Cox, Perales Honored as District Teachers of the Year

Ashley Cox of Los Fresnos United and Irma Perales of Rancho Verde Elementary were honored as Secondary and Elementary Teachers of the Year, respectively, at the Employee Awards Banquet Friday.

The ceremony recognized the campus Teachers of the Year, Los Fresnos High School Top 10 students and their Bell Award recipients, Paraprofessional and Manual Trades Employees of the Year, retirees, and employees reaching 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 45 years of service.

A 33-minute video presentation that included interviews with each campus Teacher of the Year was shown.

Following the video, each campus Teacher of the Year was presented with an award before the announcement of Cox and Perales.

Campus Teachers of the Year included: Los Fresnos High School: Jose Pesina; Los Fresnos United Ninth Grade Campus: Ashley Cox; DAEP/AMI: Elisa Zuniga; Liberty Memorial Middle School: Mayra Bernal; Los Cuates Middle School: Melissa Ann Espindola-Moreno; Resaca Middle School: Amelia Juarez; Las Yescas Elementary: Javier Moran Jr.; Laureles Elementary: Trey McNabb; Lopez-Riggins Elementary: Rachel Konig; Los Fresnos Elementary: Patricia Coronado; Olmito Elementary: Brenda Gonzalez-Larraga; Palmer-Laakso Elementary: Janie Lopez; Rancho Verde Elementary: Irma Perales; Dora Romero Elementary: Patricia Amador; Villareal Elementary: Lupita Escobar

The Bell Awards, presented by the Top 10 students of the Los Fresnos High School Class of 2015, spotlighted a special person that those students chose who impacted their education or their lives.

Janie Cortez of Villarreal Elementary and Minerva Hernandez of the Federal Programs office each are reaching milestones for 45 years of service.