SHW GROUP Presents History Makers 2013 Region 10 Teacher of the Year Celebration and Luncheon SHW GROUP Presents History Makers THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS BOY SCOUT TROOP 302 WYLIE, TEXAS SHW GROUP Presents History Makers THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SHW GROUP Presents History Makers THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER (The National Anthem) SHW GROUP Presents History Makers

• Allen ISD COLLIN • Anna ISD COUNTY • Blue Ridge ISD • Community ISD • McKinney ISD • Plano ISD • Princeton ISD • Prosper ISD • Wylie ISD

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers RAY GOETHALS • Allen ISD • Lowery Freshman Center • Grade 9 Algebra • 9-Year Teacher • We must empower our local districts, schools, administrators, and teachers with the freedom to experiment, innovate, compete and even fail. There is no better political, economic, and social system than the United States to deal with these challenges.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JULIE HILL • Allen ISD • Mary Evans Elementary • Grades K-6 ESL • 28-Year Teacher • Teach with high expectations and encourage academic excellence as you continue to challenge them day after day. Give them confidence and hope, encouragement and support, and watch it change their lives!

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MEAGAN GARNER • Anna ISD • Joe K. Bryant Elementary • Grade 1 • 5-Year Teacher • Teaching provides an opportunity for continual learning and growth. I feel there is a need for compassionate, strong, and dedicated individuals who are excited about working with children.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JAYME HAWTHORNE • Anna ISD • Anna High School • Grades 10-12 English • 15-Year Teacher • We become teachers because we want to make a difference in the lives of our students, to make an impression. What we find when we get in the classroom is that they make impressions on us. My real job is helping them become who they are meant to be.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JENNIE STROUP • Blue Ridge ISD • Blue Ridge Elementary School • Grade Kindergarten • 4-Year Teacher • Children in today’s society are faced with many daunting challenges, both at school and out in the world. I strive to create an environment in which each child feels safe. I knowingly accept the challenge of being a parent, a confidant, a counselor, and a friend to these children.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JENNIFER STROUP • Blue Ridge ISD • Blue Ridge High School • Grades 9-12 Biology • 11-Year Teacher • I want each of my students to go out into the world and find her passion in life. My hope is to empower my students to believe that the world has wonderful opportunities out there waiting for them, and that they can accomplish whatever their heart desires.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CARRIE WEBB • Community ISD • Community Middle School • Grades 6-8 Music/Band/Choir • 7-Year Teacher • I think teachers should get to know every student they teach. It’s easy to know those kids who are eager to answer your questions and always turn in their homework on time. The ones who get lost in the shuffle need us the most.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MANDY ZAPATA • Community ISD • Phyllis NeSmith Elementary • Grade Kindergarten • 11-Year Teacher • We clap, dance, act out, sing, chant, use interactive technology, and relate things to real life. I involve my students every change I get. The key to success is to NEVER stop LEARNING! Try something new, take a chance, and know where to look for the answer.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DAVID BILL • McKinney ISD • Finch Elementary School • Grade 1 • 10-Year Teacher • I believe it is important to share ideas with teachers at other campuses. My students’ creations are models for teachers around the district. I am transforming my students’ futures by providing them opportunities that are not available to them outside of school.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers GLYNN SMITH • McKinney ISD • Cockrill Middle School • Grade 6 English • 3-Year Teacher • We have UIL ‘Throwdowns’ where our teams get together, laugh, and consume large amounts of snacks. I sponsor our ping pong club and act as (what is rumored to be) the most entertaining crossing guard in our district each Thursday morning.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers GREG ARP • Plano ISD • Plano Senior High School • Grades 11-12 Theatre Arts • 19-Year Teacher • This is what education is for me. Teaching students to strive for more and take control of their lives and to pay it forward. Teaching is paying it forward. SHW GROUP Presents History Makers RONNIE CANTU • Plano ISD • Forman Elementary School • Grade 5 Science • 8-Year Teacher • I ensure that my students are fully exposed to critical thinking, problem solving, communications, creativity and innovation. Through project- based learning, our classroom takes a dynamic approach to explore real-world engineering problems and challenges.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ASHLEY MOUNGER • Princeton ISD • Lacy Elementary School • Grade 5 American History/Math • 6-Year Teacher • I know our time is limited and our resources are dwindling. I know this, and still I teach. I teach to inspire students to reach higher every day. I teach to motivate my students to work to their potential. I teach because I make a difference every day.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers NICOLE POWELL • Princeton ISD • Princeton High School • Grades 9-10 Algebra/ Precalculus/Cheerleading • 6-Year Teacher • I know not every student loves math like I do and I love the challenge of teaching a subject that for many of my students is their least favorite. I take great pride in my ability to never give up on a student.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SUSAN HAMPTON • Prosper ISD • Folsom Elementary School • Grades K-4 Reading Specialist • 20-Year Teacher • Accomplishments come with rewards. Introducing powerful books to children is my greatest reward. I know I chose the right profession every time an excited child says, ‘Let me tell you about the book I just read!’ I sit down. It is time to listen…

