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2013 PA Teacher of the Year Announced
Two Rose Tree Media School District teachers were among the finalists.
An 11th grade, Jefferson County English teacher beat out two Rose Tree Media School District teachers for Pennsylvania's 2013 Teacher of the Year.
Ryan Devlin, of Brockway Area Junior-Senior High School in Jefferson County, was presented the award Tuesday, according to the Delaware County Daily Times.
Only 12 teachers across the state were finalists, and Rose Tree Media School District was one of only two districts with more than one teacher listed as a finalist.
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Nancy Gheysens, a RTII teacher at Rose Tree Elementaty School, and DeAnn Scherer, a math teacher at Penncrest High School, were named finalists in May.
Gheysens was awarded the district's Teacher as Hero Award in March and Scherer helps with Penncrest's blood drives.
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Read more about both teachers here in Gheysens' Teacher Spotlight and Scherer's Teacher Spotlight here.
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