Congratulations to the 2020-21 Service Award Honorees


Posted: May 25, 2021

Newport News Public Schools hosts a virtual celebration recognizing nearly 100 employees with 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of dedicated service to education in Newport News.

40 Years of Service

  • Maurice Augburn
    Administrative Secretary
    Newsome Park Elementary School
  • Joseph Edwards
    Assistant Principal
    Menchville High School

35 Years of Service

  • Alice Alfred
    Special Education Teacher
    Palmer Elementary School

  • Denise Bailey
    Account Technician
    Warwick High School

  • Dwayne Banks
    Career & Technical Education Teacher
    Crittenden Middle School

  • Robyn Burnette
    Business Support Specialist
    Budget Department

  • Yvonne Eaton
    Custodian
    McIntosh Elementary School

  • Linda Edwards
    Special Education Teacher
    Warwick High School

  • Faye Jackson
    Lead Teacher
    Denbigh High School

  • Sheila Jones
    Teacher
    Marshall Early Learning Center

  • Kathy McLean
    Dispatcher
    Transportation

  • Sharon Miller
    Cafeteria Manager
    Hines Middle School

  • Charles Peoples
    School Security Officer
    Deer Park Elementary School

  • Reginald Pope
    Lead Custodian
    Sedgefield Elementary School

  • Brendolyn Williams
    Cook/Baker
    Dutrow Elementary School

30 Years of Service

  • Mary Jo Anastasio
    Principal
    Deer Park Elementary School

  • Charmin Anthony-Wells
    Lead Custodian
    Marshall Early Learning Center

  • Kathy Ashley
    School Counselor
    Deer Park Elementary School

  • Mary Augborn
    Instructional Assistant
    Jenkins Elementary School

  • Nona Bacote-Holmes
    Administrative Secretary
    Crittenden Middle School

  • Jacqueline Bateman
    Teacher
    Heritage High School

  • Marcia Boone
    Teacher
    Kiln Creek Elementary School

  • Thomas Bourgeois
    Teacher
    Yates Elementary School

  • Reginald Bryant
    Custodian
    Staff Support Center

  • Karen Carvell
    Records Management Specialist
    Central Records

  • Carl Chandler
    Student Support Assistant
    Heritage High School

  • Janelle Clause
    Reading Specialist
    Saunders Elementary School

  • Deborah Costa
    Teacher Interventionist
    McIntosh Elementary School

  • John Day
    Supervisor
    Juvenile Detention

  • Lorie Dildy
    Response to Instruction
    Newsome Park Elementary School

  • Janet Eanes
    Music Teacher
    Deer Park Elementary School

  • Jeanne Edwards
    Teacher
    Jenkins Elementary School

  • Paula Frances
    Teacher
    An Achievable Dream Academy

  • Linda Hamilton
    Transportation Safety Specialist
    Transportation

  • Kevin Hare
    Teacher
    Woodside High School

  • Carolyn Harris
    Teacher
    Carver Elementary School

  • Stephanie Hautz
    Director
    Human Resources

  • Kimberly Ann Haywood
    Teacher
    Woodside High School

  • Patricia Jackson
    Media Specialist
    Denbigh High School

  • Donna Johns
    Teacher
    Heritage High School

  • Corinthia Knight
    Cafeteria Manager
    Marshall Early Learning Center

  • Michael Mayhue
    Teacher
    Menchville High School

  • Kevin McCaughan
    School Counselor
    Sedgefield Elementary School

  • Darwin Mills
    Principal
    Enterprise Academy

  • Valerie Moore
    Music Teacher
    B.T. Washington Middle School

  • Marilyn Morris
    ESL Teacher
    General Stanford Elementary School

  • Dr. Jeffrey Nelson
    Supervisor
    School Security and Emergency Management

  • Theresa Owens
    Master Bus Assistant
    Transportation

  • Robbin Ann Padgett
    Lead Security Officer
    Gildersleeve Middle School

  • Christine Pilger
    Principal
    Discovery STEM Academy

  • Dawn Putney
    Cafeteria Manager
    Saunders Elementary School

  • Shannon Sexton
    Executive Secretary
    Superintendent's Office

  • Arcelia Simmons
    Teacher
    Heritage High School

  • Ingrid Slonsky
    Teacher
    Heritage High School

  • Maryilyn Smith
    Master Bus Driver
    Transportation

  • Cheryl Smith-Robinson
    Lead Teacher
    Achievable Dream M/H School

  • Bernadette Southerland
    Instructional Assistant
    Marshall Early Learning Center

