2012 excellence in
education winners

On Sunday, May 6, 2012, H-E-B announced the statewide winners in the 2012 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards. Winners were announced during the Awards Celebration held in Houston at the InterContinental Hotel, where H-E-B gathered 40 educators and 13 school districts to honor them for their outstanding commitment to education.

2012 Excellence in Education Award Winners

Rising Star Category

This award recognizes teachers with less than 10 years of experience. The two winning teachers each received a $5,000 check for themselves and a $5,000 grant for their schools.

	Elementary Category Dr. Lesley-Ann Balido-Dean Woodridge Elementary San Antonio
	Secondary Category Michael Hardy IDEA Frontier College Prep Brownsville

 

Leadership Category

This award honors teachers with 10 to 20 years in the classroom. The two winning teachers each received a $10,000 check for themselves and a $10,000 grant for their school.

	Elementary Category Frances Gonzales-Garcia Sam Houston Elementary Corpus Christi
	Secondary Category Emily Swoboda Communications Arts High School San Antonio

 

Lifetime Achievement Category

This award salutes teachers with more than 20 years of experience. The two winning teachers each receive $25,000 in cash for themselves and a $25,000 grant for their school.

	Elementary Category Elaine Leibick Highland Park Elementary Austin
	Secondary Category Beverly Smith Lovejoy High School Lucas

 

Elementary School Principal Category

Dr. Barlett, the winner in this category, received $10,000 in cash for herself and a $25,000 grant for her school.

Dr. Catherine Bartlett Hamilton Elementary Cypress

 

Secondary School Principal Category

Ramiro Guerra, the winner in this category, received $10,000 in cash for himself and a $25,000 grant for his school.

Ramiro Guerra Edinburg North High School Edinburg

 

Small School District Category

As the winning small school district, Lytle Independent School District received a $50,000 cash prize.

Lytle ISD, Lytle Superintendent: Michelle Carroll Smith

 

Large School District Category

As the winning large school district, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District received a $100,000 cash prize.

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Houston Superintendent: Dr. Mark Henry

 

Early Childhood Award

AVANCE - San Antonio, the winning facility, received $5,000 to apply towards the enhancement of existing Kinder Readiness activities or creating new programs for the target population. They also won a $25,000 grant.

AVANCE - San Antonio, San Antonio Director/Principal: Rebecca Cervantez

 

2012 Healthy Campus Grant Winners

School Name	City
Murchison Elementary	Pflugerville
T.A. Brown Elementary	Austin
East Austin College Prep Academy	Austin
Missouri City Middle School	Missouri City
Pasadena Memorial High	Pasadena
Harry Shimotsu Elementary	Mission
Solomon P. Ortiz Elementary	Brownsville
Rodriguez Elementary	Seguin
Nora Forester Elementary	San Antonio
Converse Elementary	Converse
Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School	Corpus Christi
H.G. Olsen Elementary	Port Aransas