Miller’s Miliner County Teacher of the Year

The Houston County School System honored its six Employees of the Year and 38 Teachers of the Year during the system’s Opening Session held July 25. Amanda Miliner of Miller Elementary School is the 2013-2014 Houston County Teacher of the Year.

The four finalists for systemwide Teacher of the Year are: Lisa Carson, Huntington Middle; Marla Garnto, Northside Elementary; Brette Callaway, Pearl Stephens Elementary; and Christie Wall, Veterans High.

Employees of the Year are: Maintenance Employee of the Year – Steve   Langston; Custodian of the Year – Albert Simon, Feagin Mill Middle School; Warehouse Employee of the Year – Antwan Brooks; School Nutrition Manager of the Year – Annette Pender, Perry Middle School; Bus Driver of the Year – Justo Montana; and Bus Monitor of the Year – Pearl Broadnax.

The companies that provided event sponsorship are:

Premier Sponsors: H.E.A. Federal Credit Union and Parrish Construction;

Silver Sponsors: CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia, ComSouth, Flint Energies, K-12 Group/Infinite Campus and VALIC;

Bronze Sponsor: Classworks,  Randy Roderick with Herff Jones and Unified AV Systems;

Friends of BOE:  Blue Bird, Cox Communications, Davis Oil Company, Randy Dempsey, Dr. Matt Dixon, SchoolMessenger and Yancey Brothers.

Gifts and cash awards valued at approximately $45,000 were presented to 44 honorees courtesy of sponsors. Coca-Cola and Pepsi provided beverages free of charge for all the attendees.

The six Employees of the Year each received gifts valued at about $970. Each of the 38 Teachers of the Year received gifts valued at about $600. And each System finalist received additional gifts valued at $2,600.

As the Houston County Teacher of the Year, Miliner received gifts valued at a total of close to $13,500. As the system winner, additional gifts presented to her included cash awards and a new Honda Accord for the year.

The following sponsors contributed gifts and/or door prizes:

Americans for Schools

Applebee’s of Perry

Ashley Marie’s,

Barnes Carpet Care

Belk, Galleria Mall

Dr. and Mrs. Alex Bell

The Bike Store

Blue Bird

Books Are Fun

Butler Brown Gallery

C&C Photography

CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia

CVS Manager Barb Shelly

Captain Jack’s Crab Shack

Chambers of Commerce, Perry Area and Robins Regional

Chick-fil-A of Perry and Warner Robins

Chuck’s Pawn Shop

Coca-Cola

Conner’s Flooring of America

Cossart Design

Davis Oil Company

Dr. Matt Dixon

Easy Living Garden Center

Edge Fitness

James Farmer, Inc.

Fatz Café

Frito-Lay

Galleria Mall

Georgia Association of Educators

Georgia National Fairgrounds

Georgia Theatre

HEA Federal Credit Union

Henderson Village

Houston Association of Educators

Houston Lake Country Club

Hughes Honda

Kroger

The Lamb’s Well

Logical Choice Technologies

LongHorn Steakhouse

Lumber Liquidators

Middle Georgia RESA

My Father’s Place

National Bank Products

Office Depot

Outback Steakhouse

Pepsi Cola

Perry Chiropractic

Professional Association of Georgia Educators

Publix

Red Lobster

Rosenberg Financial Group

Rutherford Trophies

Simply Southern Sweets

Snellgrove’s Seafood Restaurant

Sonny’s Bar-B-Q

Stevi B’s Pizza of Warner Robins

Stone Mountain Park

The Swanson House

Target

Timeless Treasures Antiques & Collectibles

Senator Ross Tolleson

Veranda Spa and Salon

Walgreens of Perry

Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Moore, LLP

Walmart of Warner Robins and Perry

The Wax Strip

Warner Robins Supply

Wild Adventures

Yelverton Jewelers.

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