- Papillion La Vista Community Schools
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2020 Greatness Award Winners
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Typically, the Greatness Awards are presented at a back to school event at Werner Park, however, due to COVID-19, the awards were given out a bit differently. PLCS staff members were instead surprised individually with their Greatness Awards at their schools right before the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.
A special thank you to the Papillion La Vista Schools Foundation for their support of these awards. Every year, four PLCS employees are awarded the District’s top prize for their work during the previous school year. The Greatness Awards are designed to recognize legendary staff members in four categories:

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Cory Clemenger
Secondary Teacher of the Year
Clory Clemenger of Papillion La Vista High School

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Dawn Butterfield
Elementary Teacher of the Year
Dawn Butterfield of Bell Elementary
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Cody Redford
Rookie Teacher of the Year
Cody Redford from La Vista Middle School.

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Debbie Portofee
Classified Staff Member of the Year
Debbie Portofee of Liberty Middle School
Past Winners
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- 2019 Elementary Teacher/Specialist: Theresa Canady Golden Hills Elementary Preschool Teacher
- 2019 Secondary Teacher/Specialist: Becky Hoch Papillion-La Vista High School Social Studies/Media Teacher
- 2019 Classified Employee: Rebecca Florance Trumble Park Elementary Paraprofessional
- 2019 Rookie Teacher: Jordan Lee Liberty Middle School Special Education Teacher
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- 2018 Elementary Teacher/Specialist: Cindy Smith Hickory Hill Elementary 6th Grade Teacher
- 2018 Secondary Teacher/Specialist: Louise Dornbusch Papillion-La Vista South High School Family Consumer Science Teacher
- 2018 Classified Employee: Malinda Clark La Vista West Elementary English Learners Para
- 2018 Rookie Teacher: Allison Brown Carriage Hill Elementary Special Education Teacher
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- 2017 Elementary Teacher/Specialist: Kim Lynam Patriot Elementary 1st Grade Teacher
- 2017 Secondary Teacher/Specialist: Scott Kneifl Papillion-La Vista High School Industrial Technology Teacher
- 2017 Classified Employee: Gayla Ezra Portal Elementary Special Education Para
- 2017 Rookie Teacher: Anthony Gentile La Vista West Elementary 6th Grade Teacher
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- 2016 Elementary Teacher/Specialist: Suzanne Harless PL Early Childhood Center Physical Therapist
- 2016 Secondary Teacher/Specialist: Monika Peters Papillion Middle School Vocal Music Teacher
- 2016 Classified Employee: John Mason Hickory Hill Elementary Custodian
- 2016 Rookie Teacher: Nicole Baranko Papillion Middle School Special Education Teacher
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- 2015 Elementary Teacher/Specialist: Penny Kimball Portal Elementary 2nd Grade Teacher
- 2015 Secondary Teacher/Specialist: Lori Boudreau Papillion-La Vista High School English Teacher
- 2015 Classified Employee: Nancy Kunkle Hickory Hill Elementary Administrative Assistant
- 2015 Rookie Teacher: Tyler Nutsch Walnut Creek Elementary 6th Grade Teacher
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- 2014 Elementary Teacher/Specialist: Sue Pieper Walnut Creek Elementary Literacy Facilitator
- 2014 Secondary Teacher/Specialist: Nate Cain Papillion-La Vista South High School Special Education Teacher
- 2014 Classified Employee: Dennis Schumacher Anderson Grove Elementary Custodian
- 2014 Rookie Teacher: Seth Hiveley La Vista West Elementary P.E. Teacher