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ANSONIA – Ansonia High School’s Christine Davis is the school district’s 2025 ‘Teacher of the Year.’
Davis learned of the honor when Ansonia Public Schools Superintendent Joseph DiBacco and high school staffers stopped by her classroom at the end of May with a bouquet of flowers.
“I was completely in shock, and it felt really surreal,” Davis said. “I felt very humbled that my peers and students would think very highly of me, and it brought tears to my eyes.”
Davis started teaching at the high school in 1998, two years after student teaching in Ansonia.
She’s been a lead English teacher, a master teacher (mentoring other teachers) and now heads up the education pathway program, where Ansonia students can earn credits at Southern Connecticut State University.
Davis is from Ansonia, having graduated from the Assumption School in Ansonia and then Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden. She has bachelor’s degrees in English and secondary education, a master’s degree in English and a sixth-year certificate in educational leadership from Southern Connecticut State University.
“My favorite part of the job is being actively involved with students and co-advising different clubs and organizations within the school,” Davis said. “Understanding students’ strengths, learning what’s important to them, and being someone who students are able to come to and be a support for them is very important to me.”
Ansonia High School senior Fahmida Chowdhury wrote a letter of support to name Davis teacher of the year.
“I have spent countless days in her room, planning activities, doing homework and simply unpacking my stresses,” Chowdhury wrote. “Her ability to provide a safe and welcoming space is admirable.”
Davis is senior class advisor, National Honor Society co-advisor, student government co-advisor, and a member of the school’s New England Association of Schools and Colleges committee (NEASC is the group that certifies accreditation for high schools).
She’s also the co-advisor of the Global Scholars Club, which Davis relaunched alongside teacher Karen Phipps. The club recently went on a trip to Italy, and Davis and Phipps are planning trips to France and Spain, too.
Ansonia High School music teacher Maria Tangredi said Davis is committed to students.
“If a student is writing a college admissions essay or a valedictory address, it is likely that Christine is sitting with them, painstakingly editing these works, even if they are not ‘her’ students,” Tangredi said.
DiBacco, in a prepared statement, said the school district is lucky to have her.
“Christine Davis is truly an exceptional educator, dedicated to her students and colleagues alike,” DiBacco said. “Her passion for teaching and commitment to lifelong learning shine through in all aspects of her work. She’s not just a teacher but also a mentor, leader, and inspiration to those around her.”
Davis and her husband, Robert, have two daughters.
Jordyn is a nurse at Bridgeport Hospital and Jenna is studying at Eastern Connecticut State University to become a teacher.
