2013 State Winners

Alabama
Leslie Clark
Bluff Park Elementary School,
Hoover

Alaska
Tammy Duff
Northern Lights ABC School,
Anchorage

Arizona
Kevin McBeth
Naco Elementary School,
Naco

Arkansas
Chrissy Hallwachs
Cooper Elementary School,
Bella Vista

California
Joan Bain
Camino Real Elementary School,
Jurupa Valley

Colorado
Jeff Siener
Liberty Common School,
Fort Collins

Connecticut
Jeff Cowan
Webster Hill School,
West Hartford

Delaware
Jill Szymanski
Brandywine Springs School/Red Clay Consolidated School District,
Wilmington

District of Columbia
Serena Barton
E.W. Stokes

DoDEA
Tina Lisk
E.C. Killin Elementary School,
Okinawa, Japan

Florida
Kassie Erenstoft
Holland Elementary School,
Satellite Beach

Georgia
Janeen McAbee
Shuman Elementary School,
Savannah

Hawaii
Colleen Spring
Laie Elementary School,
Laie

Illinois
Laura Font
Madison Elementary School,
Lombard

Indiana
Linda Crady
Sycamore School,
Indianapolis

Iowa
Josh Culberson
Lamoni Community Schools,
Lamoni

Kansas
Terry Healy
Woodrow Wilson Elem. School and Marlatt Elem. School,
Manhattan

Kentucky
Christina Cornelius
James E. Farmer Elementary School,
Louisville

Louisiana
Kathleen Faherty
Gretna No. 2 Academy,
Gretna

Maine
Janet Ventrella
Livermore Elementary School,
Livermore

Maryland
Jeanne Minnick
Fourth Presbyterian School,
Potomac

Massachusetts
Jeanne Lenza
Plympton School,
Waltham

Michigan
Peter Alburtus
Lawrence Elementary School,
Lawrence

Minnesota
Laura Tessmer
Clover Ridge Elementary School,
Chaska

Mississippi
Kimberly Yawn
Oak Grove Upper Elementary School,
Hattiesburg

Missouri
April Fulstone
Wydown Middle School,
Clayton

Montana
Jodi Delaney
Broadwater Elementary School,
Helena

Nebraska
Sarah Winans
Kloefkorn Elementary School,
Lincoln

Nevada
Linda Hudson
Alexander Dawson School,
Las Vegas

New Hampshire
Brad Wolff
Ashland Elementary School,
Ashland

New Jersey
Mary Byatt
Birches Elementary School,
Turnersville

New Mexico
Kelly Pearce
Vista Grande Elementary School,
Rio Rancho

New York
Angel Brea
P.S. 257,
Brooklyn

North Carolina
Justin Ashley
McAlpine Elementary School,
Charlotte

North Dakota
Debra Forward
Dorothy Moses Elementary School,
Bismarck

Ohio
Beth Kelly
Paulding Exempted Village School,
Paulding

Oklahoma
Teresa Potter
Fisher Elementary School,
Oklahoma City

Oregon
Anna Meunier
Jacksonville Elementary School,
Jacksonville

Pennsylvania
Lorraine McGarry
Park Forest Elementary School,
State College

Rhode Island
Christine Turilli Bernardo
Jamestown Lawn Avenue School,
Jamestown

South Carolina
Sarah Turpin
Clemson Elementary School,
Clemson

South Dakota
Denise Allen
Langford Elementary School,
Langford

Tennessee
John Crenshaw
Spring Hill School,
Trenton

Texas
Steve Sonksen
Kent Elementary School,
Carrollton

Utah
Michelle Lindsey
Herriman Elementary School,
Herriman

Vermont
Shelley Townsend
Mount Holly Elementary School,
Mount Holly

Virginia
Kathryn Blomquist
Sunrise Valley Elementary School,
Reston

Washington
Amy Johnson
Northlake Elementary School,
Longview

West Virginia
Yvonne Martin
Montrose Elementary School,
South Charleston

Wisconsin
Julie Welch
North Woods International Elementary School,
La Crosse

Wyoming
Donna Coulson
Jessup Elementary School,
Cheyenne