NEWS RELEASE For immediate release Contact: Ken Blackstone, SCCOE June 12, 2014 (408) 453-6514 2014 Teachers of the Year and STEM Teaching Award winners named SAN JOSE, CA – The Santa Clara County Office of Education is proud to announce Santa Clara County’s 2014 Teachers of the Year, along with the recipients of the 2014 Texas Instruments STEM Teaching Awards. These accomplished educators will be recognized at the 45th annual Teacher Recognition Celebration on Oct. 2, at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell. Presented by the Santa Clara County Office of Education, the recognition ceremony is the oldest and largest of its kind in California. The honorees: Name School District School Maria De Lourdes Alum Rock Union School District Dorsa Elementary School Martinez Brooktree, Cherrywood and Kaaren Hack Berryessa Union School District Majestic Way schools Jenna Greco Cambrian School District Farnham Elementary School Holly Royaltey Campbell Union High School District Del Mar High School Deborah Johnson Campbell Union School District Lynhaven Elementary School Mitchell Ennis Santa Clara County Office of Education Stonegate Community School Jason Oncay Cupertino Union School District Miller Middle School Charles Fowler East Side Union High School District Yerba Buena High School Jody Joines Evergreen School District Cadwallader Elementary School Robert F. Kennedy Elementary Julie Kim Franklin-McKinley School District School Andrea Badger Fremont Union High School District Lynbrook High School Susan Freiberg Gilroy Unified School District Gilroy High School Kris Denues Loma Prieta Joint Union School District CT English Middle School Carol Raymond Los Altos School District District-wide Daves Avenue Elementary Jolynn Dariano Los Gatos Union School District School Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School Audrey Warmuth Saratoga High School District Luther Burbank Elementary Brenda Kruljac Luther Burbank School District School Sam Ajam Metropolitan Education District Silicon Valley Adult Education Oona Cadorin Milpitas Unified School District Spangler Elementary School Country Lane Elementary Andrea Morikawa Moreland School District School Vincent Gutierrez Morgan Hill Unified School District Britton Middle School Carolyn Anzia Mountain View Whisman School District Crittenden Middle School Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School Michael Moul Los Altos High School District Karem Morales Oak Grove School District Christopher Elementary School Melissa Urbain San Jose Unified School District John Muir Middle School Lisa Blanc Santa Clara Unified School District District-wide Jason Robertson Saratoga Union School District Redwood Middle School Shannon Gordon Sunnyvale School District Vargas Elementary School Rebecca Myers Union School District Union Middle School The 2014 Texas Instruments STEM Teaching Award Winners, who receive cash awards of $1,000 each: Name School District School Bob Capriles Fremont Union High School District Fremont High School Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School Meghan Shuff Los Altos High School District Mariana Garcia Oak Grove School District Herman Intermediate School Serrato Pam Rissman Union School District Dartmouth Middle School Nicholas Barbara Union School District Union Middle School Kelly Randall Union School District Union Middle School The annual Teacher Recognition Celebration is co-sponsored by Texas Instruments and the Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union, with support from the San Jose Mercury News. Visit the Teacher Recognition Celebration website to learn more about the event’s history, view videos and photographs of previous ceremonies, and get to know past teacher honorees. ### .