Barbara Hodgson Dream To Achieve Award - Named after former New York Elementary kindergarten teacher Barbara Hodgson, the award is presented to a New York teacher who is recognized by his or her peers to possess great skill in the art of teaching and demonstrates the virtues the New York staff strives to instill in their students.
Dream To Achieve Recipients 2008 – Kim Gamble
2009 – Michelle Burgess
2010 – Karen Wycoff
2011 – Debra Temple
2012 – Jan Swalm
2013 – Melissa Turpin
2014 – Nancy Ornburn
2015 – Linda Kucza
2016 – Amy Lekey2017 – Laurie Ziegler (pictured right)
2018 - Sherana Curley-Becenti (pictured below)