This year’s Teachers of the Year are, seated from left, Veronica V. Rodriguez, La Paloma; Kirby Fernandez, Amador Rodriguez Boot Camp; Noelia Montez, Landrum Elementary; Michelle Flores, Fred Booth Elementary; Veronica Marie Gonzalez, Angela G. Leal Elementary;
middle, Josefina E. Espinoza, Veterans Memorial Academy; Brenda Gonzalez, Dr. Raul Garza Jr. Elementary; Esmeralda Montalvo, Sullivan Elementary; Mary Lou Young, San Benito High School; Emilia Kupec, Frank Roberts Elementary; Jody L. Aparicio, Rangerville Elementary; back, Felix Villalpando, Riverside Middle School; Marlene Lucero, Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary; Cristina Montano, La Encantada Elementary; Victor Villarreal, Ed Downs Elementary; Sarahi Trejo, Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary; Arminda Plata, Berta Cabaza Middle Schoo; and Michael E. Torres, Miller Jordan Middle School.

District Elementary Teacher of the Year Named
Noelia Montez, third from left, a fifth grade teacher and Campus Teacher of the Year at Landrum Elementary, earned the District Elementary Teacher of the Year title.  Shown with Montez at the San Benito CISD End-of-the-Year Employee Awards Assembly are, from left, San Benito CISD Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez, First Community Bank’s Vice President for Lending Norma Boland and Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón.  First Community Bank provided a grant of $250 to Montez.  Montez advances to Region I competition.

District Secondary Teacher of the Year Selected
Michael E. Torres, third from left, an eighth grade History teacher at Miller Jordan Middle School, earned the District Secondary Teacher of the Year title.  Shown with Torres at the San Benito CISD End-of-the-Year Employee Awards Assembly are, from left, San Benito CISD Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez, First Community Bank’s Vice President for Lending Norma Boland and Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón.  First Community Bank presented a grant award of $250 to Torres.  Torres advances to Region I competition.