Teachers of the Year to Highlight Employee Awards Banquet

Fifteen campus Teachers of the Year will be honored at the Los Fresnos CISD Employee Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22, at Los Fresnos United Cafeteria.

A video presentation that includes interviews with each teacher will be shown.

Teachers of the Year include:

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

Following the video presentation, a Los Fresnos CISD Secondary Teacher of the Year and Elementary Teacher of the Year will be announced.

The Bell Awards, presented by the Top 10 students of the Los Fresnos High School Class of 2015, will spotlight a special person that those students have chosen who have impacted their education.

Also to be recognized are 19 retirees, 14 Paraprofessional and 16 Manual Trade Employees of the Year, and service awards for 70 employees who have reached 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 45 years of service.

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