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AEF™ Arizona Spelling Bee
2022
Arizona Teacher of the Year
Meet the ten teachers recognized this year.
award recipients.
2022 Arizona Teacher of the Year
Nancy Parra Quinlan
STEM/CTE | Kino Junior High School
Mesa Public Schools
2022 Ambassadors for Excellence
Ashton Gildea
English | Walden Grove High School
Sahuarita Unified School District
Jason Catanese
Mathematics | Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School
Isaac School District
John Carlo Tulinao
General Ed / STEM | Amberlea Elementary School
Pendergast Elementary School
Lindsey Peterson
English | Apollo High School
Glendale Union High School District
2021 Semi-Finalists
Alyssa Weed
Music | Acacia Elementary
Washington Elementary School District
Ashley Crose
Social Sciences | Saguaro High School
Scottsdale Unified School District
Kristina Laborin
ELA, Social Studies, Gifted Ed | Old Vail Middle School
Vail Unified School District
Jennifer Cheesman
Science | Zuni Hills Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District
Jessica England
Music, English, Language Arts | Sahuarita Middle School
Sahuarita Unified School District
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