WITH HONORS National Aspirations in Computing Award
SkillsUSA
Mounds View junior Rachel Deno was elected as a SkillsUSA MN Secondary State Officer. She will serve throughout the 2016-2017 school year and will represent Minnesota at the National Leadership and Champions Conference in Kentucky this summer.
Mounds View High School senior Maddie Wang was awarded the National Aspirations in Computing Award and will be honored at the Fifth Annual Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards dinner in April. The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) recognized Maddie with the Computing Award for her interest and achievements in computing, her leadership ability and her academic performance. Maddie is one of only two students in Minnesota to win the 2017 National Aspirations in Computing Award. With the award, NCWIT will pay for Maddie to attend the National Awards conference at the Bank of America headquarters in Charlotte, SC. Maddie will also be offered a paid internship in the computing industry this summer. Maddie’s teacher, Kaitie O’Bryan, will also be recognized at the April Awards Dinner with the Educator Honorable Mention Award for her ongoing support of Mounds View High School students and her continued passion to grow technology education. Kaitie teaches math and computer science at Mounds View High School.
Teacher of the Week Turtle Lake Elementary School third-grade teacher K.C. Morris was recognized as Teacher of the Week by KS95 Radio. A KS95 representative surprised Mrs. Morris with the Teacher of the Week engraved plaque this fall.
Teacher of the Year candidates
Heidi Shah, health and physical education teacher at Irondale High School
Taylor Toellner, first-grade teacher at Pinewood Elementary School
Mounds View Public Schools teachers Heidi Shah and Taylor Toellner have been identified by Education Minnesota as teachers “who motivate and inspire students for a lifetime.” Education Minnesota, the state’s teachers union, announced Irondale teacher Heidi Shah and Pinewood teacher Taylor Toellner as candidates for the 2017 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award.
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SPRING 2017
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