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Name School City State Alan Abel Temple University New Brunswick New Jersey Keely Abeln Francis Howell Middle School Saint Charles Missouri Shirley Ables Jericho Christian Academy Landover Maryland Diane Abrahamian Penfield High School Rochester New York Jessica Abrams Slocum Skewes Middle School Ridgefield New Jersey Judith Abrams Leonard J. Tyl Middle School Oakdale Connecticut Steven Acciani Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar California James Achilles Wheatland Union High School Wheatland California Michael Aczon San Francisco State University San Francisco California Jonathan Adamo Fowler Middle School Plano Texas Charles Adams Heritage High School Romoland California Gilbert Adams Glen A. Wilson High School Hacienda Heights California Mark Adams Endeavour Intermediate School Milton Washington Greg Adamson Richman Elementary School Fullerton California Jennifer Agbu Manvel Junior High Manvel Texas Phil Aguglia Kenmore East High School Tonawanda New York Albert Aguilar St. Philip's College San Antonio Texas Ken Ahlberg Hermantown High School Hermantown Minnesota Leslie Alan South Miami Middle Community School South Miami Florida Nicole Albright Chambersburg Area Senior High School Chambersburg Pennsylvania Angela Alderson Peakview Elementary School Centennial Colorado Adrienne Alexander Conerly Road School Somerset New Jersey Marina Alexander College of Staten Island - CUNY New York New York Monica Alexandre Bayshore Middle School Leonardo New Jersey John Alfieri Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen Michigan Candace Allebach Warwick Elementary School Secretary Maryland J. Anthony Allen McNally Smith College of Music St. Paul Minnesota Keith Allen Academy Prep of Tampa Tampa Florida David Allison Spring Valley High School Columbia South Carolina Anthony Allmond Kaiser High School Fontana California Dennis Altschul Union Star R-2 Union Star Missouri Anthony Alvaro West Genesee High School Camillus New York Corey Ames Loyola Academy Wilmette Illinois Audrey Amsler Joan Martin Elementary School Hobart Indiana
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Name School City State David Andersen Tuacahn High School St. George Utah Amy K Anderson Maggie Cordova Elementary School Rio Rancho New Mexico Bonnie Anderson Coronado Village Elementary School Universal City Texas Gretchen Anderson Burnside Elementary School Red Wing Minnesota Mark Anderson Oswalt K8 Academy La Puente California Mathew Anderson Darlington High School Darlington Wisconsin Neil Anderson Murrieta Valley High School Murrieta California Richard Andreacchio Santaluces High School Lantana Florida Emory Andrews Oxon Hill High School Oxon Hill Maryland Tonya Angle NorthWood Middle School Wakarusa Indiana Cindy Anthony Sterliing Grade School Sterling Kansas Leslie Antmann Markham Woods Middle School Lake Mary Florida Rachel Stevens Antonucci Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet New Haven Connecticut High School Carmen Aquino Corner Lake Middle School Orlando Alabama Kristy Aragon Green Elementary School San Diego California Mike Arbucci Leawood Middle School Leawood Kansas Katie Archer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School Germantown Maryland Juan Archuleta Enos Garcia Elementary School Taos New Mexico Alexis Arellano Lavista West Elementary School La Vista Nebraska Edward Argenziano Morris Knolls High School Rockaway New Jersey Robert Arms Romig Middle School Anchorage Alaska Bruce Arnold Princeton University Princeton New Jersey Paul Arnold Callahan Middle School Callahan Florida Gregory Arsenault Cranston High School East Cranston Rhode Island David Atchison Ogden Elementary School Ogden Kansas Lynn Auman Myrtle Beach Middle School Myrtle Beach South Carolina Susan Aupperlee Minnesauke Elementary School East Setauket New York Trudy Austin Pocono Elementary Center Tannersville Pennsylvania Carlos Averhoff Forida International University Sweetwater Florida Elizabeth Ayton Liberty Collegiate Academy Nashville Tennessee Ruthe Babas Island Pacific Academy Kapolei Hawaii Ian Babb South Butler Primary School Saxonburg Pennsylvania Mary Kay Babcock Century High School Hillsboro Oregon David Bachart New Hope-Solebury High School New Hope Pennsylvania Scott Baeseman Lake Forest Country Day School Lake Forest Illinois Elisheva Bailey Castillero Middle School San Jose California Erin Bailey Ponderosa High School Shingle Springs California Helen Bailey Muller Elementary Magnet School Tampa Florida Laurie Bailey John G. Leach School New Castle Delaware Luke Baillargeon Westfield South Middle School Westfield Massachusetts Paul Bain Graham-Kapowsin High School Graham Washington
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Name School City State Beth Baker Osseo Junior High School Maple Grove Minnesota George Baker White Elementary School Holyoke Massachusetts Jonathan Baker First Presbyterian Day School Macon Georgia Malissa Baker Buffalo Creek Middle School Palmetto Florida Lisa Bakowski Edward P. Boland Elementary School Springfield Massachusetts Nancy Maria Balach University of Mississippi Oxford Mississippi Andre Baldasserini Matawan Regional High School Aberdeen New Jersey Kirk Baldwin Westmoreland High School Westmoreland New York William Baldwin Twelve Corners Middle School Rochester New York Mareena Boosamra Ball Rincon University High School Tucson Arizona Natalie Ball Southwest High School San Antonio Texas Jean-Paul Balmat Mission Bay High School San Diego California Bobby Banks Challenge Preparatory Charter School Far Rockaway New York Calvin Banks Whaley Middle School Compton Compton California David Barani Puxico High School Puxico Missouri Robert Barfield White Knoll High School Lexington South Carolina Dawn Barham Mississippi School for Mathematics & Columbus Mississippi Science Janet Barkley Holy Name School Henderson Kentucky Edward Barlow Anwatin Middle School Minneapolis Minnesota Wallace Barner Atlanta Heights Charter School Atlanta Georgia Marilyn Barnes Santa Fe High School Santa Fe New Mexico Markiss Barnes Carter G. Woodson Charter School Winston Salem North Carolina Robert Baronio Springer Middle School Wilmington Delaware Sonia Barrionuevo Roberto Clemente Elementary School Newark New Jersey Katie Bartel Hawthorn Elementary North Vernon Hills Illinois Mary Barto The New School New York New York Graham Scott Barton Moreau Catholic High School Hayward California Amanda Batts Harper Elementary School Evansville Indiana Marsha Baxter Columbia University New York City New York Katherine Bay West Hurst Elementary School Hurst Texas Joshua Bayer American University Washington D.C. Carol Beadle Liberty Corner Elementary School Basking Ridge New Jersey Duane Beck Pettisville High School Pettisville Ohio Jeffrey Beck Valley Center Middle School Valley Center California Maury Beelman Roosevelt Magnet School Peoria Illinois Jeff Behrens Richland Center High School Richland Center Wisconsin Phillip Beierle Reed Intermediate School Newtown Connecticut Cari Belcher Pennington Middle School Pennington Gap Virginia Christopher Belding Mountain View Middle School Goffstown New Hampshire Beverly Belfer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee Wisconsin
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Name School City State Andrew Bell Crisp County High School Cordele Georgia Chad Bell Alabama School for the Blind Talladega Alabama Dennis Bell Mercy College Presently Dobbs Ferry New York Patricia Bell Chesapeake Bay Middle School Pasadena Maryland Rodney Bell Needville High School Needville Texas Teresa Bell Idabel Middle School Idabel Oklahoma Vicki Bell Asbury University Wilmore Kentucky Jeff Bellgardt Mt. Enterprise High School Mt. Enterprise Texas Zebulon Bellon Kuna High School Kuna Idaho Barbara Benglian Upper Darby High School Drexel Hill Pennsylvania Ben Benjamin Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public Franklin Massachusetts School Bruce Bennett Belmont University Nashville Tennessee Gregory Bennett Middletown High School Middletown New York Kathy Bennett Winter Haven High School Winter Haven Florida Michael Bennett Jefferson High School Lafayette Indiana William Bennett Cane Bay High School Summerville South Carolina Brett Benson Eagan High School Eagan Minnesota Fritz Benz N. Smithfield High School N. Smithfield Rhode Island Jacqueline Beraitis Clifton Public Elementary School 2 Clifton New Jersey Daniel Berard Fossil Ridge High School Ft. Collins Colorado Barbara Berg Jefferson Elementary School Helena Montana Marina Berger Brookside Elementary School Yorktown Heights New York Jake Bergevin Edmonds-Woodway High School Edmonds Alabama Rebecca Berland Ysmael Villegas Middle School Riverside California Tim Berlinghof East Prairie School Skokie Illinois Ron Berman Richard H. Hungerford School Staten Island New York Tina Bernard Bridge City High School Bridge City Texas Anthony Bernhauser Pearre Creek Elementary School Franklin Tennessee Katherine Berry Fernwood Elementary School Bothell Washington Nathan Berry Urban Choice Charter School Rochester New York Valerie Bertrand Murphy Creek P-8 School Aurora Colorado Mark Best New Haven Middle School New Haven Indiana Mark Bettcher Dundee-Crown High School Carpentersville Illinois Christopher Bilella Bay Shore High School Bay Shore New York Michelle Birdwell Mowat Middle School Lynn Haven Florida John Birge Brunswick High School Brunswick Georgia Thomas Birkner Belleville West High School Belleville Illinois Parker Bixby Mercer Island High School Mercer Island Washington Bill Bixler Malibu High School Malibu California Stoney Black Air Academy High School Colorado Springs Colorado Mary Lynn Blacklock Park Hill Elementary Derby Kansas
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Name School City State Judy Blackwelder Glencliff High School Nashville Tennessee Anna Gee Blackwell Springfield Christian School Springfield Ohio Emily Blahous Mirror Lake Middle School Chugiak Alaska Karen Blair Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Joliet Illinois Kristin Blanchard Muir Middle School Milford Michigan Rob Blaney Woodbridge High School Irvine California John Blickwedehl West Seneca West High School West Seneca New York Karen Blinkhorn Sunrise Elementary School Ocala Florida Stephen Bloom Lynnfield Middle School Lynnfield Massachusetts Wendy Bloom Haley Elementary School Fort Wayne Indiana Michael Blostein Averill Park High School Averill Park New York Dorinda Blotsky Norman County West Elementary School Hendrum Minnesota Karen Boden Cornwall-on-Hudson Elementary Cornwall New York David Boggs Avery Elementary School Canton Georgia Jill Boliek Riverside High School Durham North Carolina Sharon Bonneau Herndon Middle School Herndon Virginia Patricia Bonner High School for the Performing and Visual Houston Texas Arts Shane Bonney West Canada Valley Central School District Newport New York benjamin Boone California State University, Fresno Fresno California Seth Boothby Tuttle High School Tuttle Oklahoma Christopher Borges Bakersfield High School Bakersfield California Anne Borgmeyer Saint Stephen Protomartyr School Saint Louis Missouri Mary Boudreault Lincoln Charter School Lincolnton North Carolina Martha Boughner St. Catherine of Siena School Cedar Grove New Jersey Patrick Bowen Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Las Vegas Nevada Gail Bowers Maria Carrillo High School Santa Rosa California Brent Bowman Indian Valley Elementary School Overland Park Kansas Kenneth Boyd West Orange High School Winter Garden Florida Ruby Boyden Woodbridge Elementary School Zeeland Michigan Juliet Boykins I. C. Norcom High School Portsmouth Virginia Cindy Bradley-Cipriano Colonial Road Elementary School Franklin Lakes New Jersey Darrell Branch Renaissance Leadership Academy New York City New York Teresa Brandt Hoover Middle School Waterloo Iowa John Brannon San Gorgonio High School San Bernardino California Eric Branscome Austin Peay State University Clarksville Tennessee Terry Brau Willmar Senior High School Willmar Minnesota Gwendolyn Brazier Barnette Magnet School Fairbanks Alaska Lori Breeding Northview High School Florissant Missouri Gregg Breinberg PS22 Staten Island New York Patricia Breitag Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar California Barron Breland Creighton University Omaha Nebraska
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Name School City State Tim Brent Miami Dade College Miami Florida Mark Breza Fremont High School Fremont Michigan Ashley Briar Blaker-Kinser Junior High School Ceres California Judy Bridges St Giles Catholic School Oak Park Illinois Kathryn Briel Clark-Pleasant Middle School Greenwood Indiana Craig Brinkman Spring Mill Elementary School Indianapolis Indiana Edward Briskey Rancho Cucamonga High School Rancho California Cucamonga Melissa Brobston Roosevelt Middle School Cedar Rapids Iowa Michelle Brodsky Park View School Morton Grove Illinois Jeannie Brooks McCarty Elementary School Aurora Illinois Kathie Brooks Fannin Middle School Amarillo Texas Mark Brooks LaGuardia Community College Long Island City New York Robert Brooks University of North Dakota Grand Forks North Dakota Alvin Phillip Brown Allen Village Elementary School Kansas City Missouri Brianne Brown Douglass K-8 Memphis Tennessee Christina Brown Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School Chicago Illinois Frank Brown Sarasota Military Academy Sarasota Florida Greg Brown DeLaveaga Elementary School Santa Cruz California Rodney Brown Union County High School Maynardville Tennessee Rogers Brown Norfolk State University Norfolk Virginia Stephen Brown St. Marys Elementary School St. Marys West Virginia Timothy Brown Franklin High School Reisterstown Maryland Toni Brown Quabbin Regional High School Barre Massachusetts Velvet Brown The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania Larry Brownlee Sterling High School Sterling Kansas Greg Brucker Francis Harper Jr. High School Davis California Stephanie Brueggeman Progress South Elementary School St. Peters Missouri Ben Brueggemeier Ferris High School Spokane Washington Kim Bruguier Mobridge-Pollock Upper Elementary Mobridge South Dakota Scott Brunson Thomas C. Cario Middle School Mt. Pleasant South Carolina Kurt Brunus St. Mary's Academy New Orleans Louisiana Scott Buchanan Indiana State University Terre Haute Indiana Willetta Buchanan Atlanta Youth Academy Atlanta Georgia Peggy Bucheit Hamilton High School Hamilton Montana Joseph Buchmann Westhill High School Syracuse New York Aaron Buck DeWitt Middle School Ithaca New York Gail Buckman St. Gabriel the Archangel St. Louis Missouri Tricia Buckstein Tara Elementary School Bradenton Florida Abigail Buczynski Cedar Bluff Middle School Knoxville Tennessee Stephen Budnack Houghton Academy PS 69 Buffalo New York
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Name School City State Donna Buehne Rogers Elementary School St. Louis Missouri Paul Buksbazen Polo Ridge Elementary School Charlotte North Carolina Becky Bull North Cumberland Elementary School Crossville Tennessee Richard Bullock Delaware Valley Middle School Milford Pennsylvania Kevin Bumpers Miami Dade College Miami Florida Jamie Bunce Columbia High School Maplewood New Jersey Fred Burazer Jefferson Area High School Jefferson Ohio Aaron Burkhart Lincoln Middle School Indianapolis Indiana Jean Burkhart Seymour High School Seymour Tennessee Donna Burmylo-Magrann Neshaminy High School Langhorne Pennsylvania John Burn Homestead High School Cupertino California Patricia Burnham Concordia University Texas Austin Texas Janine Burns Wheat Ridge High School Wheat Ridge Colorado Todd Burroughs Chopticon High School Morganza Maryland Cheryl Burt St. Raymond School Mount Prospect Illinois Fabio Burton Coral Sunset Elementary School Boca Raton Florida Peter Bush Kincaid Elementary School Marietta Georgia Tony Bush Allendale High School Allendale Michigan Joe Busolits Sheridan Elementary School Allentown Pennsylvania Christopher Buzby Abington Friends School Jenkintown Pennsylvania Thomas Byers Northland Preparatory Academy Flagstaff Arizona Tara Byrdsong Martin Luther King Middle & Luther Atlanta Georgia Judson Price Middle School Grag Byrne University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky Bryan Cady Montessori Magnet School Albany New York Peggy Caffrey Deep River Elementary School Deep River Connecticut Ben Cain Marina Village Middle School El Dorado Hills California Glen Cain Gold Trail School Placerville California Kenneth Caldwell Olympic View Middle School Mukilteo Washington Susan Calkins Portola Middle School Tarzana California Edwin Callaghan Hemlock Park Elementary School Brentwood New York Neshawn Calloway Chattanooga High School Center for Chattanooga Tennessee Creative Arts George Camarillo, Jr. Waiakea Intermediate School Hilo Hawaii John Cameron Belfast Area High School Belfast Maine Jennifer Camillo Carl T. Mitnick School Cape May New Jersey Dianna Campbell Seminole State College of Florida Sanford Florida Kaitlyn Campbell Alexander Elementary School Greenville South Carolina Brent Cannon Lindale Junior High School Lindale Texas Joe Cantaffa Howell High School Farmingdale New Jersey Anthony Cao Madison West High School Madison Wisconsin GayLyn Capitano College of Central Florida Ocala Florida
