Berkeley County School District is excited to acknowledge the 47 Teachers of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year.
All of BCSD's Teachers of the Year were recognize during Monday night's board meeting, which was held at Goose Creek High.
The formal recognition from the Berkeley County Board of Education happens yearly each spring, preceding several events meant to honor their contributions to the children and families of BCSD.
In addition to celebrating all of the teachers (listed below), the district also named its top eight teachers of the year; these eight are now in the running for being named District Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations, everyone!
Top Eight
Berkeley High – Alex Wharton
Boulder Bluff Elementary – Tanya Hanchon
Cane Bay High – Peter Wright
Daniel Island School – Katie Gryder
Hanahan Elementary – Rebecca Swisher
Philip Simmons Elementary – David Frazier
Philip Simmons High – Paige Duvall
Whitesville Elementary – Angela Gorski
Full list of the 2025 Teachers of the Year
Berkeley Alternative – Lisa B. Swiney
Berkeley Elementary – Sarah Lombardo
Berkeley High School – Alex Wharton
Berkeley Middle College – Mark Haught
Berkeley Middle School – Adrienne Dayton
Boulder Bluff Elementary – Tanya Hanchon
Bowen's Corner Elementary – Deborah Edwards
Cainhoy Elementary – Bailey Peterson
Cane Bay Elementary – Lauren Bardin
Cane Bay High – Peter Wright
Cane Bay Middle – Jenna Hartstein
Carolyn Lewis School – Erin Zubkoff
College Park Elementary – Cynthia Montana
College Park Middle – Elizabeth Steinhour
Cross Elementary – Marquita Deas
Cross High School – Margaret Ravenell-Graves
Daniel Island School – Katie Gryder
Devon Forest Elementary – Shannon Kavanaugh
Foxbank Elementary – Savannah Crane
Goose Creek Elementary – Rachel Troutman
Goose Creek High – Dr. Hoa Light
Hanahan Elementary – Rebecca Swisher
Hanahan High – Katrina Moffett
Hanahan Middle – Heather Blackmon
HE Bonner Elementary – Kaitlin Craven
Howe Hall AIMS – Catherine Liebenow
Macedonia Middle – Abigail Kiser
Marrington Elementary – Mrs. Lynn Carlisle
Marrington Middle – Jennifer N. Graham
Moncks Corner Elementary – Mrs. Becky Mims
Mount Holly Elementary – Richard Gearinger, III
Nexton Elementary – Madison Ardis
Philip Simmons Elementary – David Frazier
Philip Simmons High – Paige Duvall
Philip Simmons Middle – Amanda Gemmell
Sangaree Elementary – Dr. Charles Magwood
Sangaree Intermediate – Saskia Keller
Sangaree Middle – Chelsea Fowler
Sedgefield Middle – Charles Fletcher
St. Stephen Elementary – Daneesha Rollison
St. Stephen Middle – Valeria Cooper
Stratford High School – Marlee McNamee
Timberland High – Tawana Beauford-Nelson
Westview Elementary – Shana Taylor
Westview Middle – Samantha Howard
Westview Primary – Ashley Scott
Whitesville Elementary – Angela Gorski
