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Here are the nominees for Delaware Teacher of the Year
The 2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year will be announced at a ceremony Oct. 15.
The premier teacher in the First State will be named next month.
On Oct. 15, the state will announce the 2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year.
All 19 school districts will nominate a teacher, who submits a detailed application exemplifying their teaching philosophy.
One teacher will represent the state’s 24 charter schools.
Five Delaware Department of Education staff members and five former state teachers of the year independently evaluate each application, and a former state teacher of the year and department staff member observe each candidate in the classroom.
Taking into consideration the scores from the application review and observations as well as a recorded presentation by the nominees, another independent panel of non-department judges then recommends to the Secretary of Education the one teacher who will serve as the 2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year.
That teacher is Delaware’s representative in the national program.
The winner gets a $5,000 grant to use for the educational benefit of his or her students and a personal grant of $3,000.
All nominees get $2,000 from the state.
Last year, Cory Hafer from Appoquinimink School District’s Middletown High, was named teacher of the year.
Here are this year’s candidates:
Appoquinimink: Tamara Walker of Redding Middle (mathematics)
Brandywine: Janette Madison of Springer Middle (mathematics)
Caesar Rodney: Kaysi Anderson of Simpson Elementary (fourth grade)
Cape Henlopen: Kristin (Krissy) Patton of Milton Elementary (literacy)
Capital: Abdallah Celestin of Dover High (French)
Charter Network: Stephanie Sherman of Sussex Academy (science)
Christina: Stacey DiIenno of Marshall Elementary (kindergarten)
Colonial: Shelby Borst of William Penn High (social studies)
Delmar: Ashley Bennett of Delmar Middle (mathematics)
Indian River: Deborah Treherne of Howard T. Ennis School (special education)
Lake Forest: Brent E. Carter of Chipman Middle (English language arts)
Laurel: Joseph Wenke of Laurel High (English language arts)
Milford: Diana Dill of Mispillion Elementary (first grade)
New Castle County Vo-Tech: Bradford Paik of Howard High School of Technology (science)
POLYTECH: Emily Green of POLYTECH High (social studies)
Red Clay Consolidated: Kristen Tosh-Morelli of Forest Oak, Johnson, Marbrook and Richey elementary schools (band)
Seaford: Brent Evans of Central Elementary (fourth grade)
Smyrna: Lauren Steerman of Sunnyside Elementary (kindergarten)
Sussex Technical: Meghan Feliciani of Sussex Technical High (English language arts)
Woodbridge: Kelly Ruse of Woodbridge High (art)
Click here for photos of each nominee.
Raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jarek earned a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 2021. After running CNN’s Michael Smerconish’s YouTube channel, Jarek became a reporter for the Bucks County Herald before joining Delaware LIVE News.
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Trio accused of abandoning baby after attempted cable theft in Delaware County
Three suspects are accused of fleeing the scene after attempting to steal cable wire in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a vehicle with an infant inside.
According to the Upper Chichester Township Police Department, on March 30, 2026, just after 2:00 a.m., an officer was called to 3162 Meetinghouse Road after receiving a report of two suspicious vehicles tampering with cable wires.
Upon arrival, police said the officer found a maroon Chrysler 300 with a cable wire protruding from the open trunk and hand saws in plain view on the passenger seats. The vehicle was then towed to the Upper Chichester Police Department pending a search warrant.
A second vehicle, a Jeep Liberty, was stopped by Aston Police Department, and inside were Angelina Williams and Ray Gibase, investigators said. During the stop, police said officers found a saw blade under the passenger seat; however, both of them were released at that time.
Police said while inspecting the Chrysler 300 at police headquarters, an officer found a baby car seat covered with a blanket. He then noticed movement and discovered an infant inside.
“Officers immediately entered the vehicle, confirmed the infant was unharmed, and found the child sleeping. The infant was removed and transported by Boothwyn EMS to a local hospital for evaluation,” police said.
Further investigation determined that Williams is the infant’s mother and was involved in the cable wire tampering incident.
Police said Williams was then taken into custody and she admitted her involvement.
Gibase, and another man, Joseph Daniels, were also charged in this case.
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Check out these softball photos from Delaware Online High School Media Day
Delaware high school players share their celebrations, dugout chatter
High school players share their celebrations and dugout chatter during DelawareOnline’s Baseball, Softball Media Day.
They don’t call them celebrations anymore.
Delaware’s high school athletes have shortened that word to “celly.”
It’s what you do to pump up your team, recognize a teammate for a big play or maybe throw off an opponent.
We recently asked players to share some of their best cellies at Delaware Online High School Baseball and Softball Media Day at Frawley Stadium, and they had some good ones.
“A big celly I like to do is I like to do a little motion to my parents in the outfield when they’re watching,” said Madison Evans of Archmere softball. “In the dugout, I like to be as loud as possible for every teammate I can, no matter who’s up to bat.”
Milford softball lets the dogs out.
“We all just bark,” the Buccaneers’ Madison Webb said. “… A loud dog. A very loud and annoying dog.”
With the Masters right around the corner, Dover catcher Ryan Perkins often borrows a motion from one of his other favorite sports to celebrate.
“I’m a big golf guy, so I hit a little pitching wedge into the green,” he said.
Then there is the Cape Henlopen softball team, which does something appropriate for a school located a mile from the Atlantic Ocean.
“We do like a little scuba thing if we hit a double,” Alivia Longo said. “We also like to eat candy in the dugout sometimes, so we’ll just say, ‘Hey, where’s the candy at?”
We also took a lot of photos at media day – hundreds and hundreds of photos of players and coaches from 54 teams around the state. Take a look through the first batch – these are focused on softball – and come back to Delaware Online over the next few days as we release more.
Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists served as the presenting sponsor of the event.
ShopRite provided a free lunch for all in attendance, and Birdie’s Links and Drinks also sponsored the media day.
Special thanks to Andrew Layman of the Riverfront Development Corporation, who allows Delaware’s top high school players to enjoy the state’s only professional baseball stadium.
Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline.com. Follow on X: @BradMyersTNJ. Follow us on Instagram: @DEGameDay
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