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Name School City State James Carlson Cockeysville Middle School Cockeysville Maryland Keith Carlson Jefferson Jr. High School Woodridge Illinois Elena Carnevali Henry Viscardi School Albertson New York Marcos Carreras Kingswood Oxford School West Hartford Connecticut Dotty Carriker Greenfield Elementary School Fort Worth Texas David Carroll Maplebrook Elementary School Naperville Illinois Marques Carroll Chicago Jesuit Academy Austin Illinois Pamela Carroll Wilkes Community Conservatory Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Elizabeth Carson-Tozer Collegium Charter School Exton Pennsylvania Jessica Carter Ball Ground Elementary Ball Ground Georgia Ken Carter West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Plainsboro New Jersey North Otis P. Carter III Moss Point High Moss Point Mississippi Stephanie Case Fort Garrison Elementary School Pikesville Maryland Jared Cassedy Windham High School Windham New Hampshire Brody Castle Park Vista High School Lake Worth Florida Earl Ronnie Cato Mount Eden High School Hayward California Brandon Catt Glenbard East High School Lombard Illinois David Ceasar Litchfield High School Litchfield Minnesota Matthew Ceresini Great Valley High School Malvern Pennsylvania Marie Chabot St. Mary's Primary School Taunton Massachusetts Rhonda Chalone Huegel Elementary School Madison Wisconsin Annalisa Chang Arch T. Allen Middle Greensboro North Carolina Dr. Soon Eng Chao P.S. 11 Q Woodside New York Caleb Chapman Pioneer High School for the Performing American Fork Utah Arts Steven Charity Stonewall Jackson Middle School Mechanicsville Virginia Bernie Chavez Deming High School Deming New Mexico Ginger Chen Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston Georgia Ken Chenevert Johnson Elementary School Montrose Colorado Ching-Ming Cheng California State University San Marcos San Marcos California Max Chernick Bloomington High School Bloomington Illinois Benjamin Chertok Nathaniel Bowditch School Salem Massachusetts Christa Chery-Hise Pleasant Plains Elementary School Towson Maryland Teresa Chesnovitz Greenbrook Elementary School Kendall park New Jersey Michael Chester Stewarts Creek High School Smyrna Tennessee Emily Chiet Oak Knoll Elementary School Menlo Park California James Childs Baltimore City College Baltimore Maryland Kathryn Childs Alta Loma Christian School Alta Loma California Frank Chlorie Elko Middle School Sandston Virginia Joel Chodoroff Holicong Middle School Doylestown Pennsylvania Josh Chodoroff Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora Illinois
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Name School City State Joseph Chouinard East Detroit High School Eastpointe Michigan Adam Christie Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Public High School Tyler Minnesota Lynn Christman Rocky Run Middle School Chantilly Virginia Jeff Christmas Tri-County Technical College Anderson South Carolina Carol Christofferson Pima County Community College District Tucson Arizona Cheong Kyle Chuah Los Medanos College Pittsburg California Cheryl Church Panguitch High School Panguitch Utah David Church North Marion High School Salem Oregon richard cionco California State University Sacramento Sacramento California Jenna Cipolla Frank R. Conwell Middle School #4 Jersey City New Jersey Brenda Clark University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana Chris Clark Mt. Everett High School Sheffield Massachusetts Dr. Albert Clark New World School of the Arts Miami Florida Jeff Clark Fairfield Senior High School Fairfield Ohio Dr. Buddy Clements Walnut High School Walnut California Joyce Click North Central High School Indianapolis Indiana Rachel Clifton The Bolles School Jacksonville Florida Melody Clutter Indianola Middle School Indianola Iowa Travis Coakley Biloxi High School Biloxi Mississippi Korey Coffer Harvard High School Harvard Illinois Frumi Cohen Plymouth Meeting Friends School Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania George Colakovic Harvard School of Excellence Chicago Illinois Kim Colborn Austin Peay Elementary School Covington Tennessee Christy Colburn Itawamba Community College Fulton Mississippi Andrew Cole Hightower Trail Middle School Marietta Georgia Kevin Cole Webster Groves High School Webster Groves Missouri Matthew Cole Tahoma Senior High School Covington Washington Brian Coleman West Carrollton City Schools West Carrollton Ohio Marcus Coleman Inland Conservatory For The Performing Upland California Arts School Albert Coley Coahulla Creek High School Dalton Georgia Everett Collins Williamsburg James City Public Schools Williamsburg Virginia Rosemary Collins Safety Harbor Middle School Clearwater Florida Stephany Collins Granby Elementary School Fulton New York Stephanie Colman Challenger Elementary School Tamarac Florida Danielle Colosimo Torrington Middle School Torrington Connecticut Mark Colozzi Cranston High School East Cranston Rhode Island Shane Colquhoun Loachapoka High School Loachapoka Alabama Randy Colvard Sinagua Middle School Flagstaff Arizona John Combes Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks California Tammie Combs Osceola County School for the Arts Kissimmee Florida Michael Compton Solon Middle School Solon Iowa
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Name School City State Steve Connell Moc-Floyd Valley Senior High School Orange City Iowa Patricia Conover Community Middle School Plainsboro New Jersey Costa Constantinou Stateside Elementary School Jacksonville North Carolina Michael Conti The Ethical Community Charter School Jersey City New Jersey Eddie Contreras Upland Junior High School Upland California chelsea cook Dunaire Elementary School Stone Mountain Georgia Jacob Cook duPont Manual High School Louisville Kentucky Mike Cook Poway High School Poway California Travis Cook Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Detroit Michigan Arts Mary Ellis Coombs Carroll County Middle School Carrollton Kentucky Kathy Coon Madison Number One Middle School Phoenix Arizona Greg Cooney Mount Saint Charles Academy Woonsocket Rhode Island Carlton Cooper Wilmer-Hutchins High School Dallas Texas Fenecia Cooper Higgins Community Academy Chicago Illinois Megan Copenhaver Portia Ross Taylor Elementary Frisco Texas Jim Corbett Oak Grove Elementary School Sebastopol California Luke Cordova Native American Community Academy Albuquerque New Mexico Cheryl Corkran Greenacres Middle School Bossier City Louisiana Carlee Cornett Lincoln County Middle School Stanford Kentucky Tina Cornwell Dardanelle Middle School Dardanelle Arkansas Beatriz Cortez Milam Elementary School McAllen Texas James Cottone Bayport-Blue Point High School Bayport New York Audra Coursey South Heights Elementary School Henderson Kentucky Jan Courtney White Rock School Jefferson New Jersey Virginia Covarrubias Miami Dade College Miami Florida Tracy Cowden Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Blacksburg Virginia University Glenn Cowen Upper Moreland High School Willow Grove Pennsylvania Elizabeth Cox James W. Smith Elementary School Cove City North Carolina Kristen Cox Scotus Central Catholic High School Columbus Nebraska Lisa Cox Corley Elementary School Lawrenceville Georgia Ryan Crabtree Fruita Monument High School Fruita Colorado Randy Crain Upton K-8 School Upton Wyoming Donald Crandall Schreiner University Kerrville Texas Rhonda Crane Miraloma Elementary School San Francisco California Kevin Cranston Antoinette Reading Junior High School Richmond Texas Brandon Crawford Princeton High School Princeton Illinois Celina Crawford Cedar Grove Elementary Ellenwood Georgia Eric Crawford Wichita High School East Wichita Kansas Melanye Crayton High Point Christian Academy High Point North Carolina Eric Crimmins Scripps Middle School Lake Orion Michigan
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Name School City State Winifred Crock Parkway Central High School Chesterfield Missouri Derek Cross Sherwood High School Creighton Missouri Jandrea Crum Springdale Memphis Magnet School Memphis Tennessee Trae Cummings Belle Chasse Academy Belle Chasse Louisiana Thomas Cunane James I. O'Neill High School Highland Falls New York Gayle Cuneo Connellsville Area Senior High School Connellsville Pennsylvania Christopher Cunningham Herndon High School Herndon Virginia John Curtin Floresville Middle School Floresville Texas Stephen Curtis Neary Elementary School Southborough Massachusetts Charles Cushinery Ed W. Clark High School Las Vegas Nevada Christina Custode Cataract Elementary School Niagara Falls New York Xavier Custodio South Shore International College Prep Chicago Illinois Luis Cuza St. Brendan High School Miami Florida Anna D'Achille Morris Hills High School Rockaway New Jersey Anthony D'Agostino Dansville Central School District Dansville New York Sabato D'Agostino Arlington High School Arlington Massachusetts Ralena Dahlheimer STEAMM Academy at Hartford Canton Ohio Carol Dallstream Thompson Middle School St. Charles Illinois Jason Damron Mooresville High School Mooresville Indiana Judd Danby Jefferson High School Lafayette Indiana Raymond Dandurand Springfield Central High School Springfield Massachusetts Joseph Daniel Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor Michigan Marcus Daniel Abraham Clark High School Roselle New Jersey Michael Danielson First Avenue Middle School Arcadia California Steve Danielson Germantown High School Germantown Tennessee Ophelia Darby Edisto High School Cordova South Carolina Randy Dary Fremont-Hay Elementary Lakeview Oregon Benjamin Das Pritzker College Prep Chicago Illinois Amy Dauphinais Bristol Eastern High School Bristol Connecticut Wendy Davidson Hebron Middle School Shepherdsville Kentucky Adrian Davis Roosevelt High School Minneapolis Minnesota Andy Davis Reavis High School Burbank Illinois Anita Davis Heard Magnet School Dothan Alabama David Davis Harmony Middle School Overland Park Kansas Laurie Davis Northview Elementary School Manhattan Kansas Leta Davis Woodland Star Charter School Sonoma California Robert Davis Olathe Northwest High School Olathe Kansas Shanpatrick Davis Everglades High School Miramar Florida Brad Dawson Fort Hays State University Hays Kansas William Dawson Orange Charter School Hillsborough North Carolina Norman Dea Acalanes High School Lafayette California
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Name School City State Michael Dean Trinity High School Euless Texas Perry Dean Palacios High School Palacios Texas Philip Dean Bothell High School Bothell Washington James DeBusk Washington High School Phoenix Arizona Timothy Decker Rancho Cotate High School Rohnert Park California Emily DeFoe Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet Baton Rouge Louisiana School Brian Dehn JSerra Catholic High School San Juan California Capistrano David Dehner Monte Vista Christian School Watsonville California Ashley Delaney Harpool Middle School Lantana Texas Patrick Dell Hermann High School Hermann, MO Missouri Michael DeLuccia Passaic Valley High School Little Falls New Jersey Jennifer DeMarco Muller Elementary Magnet School Tampa Florida Daniel DeMelfi MMI Preparatory School Freeland Pennsylvania Tori DeMoss Pioneer Jr. and Sr. High School Royal Center Indiana Jenny Denis Fowler Middle School Plano Texas Nick Denofa Pennsauken High School Pennsauken New Jersey VIcki DePasse Houdini Elementary School Appleton Wisconsin Nicole DePresca Mahala F. Atchison School Tinton Falls New Jersey Andre DeRamus Grayson Technical Education Program Loganville Alabama Elise Derewitz Colonial Middle School Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania Linda DeRungs New Albany High School New Albany Indiana Nancy DeSalvo Westminster College New Wilmington Pennsylvania Rebecca Deshong Town & Country School Tulsa Oklahoma Remy D'Esposito Northport Middle School Northport New York Paul Destito Jupiter Middle School Jupiter Florida Cherie DeVall Albany School of Humanities Albany New York Vanessa DeVett Danville Primary School Danville Pennsylvania James DeVivo Pleasant Valley High School Brodheadsville Pennsylvania Kyle DeWitt Northern Cass Public School Hunter North Dakota Joshua Dewitte Rindge Ave Upper Campus Cambridge Massachusetts Robert Diaz Western Valley Middle School Phoenix Arizona Jamal Dickerson Camden Creative Arts Morgan Village Camden New Jersey Academy Michael DiCuirci Cedarville University Cedarville Ohio Oliver Diez Palmetto Elementary School Pinecrest Florida Diane Diffey Crestridge Magnet School of Global and Omaha Nebraska International Studies Kevin Dikeman Lackawanna Trail Jr. and Sr. High School Factoryville Pennsylvania Martin Dimitrov The Village School Houston Texas Kevin Dimmel Camillus Middle School Camillus New York
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Name School City State Tom Dingeldein Kirtland High School Kirtland Ohio Jenna DiSalvio Westampton Middle School Westampton New Jersey Luis Disla Boulevard Elementary Hollywood Florida Richard Dispenziere Frankford Township School Branchville New Jersey Rodney Dittmar Seagoville High School Dallas Texas Jennifer DiVasto Holicong Middle School Buckingham Pennsylvania John Dixon Carson Long Military Academy New Bloomfield Pennsylvania Laura Dobrozsi Lakota Plains Jr. School Liberty Township Ohio Khris Dodge Tucson High Magnet School Tucson Arizona Brett Dodson Kilmer Middle School Vienna Virginia Jeff Doebler Valparaiso University Valparaiso Indiana Charles Doherty Damascus High School Damascus Maryland TC "Perry" Dolgin Community School of Naples Naples Florida Diana Donlon The Island School Boca Grande Florida Carolyn Donnell Umphrey Lee Elementary Dallas Texas Victoria Doud Lee Magnet Elementary School of World Tampa Florida Studies Thomas Dougherty Jensen Beach High School Jensen Beach Florida Maurice Douglas National Collegiate Prep Public Charter Washington D.C. High School Tom Douglass Spring View Middle School Rocklin California Jason Dove Marcus High School Flower Mound Texas Barbara Dover Inverness Middle School Inverness Florida Cory Dover Oakridge Middle School Clover South Carolina Robert Drafall State College Area High School State College Pennsylvania Jennifer Draper Holladay Intermediate Magnet School Tucson Arizona Fariga Drayton Nipher Middle School Kirkwood Missouri Beth Poquette Drews Harold W. Lang Sr. Middle School Dallas Texas Amanda Drinkwater Marcus High School Flower Mound Texas Brett Duchon Stafford Middle School Stafford Connecticut Nancy Duck-Jefferson Kamiak High School Mukilteo Washington Mark Duker Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora Illinois Kay Dunaway Steed Elementary Midwest City Oklahoma Tamra Duncan Paradise Valley High School Phoenix Arizona David Dunham Fowler Middle School Plano Texas Edward Dunigan Canton Elementary School Canton Mississippi Dave Dunlap Sandman Elementary School Cape May New Jersey Bruce Dunn Covington Middle School Vancouver Washington David Durrell West Rocks Middle School Norwalk Connecticut Lewis Dutrow Wilde Lake High School Columbia Maryland nancy dutton Anderson Union High School Anderson California Jenni Dyer Robert F Wagner Middle School New York City New York
