2017 National
Teachers of the Year

SHAPE America's national Teacher of the Year award winners represent the "best of the best" in adapted physical education, dance education, health education, and physical education. Check out the list of 2017 District Teachers of the Year here.
Lara Brickhouse
Lara Brickhouse
ADAPTED PE
Durham Public Schools
District: Southern
City/State: Durham, NC
Karen Petermann
Karen Petermann
ELEMENTARY PE
Longfellow Elementary School
District: Midwest
City/State: Clintonville, WI
Melinda Wilson
Melinda Wilson
DANCE EDUCATION
Curie Metropolitan High School
District: Midwest
City/State: Chicago, IL
Douglas Hallberg
Douglas Hallberg
MIDDLE SCHOOL PE
Mohonasen Central School District
District: Eastern
City/State: Rotterdam, NY
Andrew Milne
Andrew Milne
HEALTH EDUCATION
New Trier High School
District: Midwest
City/State: Winnetka, IL
Linda Carlson
Linda Carlson
HIGH SCHOOL PE
Oak Park and River Forest High School
District: Midwest
City/State: Oak Park, IL