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Sunnymead first grade teacher named Governor’s Education of the Year

Caitlyn Sonier, first grade teacher, is Sunnymead Elementary School’s Governor’s Educator of the Year for 2021.

Sonier has been a member of the Hillsborough School District faculty for eight years.

She created Bitmoji classrooms and interactive libraries as a way to engage virtual students this past year, according to a proclamation presented by the Hillsborough Township Committee on May 25.

She was a volunteer liaison for the Sunnymead Home and School Association for one year and a Hillsborough Education Association representative for several years, according to the statement.

She has volunteered at Sunnymead Elementary School for Craft Night, Dark Gym and Rita’s Night.

Sonier also served as a mentor for a long-term substitute last year and worked for three years at the Hillsborough School Summer Enrichment program, according to the proclamation.