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Name School City State Marcus Dyson Argonne Alternative Elementary School San Francisco California Carol Earnhardt Glenn High School Kernersville North Carolina Paula Easter Moon Lake Elementary School Mentone Alabama Daniel Eaton North High School Phoenix Arizona Robert Eaton Royal High school Brookshire Texas Terry Eberhardt Marriotts Ridge High School Marriottsville Maryland Charles Ebersole Fleetwood Area High School Fleetwood Pennsylvania Brian Ecton Calvert Hall College High School Baltimore Maryland Craig Edgar The Village School Houston Texas Anita Edwards Fremont H. Teed Elementary Kuna Idaho Steven Edwards Falmouth High School Falmouth Massachusetts Vanessa Edwards Lake Windward Elementary School Alpharetta Georgia Nicholas Efstathiou Bay High School Panama City Florida James Egan North Bruswick Township High School North Brunswick New Jersey Daniel Eguizabal St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School Coconut Grove Florida Brenda Ehrhardt Sunnyside Elementary School Marysville Washington Michael Ehrlich W.T. Woodson High School Fairfax Virginia Hermane Eiland Jacob Beidler Elementary Chicago Illinois Suzi Eldridge McDonogh School Owings Mills Maryland Gianpaolo Eleria Saint Peter's Preparatory School Jersey City New Jersey Paul Eliot Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma Washington Bradley Ellingboe University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Nina Elmore St. Stephen Elementary School St. Stephen South Carolina Amanda Embury Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary Hanover Maryland Michael Emerson Holt High School Holt Michigan Megan Endicott Dolvin Elementary School Johns Creek Georgia James Engelbert Flat Rock High School Flat Rock Michigan Richard England Freed-Hardeman University Henderson Tennessee Michael Englar Waipahu Intermediate School Waipahu Hawaii Justin Engle Castle Rock Middle School Billings Montana Leon Enneking Batesville Middle School Batesville Indiana Geronimo Enriquez Kennedy-Zapata Elementary El Cenizo Texas Brendan Van Epps Onondaga Hill Middle School Syracuse New York Jennifer Epstein Mark Keppel Visual and Performing Arts Glendale California Magnet School Charles Erdahl John Marshall Academy of the Arts Middle Long Beach California School Julie Ernst John Marshall Elementary School Anaheim California Alexandra Errico Springdale Elementary School Stamford Connecticut Eufemio Escalante Vina Danks Middle School Ontario California Craig Estep Charlotte Latin School Charlotte North Carolina Catherine Estrada Valencia Elementary School Los Lunas New Mexico
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Name School City State Brenda Etterbeek Thomas Edison Elementary School Burbank California Joseph Eveler Stafford High School Fredericksburg Virginia Raymond Vans Evers Roland Park K-8 Magnet School for Tampa Florida International Studies Michelle Ewer Creighton Middle School Lakewood Colorado Dennis Ewing Hanna High School Brownsville Texas Douglas Eyink Normandy Elementary Centerville City Ohio Mary Anne Fairlie Emerald Mountain School Steamboat Colorado Springs Leigh Ann Fairman Glenn Martin Elementary School Crossville Tennessee John Falskow Tacoma Community College Tacoma Washington Krista Fanning Caddo Middle Magnet Shreveport Louisiana Michael Fansler Western Illinois University Macomb Illinois Vernon Fant Belle Forest Community School Memphis Tennessee Joni Farmer Marion County Middle School Lebanon Kentucky Brandon Farren Canyon High School Canyon Texas Randall Faust Western Illinois University Macomb Illinois Mario Febres Tierra Adentro: The New Mexico School of Albuquerque New Mexico Academics, Art and Artesania Kristen Federico Miller Elementary School Tucson Arizona Brandon Felder Largo High School Upper Marlboro Maryland Anthony Femino Louis Armstrong Middle School East Elmhurst New York Mark Femino Millis Middle and High School Millis Massachusetts Anne Fennell Mission Vista High School Oceanside California Christopher Fens Bailey Bridge Middle School Chesterfield Virginia County Kathryn Fenske Barat Academy St. Louis Missouri Sandra Fergins Ft. Sam Houston Elementary School San Antonio Texas Jason Ferguson CTA Humphrey Elementary School Chandler Arizona Rita Feuerborn Sam Rotolo Middle School Batavia Illinois Michael Fiedler La Jolla High School San Diego California Claire Fields Havelock Middle School Havelock North Carolina Rebecca Fields Drakes Creek Middle school Bowling Green Kentucky Doug Fischer Pioneer Middle School Tustin California Mark Fischer T. Schor Middle School Piscataway New Jersey Chad Fisher Laurel Elementary School Fort Collins Colorado Samuel Fisher Middletown Area High School Middletown Pennsylvania Sandra Fisher Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy Yonkers New York Gary Fite Munford Middle School Munford Tennessee Richard Fitz Garden Spot High School New Holland Pennsylvania Michael Fitzgerald Sarah Noble Intermediate School New Milford Connecticut Lauren Fladland Prairie Point Middle School Cedar Rapids Iowa
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Name School City State Gail Fleming University of Missouri at St. Louis St. Louis Missouri Jimmy Fleming Forest Heights Academy of Excellence Baton Rouge Louisiana Trudy Fleming Fleming Academy of Performing Arts Springfield Illinois Christian Fletcher American Academy of Musical Theater New York New York and Dramatic Arts Kyle Flohre Colonial Heights High School Colonial Heights Virginia John Flora Franklin L. Williams Middle School #7 Jersey City New Jersey Matthew Flora Campo Verde High School Gilbert Arizona Mario Flores Dublin School Dublin New Hampshire Richard Flores Southwest High School San Antonio Texas Steven Florio Grady Elementary School Tampa Florida Cheryl Floyd Hill Country a Middle School Austin Texas Lorna Floyd T.R. Paul Academy of Arts and Knowledge Fort Collins Colorado Lauren Flygare West Jordan Middle School West Jordan Utah Ken Foley Shawnee Mission East High School Prairie Village Kansas Bruce Foote Marlborough Elementary School Marlborough Connecticut Cindy Forbes Frank W. Cox High School Virginia Beach Virginia Gregory Foreman Highland Park Elementary Lee's Summit Missouri Meredith Foreman Ronald Reagan Academy #30 Elizabeth New Jersey Jay Forrest Clover High School Clover South Carolina Frederick Forsh Marie Archer Teasley Middle School Canton Georgia Elizabeth Fortune Washington Middle School Seattle Washington Robert E. Foster, Jr. Lexington Trails Middle School De Soto Kansas John Fouracre Freeman-Kennedy School Norfolk Massachusetts Desiree Fowler Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual & Los Angeles California Performing Arts Frank Fox Roosevelt Middle School Glendale California Beth Frack Forsyth Country Day School Lewisville North Carolina Brian Franco Weedsport High School Weedsport New York Michelle Frank D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Philadelphia Pennsylvania Ric Frank The Collegiate School New York City New York Brandon Fraseur Solon Middle School Solon Iowa Kathleen Frasher Discovery Elementary School St. Charles Missouri Wendy Freeland Jacksonville State University Jacksonville Alabama Gregory Freeman Brittin Elementary School Fort Stewart Georgia Susan Friedlander Spence School New York New York Allison Friedman South Salem Elementary School Port Washington New York Sherry Fuller Houston High School Germantown Tennessee Shawn Funk O'Hara Elementary School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Jo Ellen Fusco P.S. 30, The Westerleigh School Staten Island New York Brittney Gabrielson Grand Meadow Public Schools Grand Meadow Minnesota Elizabeth Gadbaw Crest View Elementary School Boulder Colorado
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Name School City State Rebecca Gage Centralia High School Centralia Washington Brian Gagnon Fairview Elementary School Auburn Maine Jeffery Gaines Southside Middle School Florence South Carolina Gloria Galante West Chester University West Chester Pennsylvania Brian Gallagher Ramona High School Riverside California Franklin Gallo Lake Park HS District 108 Roselle Illinois Lou Gallo New Voices Middle School (M.S. 443) Brooklyn New York Janet Galván Ithaca College Ithaca New York Alex Galvan Citrus Community College Azusa California Manuel Gamez Del Valle High School El Paso Texas Anne Gannon Lakeside Elementary School Lakeside Montana Elda Garcia Zilker Elementary School Austin Texas Norma Garcia Spring Lake Magnet Omaha Nebraska Karen Gardias Davis High School Davis California Ryan Gardner Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma Erin Garvey John Page Middle School Madison Heights Michigan Michael Garvey Lamphere High School Madison Heights Michigan Andrew Gaskill Sycamore High School Pleasant View Tennessee Courtney Gasque The Country School Valley Village California James Gates Vista Grande Elementary School Danville California Sean Gavarny Hoboken Charter School Hoboken New Jersey Jeffrey Geblein Forestville Middle and High School Forestville New York Eric Gee Providence Grove High School Climax North Carolina Paul Geer Allynwood Academy Hancock New York Rebecca L. Gehlhoff St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria Virginia Brian Gellerstein Vassal Lane Upper School Cambridge Massachusetts Craig Gendreau Medlock Bridge Elementary School Johns Creek Georgia Bradley Genevro Messiah College Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania Christine Gengaro Los Angeles City College Los Angeles California Donald George The Crane School of Music at SUNY Morgantown West Virginia Potsdam Garett George Fenton High School Bensenville Illinois Kevin George Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana Roumena Georgieva Clark Atlanta University Atlanta Georgia Dennis Gephart Port Washington High School Port Washington Wisconsin Angela Geraci Purcell Elementary School Mulberry Florida John Gerdes Compton-Drew ILC Middle School St. Louis Missouri Ron Gerhardstein West Valley High School Yakima Washington Kevin Gerrity Ball State University Muncie Indiana Matthew Gerry Salina South Middle School Salina Kansas Galina Gertsenzon Westfield State University Westfield Massachusetts Lisa Gessner Episcopal Day School Southern Pines North Carolina
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Name School City State Jordana Gheraibeh Grand Oak Elementary Huntersville North Carolina Elisabeth Giardini Theatre Arts Production Company School Bronx New York James Gibbons Oxford High School Oxford Michigan Michael Gidson Curie High School Chicago Illinois Marissa Giglio Achievement First Endeavor Middle Brooklyn New York School Daniel Gilbert Musicians Institute Hollywood California Jeffrey Gilbertson Barnum High School Barnum Minnesota Kenneth Gill Lucille M. Brown Middle School Richmond Virginia James Gillette Boulder City High School Boulder City Nevada Leonia Gilmore Yazoo County High School Yazoo City Mississippi Mark Gionfriddo Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Massachusetts Margaret Gister Chester Elementary School Chester Connecticut Joel Gittle Manhattan High School Manhattan Kansas James Glaser Holicong Middle School Buckingham Pennsylvania Debbie Glick Alexandria Middle School Pittstown New Jersey Justin Glodich Eldred Junior Senior High School Eldred New York William Darrell Glover South Lawrence Elementary School Loretto Tennessee Diana Gnegy Hidden Creek Elementary Port Orchard Washington Stephen Goacher Howard Payne University Brownwood Texas Rachel Godfrey Woodland Hills High School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Hunter Goff Snow Rogers Elementary School Gardendale Alabama Mark Golec Norwood School Warwick Rhode Island Josephine Gonzales Highland High School Albuquerque New Mexico Julian Gonzalez Lilburn Middle School Lilburn Georgia Richard Gonzalez Driscoll Middle School San Antonio Texas Vivian Gonzalez South Miami K-8 Center Miami Florida Adam Good Monroe Township High School Monroe Township New Jersey Anthony Good Nicholas Oresko School Bayonne New Jersey Doug Goodkin The San Francisco School San Francisco California Alex Goodman Brecknock Elementary School Denver Pennsylvania David Goodwin Frenbank Elementary School Atlanta Georgia Marsha Goodwin Huffman Intermediate School Huffman Texas Robert Goodwin Bermuda Elementary School Normandy Missouri Richard Gordon Sycamore Jr. High School Anaheim California Robbin Gordon-Cartier Cicely L. Tyson Community School of East Orange New Jersey Performing and Fine Arts Mark Gorman Palmer High School Palmer Texas Sean Gorman Maclay School Tallhassee Florida Chuck Gottesman Springfield Township High School Erdenheim Pennsylvania J.R. Gould Brownell-Talbot School Omaha Nebraska James Gourlay Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling West Virginia
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Name School City State Kyle Goyens Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of Tampa Florida the Arts Steven Graff Hunter College New York New York John Graham Lake Braddock Secondary School Fairfax County Virginia Sheena Graham Roosevelt Elementary School Bridgeport Connecticut Amanda Graley Hesperia High School Hesperia California Darlene Grande Three Points Elementary School Orlando Florida Reed Gratz University of La Verne La Verne California Kim Graves Shiloh Point Elementary School Cumming Georgia Michael Greco Universal Audenried Charter High School Philadelphia Pennsylvania Brett Green Grover Cleveland High School Queens New York Bryan Green Osborne Middle School Hoschton Georgia Edward Green Manhattan School of Music New York New York Johnnie Green Lehman High School Kyle Texas Kirk Green Thompson Middle School Murrieta California Michael Green Englesby Intermediate School Dracut Massachusetts John Greenland Eastern University St. Davids Pennsylvania Randy Greenwell Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis Indiana Emily Greer Jackson Elementary School Tyler Texas Erica Gregory Fort Osage Senior High School Independence Missouri Martha Grener West Genesee Middle School Camillus New York Craig Greusel Lely Elementary School Naples Florida Michelle Grexer Martin Van Buren High School New York City New York Gary Gribble Alan C. Pope High School Marietta Georgia Janet Grice Fordham High School for the Arts Bronx New York Jennifer Grieve St. Joseph Catholic School Moorhead Minnesota Richard Griffin Nashville School of the Arts Nashville Tennessee Jason Griffith Letcher County Central High School Whitesburg Kentucky Edward Grigassy Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas William Grimes Cooper Middle School Austell Georgia Stephen Grimm St. Monica Academy Pasadena California Jessica Groosbeck Henry Ford Elementary Dearborn Michigan Andrew Gross Westlake Middle School Erie Pennsylvania Eric Gross Thomas Jefferson Elementary School No.1 Passaic City New Jersey Kenneth Gross Richland Junior High School Shafter California Michelle Gross Garfield Academy Canton Ohio Carl G. Grubbs St. Paul's School Brooklandville Maryland Richard Guillen Arlington High School LaGrangeville New York Kyle Guira Davenport School of the Arts Davenport Florida Alan Gumm Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant Michigan Mark Gurgel Kealing Middle School Austin Texas Melissa Gustafson-Hinds O'Fallon Township High School O'Fallon Illinois
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Name School City State Jennifer Gylland Atkinson Elementary Barnesville Minnesota Aniela Haas Wisconsin Heights Middle & High School Mazomanie Wisconsin Camille Haberland Mosby Woods Elementary Fairfax Virginia Dimitri Hadjipetkov Montclair Kimberley Academy Montclair New Jersey Jaymee Haefner University of North Texas College of Music Denton Texas Kristine Hafford Knoles Elementary School Flagstaff Arizona Dr. William Hagans Carver School of the Arts Atlanta Georgia Tomoko Hagiwara San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco California Eric Hahn Bangor Area High School Bangor Pennsylvania Justin Hahn St. Regis Mohawk School Hogansburg New York Amy Haines Minerva Elementary School Minerva Ohio Robert Halczyn Williams Middle Magnet Tampa Florida Cherelle Hale DREAM Charter School New York New York Barbara Hall Centre College Danville Kentucky Corey Hall Middletown High School Middletown Ohio Rebecca Hall Smith Road Elementary School North Syracuse New York Reuben Hall Mountain View Middle School Roswell New Mexico Amanda Hallay Laboratory Institute of Merchandising New York New York College Michael Hamilton Burnet Middle School Union New Jersey Kathy Hammack Madison Station Elementary School Madison Mississippi Dave Hammond Denver School of the Arts Denver Colorado Jeremy Hammond John F. Kennedy High School Sacramento California Lenora Helm Hammonds North Carolina Central University Durham North Carolina Cody Hampton Wellsville Central School Wellsville New York Mike Hand Heritage High School Lynchburg Virginia Ted Hanman Benedictine College Atchison Kansas Janice Hannah Barnstable Intermediate School Hyannis Massachusetts John Hannan Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo California Matt Hanne The Independent School Wichita Kansas Amy Hannequin Derby High School Derby Connecticut Branden Hansen Roseburg High School Roseburg Oregon Bruce Hanson North Pole High School North Pole Alaska Erin Hanson Southampton Road Elementary School Westfield Massachusetts Janette Hanson Sparta High School Sparta Wisconsin Susanna Hanson Lincoln Elementary School Mesa Arizona Richard Harbaugh E. Russell Hicks Middle School Hargerstown Maryland Jason Harden Lincoln Middle School La Crosse Wisconsin Chip Harding Berwick Academy South Berwick Maine Erin Harding Perley Fine Arts Academy South Bend Indiana Simon Harding 1LT Charles W. Whitcomb Middle School Marlborough Massachusetts
