Awards & Recognition
Lauren Olson (BJHS), International Technology Education Association Outstanding Affiliate Representative, 2004
Biloxi Junior High Technology Discovery Classes, International Technology Education Association's Program of Excellence Award, 2004Becky Pettigrew (Beauvoir), Biloxi Public School District, Teacher of the Year 2003-04
Jannet Shumaker (Beauvoir), National Board Certified Teacher, 2003
Donna Munro (Beauvoir), National Board Certified Teacher, 2003
Patty Bialas( Beauvoir), National Board Certified Teacher, 2003
Becky Pettigrew (Beauvoir), University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Chapter, Golden Apple Award 2002-03
Becky Pettigrew (Beauvoir), WLOX/Chevron Refinery, Golden Apple Award 2002-03
Becky Pettigrew (Beauvoir), Biloxi Rotary Club's Beverly Briscoe Teacher of the Year, 2002-03Judy Grove (Beauvoir), Biloxi Chamber's Special Services Person of the Year 2002-03
Sandra Craft (Beauvoir), Biloxi Chamber's Teacher of the Year 2002-03Debra Melaney (Beauvoir), 5th Congressional District Teacher of the Year 2002
Margaret Broussard (Beauvoir), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Kathi Daniel (Michel), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Teresa Fernandez (Popp's Ferry), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Merrill Goolsby (BHS), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Cheryl Gruich (Gorenflo), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Melanie Jacobs (DuKate), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Maria Johnson (North Bay), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Laurie Johnston (Gorenflo), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Jane Lamb (BHS), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Britt Lerstein (Jeff Davis), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Vanda McCormick (BJHS), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Sandra Meaut (Gorenflo), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Kathrine Noblitt (Michel), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Antoinette Payne (BJHS), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Amy Rosonet (Special Education), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Donna Schafer (BJHS), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Renee Useforge (Popp's Ferry), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Henry Wieniewitz (BHS), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Nollene Wieniewitz (North Bay), National Board Certified Teacher, 2002
Karen Checkly (DuKate), National Board Certified Speech, 2001Dianna Gallagher (Fernwood Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Nancy Gallup (North Bay Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Lisa Greig (Jeff Davis Elementary), National Board Certified Speech, 2001
Vickie Gryder-Cook (Fernwood Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Leslie Hoffman (Lopez Elementary), National Board Certified Speech, 2001
Barbara Hosey (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Annette O'Keefe (Fernwood Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Carolyn Perry (Biloxi High School), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Nancy Stravinsky (Biloxi High School), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Danny Wasilenko (Michel Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Tina Williams (Fernwood Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Joyce Youngblood (CREATE), National Board Certified Teacher, 2001
Debbye Melaney (Beauvoir Elementary), Biloxi Teacher of the Year, 2001
Deanna Allman (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Lori Ehlers (Popp's Ferry Elementary), National Board Certified Counselor, 2000
Sandra Higgins (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Nancy Hunter (Gorenflo Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Susan Marsh (North Bay Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Debra Melaney (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Melanie Nelson (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Amy Palmer (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 2000
Rebecca Pettigrew (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Johanna St. Amant (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 2000
Mary Serpente (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 2000
Lisa Suarez (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 2000
Barbara Ziz (Gorenflo Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Classroom, 2000
Tricia Nunn (Jeff Davis Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Classroom, 2000
Pam Ortenstone (Jeff Davis Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Classroom, 2000
Mary Saucier (Jeff Davis Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Classroom, 2000
