Congratulations to 2013 Teacher of the Year nominees

The five South Dakota Teacher of the Year nominees for 2013 are:

• Katie Anderson, Rapid City School District
• Connie Gretschmann, Avon School District
• Shelly Loehrer, Milbank School District
• Carolyn Spielmann, West Central School District
• Kenneth “Lance” VanderVorst, Herreid School District

This year’s Teacher of the Year will be announced during an evening banquet on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Systems Change Conference in Chamberlain. The winner will receive a prize package and will represent South Dakota as a candidate for the National Teacher of the Year award. You can read more about this year’s candidates for South Dakota Teacher of the Year in the fall 2012 print edition of The Zebra. Visit www.doe.sd.gov to view YouTube videos introducing each of the candidates.