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Name School City State Aaron Hardwick Frank W. Cox High School Virginia Beach Virginia Bethany Hardwick Clayton Downing Middle School Flower Mound Texas James Aaron Hardwick Frank W. Cox High School Virginia Beach Virginia Sarah Hardy Rosati-Kain High School St. Louis Missouri Cynthia Hardyal Monsignor Donovan High School Toms River New Jersey Ryan Hare Washington State University Pullman Washington Judy Harkrider Greenbrier Middle School Greenbrier Arkansas John Harner Dayton Christian School Dayton Ohio Jobi Harrell High Point Academy Pasadena California Kathleen "Katie" Harrill Wesley Spectrum Academy Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Travis Harrington Mirror Lake Middle School Chugiak Alaska Jonathan Harris Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest New Jersey Travis Harris McMath Middle School Denton Texas Kenneth Harrison Hermosa Valley School Hermosa Beach California Matthew Harrison Osbourn High School Manassas Virginia Edwin F. Harrison, Jr. Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy of Global New Orleans Louisiana Studies Rodney Harshbarger Old Kings Elementary School Flagler Beach Florida Raleigh Harsley III Bucklodge Middle School Adelphi Maryland Brad Hart Johansen High School Modesto California Keith Hart KIPP Believe College Prep New Orleans Louisiana Darrin Hartman Sacred Heart Catholic School Sedalia Missouri Christopher Hartmann The Young Women's Leadership School of Jamaica New York Queens Karol Haskins Warren Elementary School St. Peters Missouri Autumn Hassell Freedom Middle School Orlando Florida Camille Hastings Horizon Prep Rancho Santa Fe California Ryan Hatch Cibola High School Albuquerque New Mexico Lloyd Hatton Omega Elementary School Omega Georgia Richard Hauf Havre de Grace High School Havre de Grace Maryland Micah Haven Meeker Middle School Tacoma Washington Luanne Hawk Sebring High School Sebring Florida Pamela Hayes Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School Fenton Michigan Gregory Heaney Southview School St. Louis Missouri Christopher Heater The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Franklin Massachusetts Public School Garrett Heater Fitzhugh Park Elementary School Oswego New York Martin Hebda Casa Grande Union High School Casa Grande Arizona Sheila Heffernon Northfield Mount Hermon School Mount Hermon Massachusetts Elena Heimur College of Staten Island at CUNY Staten Island New York Martha Heise 7th Street Elementary School Oil City Pennsylvania Christina Helbock Brentwood High School Brentwood New York
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Name School City State Shane Helfner Northport High School Northport New York Todd Helm Bonita High School La Verne California Michael Henderson Chase High School Forest City North Carolina Bonnie Hendricks Kinnelon High School Kinnelon New Jersey Jill Hendricks George Washington High School San Francisco California Theodore Hendricks Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Westfield New Jersey Karen McGhee Hensel Shawnee Mission North High School Overland Park Kansas Blake Henson St. Norbert College De Pere Wisconsin Vickie Henson Elwood John Glenn High School East Northport New York Elizabeth Hering Churchill High School Livonia Michigan Erik Hermanson Cleveland Public School ISD #391 Cleveland Minnesota Michael Anthony Plano Senior High School Plano Texas Hernandez Donald Hero Sam Rampello Downtown Partnership K-8 Tampa Florida Magnet School Christopher Herrero Edna Karr High School New Orleans Louisiana Robert Herrings Artie Henry Middle School Cedar Park Texas Jennifer Herrington Hahntown Elementary School North Huntingdon Pennsylvania Mark De Hertogh R.L. Paschal High School Fort Worth Texas Robert Hess Truman Middle School Fontana California Danielle Hetzel Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School Bushnell Illinois Nicholas Hewitt Macfarland Middle School Washington D.C. Don Hicks Bethune Elementary School of the Arts Hollywood Florida Robert Hileman Sacandaga Elementary School Scotia New York Aaron Hill Smithfield High School Smithfield Virginia Darcy Hill Rockford Lutheran Academy Rockford Illinois Dean Hill Townview Center High School Dallas Texas Mary Wanetta Hill Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School Boerne Texas Virginia Hinds Mountainair High School Mountainair New Mexico Alan Hirsh Bishop McGuinness High School Kernersville North Carolina Erin Hobbs Collegewood Elementary School Walnut California Helen Hockemeyer Columbia City High School Columbia City Indiana Leonard Hodge Chapel Trail Elementary School Pembroke Pines Florida Mark Hodge Ironwood Ridge high School Oro Valley Arizona Melodie Hoffman Palm Springs Community Middle School West Palm Beach Florida Jordan Hoffmaster Mayfield Woods Middle School Elkridge Maryland Michael Holl Chartiers Valley Intermediate School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Beth Hollenbeck Scotts Valley High School Scotts Valley California Rosemary Holloway Rick Marcotte Central School South Burlington Vermont Rachel Holmes Southeast Middle School Kernersville North Carolina Michael Hood Wissahickon High School Ambler Pennsylvania Kathy Hopkins Aversboro Elementary School Raleigh North Carolina
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Name School City State Robin Hopper Homestead Elementary School Eagle River Alaska Mike Horanski James W. Robinson Secondary School Fairfax Virginia Ronald Horner Frostburg State University Frostburg Maryland David Horsky Fairfield Union High School Lancaster Ohio Deborah Horton Crestwood High School Sumter South Carolina Mark Hoskins Wheeler High School Marietta Georgia Pamela Hotard Clearwood Junior High School Slidell Louisiana Heather Houchens Greenspun Junior High School Las Vegas Nevada Ryan Hourigan Ball State University Muncie Indiana Carisa House H.E. Bonner Elementary Moncks Corner South Carolina Heidi House Ventura High School Ventura California Linda Howe R.V. Groves Elementary School Wylie Texas Matthew Howe Indio High School Indio California Jim Howell, III Claymont High School Uhrichsville Ohio Kevin Hritz YES Prep Public Schools: Gulfton Campus Houston Texas Monica Hrudik Lincoln High School Manitowoc Wisconsin Rebecca Huddilston Lakota East High School Liberty Township Ohio Frank Hudson Bledsoe County High School Pikeville Tennessee Karl Huff Alex Haley Academy Chicago Illinois Robert Huffaker Mount Olive Elementary School Knoxville Tennessee Ashley Huffman Dowdell Middle Magnet School Tampa Florida Susan Hufford Mark West Elementary School Santa Rosa California Ian Hughes Verner Elementary School Oakmont Pennsylvania Christine Hulmer Ashland High School Ashland Wisconsin Walter Hunt Grange Middle School Fairfield California Craig Hurley Ford Elementary School Acworth Georgia Raye Hurley Franklin County High School Frankfort Kentucky Andy Hursey Perry High School Perry Georgia Christy Hursey Perry Middle School Perry Georgia George Husaruk Baechtel Grove Middle School Willits California Michael Hutchinson Garrison School of Visual and Performing Savannah Georgia Arts Ann Iasello Boone Trail Elementary Wentzville Missouri Jeremiah Ieppert Eddie E. Finley Jr. High School Waxahachie Texas Kate Ingram Smith Middle School Glastonbury Connecticut Mark Irvin La Vista Junior High School La Vista Nebraska Mary Irwin Wayland Academy Beaver Dam Wisconsin Curtis Isakson Shelby High School Scottville Michigan Tommy Isom Castle Hills Elementary School Lewisville Texas Joseph Itkor Arts High School Newark New Jersey Mikkel Iverson Union High School Camas Washington Sean Ivory Forest Hills Central High School Grand Rapids Michigan
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Name School City State Zachary Jablow Columbia College Chicago Chicago Illinois Joshua Jack Mojave High School North Las Vegas Nevada Ali Jackson Lanier Middle School Houston Texas Edward Jackson Knudson Middle School Las Vegas Nevada Kelly Jackson Crabapple Lane Elementary School Peachtree City Georgia Kevin Jackson Houghton College Houghton New York Nahamah Jackson Carter G. Woodson School of Challenge Winston Salem North Carolina Ralph Jackson Bridle Path Elementary School Lansdale Pennsylvania Scott Jackson Stillwater High School Stillwater Oklahoma Adam Jacobs Police Officer Rocco Laurie Intermediate Staten Island New York School 72 Natalie Jacobsen Lincoln Middle School Park Ridge Illinois Rico Jaeger Wausau East High School Wausau Wisconsin Lawrence James James A. Jackson Elementary School Jonesboro Georgia Saquita James Orr Elementary School Washington D.C. Robb Janov Jefferson Middle School Albuquerque New Mexico Eric Jarboe Jennings County High School North Vernon Indiana Harriet Jarmon Skyview Middle School Colorado Springs Colorado Kathy Jasper Old Donation Center Virginia Beach Virginia Evie Jeffreys Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School Baltimore Maryland Michele Jeglum West Valley High School Fairbanks Alaska Brendan Jennings John Burroughs High School Burbank California Craig Jennings Jackson P. Burley Middle School Charlottesville Virginia Carol Jensen Laurel Oak Elementary School Naples Florida Whitney Jernigan Sullivan Village Elementary School Lawton Oklahoma Sarah Jester Northeast High School Pasadena Maryland Kaitlin Johansen Annie R. Mitchell Elementary School Visalia California Rhonda Johanson Goins Elementary School Cheyenne Wyoming Bruce Johnson Harrison Central High School Gulfport Mississippi Calvert Johnson Agnes Scott College Decatur Georgia Curtis Johnson West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon West Virginia D.L. Johnson North Monterey County High School Castroville California Jazmin Johnson H.G. Hill Middle School Nashville Tennessee Kyle Johnson J.J. Pearce High School Richardson Texas Micaela Johnson St. Anne School Laguna Niguel California Nicole Johnson Creekside Middle School Carmel Indiana Wallis Johnson CREC Two Rivers Magnet High School Hartford Connecticut William Johnson Octorara Area Senior High School Atglen Pennsylvania Jamie Johnston Camelback high school Phoenix Arizona Tom Johnston Farmington High School Farmington Connecticut Amy Jones Westfield Community School Algonquin Illinois Anthony Jones Julian High School Chicago Illinois
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Name School City State Edryan Jones A. L. Stanback Middle Hillsborough North Carolina Erica Jones Jenard Gross Elementary School Houston Texas Jonathan Jones George Washington Middle School Alexandria Virginia Steve Jones Cecil D. Andrus Boise Idaho Tyrone Jones Holy Trinity Diocesan High School Hicksville New York Philip Jones II Miami Dade College Miami Florida Jason Justeson Lakeside Middle School Lakeside California Stacy Kafka Kilmer Center Vienna Virginia Christopher Kaldy Milpitas High School Milpitas California Svetlana Kaltchenko Tupelo High School Tupelo Mississippi Glen Kamida Arlington Elementary School Torrance California Steven Kaplan Yonkers Montessori Academy Yonkers New York Sam Karafotis McCall Middle School Atoka Oklahoma Dean Karahalis Five Towns College of Music Dix Hills New York Scott Katona Jackson Liberty High School Jackson New Jersey Michelle Katz Avoca West Elementary School Glenview Illinois Kevin Kaufman Meadow Elementary School Benson North Carolina Paul Kay Mirman School Los Angeles California Alex Kayser SC Johnson Elementary School Racine Wisconsin David Kayser New Britain High School New Britain Connecticut Michelle Keaster Monclova Christian Academy Monclova Ohio Ted Keck South Harrison High School Bethany Missouri Darrell Keech Arlington High School LaGrangeville New York Jennifer Keesee Avondale Elementary School West Memphis Arkansas Richard Keiser Father Flanagan's Boys Town Boys Town Nebraska Steven Kellermann Cadwallader Middle School Las Vegas Nevada Ann Kelly Jackson Elementary School Elmhurst Illinois Brian Kelly Millbrook High School Winchester Virginia Jennifer Kennedy Mars Area Centennial School Mars Pennsylvania Matthew Kennedy Union Street School Springfield Vermont Sean Kennedy Sandy Run Middle School Dresher Pennsylvania Mary Kenny OCVTS Performing Arts Academy Lakehurst New Jersey Janice Keogh Helen Keller Elementary School Tinley Park Illinois Jeff Kerr Portsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth Rhode Island Lori Conlon Khan Horizon Elementary School Boise Idaho David Kilkenney Gilmour Academy Gates Mills Ohio Judith Killian Harrisburg Christian Academy Harrisburg Pennsylvania Edwin Kimbrough Northern Guilford High School Greensboro North Carolina Demeka Kimpson Sedgefield Middle School Charlotte North Carolina Chi-Chi King Keller High School Keller Texas Jeff King Plumfield Academy Sebastopol California
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Name School City State Susan King Trenton Catholic Academy Hamilton New Jersey Dorina Kingston Cesar E. Chavez Middle School Mission Texas Kenny Kirkland Patronis Elementary School Panama City Florida Beach Shannon Kitelinger San Diego State University San Diego California Wanda Kivela Disnard Elementary School Claremont New Hampshire Emily Klar Gallatin County Lower Elementary Warsaw Kentucky Matt Kleopfer Iola High School Iola Kansas Sarah Klicker Fairless Elementary School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Anne Klus St. Paul Academy and Summit School St. Paul Minnesota Craig Knapp Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School Rocky Point New York Jamie Knight Huntington Beach High School Orange California Lenny Knight Dover High School Dover Delaware Paul Knight Riverfield Country Day School Tulsa Oklahoma Terri Knight Montair Elementary School Danville California Christine Knitel John A. Forrest Elementary School Fair Lawn New Jersey Wesley Knoch Marshall Academy Public School Marshall Michigan Joan Knoernschild Greenfield Middle School El Cajon California Jenny Knudsen Watson Math, Science & Technology Garland Texas Center Catherine Koch Eagle Hill Middle School Manlius New York Robert Koch Horseshoe Trails Elementary School Cave Creek Arizona Diran Kochyan Memorial Elementary 1-2 Campus Garden City Michigan Lyn Koenning The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas Cynthia Kohaneck Pinecrest Elementary School Miami-Dade Florida Amanda Kopcsak Woodrow Wilson Middle School Glendale California Barry E. Kopetz Capital University Columbus Ohio Evie Korovesis Columbia Elementary School Annandale Virginia Jonathan Korth University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu Hawaii Steve Kostelnik Southwestern University Georgetown Texas Diane Koutsulis Green Valley High School Henderson Nevada Ashley Kovacs Our Lady of Lourdes Raleigh North Carolina Matt Kozacek Basha High School Chandler Arizona Nancie Kozel-Tobison Barrington High School Barrington Illinois Jodi Kozlovsky Wyoming Indian High School Ethete Wyoming Jason Kramer University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles California Gordon Krauspe Wheaton Warrenville South High School Wheaton Illinois Jacalyn Kreitzer Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo California Mindy Krejci First Presbyterian Day School Macon Georgia Krista Kriel Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg Pennsylvania Scott Krijnen Castillero Middle School San Jose California Robert Kroll West Middle School Rochester Hills Michigan