  • Sonia Stephens
    Custodian
    Denbigh Early Childhood Center

  • Beverly Ann Tawney
    Executive Secretary
    Technology Administration

  • Kimberly Taylor
    Teacher
    Jenkins Elementary School

  • Wilma Thomas
    Secretary
    Sedgefield Elementary School

  • Emma Vinson-Brown
    School Counselor
    Denbigh Early Childhood Center

  • Pamela VonSchmidt
    Reading Specialist
    Gildersleeve Middle School

  • Teresa Walker
    Master Bus Driver
    Transportation

  • Saunya Williams
    Speech Language Pathologist
    Newsome Park Elementary School

  • Kenneth Zoby
    Teacher
    Menchville High School

25 Years of Service

  • Carol Allen-Jones
    Bus Driver
    Transportation

  • Denise Bagley
    Teacher
    Deer Park Elementary School

  • Frances Bell
    Administrative Secretary
    Watkins Early Childhood Center

  • Harold Birts
    Custodian
    Custodial Services

  • Iris Booker
    Teacher
    Gen. Stanford Elementary School

  • Betty Boone
    Secretary
    Lee Hall Early Childhood Center

  • Barbara Brinker
    Reading Specialist
    Newsome Park Elementary School

  • Charles Brooks
    Social Worker
    Warwick High School

  • Jeffrey Byrdsong
    Lead Security Officer
    Warwick High School

  • Jennifer Callicut
    Account Technician
    Denbigh High School

  • James Carter
    Painter
    Plant Services

  • Roberta Cousins
    Master Bus Assistant
    Transportation

  • April Ennis
    Teacher
    Juvenile Detention

  • Andre Fletcher
    Custodian
    Lee Hall Elementary School

  • Agnes Goins
    Media Assistant
    Lee Hall Elementary School

  • Emmanuel Gorham
    Custodian
    An Achievable Dream Academy

  • Sandra Graham
    Media Specialist
    Menchville High School

  • Claude Hardy
    Bus Driver
    Transportation

  • Susan Henton
    Reading Specialist
    Denbigh Early Childhood Center

  • Diana Herbin
    Child Nutrition
    Carver Elementary School

  • Brenda Hill
    Office Assistant
    Carver Elementary School

  • Frederica Hill
    Instructional Assistant
    Passage Middle School

  • Claudia Hines
    Ph.D.

    Director
    Guidance & School Counseling

  • William Hogge
    Master Bus Driver
    Transportation

  • Frances Ann Holston
    Instructional Assistant
    Epes Elementary School

  • Eric Huck
    Teacher
    Lee Hall Early Childhood Center

  • Alva Hunter
    Cafeteria Manager
    Carver Elementary School

  • Mark Hunter
    HVAC Mechanic
    Plant Services

  • Lindwood Jenkins
    Lead Teacher
    Huntington Middle School

  • Roger Johnson
    Lead Custodian
    Deer Park Elementary School

  • Lisa Jones
    Lead Teacher
    Warwick High School

  • Mary Keeling
    Instructional Supervisor
    Media Services

  • Kimberly Lewis
    Child Nutrition
    Passage Middle School

  • Hope London
    Teacher
    Denbigh High School

  • Nicholas Long
    Production Specialist
    Telecommunications

  • Sandra Macklin
    Instructional Literacy Coach
    Special Education

  • Coleman Mancil
    Plumber Supervisor
    Plant Services

  • Mary McBurnette
    Teacher
    Richneck Elementary School

  • Laura McLelland
    Teacher
    General Stanford Elementary School

  • Scemearl Miles
    School Counselor
    Hilton Elementary School

  • Gregory Morris
    Lead Security Officer
    Denbigh High School

  • James Munsell
    Fire/Security Systems Specialist
    Technology Department

  • Penny Norton
    Records Manager
    Central Records

  • Ramona Palmer
    Assistant Principal
    Achievable Dream M/H School

  • Karen Porter
    Cafeteria Manager
    Menchville High School

  • Maria Robertson
    Child Nutrition
    Discovery STEM Academy

  • Christeen Rock
    Web Content Developer
    Web Team

  • Caroline Samuels
    Teacher
    Crittenden Middle School

  • Marilyn Scott
    Master Bus Driver
    Transportation

  • Susan Semes
    Special Education Teacher
    McIntosh Elementary School

  • Dagmar Sheffield
    Child Nutrition
    Woodside High School

  • Patricia Lou Skaggs
    Assistant Principal
    Passage Middle School

  • Elizabeth Spivak
    Program Specialist
    Adult Education

  • Elissa Spruill
    Art Teacher
    Discovery STEM Academy

  • Catherine Trunk
    Treatment Nurse
    Health Services

  • Lori Wall
    Director
    Elementary Curriculum & Instruction

  • Antoine Watkins
    Lead Custodian
    Saunders Elementary School

  • Verselle Webb
    Bus Assistant
    Transportation

  • Kristen Young
    ESL Teacher
    Denbigh High School

  • Mara Yoko
    Social Worker
    An Achievable Dream Academy