Monte Vista Educator a Nominee for San Diego County Teacher of the Year

Editor's Note: The story was previously published with the Teacher of the Year award winners from last year. Mount Helix Patch regrets the error.

Saturday Oct. 1, dozens of teachers from across San Diego County attended the 20th annual "Cox Presents: A Salute To Teachers" at the Balboa Theatre. One of those nominated five 2011 Teacher of the Year awards was Paula Delgado of .

Delgado works in the Science Department at Monte Vista, and teaches the Oceanography course, as well as Anatomy & Physiology. She and El Capitan teacher Sandra Galea-Martinez were representatives from the Grossmont Union High School District.

The five teachers who took home "Teacher of the Year" awards are:

• Yolanda Sherard, who teaches US History to 8th graders at Rancho del Rey Middle School in the Sweetwater Union High School District;
• Jo-Ann Fox, who teaches 2nd graders at Reidy Creek School in the Escondido Union School District;
• Mark Burroughs, who teaches 5th graders at San Pasqual School in the tiny San Pasqual Union School District;
• Mark Alcorn, who teaches 5th graders at Lee Elementary School in the San Diego Unified School District;
• Alicia McBride, who teaches Language Arts, History, and Personal Development at the Reflections program which is part of the County Office of Education´s Juvenile Court and Community Schools system

Congratulations to all of the nominees.