School system names 2008-2009 Employees of the Year Pictured right - Carteret County Public School System’s 2008-2009 Employees of the Year are, from the left, Patsy Hill, Sue Kreuser, Janet McLendon, Catherine Warren and Todd Williamson.

Five Employees of the Year and numerous nominees were honored last night at Carteret County Public School System’s Celebration of Excellence last night. The event took place at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City and was designed to honor student academic achievements at the state and national level and outstanding staff accomplishments.

Each spring, employees from across the county are nominated by co-workers for recognition in five categories: Principal of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Certified Employee of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year. These nominees are interviewed and the five selected overall employees of the year are announced.

Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative partners with the school system to sponsor the Employee of the Year program.

The 2008-2009 Principal of the Year is Sue Kreuser of Morehead City Middle School. The Assistant Principal of the Year is Catherine Warren of Beaufort Elementary School. The Teacher of the Year is Todd Williamson, a seventh grade science teacher at Broad Creek Middle School. The Certified Employee of the Year is Janet McLendon, the technology facilitator at Beaufort Middle School. The Classified Employee of the Year is Patsy Hill, a teacher assistant at Morehead City Primary School.