Winton Elementary School 1st grade teacher Erin Lenz, left reacts as she is announced as the 2012 Idaho Teacher of the Year while fellow 1stgrade teacher Ann Porter-Brown looks on. The announcement was given by Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna at the School in Coeur d'Alene today. Among the other Coeur d'Alene School District teachers who have been named Idaho's teacher of the year recently are: Mike Clabby Lake City High School 2007, Paula Conley Canfield Middle School 2005, Patti Perry Skyway Elementary School 2003, Nancy Larsen Ramsey Elementary School 2000 and Judy Bieze Hayden Meadows Elementary School 1999. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

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