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2012-2013 Favorite Teachers |
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In the Osceola School District, we have thousands of outstanding educators, and every day, our teachers do amazing things to help our children succeed. At the end of last school year, the Community Relations Department, and the Education Foundation--Osceola County invited students to log on to our district's website to tell us in 50 words or less what makes their favorite Osceola teacher so special. Hundreds of entries were sent in, and 10 student and teacher winners have been selected. Each winning student received a $100 U.S. gift card sponsored by the Education Foundation. The winning teachers received a gift card for $100 in classroom supplies. Congratulations to the following students and teachers who won our |
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October 2012 |
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Kenneth Gibbs, Social Studies at Poinciana High, Student: Andrew |
Barbara Brugman, Language Arts teacher at Gateway High, Student: Ashleigh
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Mr. Gibbs is my favorite teacher because he knows how to take a difficult subject, Advanced Placement European History, and turn it into a fun, entertaining, and surprisingly educational activity. He loves to make jokes and puns about European History, which although they are corny, they make us laugh and smile.
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Dr. Brugman is so special in her own way, she has such a calm essence about her. She helps students through the hardest of situations. She also has the compassion and empathy for people and yet sometimes people will take that for granted but she never lets it get to her. She also helps students excel and do better than they thought they would themselves. Dr. Brugman has helped me through many situations in my life; she understand what people go through in life and she understands that not everything is black and white. Things have color and things change to different shades over time. But, all I know is that Dr. Brugman is the worlds greatest teacher. I've never had a teacher like her before, and I'm happy that we crossed paths.
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Katherine Beale, teacher at Bellalago Academy, Student: Giovanny
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Micah Johnson , Social Studies teacher at Neputne Middle, Student: Shayna
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Ms. Beale is special because she can make anything fun! She gives fifth period a special atmosphere and livens up the room. She gives us great acting assignments, and she stays after school for hours just brainstorming ways to make something like iambic pentameter or Shakespearean literature more fun. She will even stay after school to help you with your assignments.
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Mr. Johnson is so devoted to teaching and administering many different activities, in addition to the curriculum, to better prepare us for down the road. He is very knowledgeable, very charismatic, competent, organized, professional, understanding, outstanding, amazing, and possess a great, shining, apparent love for his amazing subject of history and teaching the students. His emphasis on the importance of perfecting organizational skills has helped everyone to work harder. It is obvious how much work and time he puts in to preparing for class and grading papers. Mr. Johnson is truly an amazing teacher, history asset, and a person that will undoubtedly leave his footprints in the sands of time as he already has. I look up to Mr. Johnson! |
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Lori Shaffer, third grade teacher at St. Cloud Elementary, Student: Joshua
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Crystal Kramer, fifth grade teacher at Neptune Elementary, Student: Stephanie
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Mrs. Shaffer is my hero because she helped make math fun. When she reads stories it feels like I'm in the story, and she makes learning so fun! If I had to choose any teacher in the world, it would without a doubt be Mrs. Shaffer! She is make me an A+ student! |
Miss Kramer is special to me because she is what makes me want to get up in the morning and get ready to learn. She's the best! She's the reason my vocabulary is better, and she is the reason I know more about history. Miss Kramer is the reason I'm better at everything!
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Perry Fogle, second grade teacher at Reedy Creek Elementary, Student: Helena |
Brandon Western, Science teacher at Celebration K-8, Student: Sterling
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Mrs. Fogle reads us Fancy Nancy stories. She does an activity based on what the characters do in the book. For example, Fancy Nancy Garden Extraordinare - she got us to do a garden hunt to find insects, spiders, frogs, and lizards. She is so fun! She reads us lots of books.
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I nominate Mr. Western because he makes us achieve success because he goes above and beyond to insure we have notes for tests. He also has funny gags on his smartboard. Like when we do good, Captain America will come out and tell us we did good. The Hulk will pop out if we get an answer wrong. He is easy to talk to and he listens to us. He cares if we do good in his class. He teaches us about life and about Science. He makes learning fun! |
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Annmarie Morin, Dance teacher at Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts, Student: Ashley
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Jeanine Lindsey, Math teacher at Osceola County School for the Arts, Student: Cassandra |
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It was my first day at a new school, and I was terrified. But when I met Ms.Morin, the dance teacher at PAFA, she made everything nice and calm. The moment we made eye contact, I knew she was going to be my favorite teacher because she is sweet, kind, and has lots of patience. And yet within the past two years, Ms. Morin has done so much for me and her students. She entered us in a dance competition and made it possible for us to perform at Disney. She also helped me get accepted into the dance program at OCSA. I'm glad Ms. Morin was my dance teacher. She taught me not to just to dance but to perform. So thank you Ms. Morin for everything.
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Kindness, intelligence, warmheartedness, humor, and righteousness are all characteristics that make the perfect teacher. And Mrs. Jeanine Lindsey has them all. I'm glad I had her teaching me mathematics for two years in a row. But even on the first day, she was one of the few teachers I admired most. And yet, she taught not only math but life lessons too. Her common saying, "Plug-and-Chug", not only refers to variables but to real life obstacles as well. You "plug" in the lessons you've learned from school and "chug" on with life. Mrs. Lindsey is not just a teacher to me, she's like a friend. She is reliable, helpful, understanding, and makes me feel better on my worst day. So that's why Mrs. Lindsey isn't just a teacher, she's my favorite teacher! |
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