A committee from Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) recently narrowed to 26 the list of semifinalists for the county’s Teacher of the Year. They are: Marcus Sowcik, Annistown Elementary; Karon M. Stocks, Benefield Elementary; Louvene Williams, Chattahoochee Elementary; Shannon Wiley, Harbins Elementary; Desireé Hempen, Harmony Elementary; Susie Bullock, Head Elementary; Jessica Newsome, Jenkins Elementary; Stacy Greenstein Lord, Lawrenceville Elementary; Margaret LaHatte, McKendree Elementary; Rachael Renje, Monarch School; Heather Watkins, Mulberry Elementary; Amy E. Riker, Puckett’s Mill Elementary; John C. O’Keefe, Riverside Elementary; Stacey Dunlap, Simpson Elementary; Carrie Doker, Sugar Hill Elementary; Lissette McRea, Berkmar Middle; Carla Sebastian Kuny, Five Forks Middle; Joan McElroy, Lanier Middle; Jan Chastain, Osborne Middle; Carol Williams, Summerour Middle; Nathaniel Amrine, Twin Rivers Middle; Ashley Allgood, Brookwood High; Hyunjin Son, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology; Marietta Malone, Meadowcreek High; Tim Rondeau, Mill Creek High; and Lisa York, Peachtree Ridge High