New Hanover County Schools, in partnership with the Wilmington Downtown Rotary Club, announces the nominees for the second annual Rookie of the Year Award. This program was created to recognize excellence among educators within their first three years of teaching.
Congratulations to the following five beginning teachers who have been nominated to participate in the 2018 Rookie of the Year program: Margaret Krulikas, Wilmington Early College High School; Sydney Kong, The International School at Gregory; Katy Leonard, Trask Middle School; Adriana Poveromo, Forest Hills Global Elementary School; and Ashley Anderson, Freeman School of Engineering.
Each candidate will be interviewed by a committee of seven members. The overall winner will be recognized at a banquet hosted by the Downtown Wilmington Rotary at noon Feb. 20 at the Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt St.