Helpful Honda reps show up at surprise ceremony
It鈥檚 already been a banner year for Ashworth Elementary second-grade teacher Donnetta Norris.
Norris, who has been with the 色窝窝无码一区二区三区 for 14 years, was selected as the Ashworth teacher of the year for the 2022-23 school year. That honor got Norris an invite to the luncheon as well as the district鈥檚 teacher of the year banquet earlier this year.
That would have been an outstanding year for most, but there was more in store for Norris. Last week, the surprised Norris with a Random Act of Helpfulness during Teacher Appreciation Week.
That meant Norris received $5,000 in school supplies for her classroom in a surprise announcement in the school鈥檚 gym.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a year,鈥 said Norris, who was also the teacher of the year at Roark before moving to Ashworth. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been overwhelming. I love being a teacher. What I do, I do it because I love being a teacher. But to be recognized for it makes it a little sweeter.鈥
While it was a surprise for Norris, it wasn鈥檛 for Ashworth principal Stacey Maddoux. She nominated Norris for the honor. Once she found out Norris was going to receive it, the school staged an assembly in the gym that included 色窝窝无码一区二区三区 superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos.
Cavazos said he wanted to honor Norris and needed some help. In came the blue-clad North Texas Helpful Honda reps with wagons full of the latest and greatest classroom supplies.
鈥淚t鈥檚 so special to have Mrs. Norris recognized because she鈥檚 such an integral part of what we do here,鈥 Maddoux said. 鈥淪he truly does reach out and take care of everybody else. She spent all week last week and this week sneaking in people鈥檚 rooms and dropping off something for them without them knowing. She cares for everybody, and she makes sure that every kid in her class never escapes learning. They learn and they are engaged. They love her.鈥
While Norris will already have the basic school supplies for her students this fall, the Random Act of Helpfulness goes above and beyond. Instead of construction paper, tissues and pencils, the gift includes the kind of technology supplies teachers want but often can鈥檛 afford like iPads and headphone sets.
鈥淚鈥檓 going to have to learn how to use some of the stuff to be perfectly honest with you,鈥 Norris said. 鈥淏ut that鈥檚 what鈥檚 great about this, we can learn it together. The kids need the technology skills. It鈥檚 going to make the learning entertaining and engaging, so I鈥檓 excited about that.鈥