Story by: Nancy Bonds, GCCISD Director of Communications
Goose Creek CISD (GCCISD) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Campus Teacher of the Year honors. Selected by their peers, these exceptional educators are recognized for their outstanding leadership, dedication to teaching excellence, and lasting impact on students and colleagues.
Campus and District staff celebrate De Zavala’s Campus Teacher of the Year, Diana Torres. Photo by Carrie Pyror-Newman.
Each honoree represents the best of GCCISD’s commitment to growing Giants by inspiring students and shaping the community's future through education.
2026 GCCISD Campus Teachers of the Year
- Alamo Elementary: Larissa Richards
- Austin Elementary: Maria Borrego
- Bañuelos Elementary: Justin Capetillo
- Bowie Elementary: Julia Hurtado
- Carver Elementary: Shereka McLain
- Clark Elementary: Adriana Chapa
- Crockett Elementary: Marcus Limbrick
- De Zavala Elementary: Diana Torres
- Harlem Elementary: Chelsea Clynes
- Highlands Elementary: Rosa Ramos
- Hopper Primary: Jennifer McDuff
- Liles Early Learning Academy: Kelsey Roark
- Pumphrey Elementary: Cynthia Nieto
- San Jacinto Elementary: Grita Cherry
- Ashbel Smith Elementary: Maricruz Rodriguez
- Travis Elementary: Megan Searcy
- Victoria Walker Elementary: Tina Robinson
- Baytown Junior School: Sylvia Bailey
- Cedar Bayou Junior School: Crystal Castillo
- E. F. Green Junior School: Kelsi Martin
- Gentry Junior School: Richard Hamilton
- Highlands Junior School: Robert Richard
- Horace Mann Junior School: Dylan Horne
- Goose Creek Memorial High School: DeVaughn Eghomwanre
- Peter E. Hyland Empower Academy: Kenneth Hentges
- IMPACT Early College High School: Lindsey Antonini
- Lee High School: Canji Rhodes
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POINT Alternative Center: Veronica Rosillo
- Sterling High School: Paulette Licona
- Stuart Career Tech High School: Christina Miller
As Campus Teachers of the Year, these educators now move forward as candidates for the district’s Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year, which will be announced in May.
GCCISD congratulates all 2026 Campus Teachers of the Year and thanks them for their extraordinary service to students, families, and the Baytown/Highlands community.