Staff members of Perry Township Schools attended the annual opening day celebration on Monday at Southport Fieldhouse, where various awards were presented.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Perry Township Schools’ 2013-14 Teachers of the Year were recognized at Monday’s back-to-school gala at Southport Fieldhouse. The honorees are (in no particular order): Jill Fosler, Lincoln Elementary; Ruth Turner, Clinton Young Elementary; Deborah Bolen, MacArthur Elementary; Krista Day, Glenns Valley Elementary; Susan Keller, Burkhart Elementary; Melissa Summitt, Homecroft Elementary; Amie Waggoner, Jeremiah Gray-Edison Elementary; Brad Davis, Rosa Parks-Edison Elementary; Angie Kendall, Southport Elementary; Jonna Stout, Winchester Village Elementary; Beverly Trimbur, Perry Meridian Sixth Grade Academy; Kelley O’Connor, Southport Sixth Grade Academy; Amy Phillips, Perry Meridian Middle; Brandi Battinau, Southport Middle; Nicole Knight, Perry Meridian High; Michael Klopfenstein, Southport High; and Callie Herrenbruck, Perry Township Education Center, developmental preschool.