2008 Excel Award Recipients: Reading
- Maricel Dominguez, Ernest R. Graham Elementary School, Dade*
- Maria Gomez, Santa Clara Elementary School, Dade
- Danay Gonzalez, Twin Lakes Elementary School, Dade*
- Heather Harrison, Stanton College Preparatory, Duval*
- Germaine Henderson, Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School, Brevard*
- Pierre Hilaire, Memorial Elementary School, Desoto*
- Ginande Jester, Calvin A. Hunsinger School, Pinellas*
- Beth Kennedy, Plantation Middle School, Broward
- Maria Lingo, Vineyards Elementary School, Collier*
- Edwin McKnight, Stanton College Preparatory, Duval*
- Ann Pemberton, Vineyards Elementary School, Collier*
- Stephanie Walter, Harbor City Elementary School, Brevard
- Irene Canton, Armwood High School, Hillsborough
- Maricel Dominguez, Ernest R. Graham Elementary School, Dade*
- Danay Gonzalez, Twin Lakes Elementary School, Dade*
- Heather Harrison, Stanton College Preparatory, Duval*
- Ginande Jester, Calvin A. Hunsinger School, Pinellas*
- Cynthia King, Lance C. Richbourg Middle School, Okaloosa
- Maria Lingo, Vineyards Elementary School, Collier*
- Julia Morton, Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, Polk
- Ann Pemberton, Vineyards Elementary School, Collier*
- Leslie Smith, Devon Aire K-8 Center, Dade
- Karen Beasley, James W. Sikes Elementary School, Polk*
- Patricia Carter, Lake Country Elementary School, Highlands
- Claire Clark, Stanton College Preparatory, Duval
- Joanna Hayes, Blankner School, Orange
- Germaine Henderson, Hans Christian Andersen Elementary, Brevard*
- Kimberly Mann, Keystone Heights Elementary, Clay
- Robin Maya, Sheridan Park Elementary School, Broward
- Edwin McKnight, Stanton College Preparatory, Duval*
- Ruth Roberson, Westside Elementary School, Columbia
- Angie Spencer, Sebring Middle School, Highlands
- Jill Finnegan, Jacksonville Marine Institute/East, Duval
- Kendra Fout, Woodlawn Elementary School, Highlands
- James Johnson, Cambridge Elementary Magnet, Brevard
- Claudine Kwiatkowski, Perkins Elementary, Pinellas
- Linda Lanza, Longleaf Elementary School, Brevard
- Karen Beasley, James W. Sikes Elementary School, Polk
- Wendy Berning, Indiantown Middle School, Martin*
- Pierre Hilaire, Memorial Elementary School, Desoto*
- James Howe, Sebastian River High School, Indian River*
- Ginande Jester, Calvin A. Hunsinger School, Pinellas*
- Wendy Berning, Indiantown Middle School, Martin*
- Myrlene Bruno, Hubert O. Sibley Elementary School, Dade
- Diana Burgos, Walker Elementary School, Seminole
- Velma Caceres, Bridgewater Middle School, Orange
- Nora Cohen, Ernest R. Graham Elementary School, Dade
- Franck Fourquin, North Port High School, Sarasota
- Myron Reid, Waterbridge Elementary School, Orange
- Enrique Rivera-Torres, Lovell Elementary School, Orange
- Elba Velazquez, Lake Howell High School, Seminole*
- Sarah Webb, Southwest Middle School, Orange
2008 Excel Award Recipients: Math
- Miguel Acosta, Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School, Dade
- Sarah Burrows, Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center, Dade
- Jason Coppola, Woodland Middle School, Sarasota
- Chy’Nita Everson, Parkview Elementary School, Dade
- Miles Huddleston, Darnell Cookman Middle School, Duval*
- Katherine Kelly, Mowat Middle School, Bay
- Sara Melich, Allen Park Elementary School, Lee*
- Heather Shepheard, Calusa Park Elementary School, Collier*
- Miriam Stanley, Gertrude K. Edleman/Sabal Palm Elementary School, Dade
- Betty Westhelle, Oviedo High School, Seminole*
- Carlos Columbie, Palm Springs North Elementary School, Dade
- Lee Gore, Highlands Lake Elementary School, Pinellas
- Bobbie Haynie, Rutherford High School, Bay
- Judith Holmes, Umatilla Middle School, Lake
- Miles Huddleston, Darnell Cookman Middle School, Duval*
- Milagros Luis, Sunset Park Elementary School, Dade
- Heather Shepheard, Calusa Park Elementary School, Collier*
- Betty Westhelle, Oviedo High School, Seminole*
- Antionette Wilcox, Union Academy, Polk
- Yadary Paula, Charles David Wyche, Jr. Elementary School, Dade
- Celia Alvarez, North Dade Center for Modern Languages, Dade
- Jonathan Bannon, Liberty Middle School, Orange
- Pamela Byrd, Baker School, Okaloosa
- Helen King, Sea Breeze Elementary School, Manatee
- Martha Leyva, Oakshire Elementary School, Orange
- Sara Melich, Allen Park Elementary School, Lee*
- Kelly Rayburn, Plant High School, Hillsborough
- Joyce Svabek, East Lake High School, Pinellas
- Sarah Winfield, Whispering Pines Elementary School, Palm Beach
- Cynthia Woods, Ft. Meade Middle/Senior High School, Polk
- Sherry Cameron, Green Cove Springs Junior High School, Clay
- Natalie Flores-Romero, Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary, Dade
- Colleen Howard-Wahls, Northwest Elementary School, Pinellas
- James Howe, Sebastian River High School, Indian River*
- David Hudson, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, Dade
- James Lowell, Golden Terrace Elementary School, Collier
- Nancy Mathews, Jackson Heights Middle School, Seminole
- Karen Ramlackhan, Clark Elementary School, Hillsborough
- Kathleen Sullivan, Oakridge Middle School, Collier
- Katherine Young, Gibbons Street Elementary School, Polk
- Kalismary Aleman, M. A. Milam K-8 Center, Dade
- Jean Ann Carnegie, William Dandy Middle School, Broward
- Joan Diffee, Indiantown Middle School, Martin
- Jovana Exalien, Pinewood Elementary School, Orange
- >Eduardo Gil, Immokalee High School, Collier
- Carlos Montoya, Olsen Middle School, Broward
- Agnes Pagan, Metrowest Elementary School, Orange
- John Quinones, Dunnellon High School, Marion
- Carol Rossi, Lake Gem Elementary School, Orange
- Joan Weiss, Meadow Woods Elementary School, Orange
* Teachers who won in more than one category
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