West Virginia
Society for General Music
General Music Teacher of the Year
The West Virginia Society for General Music is responsible for overseeing the nomination and selection process for the West Virginia General Music Teacher of the Year process. As of 2018, our process has been fully transferred to a completely digital format. The nomination form is sent to county Superintendent's who may choose to nominate or delegate a nomination to building-level administrators. Please note that nominees must be members of the West Virginia Music Educator's Association. Please see below for deadlines.
DEADLINES/Dates
for
TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2025
NOMINATE BY CLICKING THIS LINK
COMPLETE APPLICATIONS BY CLICKING THIS LINK
November 30, 2024 - Nominations Due
December 1, 2024 - Nominees Notified
December 31, 2024 - Application/Materials Due
January 15, 2024 - Application/Materials Sent to Adjudicators
February 15, 2024 - Applicants Notified of Results
March 1, 2024 - Winner Announced Prior to Children's Chorus Concert
Past Teachers of the Year
2003 - Felicia Johnston
2004 - Abbi Woods
2005 - Carol Thorp
2006 - Heide Dunkle
2007 - Kathleen Fox
2008 - Anne Ford
2009 - Laura Bobbera
2010 - Sharon Walton
2011 - Matthew Jennings
2012 - Shelia Aberegg
2013 - Maggie-Beth Ponton
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2014 - Jeremiah Smallridge
2015 - Jason Noland
2016 - Jennifer R. Mattern
2017 - Danielle Taylor
2018 - Joseph Jedju
2019 - Bethany Fernbaugh
2020 - Sarah Hann
2021 - No Applicants
2022 - Rebecca Harrison
2023 - Eli Lambrie
2024 - Carol Roskos
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