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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week

Depending on who you ask, Teacher Appreciation Week is either this week or next. Either way, ɫ��������һ����������’s teachers deserve appreciation all year long. But this is a great opportunity to say thanks to all of our teachers and to highlight the teachers of the year and the AWARE Foundation’s teacher award winners.

“We’re so grateful for every single teacher in our district,” said ɫ��������һ���������� superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos. “They are passionate about education and pour so much love into their students. We know teaching is not easy and takes so much work both in and out of the classroom. But the impact teachers have on students – the lives they change for the better – makes it so rewarding.”

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“On behalf of the board of trustees, I want to say thank you to all of our teachers,” said ɫ��������һ���������� board president Melody Fowler. “As a teacher myself, I know what it takes. I’m just so proud of you for your unwavering commitment and dedication to the students. It’s almost the end of the year, so I’m sure you’re pretty tired. But you’re just a few weeks away from a much-deserved summer break. Thank you!”

2022-2023 Teachers of the Year

The teachers of the year from each of the district’s 77 schools were honored recently with a banquet at the ɫ��������һ���������� Professional Development Center. The tacos and enchiladas served at the event, along with the messages of thanks from Cavazos and Fowler, were but small tokens of appreciation for jobs incredibly well done.

See all 77 teachers of the year.

members were also at the event to honor the Kiwanis Woodrow Counts Teachers of the Year, first announced at the 62^nd annual Kiwanis teacher-of-the-year celebration on April 5. The winners were:

• High School – Alan Austin, a history teacher at Arlington High School
• Junior High – Charnae Jordan, a seventh grade math teacher at Nichols Junior High
• Elementary – Corrine Brookshire, a fifth grade teacher at Little Elementary.

AWARE Foundation Awards

The all-volunteer has been rewarding exceptional teachers in the ɫ��������һ���������� since 1989 and recently announced their finalists for this year:

• Danielle Brigham – Farrell Elementary (Pre-K-1^st Grade category)
• Jamie Hesser – Bryant Elementary (2^nd– 4^{�ٳ���}Grade category)
• Corrie Brookshire – Little Elementary (5^th-6^th Grade category)
• Francelia Jame – Workman Junior High (Junior High category)
• Rylee Russell-Bruton – Venture High School (High School category).

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Congratulations to all the award winners, and thank you to every educator in the ɫ��������һ����������!