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Affton High School Teacher Up for MO Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Affton's Catherine Cartier, one of six finalists for Missouri's Teacher of the Year.

Catherine Cartier, an English teacher at , is one of six finalists for Missouri's Teacher of the Year.

School districts throughout Missouri nominated teachers for the award, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education chose finalists based on their written application.

This year's finalists are:

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  • Catherine Cartier, an English teacher at Affton High School, Affton School District, St. Louis
  • Jeanie Cook, a kindergarten teacher at Pleasant Lea Elementary School, Lee's Summit School District
  • Stephen Schwartz, a first grade teacher at Valley Park Elementary School, Valley Park School District
  • Donna Terrell, an art teacher at Fort Osage High School, Fort Osage School District, Independence
  • Nichole Tews, an English teacher at Cass Career Center, Harrisonville School District
  • Janice Wenger, a gifted education teacher at the Center for Creative Learning, Rockwood School District, Eureka

The selection committee will choose the Missouri Teacher of the Year following interviews with each finalist to be held on Aug. 6 in Jefferson City. The winner will serve as the state’s nominee for the National Teacher of the Year competition.

The finalists and the new Missouri Teacher of the Year will be honored at a banquet Oct. 15 in Jefferson City.

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Missouri's current Teacher of the Year is Kristen Merrell, a third-grade teacher at Lee's Summit Elementary School.


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