The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District will celebrate the excellent work of our outstanding employees and parents and the careers of our retirees as we honor them during our Awards of Excellence and Retiree Recognition program and reception on May 10.
The awards program begins at 5 pm in the auditorium of Greensboro Center with a reception immediately following in the mezzanine. Family, friends and colleagues are invited to attend.
Our nominees, selected by their peers at each school, represent a true commitment to excellence. Each one is dedicated to their students and their colleagues, and their efforts make SOCSD a better place to learn and to work.
Congratulations to our Awards of Excellence recipients and our retirees! We look forward to honoring you on May 10.
Awards of Excellence
Teacher of the Year
- Karis Hicks, Sudduth Elementary School
- Anna Price, Sudduth Elementary School
- Stella Turman, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Morgan Hannigan, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Julie Miller, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Femi Martin, Overstreet Elementary School
- Ashley Entsminger, West Elementary School
- Charles Emplaincourt, Partnership Middle School
- Claretha Hill, Partnership Middle School
- Tonya Barnes, Armstong Jr High School
- Andrea Taflinger, Armstrong Jr High School
- April Dill, Starkville High School
- Cynthia Thomas, Starkville High School
- Adam Burton, Starkville High School
- Julia Gillespie, The Learning Center
- Ieesha Patterson, Emerson School
New Teacher of the Year
- Sarah Peyton Olive, Sudduth Elementary School
- Tracie Fox, Overstreet Elementary School
- Shaina Jefferson, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Kinsey Chesser, West Elementary School
- SaQueena Graves, Partnership Middle School
- Courtney Creel, Armstrong Jr High School
- Owen Brown, Starkville High School
- Halley Miller, Emerson School
Certified Personnel of the Year
- Angie Boutwell, Sudduth Elementary School
- Patty Newsom, Overstreet Elementary School
- Kay Dee Calloway, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Julie McKenzie, West Elementary School
- Jeanine Lark, Partnership Middle School
- Katie Young, Armstrong Jr High School
- Ashley Shields, Starkville High School
- Sha'Carla Petty, Central Office
- Heather White, Emerson School
Non Certified Personnel of the Year
- Walterine Jones, Sudduth Elementary School
- Marie Williams, Overstreet Elementary School
- Sarah Walker, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Demetria Neal, West Elementary School
- Lynsie Carpenter, Partnership Middle School
- Angelique Wyatt, Armstrong Jr High School
- Tammie Adam, Starkville High School
- Kenny Fair, The Learning Center
- Emily Ward, Central Office
- Felicia Frazier, Emerson School
Parent of the Year
- Jessica Sanders, Sudduth Elementary School
- Lydia Edwards, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Heather Collier, Overstreet Elementary School
- Jenna Faver, West Elementary School
- Kim Smith, Partnership Middle School
- Cassandra Palmer, Armstrong Jr High School
- Jennifer Davis, Starkville High School
- Susan Lassetter, Emerson School
Retirees
- Walterine Jones, Teacher Assistant, Sudduth Elementary School
- Gina Thrasher, Teacher Assistant, Sudduth Elementary School
- Eunice Robinson, Teacher Assistant, Sudduth Elementary School
- Bambi Bagwell, Teacher, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Helen Guyton, Central Office
- Vernell Griffis, Teacher, Starkville High School
- Carlton Patrick, Bus Driver
- Annie Drake, Cafeteria, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Felecia Jones, Teacher Assistant, Starkville High School
- Henri Sue Kennard, Interventionist, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School
- Eddie Peasant, Supt.
- Stephanie Sherman, Bookkeper, Starkville High School/Millsaps Career & Technical Center