The Antioch Schools Education Foundation hosts its fourth annual Mary Allan Fellows Awards Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Golf & Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Road in Antioch.

Sponsorship opportunities include Corporate Sponsors: $1,000.00 (Seating for 6) Friend of Education: $750.00 (Seating for 4) Patron: $500 (seating for 2) Individual Seating: $45.00

Flyers for the event are available on the Antioch Unified School District home page or at the Antioch Chamber of Commerce office, 101 H St., Suite 4.

In addition to the Mary Allan Fellows Award winners, this year’s Antioch Teacher of the Year, Stacy Wickware, and teacher of the year runner-up, Crystal Berry, will be honored at the dinner. Mary Allan, for whom the awards are named, received the California Teacher of the Year award in 2001. The winners receive $1,000 to be used in their classrooms, plus $250 for their personal use. For more information, call Martha Goralka at 925-706-1419.

The following teachers were nominated by peers, parents and students in their schools:

Fellows

Stacey Wickware, Dozier-Libbey Medical High School

AUSD Teacher of the Year

Marlein Jeans, Jack London Elementary School

Maria McClain, Deer Valley High School

Heather Owens-Werkheiser, Grant Elementary School

Will Whitney, Antioch High School

Finalists

Renata Elmore, Antioch Middle School

Christina MacAlvey, Turner Elementary School

Sheila Spaulding, Belshaw Elementary School

Juanetta White, Lone Tree Elementary School

Nominees

Jeri Brown, Lone Tree Elementary School

Julie Culllimore, Bidwell High School

Will McKelvey, Antioch Middle School

Melissa Raymundo, Marsh Elementary School

Sarah Steen, Dozier Libbey Medical High School

Sherie Wenzel, Antioch Middle School

Robert Young, Dozier Libbey Medical High School