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Name School City State Don Krudop Visual & Performing Arts Academy at Virginia Beach Virginia Salem High School Steve Krumbine Alvarado Intermediate School Rowland Heights California Brady Krusemark Mankato West High School Mankato Minnesota John Krylow Horace Mann Middle School San Diego California Jennifer Kuehl Stillson Elementary School Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Scott Kuhlman Lee's Summit North High School Lee's Summit Missouri Johnny Kurt Lewis Central Middle School Council Bluffs Iowa Gary Kurtis Clay High School South Bend Indiana Eldonna L. May L. Wayne State University Detroit Michigan Ken Labrecque Bates College Lewiston Maine Alida LaCosse Whitehorse Middle School Madison Wisconsin Adrienne Laigaie Wildwood High School Wildwood New Jersey Vic Lalli Haynes Elementary School Sudbury Massachusetts Shana Lander Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Manhattan Kansas John Landers Patch High School APO New York Nick Lane Oregon High School Oregon Wisconsin Dia Langellier Iles Elementary School Springfield Illinois Jessica LaPine Hubbard Middle School Plainfield New Jersey Darren LaPrise Grand Rapids West Catholic High School Grand Rapids Michigan Steven LaRocca P.S. 36 The John C. Drumgoole School Staten Island New York Brandon Larsen Grantsville High School Grantsville Utah Walter Lastowski Woodmere Middle School & G.W. Hewlett Hewlett New York High School James H. Latimer University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison Wisconsin Lori Lauff Scullen Middle School Naperville Illinois Mark Laughlin Georgia Southwestern State University Americus Georgia John Laverty Syracuse University Syracuse New York Lorraine LaVoie H.L. Goff Middle School East Greenbush New York Angeline Lawrie Summit Academy Middle School Akron Ohio Randolph Laycock Valley Forge High School Parma Heights Ohio James Layman Mt. Spokane High School Spokane Washington David Lazerson The Quest Center Fort Lauderdale Florida David Leach Pioneer High School Ann Arbor Michigan James Ledbetter Hamilton High School Hamilton Ohio Amanda Leddy Hobbs Middle School Milton Florida Damon Lee University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln Nebraska Karen Lee Issaquah Middle School Issaquah Washington Fundi Legohn Oxnard High School Oxnard California Mike Lehman Evanston Township High School Evanston Illinois Chad Lemons Longs Peak Middle School Longmont Colorado Piera Leone Blackstone Valley Prep Cumberland Rhode Island
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Name School City State Lisa Leopold Normal Park Museum Magnet School Chattanooga Tennessee Amanda Lesney Penn Christian Academy Butler Pennsylvania David Lesniak Plainfield East High School Plainfield Illinois David Lesser Clovis North Educational Center Fresno California Genein Letford NEW Academy Canoga Park Canoga Park California Brian Letiecq The Beacon School New York City New York LuAnn Letoski State St. Elementary center Larksville Pennsylvania Stephanie Austin Letson Contra Costa College San Pablo California Joel Levy East Meadow High School East Meadow New York Amy Lewis Iroquois Community School Des Plaines Illinois Dave Lewis Sam H. Lawson Middle School Cupertino California Rebecca Lewis Stephen F. Austin Elementary School Pampa Texas John Ley Algonquin Middle School Algonquin Illinois Tim Libby Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Colorado Village Mario Licata Ridge High School Basking Ridge New Jersey Ollie Liddell Memphis Central High School Memphis Tennessee Melissa Life Parkersburg South High School Parkersburg West Virginia Linda Lindell Howard College Big Spring Texas Jon Linford Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg Idaho Blaine Litle Mesquite High School Mesquite Texas Holly Lloyd Langston Chapel Middle School Statesboro Georgia Lisa Loeffler Fairview Elementary School Mt. Prospect Illinois Susanna Loewy Kutztown University Kutztown Pennsylvania Christian Loftus East Jessamine Middle School Nicholasville Kentucky Debbie Looney Davis Middle School Flowery Branch Georgia John Loos Lauer's Park Elementary School Reading Pennsylvania Kristin Loos Ridge View Elementary School Hobart Indiana Daniel Lopez Verdugo Hills High School Tujunga California Stephen Loreti Somerville Middle School Somerville New Jersey Joe Louden Ursuline Academy Wilmington Delaware Ichun Lu Highlands Elementary Cedar Hill Texas Alison Lucas Fair Lawn High School Fair Lawn New Jersey Stephen Luchs Crown Point Junior Music Academy San Diego California Jason Luciana Wilmington High School Wilmington Massachusetts Ronny Luedke Bangs High School Bangs Texas Ben Luginbuhl Normal Community High School Normal Illinois Patricia Lund Rickard Elementary School Williston North Dakota Heather Lundahl Charlie Walker Middle Magnet School Odessa Florida Jami Lupold Pearl Hall Elementary School South Houston Texas Henrietta Lusk Cypress Woods High School Cypress Texas Tim Lutz Oaklawn Elementary School Menomonie Wisconsin
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Name School City State James Lykins Northwestern Lehigh Middle School New Tripoli Pennsylvania Erik Lynch Verona High School Verona New Jersey John Lynch University of Georgia Athens Georgia Josh Lynch Bumpus Middle School Hoover Alabama John Lynch, Jr. Jefferson High School Shenandoah West Virginia Junction Mark Lynn University of Louisville Louisville Kentucky Steven Lyons Champlin Park High School Champlin Minnesota Alyson Mabika Peachtree Elementary School Norcross Georgia Jeanne MacDonald Minisink Valley Intermediate School Slate Hill New York Elyse Mach Northeastern Illinois University Chicago Illinois Derek Machan Waterford Union High School Waterford Wisconsin Guillermo Maciel Raul Yzaguirre Middle School San Juan Texas Bruce Mack P.S.3 - The John Melsner School New York New York Ryan Mack Hebrew Language Academy Charter Brooklyn New York School Lee Anne Macolino Haddon Heights High School Haddon Heights New Jersey Terry Magee Lafayette High School Lexington Kentucky Emily Magenheim Milford Brook School Manalapan New Jersey Robert Maglocci Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary School Hanover Maryland Paul Magnusen Shiprock High School Shiprock New Mexico Matthew Maines Mabry Elementary School Tampa Florida Fernando Malvar-Ruiz American Boychoir School Princeton New Jersey Robert Mamminga St. Francis High School Wheaton Illinois Mark Manduca Old Orchard Beach high School Old Orchard Maine Beach Sr. Marie Juan Maney Cathedral Elementary & Cathedral High Omaha Nebraska Michael Mangan Lourdes High School Rochester Minnesota Richard Marchetti West Warwick High School West Warwick Rhode Island Lisa Marien Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School New London Connecticut Dean Marino West Port High School Ocala Florida Jeremy Marino Libertyville High School Libertyville Illinois Sue Mark Rosa International Middle School Cherry Hill New Jersey Peter Markes Edmond North High School Edmond Oklahoma Jerry Markoch Athens Drive High School Raleigh North Carolina Cheryl Markofski Owen J. Roberts Middle School Pottstown Pennsylvania Stella Markou University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis Missouri Rebecca Markov Inglewood Middle School Sammamish Washington Cathleen Markovitz Robert L. Bailey Elementary Providence Rhode Island Stevi Marks Glenbrook South High School Glenview Illinois Beth Marlis Musicians Institute Hollywood California Dinorah Marquez Latino Arts Strings Program Milwaukee Wisconsin
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Name School City State Christopher Marra Los Gatos High School Los Gatos California Eileen Marsh Calhoun County Middle High School Mt Zion West Virginia John Marszalek General McLane High School Edinboro Pennsylvania Amy Martin Lititz Elementary School Lititz Pennsylvania Anne Martin Modesto Junior College Modesto California Charles Martin Harlod L. Richards High School Oak Lawn Illinois Mark Martin West Chester University West Chester Pennsylvania Michael Martin Hilliard Darby High School Hilliard Ohio Sally Martin Holley Elementary School Holley New York William Martin Cottey College Nevada Missouri Christine Martin-Beutner Sam Houston Elementary School Denton Texas Robert "Robby" Martinez Bakersfield College Bakersfield California Sonny Martinez Timber Creek High School Keller Texas Tony Martinez Berklee College of Music Boston Massachusetts Jackie Martino King Low Heywood Thomas School Stamford Connecticut David Martyn Ethan Allen Elementary School Fountain Valley California Maggie Mason Sycamore High School Pleasant View Tennessee Stephen Massey Foxborough High School Foxborough Massachusetts Anthony Mastrobattisto Westhill High School Syracuse New York Mary Kathryn Mathews Taylorville Primary School Tuscaloosa Alabama Tim Matlock Tupelo High School Tupelo Mississippi Jarred Matthes Kittatinny Regional High School Hampton New Jersey Anne Matthews Greenville Middle Academy Greenville South Carolina Nicole Matthews Parchment Central Elementary School Rochester Michigan Stephen Matthie Rocky Run Middle School Chantilly Virginia Scott Mattison West Carroll High School Savanna Illinois Andrew Matzkow Palm Beach Public Palm Beach Florida Rebeca Mauleon City College of San Francisco San Francisco California Jacob Maurer Hillwood High School Nashville Tennessee Rachel Maxwell Traughber Junior High School Oswego Illinois Richard Maxwell Arcadia High School Phoenix Arizona Dale Mayberry Lincoln County High School Stanford Kentucky Wendy Mazon Welby Way Elementary West Hills California Anthony Mazzaferro Fullerton College Fullerton California Regina McAdam North Smithfield High School North Smithfield Rhode Island Gregory McCallum Richmond Community High School Richmond Virginia Erika McCann Madison Junior High School Naperville Illinois Bruce McCay Zane Middle School Eureka California Pamela McClain Parkersburg High School Parkersburg West Virginia Isabella McClancy Northside Elementary School Levittown New York Paige McConnell Locust Corner Elementary School Cincinnati Ohio
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Name School City State Bud McCormick Jackson Memorial High School Jackson Township New Jersey Jonathan McCormick Weems Elementary School Manassas Virginia Darren McCoy Oak Harbor High School Oak Harbor Washington Mallory McCoy Antioch Middle School Gladstone Missouri James McCrann Garden City High School Garden City New York Lisa McCutchan Sandra Day O'Connor High School Helotes Texas Brody McDonald Kettering Fairmont High School Kettering Ohio Lloyd McDonald Feagin Mill Middle School Warner Robins Georgia David McFadden North Laurel High School London Kentucky Charlie McGhee San Elijo Middle School San Marcos California John McGilligan Marina High School Huntington Beach California Mary McGowan Joseph E. Brown Middle School Atlanta Georgia Michele McIntire Green Valley Elementary North Richland Texas Hills Lisa McIntyre East Pennsboro Area High School Enola Pennsylvania David McKee Virginia Tech University Blacksburg Virginia Kurt McKee Emerald Ridge High School Puyallup Washington Susan McKinnell Grand Bay Middle School Mobile Alabama Malena McLaren Northwestern State University Natchitoches Louisiana Greg McLean Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston Georgia Jan McMahon Carden School of Fresno Fresno California David McNair Delano Elementary School Memphis Tennessee Toney L. McNair, Jr. Indian River Middle School Chesapeake Virginia Eric McNiel Decatur High School Decatur Texas John McQuien Jane A. Hambric School El Paso Texas Erin McShane James Logan High School Union City California David Mecca Ryerson Elementary School Wayne New Jersey Jency Meche South McKeel Academy Lakeland Florida Joanna Medawar-Nachef El Camino Community College Carson California Jeffrey Medlock Skyline High School Mesa, AZ Alabama Monique Medyk North Beach Elementary School Miami Beach Florida Robert Meek Ridgefield High School Ridgefield Washington Bryan Melerski Maxwell AFB Elementary and Middle Maxwell AFB Alabama School Curtis Melton Legacy High School North Las Vegas Nevada Sandy Meltzer Dwight Morrow High School Englewood New Jersey Shawna Mendez The Manning School Golden Colorado Carlos Mendez, Jr. Fayetteville-Manlius High School Manlius New York Hsien-Ann Meng Howard Community College Columbia Maryland Cava Lee Menzies Oakland School for the Arts Oakland California Jose Mercado Price Elementary School San Antonio Texas Mark Mercer Andover High School Andover Massachusetts
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Name School City State Jonathan Meredith Greenville Central School Greenville New York Kerry Mero Elizabethtown Lewis Central School Elizabethtown New York Susan Messer Ridgeview Charter Middle School Atlanta Georgia Kimberly Messina Lakeside Middle School Lakeside California Wally Messner University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh Wisconsin Irene Messoloras Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva Oklahoma Andrea Meyers Douglas County High School Castle Rock Colorado Jonathan Meyers PS 182Q Samantha Smith Jamaica, Queens New York Marilyn Meyers Chandler Public Schools Chandler Oklahoma Ted Meyers Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls Toledo Ohio Diane Michaud Chamberlain Elementary School New Britain Connecticut Grant Michel Riverside High School Williamston North Carolina Kenneth Michna Westfield North Middle School Westfield Massachusetts Charles Van Middlesworth Tonganoxie High School Tonganoxie Kansas Christopher Mientus Wayland Academy Beaver Dam Wisconsin Ed Mikenas Lynchburg College Lynchburg Virginia Anna Maria Miller Croft Middle School Nashville Tennessee Chris Miller Carusi Middle School Cherry Hill New Jersey Clarissa Miller Capshaw Elementary School Cookeville Tennessee Crystal Miller Heritage Elementary School Lima Ohio Gerry Miller Wakeland High School Frisco Texas Johnny Miller Borger High School Borger Texas Katherine Miller Community Elementary School Edgerton Wisconsin Summer Miller Garden City High School Garden City Kansas Yvonne Miller Dunwoody Elementary School Dunwoody Georgia Kevin Milliken East Juniata High School McAlisterville Pennsylvania Fred Milner Challenger Elementary School Nogales Arizona Rachel Milstein Falconer Elementary School Chicago Illinois Samuel Minge East Clinton High School Sabina Ohio Duane Minnick Briar Woods High School Ashburn Virginia Jane Minnis Darien High School Darien Connecticut Aaron Minsky Suffern Middle School Suffern New York Beth Mitchell Pasadena City College Pasadena California Carrie Mitchell Ashe County High School West Jefferson North Carolina Jonathan Mitchell Ohana Institute Rosemary Beach Florida Patrick Mitchell Cameron Park Elementary School Hillsborough North Carolina Suzanne Miville Goddard School of Science & Technology Worcester Massachusetts Yosuke Miyoshi Paul Revere Middle School Los Angeles California Michael Mizma San Jacinto College Central Pasadena Texas Caleb Moen Franklin High School Stockton California Lesley Moffat Jackson High School Mill Creek Washington
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Name School City State Sonia Mokhtari French American International School San Francisco California Janette Moman Springfield Estates Elementary School Springfield Virginia Johann Montero Waipahu High School Honolulu Hawaii Edward Montesi Florence E. Blackham School Bridgeport Connecticut Brian Moran Collins Intermediate School The Woodlands Texas Eric Mordhorst North Shore Middle School Glen Head New York Lori Morefield Cypress Elementary School Newbury Park California Jason Morehouse Central Bucks High School East Doylestown Pennsylvania Jermaine Morell Riverdale Middle School Riverdale Georgia Jorge Moreno Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary School San Benito Texas Raymond Moreno Patriot High School Jurupa Valley California Charles Morgan Joliet Junior College Joliet Illinois Melissa Morris College of Staten Island High School for Staten Island New York International Studies Sam Morris Sequoyah High School Tahlequah Oklahoma Marianne Morrison Bay Area Christian School League City Texas James Moyer Pennsbury High School Fairless Hills Pennsylvania Laura Moyers Anthony Elementary School Leavenworth Kansas Mark Mraz John Metcalf Junior High School Burnsville Minnesota Christine Mueller Central Junior High School Moore Oklahoma John Mueller Incline Middle School Incline Village Nevada Keri Mueller Workman Elementary School Canton Michigan David Mullen Washington School North Arlington New Jersey Mandy Mullett Highland Park Middle School Beaverton Oregon Eric Mullins Genesis Prep School New Port Richey Florida Joel Munc Galena High School Reno Nevada Doug Munro SUNY Purchase Purchase New York Josh Murray Rio Americano High School Sacramento California Melton Mustafa Parkway Middle School of the Arts Ft. Lauderdale Florida Donna Mutter Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill Durham North Carolina Richard Myer Oak Avenue Intermediate School Temple City California Gerald Myers St. Louis Community College at Meramec Kirkwood Missouri Krystal Myers Parker Core Knowledge Charter School Parker Colorado Jeremy Nabors Chapel Hill High School Chapel Hill North Carolina Thomas Nagy Cambria Elementary School Ebensburg Pennsylvania Christopher Nakielski Loyola Academy Wilmette Illinois Christine Napoles Hialeah Middle School Hialeah Florida Robert Naser Dormont Elementary School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Corey Needleman Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet Minneapolis Minnesota Al Nelson Granada Hills Charter High School Granada Hills California Ashley Nelson Norwood High School Norwood Massachusetts Laura Nelson Orangewood Christian School Maitland Florida
