SST hosted three Partners In Education events in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Houston. The event brought together SST supporters, Parent Advocates, Campus Business Partners, and our top 10 SST high school students from SST San Antonio College Prep High School & SST Corpus Christi College Prep HS. We also recognized our employees for their 10+ and 15+ years of service. The Regional Teacher of the Year Recipients as well as revealed our State Teacher of the Year recipients.

10+ Years
Tyler Agnew – SST Alamo

Amber Davis – SST Alamo

Jose Perez – SST Alamo

Clayton Fowler – SST Discovery

Jesus Gonzalez – SST Discovery

Amber Johnson – SST Discovery

Roxanne Tamayo – SST Discovery

Lauren Flores – SST Hill Country College Prep HS

Bianca Sanchez – SST Hill Country

Angela Sloan – SST Hill Country College Prep HS

Jessica Romero – SST Northwest

Shelly Thompson – SST Northwest

Jennifer Aceves – SST Schertz Early Elementary

Natalie Arnall – SST Schertz Early Elementary

Claudia Hernandez – SST Schertz Early Elementary

Charles Ramirez – SST Schertz

Christina Coronado – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Jassmin Gonzalez – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Maria Gonzalez – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Kaitlyn Martinez – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Victoria Mojica – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Randy Nevarez – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Hatice Ozkan – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Carolyn Sherron – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Kristen Chupogo – SST Bayshore

Brandy Emery – SST Bayshore

Elise Hinojosa – SST CC Elementary

Sarah Streight – SST CC Elementary

Malynda Lee Uhl – SST CC Elementary

Houeida Brodie – SST CC Elementary

Kimberly Lardin – SS CC Early Elementary

Irene Rosas – SS CC Early Elementary

Vanessa Roberts – SS CC Early Elementary

Samantha Sosa – SS CC Early Elementary

Christina Tagle – SS CC Early Elementary

Artis Cummings – SST CC College Prep HS

Melissa Garcia – SST CC College Prep HS

Natividad Lerma – SST CC College Prep HS

Ashton Moff Sigler – SST CC College Prep HS

Jaime Perez – SST CC College Prep HS

Nurcan Yasar – SST Sugar Land

Ashley Galvan – SA/CC Regional Office

Britney Maginn – SA/CC Regional Office

Cammie Bonilla – SA/CC Regional Office

Leean Whipple – SA/CC Regional Office

Mayda Avila – Central Office

Christopher Caballero – Central Office

Halil Celik – Central Office

Dr. Kevin Demirci – Central Office

Florene Dickerson – Central Office

Mehmet Eraslan – Central Office

Bulent Ersin – Central Office

Valerie Espinoza – Central Office

Norma Cantu Garcia – Central Office

Joseph Garza – Central Office

Elizabeth James – Central Office

Mustafa Kili – Central Office

Elsye Rodriguez – Central Office

Cynthia Rogers – Central Office

Zeynep Yuksel – Central Office

15+ Years
Courtney Ennis – SST Alamo

Genevieve Mata – SST Hill Country College Prep HS

Ester Singh – SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Yvette Alvarez – Central Office

Brianna Brown – Central Office

Norma Medina – Central Office

Adam Mamedov – SA/CC Regional Office

Kimberly Callaghan – SA/CC Regional Office

Jacob Gossett – SST CC College Prep HS

Annabelle Mendiola – Houston Regional Office

A special thank you for Rep. John Lujan, Councilman Marc Whyte, SBOE Member- LJ Francis, and Jaime Luna from Good Reason Houston for attending our events. 

State Board of Education Member, LJ Francis receives Advocate Award
Jaime Luna of Good Reason Houston receives Education Empowerment Award
Rep. John Lujan and Councilman Marc Whyte get ready to handout Regional Teacher of the Year awards
Rep. John Lujan speech
Rep. John Lujan speech
Rep. John Lujan receives Advocate Award
A big thank you to our generous donors whose contributions will benefit our Scholarship Fundraiser distributed by our SST Alumni Association to eligible graduating seniors and college-attending SST alumni.

Additionally, we are excited to reveal the recipients of the following awards we celebrated at the event.

Campus Partner in Education Award

This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of local businesses that support the common goals of our education system by creating learning opportunities for our students and advancing student preparation for meaningful participation in society.

Maar’s Pizza
Philip Turner
HEB
Olympia Hills
Horace Mann Insurance
David’s Legacy
Pop 4 Kids
Stingers Coffee
RBFCU- Corpus Christi
Port of Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Bloom by R’s
Houston Shell & Concrete
Binyod LLC
Ally Medical Emergency
Lonestar College-University Park
The Volleyball School Foundation
The Woodlands Township

Education Empowerment Award

This award recognizes philanthropic foundations who are committed to the expansion and access of high-quality education through investments that positively impact self and community.

Del Mar College
Good Reason Houston

Advocate Award

This award recognizes organizations who have been key advocates of the mission of SST by supporting initiatives for transformative change in creating space for students to learn.

This award recognizes organizations that have been key advocates of the mission of SST by supporting educational initiatives for transformative change by creating space and developing a communications network to connect with the community.

Henry B. Gonzalez III
Rep. John Lujan
State Board of Education Member, LJ Francis
KIII TV3 – John Thomas Kobos
Our top 10 seniors from SST San Antonio College Prep HS and SST Corpus Christi College Prep HS received medals for their accomplishments.

SST San Antonio College Prep HS

Thien Bui
Tuna Cikili
Aseel Eltom
Mia Flores
Derek Hutchison
Michael Moore
Kameron Nace
Mustafa Nalcaci
Samuel Sanchez
Omer Tunca

SST Corpus Christi College Prep HS

Lindsey Bloomquist
Ashleigh Branham
Alexander Burinda
Vincent Conlea
Ayden Garcia
Julietzalli Martinez-Lopez
Angelyn Morana
Anthony Ramirez
Christopher Torres
Israel Villarreal

Top 10 SST Corpus Christi College Prep HS Seniors
Top 10 SST San Antonio College Prep HS Seniors

The School of Science and Technology Teacher of the Year award recognizes the hard work and sacrifice of those educators who truly go above and beyond the regular duties of a teacher.

The Teacher of the Year selection process produced some of the best degrees of teaching excellence and professionalism found among our qualified staff throughout the years.

Here are Regional The School of Science and Technology Teacher of the Year award recognizes the hard work and sacrifice of those educators who truly go above and beyond the regular duties of a teacher.

San Antonio

Destinee Johnson, SST Schertz Early Elementary
Tuba Oguz, SST Alamo

Corpus Christi

Corina Johnson, SST Bayshore
Robin Silvas, SST Corpus Christi College Prep HS

Houston

Lisa Dunham, SST The Woodlands
Courtney Mayfield, SST Sugar Land College Prep HS

Lisa Dunham receives Regional Teacher of the Year in Houston
Courtney Mayfield receives Regional Teacher of the Year in Houston
Destinee Johnson receives Regional Teacher of the Year in San Antonio
Tuba Oguz receives Teacher of the Year in San Antonio
Robin Silvas receives Regional Teacher of the Year in Corpus Christi
Corina Johnson receives Regional Teacher of the Year in Corpus Christi

Without further ado, only two teachers can be named State Teacher of the Year.

Please give congratulations to Houston on their winning sweep for State Teacher of the Year.

Lisa Dunham, SST The Woodlands
Courtney Mayfield, SST Sugar Land College Prep HS

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