CHALKING UP ACHIEVEMENTS 15 INSTRUCTORS IN THE COUNTY SET FOR HONORS.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer UNIVERSAL CITY - Fifteen area teachers deemed the best in their school districts will be honored today during a luncheon at the Hilton in Universal City. The teachers are among 63 winners of their school districts' Teacher of the Year Awards in Los Angeles County. They competed for the state and national titles, which were both won by retired Army Col. Chauncey Veatch, a social studies teacher at Coachella Valley High School Coachella Valley High School is a public high school for grades 9-12. It is located in Thermal, California. History The high school was opened in September 1916 after ten acres of desert brush land was donated. in Riverside County. Today's luncheon is intended to celebrate the achievements of Los Angeles County's finest educators, said Rick de la Torre, a spokesman for the county Office of Education. ``Teachers deserve a lot of recognition for all they do, and this is one simple way to do that,'' de la Torre said. ``A lot of them bring their families and their superintendents, and they're all treated like royalty.'' The Teachers of the Year Program is an honors competition designed to draw attention to excellence in public school teaching. Each fall, local district winners compete in the countywide Teachers of the Year Program. Twelve are chosen to represent the county in the state contest. A state committee names five California Teachers of the Year, with one named as the state's nominee for the national competition. One of the county winners, Dennis Lynch of Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Lynch, who has been teaching history for 38 years, said he loves his job just as much as he did on his first day and has no intention of retiring yet. ``Kids are an endless amount of joy, but they can also be very annoying, so being a teacher is a lot like being a parent,'' he said. ``You have to love it and you have to have a lot of durability and a good sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour .'' Valerie Jeanne Ray, who teaches fifth grade at the Kester Gifted/High Ability Magnet Center in Van Nuys, said teaching has been her calling since fourth grade when she had an instructor whom she idolized. Her selection as a Teacher of the Year is gratifying, she said. ``This award validates what you've been doing and lets you know you're doing a good job and are making a difference,'' said Ray, who has been teaching for 32 years. ``We always see the negativity but we don't always see the good things happening in school.'' Other local teachers, alphabetically listed by school district, to be honored today are: Lynda Byrnes, Acton School, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. ; Darwin Ochs, Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. , Antelope Valley Unified School District; Carol Flesher Flesh´er n. 1. A butcher. A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. - Macaulay. 2. A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife. , John Muir Middle School A middle school part of the Huron Valley School District located in Milford, MI. It is located in Milford, MI in Oakland County, MI. It is directly across the street from Baker Elementary. Muir Middle School serves grades 6 through 8. The mascot is the Hawkeye. , Burbank Unified School District; Claudia Ahlman, Castaic Middle School, Castaic Union School District; Rubbie Hodge, Almondale Middle School, Keppel Union School District; Kris Kohlmeier*, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. ; Nancy Leininger, Palm Crest Elementary School, La Canada Unified School District; Linda Cayce, Amargosa Creek Middle School, Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
The * indicates the person is also a Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year. CAPTION(S): 15 photos Photo: (1) KOHLMEIER (2) LEININGER (3) CAYCE (4) FINE (5) HUANG (6) OCHS (7) HODGE (8) AHLMAN (9) FLESHER (10) BYRNES (11) JOHNSON (12) LYNCH (13) McNAIRY (14) WRIGHT (15) RAY |
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