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Name School City State Tim Nelson Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary School Mountain Home Arkansas Kim Neu Julia R. Masterman Laboratory & Philadelphia Pennsylvania Demonstration School Molly Neuman Kingfisher Heritage School Kingfisher Oklahoma Amy Neuner Valley Stream Central High School Valley Stream New York Cory Neville Quaker Valley High School Leetsdale Pennsylvania Torey Newhart Academy of Arts and Academics Springfield Oregon Ben Newhouse Berklee College of Music Boston Massachusetts Larry Newman Maurice Sendak Elementary School Los Angeles California Matthew Neylon Rockford Christian School Rockford Illinois Brendan Nguyen UC San Diego La Jolla California Wilma Nichol McKinley Elementary School Davenport Iowa Laura Nichols Bethpage Elementary School Bethpage Tennessee Mark Nichols Daleville High School Daleville Alabama Shawn Nichols Bedford High School Bedford Ohio Tori Nicholson Ray Graham Training Center High School Chicago Illinois Kay Nickelsen Solomon Lutheran School Woodville Ohio Richard Nickerson Windham High School Windham Maine Ramon Nino North Side High School Fort Worth Texas Matthew Nishimoto Coronado High School Henderson Nevada Diane Nix Zack Motley Elementary School Mesquite Texas Kim Nocero Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Grove City Ohio Karen Nofsinger Wayland Union High School Wayland Michigan Darren Nolff Challenger Middle School Cape Coral Florida Brad Norris Cassville Elementary School Sparta Tennessee James Norris Howard University Washington D.C. Alan Nunez Academy of the City Charter School Queens New York Brian Nutting Troy High School Troy Michigan Abby Nyhof Central Elementary School Helena Montana Pablo Ocanas Pine Shadows Elementary Houston Texas Greg Odom Roswell High School Roswell New Mexico Patricia O'Herron West Randall Elementary School Fontana California Lisa O'Keefe Gulfside Elementary School Holiday Florida Paul Okray Marinette Middle School Marinette Wisconsin Naomi Okumura-Hobbs San Diego Community College District San Diego California Anne Marie Oldham St. James Academy Solana Beach California Chauntelle O'Loughlin Palos Verdes Intermediate School Palos Verdes California Matt Olsen Southeast Bulloch High School Brooklet Georgia Quint Olsen Cram Middle School Las Vegas Nevada Blair Olson Ewing High School Ewing New Jersey Sabrina Olson Anoka Middle School for the Arts Anoka Minnesota Ted Olson East Tennessee State University Johnson City Tennessee
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Name School City State Julia Olynyk Black Elk Elementary Omaha Nebraska Eric O'Neal Plantation High School Plantation Florida Margaret O'Neill Bach's Children Music School Stuart Florida Donald Opsitnik Girard High School Girard Ohio Tamara O'Reilly LaGrange Highlands District 106 La Grange Illinois Patricia De Orio Triadelphia Ridge Elementary Ellicott City Maryland Kathy Orr Redding Christian School Palo Cedro California AshaLee Ortiz West Wing School Peoria Arizona Michael Ortiz Bellalago Academy Kissimmee Florida Brenda Osinski Queen of Angels Catholic School North Huntingdon Pennsylvania Michael Ossenschmidt Goshen High School Goshen Ohio Nicholas O'Sullivan Governor Livingston High School Berkeley Heights New Jersey Brett Ovcen Freedom Shores Elementary School Boynton Beach Florida Judy Owen Water Valley High School Water Valley Texas Daniel Owens Harlem Jr. and Sr. High School Harlem Montana Frank Owens Centennial Lane Elementary School Ellicott City Maryland Joseph Owens Mineola High School Garden City Park New York Leslie Owens Spanish Fort Middle School Spanish Fort Alabama William T. Oxford Texas State University School of Music San Marcos Texas Keith Oxman East High School Denver Colorado Dee Dee Paakari John Marshall High school Los Angeles California Chad Paetznick St Pius X Catholic High School Atlanta Georgia Ann Page Worthington Hooker School New Haven Connecticut Dion Palazzi Sacred Heart Catholic School Prescott Arizona Robert Palmer Midtown Community Elementary School Neptune New Jersey Jewel Panelli Freedom Middle School Bakersfield California Stephen Panther Endeavour Intermediate Bellevue Washington Mary Pantier Memorial Elementary 1-2 Campus Garden City Michigan James Paoletti Foothill Elementary School Monterey California Dawn Parker Smith Jr. High School Mesa Arizona Ty Parker Good Hope High School Cullman Alabama Brian Parrish Parkway West High School Ballwin Missouri Ronald Parsons Danvers High School Danvers Massachusetts Ryan Partridge Southwest High School Fort Worth Texas Marc Parulekar Pickerington North High School Pickerington Ohio Holly Pasquale Takoma Park Middle School Silver Spring Maryland Oscar Passley Eastfield College Mesquite Texas Thomas Paster Northern Highlands Regional High School Allendale New Jersey Terry Patrick-Harris Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana Steven Patterson Edward E. Drew Middle School Falmouth Virginia Melany Pattison All Saints Catholic School Norman Oklahoma
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Name School City State Melanie Paul Charlotte Avenue Elementary Nashua New Hampshire Brian Pavloff Pritzker College Prep Chicago Illinois Ryan Payne Una Elementary School Nashville Tennessee Sarah Payne Bryan Station Middle School Lexington Kentucky Denise Payton Fayetteville State University Fayetteville North Carolina Don Pearce Omak Middle School Omak Washington Larry Pearce J. Sterling Morton West High School Berwyn Illinois Virginia Peche Collins Garden Elementary School San Antonio Texas Joanie Pegram Bob Jones Academy Greenville South Carolina TJ Pelanek Underwood Public School Underwood Minnesota Lori Pellock Plum Point Middle School Huntingtown Maryland Rebecca Pena Clary Middle School Syracuse New York Staci Pendry John E. Ford PK-8 Montessorria Jacksonville Florida Jesus Peralta Southwest Junior High School San Luis Arizona William Perbetsky Susquehanna Township High School Harrisburg Pennsylvania Paul Perea Maverick Elementary School San Antonio Texas Irene Pereira Paul R. Baird Middle School Ludlow Massachusetts Maurice Peress Queens College Aaron Copland School of Queens New York Music Frank Perez Graceland University Lamoni Iowa Latoria Pergerson Watkins Elementary School Washington D.C. Steffany Perham Malone Middle School Malone New York Andrew Perkins Fenton High School Fenton Michigan Mark Perkins Scranton Public School Scranton North Dakota Jessica Perry Chester Elementary School Chester New York Jennifer Peters Lincoln Junior High School Skokie Illinois Andrea Peterson Bountiful High School Bountiful Utah Corlyss Peterson Pioneer School of the Arts Meridian Idaho Laura Petravage George Mason University Fairfax Virginia Duane Petrow St. Peter's School Washington D.C. Rebecca Pezzulo Clyde Savannah Jr. & Sr. High School Clyde New York Kimberly Pflug Baker Central School Fort Morgan Colorado Armen Phelps Encinal High School Alameda Alabama Sherry Phillians Wynne Intermediate School Wynne Arkansas Jeffrey Phillips Hendersonville High School Hendersonville Tennessee Richard "Rick" Phillips Advent Episcopal School Birmingham Alabama Jason Phipps Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School Ridgway Pennsylvania Christine Piccirillo Brooklyn School For Collaborative Studies Brooklyn New York Monica Pickard Madison Elementary School Madison South Dakota Linda Pierce Lake Area Early College High School New Orleans Louisiana David Olsen Pietrowski Woodside Elementary School Topsham Maine Marcus Pimpleton Denny International Middle School Seattle Washington
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Name School City State Marcia Piper Attica Jr. & Sr. High School Attica Indiana Louis Pisani Ingomar Middle School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Christopher Pitlik Alan B. Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois Vincent Pitzulo John Swett High School Crockett California Andrew Pizzo Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet Baton Rouge Louisiana School Christina Placilla Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem North Carolina Cynthia Plank Beaumont Middle School Portland Oregon Tami Pleso Bristol Local school Bristolville Ohio Bill Podolski H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program Arlington Virginia DeLena Poe Kemps Landing Magnet School Virginia Beach Virginia Sandra Polcyn Ripon High School Ripon Wisconsin Brett Poling St. Luke Catholic School Beavercreek Ohio Margaret Ponton Hedgesville Middle School Hedgesville West Virginia Linette Popoff-Parks Madonna University Livonia Michigan Richard Popolizio Park Ridge Middle and High School Park Ridge New Jersey Barbara Porter Holsenbeck Elementary School Winder Georgia Christine Porter Brooklyn Center Community Schools Brooklyn Center Minnesota Eloise Porter Bertrand Elementary School Los Angeles California Randy Porter Westlake Middle School Oakland California Jose Posada Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Cicero Illinois R. Scott Posey Lake Catholic High School Mentor Ohio Jay Posteraro Mesa Verde Middle School San Diego California Michquelena Potlunas Exeter Township Senior High School Reading Pennsylvania David Potter Levi Elementary School Memphis Tennessee Robert Poulin Robert E. Lee High School Baytown Texas Melanie Powers Whitehead Road Elementary School Athens Georgia Robert Powers Emmorton Elementary School Bel Air Maryland Deborah Prather Brownsburg High School Brownsburg Indiana David Prescott Princess Anne High School Virginia Beach Virginia Scott Prescott Pioneer Ridge Middle School Chaska Minnesota Lisa Preston Normal West High School Normal Illinois Berkeley Price Antelope Valley College Lancaster California Deborah Price Marshall Middle School The Plains Virginia Scott Price University of South Carolina Columbia South Carolina Wendy Price Grace E. Hardeman Elementary School Watauga Texas S. Bryan Priddy Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Fort Worth Texas Shianne Priest Leonard Middle School Old Town Maine Frank Procaccini Quaker Hill Elementary School Waterford Connecticut Janet Prochnick Lakeway Elementary Austin Texas Meghann Proper JC McKenna Middle School Evansville Wisconsin Edward Protzman Blue Valley Southwest Overland Park Kansas
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Name School City State Anne Provencher George Washington Middle School Alexandria Virginia Carrie Provost Franklin Middle School Wheaton Illinois Richard Pryor Aptos Middle School San Francisco California Michelle Fella Cheltenham Elementary School Cheltenham Pennsylvania Przybylowski Joseph Puliafico OCVTS Performing Arts Academy Lakehurt New Jersey Lawrence Putorek, Jr. Glendale Jr. & Sr. High School Flinton Pennsylvania Andragayle Pye Coronado K-8 School Tucson Arizona Cheryl Quackenbush Rolling Hills School San Diego California Brian Querry Charles A. Huston Middle School Lower Burrell Pennsylvania Samantha Quesenberry Harding Avenue Elementary School Blacksburg Virginia Nancy Quick Ventura Park Elementary School Portland Oregon Jean Quinn Memorial Middle School South Portland Maine Sara Quintanar Benjamin Franklin Magnet Glendale California Rosa Rabinovich Norman S. Edlecup Sunny Isles Beach K-8 Sunny Isles Florida Joan Rackey Albert Einstein High School Kensington Maryland Darcy Radcliffe Abilene High School Abilene Texas Matthew Radspinner Williamsport Area High School Williamsport Pennsylvania Kyle Rahtjen Harvest Christian Academy Elgin Illinois Michael Raiber Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City Oklahoma Scott Rains Albertville High School Albertville Alabama Evan Ramos Rowlett High School Rowlett Texas Viridiana Figueroa Ramos Leo E Kerner Jr. Elementary School Lafitte Louisiana Sheryl Randall North Myrtle Beach Middle School Little River South Carolina Shirley Rankin Shaler Area High School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Gwendolyn Rapp Aragon Elementary School Fountain Colorado H.L. Ratliff Gesu School Philadelphia Pennsylvania Marisa Rawlins-Bradfield Providence High School Burbank Alabama James Ray Rollins College Winter Park Florida Jeff Ray Olympic View Middle School Mukilteo Washington Michael Ray Augusta Preparatory Day School Augusta Georgia Carol Raymond E.A. Young Academy North Richland Texas Hills Mary Raymond Immaculate High School Danbury Connecticut Rick Reaves Loudoun Valley High School Purcellville Virginia Carl Recchia Champlain Valley Union High School Hinesburg Vermont Craig Redlin North Newton Jr. and Sr. High School Morocco Indiana John Redling JEJ Moore Middle School Prince George Virginia County Barbara Reed Ventura Adult & Continuing Education Ventura California Jeanie Reed Stone Academy of Communication Arts Greenville South Carolina Matthew Reed Central Montcalm High School Stanton Michigan
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Name School City State Darcy Reese Lincoln High School Thief River Falls Minnesota Michael Reese Davenport Central High School Davenport Iowa Joshua Reeves Bolton High School Alexandria Louisiana Alacia Reid James S. Hogg Middle School Tyler Texas Debra Reilly Springhouse Middle School Allentown Pennsylvania Erik Reinhart Churchville-Chili High School Churchville New York Jerauld Reinhart Merrillville High School- RSMT Merrillville Indiana Stephanie Reissner Hannah More School Reisterstown Maryland Joseph Renardo Indian Trail Elementary School Frankfort Illinois Michael Renneke Chippewa Falls Senior High School Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Barbara Retzko Ridge High School Basking Ridge New Jersey Tony Reyna Sussman Middle School Downey California Francis Reynolds Parkview Village Elementary School High Point North Carolina Judi Reynolds Southern Elementary School Lexington Kentucky Katherine Reynolds Russell Middle School of Arts & Sciences Colorado Springs Colorado Lisa Reynolds Berkley Community School Berkley Massachusetts Shawn Reynolds Howland Middle School Warren Ohio David Reynolds, Jr. Vienna Elementary School Vienna Virginia Charles Rhode J. B. Watkins Elementary School Midlothian Virginia Sean RHoll St. Hilary School Chicago Illinois Hillary Rhydderch Carl Sandburg Middle School Langhorne Pennsylvania Charles Rhyner Hyde Leadership Charter School Bronx New York Jim Rice Inglemoor High School Kenmore Washington John A. Richard Bergman Elementary School Manhattan Kansas Patricia Richards Central Elementary School Lawrenceburg Indiana Holly Richardson Flint Northwestern High School Flint Michigan Robin Richie Rocklin Elementary School Rocklin California William Richter Scituate High School Scituate Massachusetts Gerald Ricke Eustis Middle School Eustis Florida Nancy Riesch-Flannery Krommery Middle School Middleton Wisconsin James Riggs University of North Texas Denton Texas Ashley Rimeraz Eudora High School Eudora Kansas Christopher Rinker Bel Air Elementary School Dale City Virginia Richard Ripani Hume-Fogg Academic High School Nashville Tennessee Amy Rist Stiles Elementary School Grove City Ohio Julianne Rivera St. Mary's Catholic School Albuquerque New Mexico Raul Rivera Santaluces Community High School Lantana Florida Erich Rivero Glades Middle School Miami Florida Daniel Robbins La Paz Intermediate School Mission Viejo California Carrie Roberts Kemp Primary School Hampton Georgia Jennifer Roberts Fountaindale Elementary School Hagerstown Maryland
