Creekside High School educator named St. Johns County Teacher of the Year
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Creekside High School educator Alicia “Ali” Pressel was named St. Johns County Teacher of the Year. (Photos provided by INK!)
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Creekside High School educator Alicia “Ali” Pressel on Wednesday was named St. Johns County 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year.
“I’m very excited. I’m overwhelmed. And it’s been a whirlwind 24 hours, but I’m the amount of community support the outpouring of support. I’ve just been very touched by that,” Pressel told News4Jax Thursday.
Pressel and other educators were honored during a ceremony hosted by INK! (Investing in Kids) held at school district headquarters while a virtual production of the event ran online.
To a chorus of Bir-bal! Bir-bal! Bir-bal! R.J. Murray Middle School sixth-grade science teacher Allison Birbal walked out into the school s courtyard Tuesday to learn with dozens of students, fellow teachers and administrators cheering her on that she was named one of three finalists for the St. Johns County School District s Teacher of the Year award.
The finalist announcements were no less spirited at each of the other two schools where Alicia (Ali) Pressel and Andrea O Brien received the news that they, too, were in the running for the 2020-21 award. Pressel is a biology and agricultural science teacher at Creekside High School, while O Brien is a library media specialist at Durbin Creek Elementary School.