner
Johnson Elementary School
Olivia Bryant
Kenton Elementary School
Katie Cahill
KinderCare – Anderson
Courtney Otis
Kings Junior High School
Erik Poggi
Kings Mills Elementary School
Rachel Immerman
Lakota East High School
Mrs. Edwards
Latonia Elementary School
Tricia Thomas
Lebanon High School
Hannah Ledford
Life Learning Center
Rev. Robert Ashley Beagle
Lincoln Elementary School
Barb Berringer
Michelle Litzler
Linden Grove School
Cindi Naveh
Little Miami Early Childhood Center
Eileen Frederick
Little Miami Elementary School
Chelsea Stacy
Little Miami Primary School
Jenny Farlow
Seneca Taylor
Lloyd High School
John Wilmhoff
Longbranch Elementary School
Rachel Bauer
Loveland Elementary School
Heidi Weber
Loveland High School
Shawn Miller
Kelly Partridge
Manchester Elementary School
Rhonda Brandenburg
Maple Dale Elementary School
Ashley Rosa
Mariemont Middle School
Merrell Welage
Marr/Cook Elementary School
Amy Ellerman
Danielle Stiles
Jamie Titcomb
Mrs. Whitley
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School
Chris Zimmerman
Maurice Bowling Middle School
Jamie Ann Bowlin
Merwin Elementary School
Tonya Montavon*
Miami Valley Christian Academy
Brooke Singleton
Russ Theisens
Alicia Weber
Middletown High School
Julie Dehaven
Middletown Middle school
Dwight Smith
Millcreek Elementary School
Savannah Vice
Monroe Elementary School
Michael Lausche
Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School
Kyle Wirthwine
Mount Notre Dame High School
Joann Felczan
Mt. Healthy Elementary School
Angela Hall
Mt. Healthy South Elementary School
Katie Milbower
Mt. Washington Elementary School
Laura Barlage
Mulberry Elementary School
Elizabeth Wanamaker
Nagel Middle School
Andrea Besl
Janna Frank
New Miami Elementary School
Tekila Fullam
Newport Intermediate School
Shannon Childers
Emily Kenner
Rachel Redden
Molly Turner*
Nicholas County High School
Shawna Irvin
Ninth District Elementary School
Melia Fox
Kayla Gibson
North Adams High School
Brittany Burns
North College Hill Elementary School
Raven Jackson*
Northern Kentucky University
Mahdi Yazdanpour
Northpointe Elementary
Stephanie Blevins
Northwest High School
Melinda Woodward
Norwood View Elementary School
Laura Kolenz
Oak Hills High School
Lori Franklin
Oak Hills Local School District
Jennifer Mansu
Ockerman Elementary School
Karrie Cook
Mrs. Crupper
Alison Lageman
Ockerman Middle School
Bea Torrence
Olentangy Liberty Middle School
Olivia Grilliot
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School
Leslie Spegal
Our Lady of Victory School
Tricia DiTullio
Park Layne Elementary School
Amanda Crowell
Parker Woods Montessori
Amber Lovett
Pattinson Elementary School
DeAnn O’Toole
Peebles Elementary School
Chasity Chamblin
Piner Elementary School
Jessica Schwalbe
Pleasant Hill Academy
Leona Tolliver*
Pleasant Run Middle School
Elizabeth Bailey
Prince of Peace Montessori
Melissa Royse
Putman Elementary School
Jessie Brandenburg
Mary Ann Reinhart
R.C. Hinsdale Elementary School
Teri Cox
Lori Frommeyer
Kristin Stainforth
Randall K. Cooper High School
Karen Wiebe
Reading Community School
Kim Mahan
Reiley Elementary School
Candice Kelsch
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School
Aimee Carpenter
Tina Wright
River Ridge Elementary School
Renee Buckner
Roberts Paideia Academy
Becky Perry
Robertson County Schools
Dan Hildebrand
Tamara Leadingham-Jones
Roll Hill Elementary School
Keisha Jackson
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Debbie Murphy
Royal Redeemer
Sarah Beck
Russell Independent School District