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Name School City State John Roberts Montana State University Billings Billings Montana Tracy Roberts Dodson Elementary School Hermitage Tennessee Alicia Robinson Roosevelt School Bridgeport Connecticut Brittany Robinson George Ross Mackenzie Elementary Glen Spey New York School Danielle Robinson North Forrest Elementary School Hattiesburg Mississippi Devette Robinson Carroll Elementary School Houston Texas Gregory Rochford Chaparral Middle School Diamond Bar California James Rocillo Colony High School Ontario/Riverside California Randy Rodarte Pio Pico Middle School Los Angeles California Cathyann Roding Branford High School Branford Connecticut Diane Rodriguez Edward P. Boland Elementary School Springfield Massachusetts Gustavo Rodriguez San Ysidro Middle School San Ysidro California Sergio Rodriguez Grady High School Atlanta Georgia Steve Rodriguez Hemmeter Elementary School Saginaw Michigan Brian Roelandt Fitzgerald High School Warren Michigan Bradford Rogers Oldham County High School Buckner Kentucky Bruce Rogers Mt. San Antonio College Walnut California Cassandra Rogers Pine Hill Middle School Hephzibah Georgia Jesse Rogers Madison High School San Diego California Johanna Rogers Davis Drive Middle School Cary North Carolina Robin Rogers Charleston School of the Arts Charleston South Carolina Tracy Rogers Albertville Elementary School Albertville Alabama Travis Rogers Napa High School Napa California Debra Rohrer Whittier Middle School Sioux Falls South Dakota Kathy Rohrs Chaminade College Preparatory Middle Chatsworth California School Amy Rolniak Viewpoint School Calabasas California Mark Romano Jerry Zucker Middle School North Charleston South Carolina Carol Romestant Pinecrest School Northridge Northridge California Marvis Rorie, Jr. East Montgomery Middle Biscoe North Carolina Daniel Rose E.N. White School Holyoke Massachusetts Darlene Rose Renton High School Renton Washington Don Rose Curtis Sr. High School University Place Washington Jason Rose Cromie Elementary School Warren Michigan John Rose Coral Reef High School Miami Florida Les Rose Dos Pueblos High School Goleta California Linda Rose Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB Long Beach California Mara Rose Fleming Island High School Fleming Island Florida Penny Rosen Kay Granger Elementary School Keller Texas Peter Rosheger New Trier High School Winnetka Illinois Matt Rossi G.W. Fowler High School Syracuse New York
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Name School City State Stacie Rossow Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida Teresa Rotert Hershey Public School Hershey Nebraska Jonathan Rothe Almeria Middle School Fontana California Matthew Rotjan South Orangetown Middle School Blauvelt New York Gary Rouster Hanover-Horton High School Horton Michigan Dan Rowe Hamilton International Middle School Seattle Washington Paul Rowe Apex High School Apex North Carolina William Rowley Dubuque Senior High School Dubuque Iowa Dameion Roy Brightwood Education Campus Washington D.C. Anastacia Rubach Osbourn High School Manassas Virginia Aaron Ruff Orting High School Orting Washington Kenneth Ruff North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Greensboro North Carolina State University Felicia Ruffman Radburn School Fair Lawn New Jersey Thomas Ruggieri Boardman High School Youngstown Ohio Marilyn Rumple Lincoln Elementary School Huntington Indiana William Russell Lincoln Magnet School Springfield Illinois Christopher Rust Sunset High School Portland Oregon Melisa Rutkelis Mark Twain Elementary School Chicago Illinois Joseph Rutkowski John L. Miller-Great Neck North High Great Neck New York School Elena Ryan Attea Middle School Glenview Illinois Susan Rydzeski East Islip School Islip Terrace New York Meredith Rymer Oak Street School Basking Ridge New Jersey Debra Saam West Oak Middle School Mundelein Illinois Robert Sabino Holy Trinity School El Dorado Hills California Christine Sabio Dunbar Elementary Magnet Tampa Florida Adrienne Sabo Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School Sammamish Washington Garner Saguil Dingeman Elementary School San Diego California Rita Sahai University of California, Davis Davis California Barbara Saks Park View School Morton Grove Illinois Adan Salazar Winston Churchill High School San Antonio Texas Melissa Salguero P.S. 48 Joseph R. Drake Hunts Point New York Michael Salvatore Huntersville Elementary School Huntersville North Carolina Donna Salviati Londonderry Middle School Londonderry New Hampshire Bianca Samaniego Welby Elementary School Woodland Hills California Peter Sampson Whiteland Community High School Whiteland Indiana Manuel San Luis Cedar Park Middle School Cedar Park Texas Jesse Sanchez Westmont High School Campbell California Alejandro Sanchez- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida Samper Steven Sanders UIC College Prep Chicago Illinois
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Name School City State Melanie Sandrock Ringgold Middle School Finleyville Pennsylvania Lisa Garner Santa Texas Tech University Lubbock Texas Jennifer Santacroce Marlboro High School Marlboro New York Giovanni Santos Loma Linda Academy Loma Linda California Raymond Santovasi North End Middle School Waterbury Connecticut Shari Sarale G.V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Tampa Florida Garo Saraydarian Vinson-Owen Elementary School Winchester Massachusetts Jon Sarver Sunset High School Dallas Texas Paul Sawyer Robinson Park Elementary School Agawam Massachusetts Mindy Scheierman Millburn High School Millburn New Jersey Kenneth Schenk Lake George Elementary School Lake George New York Amy Schiefelbein C.H. Bird Elementary School Sun Prairie Wisconsin Steve Schifferdecker Damonte Ranch High School Reno Nevada Kirk Schjodt Washington High School Sioux Falls South Dakota Scott Schleuter Perrysburg High School Perrysburg Ohio Randy Schmidt Pecan Creek Elementary Denton Texas Robert Schmidt Desert Hills Middle School Saint George Utah Victoria Schmidt Ochoa Middle School Hayward California Glen Schneider Metea Valley High School Naperville Illinois Edward Schoendorff Klager Elementary School Manchester Michigan Jennifer Schoener Blue Ball Elementary School New Holland Pennsylvania Bonnie Scholz Pius XI High School Milwaukee Wisconsin Charles Chip Schooler Olympia High School Olympia Washington Bradley Schoolland K-8 Heroes Academy Pueblo Colorado Marilyn Schraeder Southest Kentucky Community College Harlan Kentucky Michael Schreiber Kingman High School Kingman Arizona Amber Schroeder Gordon Russell Middle School Gresham Oregon Mari Schuller Ripon Christian School Ripon California Adam Schultheis Fremont Middle School Las Vegas Nevada Dale Schultz St. Mary's University San Antonio Texas Mark Schulz Roosevelt High School Kent Ohio Michelle Schumacher Linton Public School Linton North Dakota Jeremy Schutter Aberdeen Central High School Aberdeen South Dakota Beth Schwandt Hillcrest High School Riverside California Anna Schwartz Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi Mississippi Clifton Scott Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School Raleigh North Carolina Jackie Scott Piney Branch Elementary Gainesville Virginia Richard Scott Beech Hill Elementary School Summerville South Carolina Gary Seaboldt Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary North Charleston South Carolina School Adam Search Great Valley Middle School Malvern Pennsylvania James Seda Southwest Dekalb High School Decatur Georgia
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Name School City State Ron Segovia Will Rogers Middle School Lawndale California Scott Seifried James W. Robinson Secondary School Fairfax Virginia Michael Sekich Adlai Stevenson High School Sterling Heights Michigan Sandra Self Marion Elementary School Marion Arkansas John Selzer Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland Park Kansas Jacqueline Serratore Haverford Middle School Havertown Pennsylvania Eugenia Sever Independence High School Coal City West Virginia James Sewrey Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee Wisconsin Calvin Sexton Beltline Elementary School Lancaster Texas Earl Shaffer Cosby High School Midlothian Virginia Teren Shaffer Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana California Brian Shanbrun Albert F. Ford Middle School Acushnet Massachusetts Pearl Shangkuan Calvin College Grand Rapids Michigan John Shapley Eastside Elementary School Peachtree City Georgia Misty Sharp Mary M. Bethune Elementary College Park Georgia Curtis Shaw Homestead High School Fort Wayne Indiana Emily Shaw Buchanan Elementary School Murfreesboro Tennessee Cristal Sheaffer Milton Hershey School Hershey Pennsylvania James Shearer New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico Russell Shedd Scripps Ranch High School San Diego California Coreen Sheehan Musician's Institute Los Angeles California Meaghan Sheehan Katherine Brennan-Clarence Rogers New Haven Connecticut School James Sheffer Medford Memorial Middle School Medford New Jersey Emily Shelor Randall Elementary School Independence Missouri Jerry Shelton Math & Science Academy Woodbury Minnesota Keven Shepherd Miller Grove High School Lithonia Georgia Rebecca Shepherd Mesquite High School Yuma Arizona Melanie Sheridan Madison Elementary School Winona Minnesota Anne Shields Mercer Elementary School Hamilton New Jersey Chaz Shipman Freeport Area Senior High School Sarver Pennsylvania Jean Louise Shook Settlement Music School Philadelphia Pennsylvania Wendy Shrestha Birney Elementary Fresno California Naum Shulman New York Institute for Special Education Bronx New York Christopher Shumick Milton High School Milton Georgia Sheila Shusterich Holy Rosary Catholic School Duluth Minnesota Rachel Shuttleworth Rockville High School Vernon Connecticut Caroline Shyr Manhasset high school Manhasset New York Robert Siegel P.S. 257 Brooklyn New York Karl Siewertsen John H. West School Bethpage New York Steve Sigmon North Henderson High School Hendersonville North Carolina Wayne Siligo California School for the Blind Fremont California
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Name School City State Chuck Silloway Timberview Middle School Colorado Springs Colorado Toni-Annette Silveira North Kingstown High School North Kingstown Rhode Island Paul Simeone Ridgefield Park Jr. & Sr. High School Ridgefield Park New Jersey Marcy Simmons Warren T. Jackson Primary School Atlanta Georgia Megan Simmons Green Magnet Academy Knoxville Tennessee Paula Simmons Elwood Community High School Elwood Indiana Nickoles Simons Johnson Jr. High School Cheyenne Wyoming Katherine Huerta Simpson Millard West High School Omaha, Nebraska Jonathan Sindler Cockeysville Middle School Cockeysville Maryland Chaz Singleterry Augusta Evans School Mobile Alabama Scott Singmaster Timberview Middle School Colorado Springs Colorado Lou Sinigos East Oakview Elementary School Grand Rapids Michigan Matthew Sisia Oyster Bay High School Oyster Bay New York Joseph Sitler Brentwood High School Brentwood New York Karey Sitzler Ocean Lakes High School Virginia Beach Virginia Luke Skerpon Bellefonte Area High School Bellefonte Pennsylvania Peter Skopek Windsor Knolls Middle School Ijamsville Maryland Thomas Slater Lee Central High School Bishopville South Carolina Christian Slattery Hall's Cross Roads Elementary School Aberdeen Maryland Cheri Sleeper Strawberry Crest High School Dover Florida Jennifer Slusher St. Mary of the Assumption Van Wert Ohio Dennis Smith Connolly Middle School Tempe Arizona Douglas Smith Charles J. Sahs Elementary School Chicago Illinois Huber Smith Maplewood Middle School Sulphur Louisiana John Nick Smith Hillcrest High School Tuscaloosa Alabama Joseph Smith John Herbert Phillips Academy Birmingham Alabama Kenneth Smith Sam D. Bundy Elementary School Farmville North Carolina Kreston Smith Munford Elementary School Munford Tennessee LaToya Smith Bronx Preparatory Charter School South Bronx New York Michael Smith Nyack High School Upper Nyack New York Michelle Smith Heathrow Elementary School Lake Mary Florida Nick Smith Hillcrest High School Tuscaloosa Alabama Pamela Smith Broadfording Christian Academy Hagerstown Maryland PATRICK SMITH Pueblo West High School Pueblo West Colorado Ronald Smith Northfield Mount Hermon School Gill Massachusetts Sheila Smith South Central Middle School Emerson Georgia willie smith St. Agatha Catholic Academy Chicago Illinois Lydia Smith-Lockwood Shawnee High School Springfield Ohio David Snead Bayside Middle School Virginia Beach Virginia Jennifer Snodgrass Appalachian State University Boone North Carolina Nicole Snodgrass Cherokee High School Marlton New Jersey
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Name School City State Andrea Crisara Snouffer West Ridge Middle School Austin Texas Rachel Snyder York Country Day School York Pennsylvania Elise S. Sobol Rosemary Kennedy School Wantagh New York Kenneth Sockwell Academy for Academic Excellence Apple Valley California Robin Soden Frog Pond Elementary School Little Egg Harbor New Jersey Christina Sokol New Buffalo Elementary School New Buffalo Michigan Wilbert Solomon McLean Middle School Ft. Worth Texas Charles Somech Murrayville Elementary School Wilmington North Carolina Nicole Sommers Albany School of Humanities Albany New York Eric Songer Chaska Middle School West Chaska Minnesota Tracy Souhrada James E. Allen Jr. & Sr. High School Dix Hills New York Alan Souza Natural Bridges Elementary School Santa Cruz California Ivan de Souza Delaine Eastin Elementary School Union City California Tom Speers Elsberry High School Elsberry Missouri Tara Speiser Newhall Elementary School Santa Clarita California Nicolo Spera Colorado University - Boulder Boulder Colorado John Spitzer Glenburn Public School Glenburn North Dakota Maureen Spranza Hillside Elementary School San Leandro California Allison Spray Glacier View Junior High School Puyallup Washington Anthony Springer Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon Ohio Casey Springstead Irondequoit High School Rochester New York Stephen Squires Chicago College of Performing Arts Chicago Illinois Anais St. John Trinity Episcopal School New Orleans Louisiana Dan St. Marseille Orange County School of the Arts Santa Ana California Nicholas St.Royal California Elementary School Costa Mesa California Brian Stacey Glendale Jr. & Sr. High School Flinton Pennsylvania Jennifer Stadelmeyer Peeples Elementary School Fayetteville Georgia Joseph Stamerra Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Jennifer Stammers Paxton School Platte City Missouri Kim Stamps Belleville East High School Belleville Illinois Ronnie Stanford Barrow High School Barrow Alaska Christopher Stanichar Augustana College Sioux Falls South Dakota Danielle Starcher River Ridge Elementary School Evans Georgia Steve Steager Fremont Middle School Fremont Nebraska Michael Steele Lake Orion High School Lake Orion Michigan Kathy Stefani Grangeville High School Grangeville Idaho Chip De Stefano McCracken Middle School Skokie Illinois Mark Steighner Hood River Valley High School Hood River Oregon Debra Steiner Mill Valley High School Shawnee Kansas Kandi Stelling Northeast Elementary School Kearney Nebraska Bethany Stepleton H.B. Williams Elementary School White House Tennessee
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Name School City State Evan Stevens Western Union Elementary School Waxhaw, NC North Carolina Mary Ella Stevens Thompson Elementary Houston Texas Samuel Stevens Union 8th Grade Center Tulsa Oklahoma Roxanne Stevenson Chicago State University Chicago Illinois Steve Stevenson Benold Middle School Georgetown Texas Billy Stewart University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina Crystal Stewart Broadmoor Elementary School Baton Rouge Louisiana Johnathan Stewart Pleasant Hills Middle School Pleasant Hills Pennsylvania Rick Stitzel Tarrant County College Fort Worth Texas Mary Stocker Albany High School Albany California Wendy Stocker Paulsboro High School Paulsboro New Jersey Lawrence Stoffel California State University, Northridge Los Angeles California James Story Volunteer State Community College Gallatin Tennessee Brad Stoughton Fall Creek High School Fall Creek Wisconsin Linda Stover Big Spring Lake Kindergarten School Albertville Alabama Lee Stowe Webutuck High School Amenia New York Daniel Strange University of Miami Coral Gables Florida Michael Stratechuk Hunter College High School New York City New York Kelly Stratil White Oaks Elementary School Springfield Virginia Jeffrey Street Jesse C. Carson High School Salisbury North Carolina Jamie Stroffolino Walter Panas High School Cortlandt Manor New York Sam Struempler Goldenview Middle School Anchorage Alaska Michael Struzik Brighton High School Rochester New York Loy Studer S. H. Rider High School Wichita Falls Texas Kevin Styer Shamokin Area High School Coal Township Pennsylvania Sharon Styer Mount Carmel Area Jr. & Sr. High School Mount Carmel Pennsylvania Jennifer Sudderth Rancho eel Rey Middle School Chula Vista California Thomas Sugar Hewlett Elementary School Hewlett New York Shawn Sullivan Starkville High School Starkville Mississippi Randy Sundell Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills Illinois Gloria Sutton Ola Elementary School Emmett Idaho Steve Suvada Harper College Palatine Illinois Siema Swartzel Arnold Memorial Elementary School Clevelaned Tennessee Christina Swedberg Pray-Woodman Elementary School Maize Kansas Mary Sweetin Lindenwood University St. Charles Missouri Mike Swengel Mt Zion High School Mt. Zion Illinois Joni Swenson Santa Monica High School Santa Monica California Joshua Swetts Seymour High School Seymour Connecticut Bill Swick Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Las Vegas Nevada Robert Swingler Hazelwood East High School Saint Louis Missouri Dawn Sykes Pierce Middle School Milton Massachusetts
