Beau McCastlain receives a medallion and plaque from Karli Saracini of the Arkansas Department of Education after being announced as a finalist for the 2024 Arkansas Teacher of the Year in this July 27, 2023, file photo. McCastlain was named the 2024 Arkansas Teacher of the Year at De Queen High School on Oct. 9, 2023. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Fourteen teachers have been named 2025 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Regional Finalists by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The 14 who are from across the regions and who are now competing for the singular Teacher of the Year title, will be honored Aug. 5 at an event at the Governor's Mansion.
"Each of these educators represents some of the best in teaching for Arkansas," Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva said Friday in announcing the regional finalists. "I congratulate each on achieving this honor and look forward to continued excellence from them both inside and outside the classroom."
The regional finalists will each receive a certificate and a $1,000 prize provided by the Walton Family Foundation of Bentonville.
The regional finalists, their fields of teaching, their schools and school districts are:
Melani Blansett -- theater for grades 10-12 at Cabot High School in the Cabot School District.
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