Catherine Del Valle
Sacred Heart of Jesus School – Fairfield
Mrs. Grammel
Katie Whitacre
Sands Montessori
Caitlin Levine
Margaret Walters
School for Creative and Performing Arts
James Jones
Amanda Lees
Scott High School
Sara Remley
Sharonville Elementary School
Jeanne Benoit*
Sherwood Elementary School
Rob Hampton
Shirley Mann Elementary School
Pat Morgan
South Avondale Elementary School
Michael Brown*
Nicole Williams
South Vienna Middle School
Brad Whip
Southern Elementary School
Bart Bellairs
Ann Easterling
Patricia Easterling
Melissa Hagan
Samantha Hall
Becca Martin
Lakin Mullins
Amber Sharpe
Mrs. Wilbers
Southern Hills Career & Technical Center
Julie Evans
Southern Middle School
Keely Tarter
Southgate Independent School
Ryan Egan
Spaulding Elementary School
Abigail Fischer
Springboro High School
Sarah Benedict
Springdale Elementary School
Ashley Gerbus
Squires Elementary School
Shanna Williams
St. Agnes School
Rachael Sharp
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School
Alyssa Snyder
St. Antoninus School
Emily Gruber
St. Augustine School
Katie Fedders
St. Bernadette School
Jennifer Duffey
Walter “Wally” Shaffer
Londa Thomas
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Jr./Sr. High School
Carly Anderson
St. Catharine of Siena School
William Kuebler
St. Clement School
Ellen Gilardi
St. Gabriel Consolidated School
Bruce D. Bosse
St. Ignatius of Loyola School
Kelly Bien
St. James School – White Oak
Julia Mulvey
St. Joseph – Cold Spring
Susie Kahmann
St. Joseph Catholic School
Darlene Burse
St. Louis School
Patty Van Ha
St. Mary School – Hyde Park
Sarah Ash
Laura Bobay
Katie Easton
St. Michael School
Cheryl Braam
St. Philip School
Jennifer Twehues
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School
Michelle Stevens
St. Therese School
Ellen Lonneman
St. Thomas More Catholic School
Julia Mulvey
Kellie Pairan
St. Veronica School
Leslie Mueller
Stephens Elementary School
Barbara Stegman
Stepping Stones Learning Center
Carly Bisenbender
Step-Up Autism Alternative Education
Alex Perry
Stewart Elementary Princeton City Schools
Lauren Felsheim
Stewart Home School
Rachel Stewart
Straub Elementary School
Jennifer Kidd
Struble Elementary School
Jeremy Osterfeld
Summit Country Day School
Martha Rich
Sycamore High School
John Whapham
Talawanda Middle School
Beth Ziepfel
Tates Creek Elementary School
Tiffaney Russell
Temple Christian School
Kristin Smith
Terrace Park Elementary School
Lindsay Merten
Thornwilde Elementary School
Bonnie Schobert
Three Rivers Elementary School
Betty Reynolds
Turkey Foot Middle School
Courtney O’Donnell
Allison Peeno
Turpin High School
Nate Williams
Tutor Time Learning Center
Maite Rodriguez
Villa Madonna Academy
Marianne McGhee
Walnut Hills High School
Jayma Hazelbaker
Warren County Career Center
Kim Banks
Warren County Learning Center
Elizabeth Jacques
West Clermont High School
Timothy Ryan Conley
West Clermont Middle School
Mrs. Love
William Bick Primary
Madison VanCuren
William Henry Harrison High School
Shawn Sowders
Williams Avenue Elementary School
Lauren Weinheimer
Williamsburg High School
Samantha Williams
Williamsburg Middle School
Christi Cleaver
Williamstown Elementary School
Amber Lobenstein
Williamstown Middle School
Kyle Knarr
Winton Woods City Schools
Patty Davids
Alexandra Haggerty
Christina Jeranek
Mary Whittaker
Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School
Ann Birrer
Sarah Buchheit
Kathy Haught
Woodland Middle School
Lisa Clark
Yealey Elementary School
Saylor Norton
Tiffany Watkins
No School Listed
Karen Brown