More than 60 teachers to be honored at MISD banquet April 19
More than 60 Macomb County teachers will be honored next week for their outstanding service to students and families at a Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) banquet.
The event has been hosted for the past 36 years by the Macomb County Association of School Administrators and the Macomb Association of Curriculum Administrators to recognize the achievements of elementary, middle, and high school educators from their respective districts.
“Teachers are the heartbeat of our schools and make a difference in the lives of our students through their commitment to providing learning opportunities for all children and youth” Alesia Flye, MISD’s chief academic officer, said in a statement.
The group will also honor three teachers: Elementary teacher Lisa Bonett from Maple Lane Elementary; Macomb ISD; Middle School teacher Natalie Grupido of Roseville Middle School; and High School teacher, Stacie Yokhana from Fraser High School.
Teachers who will be honored include Philip Ricci from Anchor Bay Schools; Thomas Austin and Jennifer Bovenschen from Armada; Amber Baaso and Stacey Good, Center Line; Angela LoPiccolo and Nicole Neumann Chippewa Valley; Jaime Lampasona Lauren Osminski, and Michelle Pachla, Clintondale; Lisa Ayrault, Eastpointe; Greg Queen and Erica Folino, Fitzgerald; Stephanie DeCumen and Marisa Fett, Fraser; Catherine Fergusson and Angela Legato, Lake Shore; James Donoghue and Anthony Elliott L Lakeview.
Others to be honored are Shannon Osad from L’Anse Creuse; Alan Kursa and Amy Rumschlag, Macomb ISD; Charles Slack, Mount Clemens; April Gatzemeyer, New Haven; Allana Constance, Molly Schack and Aimee Smallwood, Richmond; Jennifer Cubitt and Tammy Maloney, Romeo; Natalie Grupido and Matthew Komarowski, Roseville; Jennifer Boggio, Fang MacCallumMhor, and Heidi Ross, South Lake; Kelly Battle and Mike McDonough, Utica Community Schools; Kelly Ahern, Stephanie Birrell, Michelle Musielak, Van Dyke Public Schools; Rachel Evans, Stephen Fiordellisi, and Rosemarie LeFaivre, Warren Consolidated; and Mindy Smith from Warren Woods Public Schools.
Fox 2 Detroit (WJBK) onair personality Roop Raj will deliver the keynote address.
The Macomb Intermediate School District’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet will be held Tuesday, April 19 at the Mirage Banquet Center, Clinton Township.