Press Release: 6.13.23
    Today at the Jamestown Schools end of year celebration Dr. Duva announced the 2023 Teacher of the Year and Support Professional of the Year. He proudly presented to the students and staff art teacher Erica Connolly as Jamestown’s 2023 Teacher of the Year.
 Miss Connolly has been teaching at the Melrose School since 2018. For the past five years, Miss Connolly has shared her artistic talent with our young artists at Melrose School. Many of us have experienced the amazing artwork that our students have produced under Miss Connolly’s instruction. She is not only an amazing teacher in the classroom, but also out of the classroom providing many opportunities for the Jamestown Community. Throughout the year she hosted monthly art nights for our students and families, each May she directed a larger than life Art Show displaying the marvelous work of our students, and at every student performance at Melrose she has created beautiful backdrops for the stage. For anyone that came to those Art Shows knows the amount of time and talent that Ms. Connolly dedicates to our student showcase. Ms. Erica Connolly is most deserving of this recognition and title as the 2023 Jamestown Teacher of the Year!
 Dr. Duva also announced teacher assistant Julie Westall as the 2023 Support Professional of the Year. Mrs. Westall has been a teacher assistant at the Melrose School since 2013. For the past 10 years, Mrs. Westall has dedicated her time to the students and staff of Melrose School. You can always find Mrs. Westall helping a student either on the playground, in the cafeteria, or in the classroom. She is always so positive, high energy, and goes above and beyond to put smiles on our students’ faces. Mrs. Westall’s most recent accomplishment is her composting initiative at the Melrose School. She has coordinated our composting in the Melrose Cafeteria with Clean Ocean Access and Black Earth since 2019. Over the years students at the Melrose School have become environmental advocates reducing waste as a result of this composting program. Mrs. Westall not only impacted the students at Melrose, but now the same program is at the Lawn School. We are extremely proud to recognize Mrs. Julie Westall as the 2023 Jamestown Support Personnel of the Year.
    Please celebrate with us as we recognize Ms. Connolly and Mrs. Westall as our top professionals of the year for the Jamestown School Department!
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