Teachers Going Beyond the Classroom: Paul Kruse, Lennox High School
Holly and Tracy are incred ible inside the classroom and in the community. They bring teaching alive with their upbeat lessons and are ver y active in their student’s lives. They are the first to volunteer for any Parent/Teacher init iative and community event. They are amazing coa ches for multiple sports. And in the classroo m, they bring real life lessons to help create we ll-rounded students. Nominated by Jackson D.
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Holly Peterson, Kinde rga Tracy Schmidt, Kinde rten rgarten, Tea Elementary
Lennox He [Mr. Kruse] is the shop teacher at house tin’s Aus t abou d High School and he hear t to wen He . help d coul he project and asked if d aske and n ratio inist adm his school board and ox Lenn in se hou tin’s Aus if his class could build est to be moved to Tea. This was a bold requ een betw ngs feeli d mixe the considering district Lennox and Tea residents because of the ovals splitting 10 year s ago. He got the appr and is currently constructing the home. tings He has spent numerous hours in mee rently, discussing plans and finalizing details. Cur rvissupe he spends countless hours in the cold m. drea a ing high school students to build : He is teaching two things to his students ion. pass Construction and Com
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Nominated by Kristen D.
Other Outstanding Teachers MaryChar Erickson, 5th Grade, Harrisbu rg Explorer Elementary “I think my teacher is the best because she lets us have fun while learning! Mrs. Erickson teaches us proper grammar.” Nominated by Allison C. Jennifer Mieras, 5th Grade, St. Lambert Elementary “She believes that we can be successful, she believes kids can do it, so she inspires us to do the best of our ability.” Nominated by Anger A. Lisa Huemoeller, Principal, St. Michael School “Being new is never easy, especially if you happened to change three schools within three months of each other... She, in my opinion, has gone above and beyo nd (which I have noticed is “normal” for her) to make sure my children have felt safe and secure, while helping myse lf and my husband feel educated and supported.” Nominated by Abby, Riley and Bria S. Wendy Reischl, Special Education, Lenn ox Middle School “We would love to nominate Mrs. Reischl as she has been a true blessing to us . . . [My son] has increased confidence and pride in himself.” Nominate d by Kerri P.
Jennifer Scholla, 3rd Grade, Lowell MST Elementary “My teacher is the best because she teach es so well and we are learning so much just because of her! She is so nice and I would probily not make it in third grad e without her.” Nominated by Lily W. Karen Dunker, Kindergarten, R.F. Pettigrew Elementary “It is obvious that Miss Dunker loves teach ing and her students. She goes the extra mile (or 10) to help them feel special and cared for.” Nominated by Noah D. Lindsey Lesnar-Lambert, Pre-K, Baltic Elementary “Ms. Lesnar spends many hours making thing s for her classroom so that each day when the stude nts come in there are new games to help them learn. In her classroom students are not even aware that they are learning because they are having so much fun.” Nominate d by Tyler O.
February 2014 | thehoodmagazine.com