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Name School City State Alicia Cordoba Tait Benedictine University Lisle Illinois David Talaguit Zack Motley Elementary School Mesquite Texas Barry Talley Deer Park High School Deer Park Texas Connie Tallman Oklahoma Union Public Schools South Coffeyville Oklahoma Todd Tanis Custom Learning Academy Truckee California Erin Tapia Westhill High School Syracuse New York Matthew Tavares Salemwood School Malden Massachusetts Kimberly Taweel Carpenter Community Charter Studio City California Beverly Taylor Roosevelt Middle School Oceanside California Jack Taylor Oak Avenue Intermediate School Temple City California Marie Taylor Clyde High School Clyde Ohio Melissa Taylor Hunter Elementary School Raleigh North Carolina James Techau Smoky Hill High School Aurora Colorado Sean Teets Benedictine College Atchison Kansas Laura Telman Foothills Elementary School Buckley Washington Adrian Teti James Garland Walsh Middle School Round Rock Texas Clarence Texada Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Dallas Texas Pamela Thayer Indian Lake Elementary Lewistown Ohio Jennifer Theisen Howell L. Watkins Middle School Palm Beach Florida Gardens Samantha Theisen Moorpark High School Moorpark California Amy Thiel Oconto Falls High School Oconto Falls Wisconsin Brytish Thomas Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills Illinois Greg Thomas Albemarle High School Charlottesville Virginia Keisha Thomas J. L. Lomax Elementary School Valdosta Georgia Latasha Thomas Robert E. Lillard Elementary Design Center Nashville Tennessee Matthew Thomas River Trail Middle School Johns Creek Georgia Sabrina Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson City Tennessee Sarah Thomas Corning East High School Corning New York Tom Thomas Mason County Central High School Scottville Michigan James "Jim" Thompson Orchard Hills School Irvine California Vann Thornton Savannah Arts Academy Savannah Georgia Sarah Tiede C.E. McCall Middle School Montoursville Pennsylvania Christina Tierney Carson Elementary School Cincinnati Ohio Daryl Timmer Woodbury High School Woodbury Minnesota William Timmerman Portage High School Portage Indiana Josh Tindall Lebanon Valley College Annville Pennsylvania April Tini Orchard Lake Middle School West Bloomfield Michigan Dottie "Dicy" Tippett Charlotte Catholic High School Charlotte North Carolina David Tisdell Browns River Middle School Jericho Vermont Barbara Tobin Quail Hollow Middle School Charlotte North Carolina Bill Todd Independent Baptist Academy Clinton Maryland
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Name School City State Christy Todd Rising Starr Middle School Fayetteville Georgia Jenifer van Tol Oak Ridge High School Oak Ridge Tennessee Julius Tolentino Newark Academy Livingston New Jersey Michael Tolon Russell Elementary School Portland Oregon Jessie Tomes Kelly Mill Elementary School Cumming Georgia Bart Tompkins Ocean View Junior High School Oxnard California Brian Toms J Sterling Morton East High School Cicero Illinois Gerard Tondi Roosevelt School Bridgeport Connecticut Christian Tordahl Valley Center Elementary School Valley Center California Gregory Townsend Carbondale Community High School Carbondale Illinois Elizabeth Tozer Collegium Charter School Exton Pennsylvania Karen Trindle Ridge Street Elementary School Newark New Jersey Benjamin Tucker Bon Lin Middle School Bartlett Tennessee Kent Tucker Villa Maria Elementary School Erie Pennsylvania Lisa Tufts Cactus Wren Elementary Phoenix Arizona Jarrod Tuikka John B Connally High School Austin Texas James Tully Springhouse Middle School Allentown Pennsylvania Johnathan Turba Iola-Scandinavia High School Iola Wisconsin Amber Turcott Tarpon Springs Middle School Tarpon Springs Florida Tim Turner Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans Louisiana Kristina Turpin Pinecrest Schools Simi Valley California Vincent Turturiello Scotch Plains Fanwood High School Scotch plains New Jersey Allison Twigg Caldwell Academy Greensboro North Carolina Jeremiah Tyler Virginia Run Elementary Centreville Virginia Tracey Tylicki Stafford Intermediate School Manahawkin New Jersey Josh Tyree Liberty Middle School Cumming Georgia Ben Ubovich San Marino High School San Marino California Amber Underwood African Centered College Prep Kansas City Missouri Maura Underwood Blackhawk High School Beaver Falls Pennsylvania Deborah Ungar Salazar Elementary School Santa Fe New Mexico Martin Urbach The Rosa Parks School - PS 254 New York New York Douglas Urban Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran School San Antonio Texas Brandon Vaccaro Kent State University at Stark North Canton Ohio Matt Vanacoro Fox Lane Middle School Mt. Kisco New York Sarah Vance Kruse Elementary School Fort Collins Colorado Brian Vanderheul Anthony Middle School Minneapolis Minnesota Valerie VanderMark Montcalm Community College Sidney Michigan Shawnee Vanderpool Susitna Elementary School Anchorage Alaska Amy Vanek Clarksburg High School Clarksburg Maryland Garret VanGessel Lake Michigan Academy Grand Rapids Michigan Melodi VanRoekel Nerstrand Elementary School Nerstrand Minnesota
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Name School City State Bryan VanToll Three Rivers High School Three Rivers Michigan Heidi Vas La Reina High School Thousand Oaks California Brett Vasquez John Lewis Childs Elementary School Floral Park New York Federico Vasquez Newtown High School Elmhurst New York Cynthia Vega St. Luke's Catholic School San Antonio Texas Philip Ventre Choate Rosemary Hall Wallingford Connecticut Jeffrey Vinson Roots Activity Learning Center Washington D.C. David Visnaw Anchor Bay High School New Baltimore Michigan Deborah Vitanza Chester Academy High School Chester New York Louis Vitello Clarence High School Clarence New York Micah Volz Saint Clair High School Saint Clair Michigan terry voss Totino-Grace High School Fridley Minnesota John Wacker Western State Colorado University Gunnison Colorado Ryan Wade Forbes Road High School Waterfall Pennsylvania Kristin Wages Decatur High School Decatur Arkansas Rochelle Wagner Douglas High School Douglas Wyoming Ronald Wagner Douglas High School Douglas Wyoming Virginia Wagner Lake Norman High School Mooresville North Carolina Ron Wakefield North Park Middle School Pico Rivera California Steven Waldron Lenape High School Medford New Jersey Joe Waldrop Wharton County Junior College Wharton Texas Althea Walker P.S./I.S. 66 Brooklyn Brooklyn New York Ashley "AJ" Walker Linden Hall Lititz Pennsylvania Helen Walker Doby's Mill Elementary School Lugoff South Carolina Johnnie Walker Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Chicago Illinois Shirley Ann Walker Glendale Primary School Bedford Ohio Margery Waller Warren E. Hearnes Elementary School Charleston Missouri Diane Walls Major George S. Welch Elementary School Dover Delaware rose walls Pendleton Elementary School Pendleton Indiana Timothy Walston Cossatot River High School Cove Arkansas Kristen Walter Dana Elementary School Hendersonville North Carolina Rochelle Walter Fairview High School Boulder Colorado Jackie Walters Ribet Academy Los Angeles California Jim Wang Lincoln Middle School Santa Monica California Fredrick Wanger East Middle School Great Falls Montana Bret Ward Sardis Enrichment School Gainesville Georgia Jay Wardeska Brunswick High School Brunswick Ohio Gregory Warren Mead Elementary School Mead Colorado Joel Warren Northbridge Elementary school Whitinsville Massachusetts John Warren Morton College Cicero Illinois Kathy Warren Hastings Middle School Hastings Minnesota
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Name School City State Priscilla Warren Tekamah Elementary School Tekamah Nebraska Gary Washburn Honoka'a High & Intermediate School Honoka'a Hawaii Oren Waters California College of Music Pasadena California David Watkins Simi Valley Adventist School Simi Valley California Russell Watkins Savannah Arts Academy Savannah Georgia Stephen Watkins Winbourne Elementary School Baton Rouge Louisiana Anthony Watson Middleton High School Tampa Florida Antony Watson Middleton High School Tampa Florida Chad Watson Oak Grove Upper Elementary School Hattiesburg Mississippi Darrell Watson Ballou High School Washington D.C. Danielle Watterson Warwick Veterans Memorial High School Warwick Rhode Island Tracy Wayne Clay Elementary School Clay West Virginia Sarah Weatherford Lincolnwood Jr. & Sr. High School Raymond Illinois Ella Webb Hughson High School Hughson California Merrilee Webb Dixie State University St. George Utah Nathan Webb New Roberto Clemente Paterson New Jersey Allen Webber Palm Beach State College Lake Worth Florida Kim Webster A-C Central High School Ashland Illinois Arturs Weible Chopin Elementary School Chicago Illinois Eric Weirather Rancho Buena Vista High School Vista California Farryn Weiss Nova Middle School Davie Florida Athena Welbourne Boone Grove Middle & High School Valparaiso Indiana Jennifer Wells Southeast Middle School Kernersville North Carolina Stephen Wells Delong Middle School Eau Claire Wisconsin Melissa Welz Horace Mann School North Bergen New Jersey Fredrick Wenger East Middle School Great Falls Montana Joshua Wenger Lake Forest Middle School Cleveland Tennessee Leo Werner Combs High School San Tan Valley Arizona Scott Werner Corona del Sol High School Tempe Arizona Julie West Palms Middle School Los Angeles California David Westawski Robbinsville High School Robbinsville New Jersey Neil Wetzel Moravian College Bethlehem Pennsylvania Scott Wheeler Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School Fort Collins Colorado Rodney Whitaker Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan Jennifer White Grayslake Central High School Grayslake Illinois Zachary White Warren T. Jackson Elementary School Atlanta Georgia Daniel Whitfield Goldenview Middle School Anchorage Alaska Marc Whitlock Discovery Middle School Canton Michigan Gregory Whitmore Cathedral City High School Cathedral City California David Whitney West Marin school Point Reyes California Station Megan Wicks-Rudolph Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills Alabama
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Name School City State Ken Wiele Indian Trail High School and Academy Kenosha Wisconsin Carmen Wiest Harpool Middle School Argyle Texas Alice Wigfield Holly Grove Christian School Westover Maryland Bill Wightman Proctor Academy Andover New Hampshire Janis Wightman Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Oak Bluffs Massachusetts Ronald Wilcott Loyola Sacred Heart High School Missoula Montana Christina Wilcox Moffat County Public School Craig Colorado Jeffrey Wilder Sequoia Middle School Redding California Kay Wildman Dutch Hill Elementary School Snohomish Washington Dustin Wiley Firelands High School Oberlin Ohio Diana Wiley-Harrigan Sauk Elementary School Richton Park Illinois Andrew Wilke Elizabeth Stewart Elementary & Middle Pinole California School Gary Wilkes Chattanooga School for the Arts & Chattanooga Tennessee Sciences David Will Westside Jr. High School Walker Louisiana Dave Willert Brea Olinda High School Brea California Elizabeth Williams Halls High School Knoxville Tennessee Eric Williams G.W. Hewlett High School Hewlett New York Jordan Williams Paris Independent High School Paris Kentucky Kelly Williams Tri-Central High School Sharpsville Indiana Lori Williams Woodrow Wilson High School Washington D.C. Rachel Williams Bonner Springs Elementary School Bonner Springs Kansas Valarie Williams Oakleaf High School Orange Park Florida Katherine Willow- University School Shaker Heights Ohio Peterson Christopher Wills Biola University La Mirada California Brian Wilson Denton High School Denton Texas Erika Wilson Hillcrest Heights Elementary School Temple Hills Maryland Jennifer Wilson CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Grand Rapids Michigan Jim Wilson Valley View High School Moreno Valley California Katie Wilson Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego California Natalie Wilson Grass Valley Elementary School Camas Washington Phil Wilson Ogletree Elementary School Auburn Alabama Susan Wilson McFadden School of Excellence Murfreesboro Tennessee Christina Wilson-Smith Wentzville Middle School Wentzville R-IV Missouri Aviella Winder North Orange County Chabad Center Yorba Linda California Nicole Windle Oscar J. Pope Elementary School Lakeland Florida Brian Wingard Española Valley High School Española New Mexico Adrianne Winger Climax-Shelly Public School Climax Minnesota Aimee Winner Hollifield Station Elementary School Ellicott City Maryland Kelly Winovich Northgate Middle and Senior High School Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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Name School City State Kimberly Wirthwein Foust Elementary School Owensboro Kentucky Angela Witcher King William High School King William Virginia Adam Witts Lenape High School Medford New Jersey Pavel Wlosok Western Carolina University Cullowhee North Carolina Heath Wolf Farmington Junior High School Farmington Utah Dean Wolff Hobart High School Hobart Indiana Jennifer Wolff Atlantic Highlands Elementary School Atlantic Highlands New Jersey Eric Woltman Pleasantdale Elementary School LaGrange Illinois Renah Wolzinger Golden West College Huntington Beach California Carolyn Wong Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic School Dunedin Florida Angela Woo John Adams Middle School Santa Monica California Jennifer Woodrow North Ridge Middle School Danville Illinois Joel Woodson Williamsburg Middle School Arlington Virginia Clara Woolley Ancilla College Donaldson Indiana Patricia Worthington St. Malachy School Rantoul Alabama Mark Wozniak Padua Franciscan High School Parma Ohio John Wright Northwood Temple Academy Fayetteville North Carolina Richard Wright Fairmont High School Kettering Ohio Mark Wurtzel Pershing Middle School Houston Texas Marian Wyatt Centennial High School Champaign Illinois James Wynne Jefferson Township High School Oak Ridge New Jersey Pat Wynne City College of San Francisco San Francisco California Lisa Yagow St. Paul Lutheran School Mount Prospect Illinois Danny Yancey Martin Gifted and Talented Magnet Raleigh North Carolina Middle School Stan Yantis Hawkins Middle School Belfair Washington Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry Siegel Middle School Murfreesboro Tennessee Christopher Yee Four Points Middle School Austin Texas Michael Yesenosky St. Philip and James School Phillipsburg New Jersey Tammy Yi Heritage Oak Private Education Yorba Linda California Marcia Yost Goshen High School Goshen Indiana Mark Yost Northwestern High School Rock Hill South Carolina Bob Young O'Bryant Intermediate School Bellville Texas Jennifer Young L.A. Nelson Elementary School Denton Texas Jim Young Beardsley Jr. High School Bakersfield California Kristina Young-Goodner Calvary Chapel Christian School of Downey California Downey Sheng-Hwa Yu Florence Avenue Elementary School Irvington New Jersey Maia Zander Malibu High School Malibu California Eve Zanni PS 41M Manhattan New York Nicole Zavadil Sidney High School Sidney Iowa David Zavala Pacoima Middle School Pacoima California
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Name School City State Benjamin Zavisza Tenney Grammar School Methuen Massachusetts Bruce Zeiger Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Huntsville Alabama Lawrence Zenon Park Lakes Elementary Humble Texas Kellie Zephir Overlea High School Baltimore Maryland Nancy Zilker Occupational Training Center Buffalo New York Todd Zimbelman West Salem High School Salem Oregon Susanne Zoch Wood Elementary School Terrell Texas Adam Zrust Mansfield Legacy High School Mansfield Texas
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