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LSR7 Announces Annual Award Winners

We’ve had an exciting 48 hours in LSR7, surprising and celebrating our Excellence in Teaching, Teacher of Distinction and Support Professional Excellence award winners.

The Excellence in Teaching and Teacher of Distinction awards are co-sponsored by the @Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce and those winners are eligible to interview for LSR7 Teacher of the Year.

Support Professional Excellence award winners are eligible to win Support Professional of the Year. 

We are so lucky to have all of the following 21 winners in LSR7 and cannot wait to celebrate them some more at our awards ceremony on April 2 at Lee’s Summit West!

Excellence in Teaching

  • Abby Bauer, Woodland Elementary
  • Vanessa Buhrmester, Woodland Elementary
  • Tara Diehl, Sunset Valley Elementary
  • Brady Finch, Lee’s Summit High School
  • Christopher Gerding, Lee’s Summit North
  • Stephanie Kasper, Highland Park Elementary
  • Lindsey Parker, Sunset Valley Elementary
  • Kristen Pierson, Summit Technology Academy
  • Mary Beth Rich, Lee’s Summit West
  • Carrie Weeda, Lee’s Summit High School
  • Katie Wilson, Lee’s Summit North
  • Tracy Wrisinger, Lee’s Summit North

Teacher of Distinction

  • Jenny Johnson, Sunset Valley Elementary
  • Aubrey Shortino, Trailridge Elementary
  • Ashley Turner, Summit Technology Academy

Support Professional Excellence

  • Amy Brewer, Bernard Campbell Middle School
  • Mary Davis, Trailridge Elementary
  • Jessie Douglas, Prairie View Elementary/Sunset Valley Elementary
  • Blair Flack, Highland Park Elementary
  • Kiara Palmer, Bernard Campbell Middle School
  • Paula Skaggs, East Trails Middle School