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2019 Teacher of the Year

2019 Teacher of the Year Recognition Program

The Teacher of the Year recognition program is intended to honor excellence in the classroom and provide a forum to showcase outstanding educators whose efforts and example have inspired their students, their colleagues and the community they serve. All recipients must:

  • demonstrate outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching
  • take an active role in their communities as well as their schools
  • be professional, poised and articulate
  • inspire a love of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities
  • be skillful, dedicated teachers who plan to actively continue classroom teaching

 CLICK HERE to view additional Teacher of the Year photos. The program is administered at the state level by the Texas Association of School Administrators. 


NBISD selects 2019 District Teachers of the Year

Posted: March 6, 2019

The New Braunfels ISD is proud to announce this year’s Campus Teachers of the Year. All of these individuals will be honored at the March 18 Board meeting and will be considered for either the honor of NBISD Elementary or Secondary Teacher of the Year. The District honorees will be announced the week of April 8 and recognized at the April 15 Board meeting. From that level, the two honorees will advance to the regional competition with hopes of ultimately being named a Texas Teacher of the Year.

Shelby Atchley, 2019 NBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year

Shelby Atchley
Carl Schurz Elementary
Dual Language Teacher

2019 NBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year

Trent Wenzel, 2019 NBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year

Trent Wenzel
NBHS Ninth Grade Center
World Geography Teacher

2019 NBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year

NBISD selects 2019 Campus Teachers of the Year

The New Braunfels ISD is proud to announce this year’s Campus Teachers of the Year. All of these individuals were honored at the March Board meeting and will be considered for either the honor of NBISD Elementary or Secondary Teacher of the Year. The District honorees will be announced the first week of April. From that level, the two honorees will advance to the regional competition with hopes of ultimately being named a Texas Teacher of the Year.

Shelby Atchley, Carl Schurz Elementary, Dual Language Teacher

Shelby Atchley
Carl Schurz Elementary
Dual Language Teacher

Meghann Bourgeois, County Line Elementary, 5th Grade Teacher

Meghann Bourgeois
County Line Elementary
5th Grade Teacher

Shari Ayala, Klein Road Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher

Shari Ayala
Klein Road Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher

Sonya Dominguez, Lone Star Early Childhood Center, PK 4 Teacher

Sonya Dominguez
Lone Star Early Childhood Center
PK 4 Teacher

David C. Eckert, New Braunfels High School, Band Director

David C. Eckert
New Braunfels High School
Band Director

Velva Jean Fischer, Seele Elementary, Kindergarten Teacher

Velva Jean Fischer
Seele Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher

Judith Griscom, New Braunfels Middle School, 7th Grade Math Teacher

Judith Griscom
New Braunfels Middle School
7th Grade Math Teacher

Maribel Holtz, Walnut Springs Elementary, Music Teacher

Maribel Holtz
Walnut Springs Elementary
Music Teacher

Camilla Hubbard, Oak Run Middle School, 7th & 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Camilla Hubbard
Oak Run Middle School
7th & 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Courtney Nauert, Voss Farms Elementary, 3rd Grade Reading & Writing Teacher

Courtney Nauert
Voss Farms Elementary
3rd Grade Reading & Writing Teacher

Eileen Lyman, Memorial Elementary, 1st Grade Teacher

Eileen Lyman
Memorial Elementary
1st Grade Teacher

Mary Skidmore, Lamar Elementary, Special Education Resource Teacher

Mary Skidmore
Lamar Elementary
Special Education Resource Teacher

Brinda Soto, Veramendi Elementary, 1st Grade Teacher

Brinda Soto
Veramendi Elementary
1st Grade Teacher

Trent Wenzel, NBHS Ninth Grade Center, World Geography Teacher

Trent Wenzel
NBHS Ninth Grade Center
World Geography Teacher