Rosemary Brame (Jeff Davis Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Classroom, 2000
David Murphy (Jeff Davis Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Classroom, 2000
Lowanna Wallis (Jeff Davis Elementary), Reading Renaissance Model Library, 2000
Nancy Hunter (Gorenflo Elementary), Distinguished Staff Developer, State of Mississippi, 1999
Carol Stewart (Biloxi High School), March of Dimes Volunteer Of The Year, 2000
Gayle Holton (DuKate Elementary), National Board Certified Counselor, 1999
Sherri Pomierski (Fernwood Jr. High School), National Board Certified Counselor, 1999
Biloxi High School Biloxians Ladies Choir, Superior Rating, District VIII Choral Festival, 2000
Michel Jr. High School Concert Choir, All Superior ratings, District VIII Choral Festival, 2000
Michel Jr. High School Girls’ Choir, All Superior ratings, District VIII Choral Festival, 2000
Nichols Jr. High School Concert Choir, Superior ratings, District VIII Choral Festival, 2000
Fernwood Jr. High School Concert Choir, Superior ratings, District VIII Choral Festival, 2000
Awarded state’s highest accreditation rating, 5.0, 1999
Susan Barnes (Biloxi High School), National Board Certified Teacher, 1999
Janet Boehmer (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 1999
Brenda Fayard (Biloxi High School), National Board Certified Teacher, 1999
Chris Fuller (Beauvoir Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 1999
Georgene Johnson (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 1999
Andrea Moore (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 1999
Wendy Rackley (Popp's Ferry Elementary), National Board Certified Teacher, 1999
Kristine Russo (District), National Board Certified Speech Pathologist, 1999
Tess Talley (Michel Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 1999
Amy Thibodeaux (Fernwood Jr. High), National Board Certified Teacher, 1999
Susan Patterson (Gorenflo Elementary), Biloxi Public Schools’ Administrator of the Year, 1999
Rodney Seymour (Biloxi High School), Biology Teacher, Fulbright Teacher Program, Japan, 1999
Alicia Blair (Howard II Elementary), 6th Grade Teacher, Fulbright Teacher Program, Japan, 1999
Susan Patterson (Gorenflo Elementary), Principal, Fulbright Teacher Program, Japan, 1999
Cristi Hilton (Gorenflo), Biloxi Chamber of Commerce Rookie Teacher of the Year, 1999
Sandy Meaut (Gorenflo), Chamber of Commerce Elementary Teacher of the Year, 1999
Biloxi High School Band, rated “Superior” at State Band Competition, 1999
Joe Nelson (Biloxi High School), National Technology Student Association Advisor of the Year, 1999
Brenda Fayard (Biloxi High School), Math Teacher, Star Teacher, 1999
Nancy Hunter (Gorenflo Elementary), 1999, Biloxi’s Teacher of the Year
Sally Ann Jones (Beauvoir Elementary), 1999, Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
Biloxians Concert Choir (BHS), 1999, Ladies Concert Choir - all superior rating; Show Choir placed first in the State Show Choir Contest
Karla Smith (Fernwood Jr. High School), Woman of Distinction, Zeta Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, 1999
Blue Ribbon School, by Expansion Management Magazine, Special Issue, 1998
Value Added Award, The Center for Educational Partnership, 1997-98
Charlotte Delcambre (Popp's Ferry), Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, 1998
Debra Melaney (Beauvoir), Knight Ridder Exemplary Teacher, 1998
Dovel Boles (Biloxi High School), State Star Driver Education Teacher, 1998
Greg Radich (Biloxi High School), Most Outstanding Welding Educator in South Mississippi (American Welding Society), 1998
Sondra Caillavet, Math Teacher, Michel Jr. High School, Biloxi Public School's Teacher of the Year, 1998
Susan Brand, Principal, Beauvoir Elementary School, Biloxi Public School's Administrator of the Year, 1998
Feature Article, Mississippi Professional Educators' Journal, March 1998
Feature Article, Seventeen Magazine, July 1998
State Champions: Girls Swimming; 1998, 1997, 1996
State Champions: Girls Track; 1998
Ranked 6th in state: Boys Basketball; 1998
District Champions, ranked 5th in state: Golf; 1998
State Playoffs, first round: Boys Soccer; 1998
State Playoffs, first round: Football; 1997
Ranked 5th in state: Girls Cross Country; 1997
Ranked 8th in state: Boys Cross Country; 1997
Janet Bradley (Popp's Ferry), Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, 1997
Alicia Blair (Howard II), Winner, Mississippi Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Award, 1997
Rebecca Borries (Michel), Biloxi Administrator of the Year, 1997
Beauvoir, HOSTS Award for Quality Assurance, 1997
DuKate, HOSTS Award for Quality Assurance, 1997
Gorenflo, HOSTS Award for Quality Assurance, 1997
Howard II, HOSTS Award for Quality Assurance, 1997
Lopez, HOSTS Award for Quality Assurance, 1997
Nichols, HOSTS Award for Quality Assurance, 1997