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ELKINS -- An Elkins Middle School teacher is one of 10 finalists for the 2022 West Virginia Teacher of the Year, officials announced Friday.
Lindsey Stell and the other nine finalists were selected from the Teachers of the Year from each school district. This year's finalists represent elementary, middle and high school educators from all regions of the state.
"These 10 educators have a passion to teach the next generation of leaders, even under extreme circumstances, and have shown incredible resolve, ingenuity and heart," said West Virginia Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch. "I am so proud of each and every one of them, and we are honored to have them serving our students in West Virginia."
Stell serves students in sixth through eighth grade in the gifted education program at Elkins Middle School. She holds a B.A. in Secondary Education and a M.A. in Education in Digital Media, New Literacies and Learning from Fairmont State University.
"Always striving to give her students real-world skills and experiences through technology, Stell teaches many STEM units such as Python programming, robot building, engineering in Minecraft and building with 3D pens," a West Virginia Department of Education press release stated Friday. "She loves to find ways to integrate students' backgrounds, abilities and interests into her lessons.
"She wears many different hats outside of the classroom such as a community liaison, Project ISAAC afterschool site coordinator and Elkins Middle School's resident technology expert," the release stated.
"Congratulations to Lindsey!" Randolph County Schools Superintendent Debra Schmidlen wrote in an email Friday. "This is well deserved!"
The other nominees include:
Kelly Bryant, Logan Elementary School, Logan County
Brian Casto, Milton Middle School, Putnam County
Samantha Coble, Keyser Primary School, Mineral County
Claire Jones, Aurora School and Rowlesburg School, Preston County
Christine Lambert, Brandywine Elementary School, Pendleton County
Craig Mason, Magnolia High School, Wetzel County
Kennedy Moore, Midland Trail High School, Fayette County
Beth Nunley, Eastbrook Elementary School, Putnam County
Kimberly Tenney, Webster County High School, Webster County