Perris Union High School District Honors Employees of the Year

Outstanding administrators, teachers and staff members were recently selected by their peers as Perris Union High School District Employees of the Year.

Voting forms are sent to each school and all employees have a vote, said Robin Burns, administrative assistant for PUHSD. Selection panels then determine the overall district winners. All honorees will be recognized at a special event in April.

Here is the complete list of honorees:

SITE LEVEL HONOREES

The Academy
Dr. Cheryl Ellis, Teacher of the Year
Kimberly Frieberg, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Claudia Hunter, Classified Employee of the Year
M. Steven Contreras, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

California Military Institute
Elston Pyne, Teacher of the Year
Angel Love-Behrens, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Rose Cook, Classified Employee of the Year
Tracy Assimakopoulos, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

District Administrative Center Support Services
Lori Harrison, Classified Employee of the Year
Brenna Dorado, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

Heritage High School
Hope Burns, Teacher of the Year
Julie Shah, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Deanna Hamilton, Classified Employee of the Year
Lakeisha Horne, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

Paloma Valley High School
Mike Pfeiffer, Teacher of the Year
Frank Puebla, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Diana Aiken, Classified Employee of the Year
Luis Robles, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

Perris High School
Norma Carrillo, Teacher of the Year
Angelica Osuna, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Shashonia Carr, Classified Employee of the Year
Teresa West, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

Perris Lake High School
William Warren, Teacher of the Year
Gary Miller, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Heyden, Classified Employee of the Year
Robert Murphy Jr., Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

Pinacate Middle School
Cynthia Yanez, Teacher of the Year
Valecia Rife, Rookie Teacher of the Year
Alphonse Winters, Classified Employee of the Year
Eddie Duarte, Rookie Classified Employee of the Year

DISTRICT WINNERS

Marcy Savage, Certificated Administrator of the Year
Judy Miller, Classified Administrator of the Year
Christine Harris, Confidential Employee of the Year
Cherilyn Adame, Site Support Employee of the Year
Elston Pyne, Teacher of the Year
Michael Pfeiffer, Teacher of the Year
Alphonse Winters, Classified Employee of the Year