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ALAN RICE • Prosper ISD • Prosper High School • Grades 9-12 Business/Marketing/Finance • 2-Year Teacher • You become a teacher because it is your gift; it is your calling. Teaching also is the most demanding job I have ever done. However, teaching is the most rewarding job I have ever had.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers AMANDA CHRISTIAN • Wylie ISD • Cox Elementary School • Grade 1 • 18-Year Teacher • It is important that amidst the buildings and curriculi that I remember the main focus of my profession…the building of characters, which will help make contributions in their respective fields and potentially create a better society.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KAREN JUROTICH • Wylie ISD • Burnett Junior High School • Grade 8 Math • 5-Year Teacher • My students have influenced the type of teacher I have become. I find myself blessed with patience and understanding for the students who need more time or additional help.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers • Cedar Hill ISD • Peak Preparatory (Uplift) • Coppell ISD • Richardson ISD • Dallas ISD • Summit International (Uplift) • DeSoto ISD • Sunnyvale ISD • Duncanville ISD • Universal Academy • Garland ISD • Williams Preparatory (Uplift) • Grand Prairie ISD • Winfree Academy Denton • Highland Park ISD • Winfree Academy Grapevine • Inspired Vision (Rylie) • Winfree Academy Irving • Irving ISD • Winfree Academy Lewisville • Lancaster ISD • Winfree Academy • North Hills Preparatory Richardson (Uplift) DALLAS COUNTY SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KIMBERLY JOHNSON

• Cedar Hill ISD • High Pointe Elementary School • Grade Pre-Kindergarten • 12-Year Teacher • The reward I get in teaching is the satisfaction in knowing that over the course of my career I will have had the opportunity to positively impact the lives of hundreds of students. I love the saying that ‘Teachers make every other career possible.’

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ASHLEY DUNCAN • Cedar Hill ISD • Cedar Hill Collegiate High School • Grade 10 Chemistry • 7-Year Teacher • My influences have inevitably taught me that I cannot rewind the past or stop the future. The way to figure out this inconsistent maze we call life is to find your purpose, press play, and live life.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SUSAN HALL • Coppell ISD • Mockingbird Elementary School • Grade 3 • 7-Year Teacher • ‘It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure.’ I know that slogan belongs to the Army, but I believe it perfectly describes my chosen profession. TEACHING! Teaching is full of adventures. Each August you welcome 20 or so total strangers. By June you say goodbye to those same children, each having left a permanent imprint on your heart.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CHARLIE PERRYMAN • Coppell ISD • New Tech High @ Coppell • Grade 10 World History/ Political Science • 3-Year Teacher • 21st Century education demands a seamless integration of service into the classroom, the school and the community. The classrooms of the future will play a critical role implementing learner-led service projects that empower children to effect change.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MESHONDA COLE • Dallas ISD • Kennedy-Curry Middle School • Grade 6 Math • 10-Year Teacher • My philosophy is that I can reach twice as many students if I share and work as a team with my school. Teaching is not a competition; it is about reaching students and creating a stronger, smarter generation.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CEDRIC JACOBSON • Dallas ISD • H. Grady Spruce High School • Grades 10-11 Chemistry/ Biology • 3-Year Teacher • We are trying to spread the word—my students are developing a science magic show to take to our feeder schools and make science more appealing to younger students. Meaningful achievement can be attained with the right work ethic and motivations, even at a school that was ranked among the lowest in the state just five years ago.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TIMOTHY MITCHELL • DeSoto ISD • Cockrell Hill Elementary School • Grade 5 • 3-Year Teacher • A teacher must be relentless. Relentlessness causes a teacher to fight for student success through learning disabilities, ADHD, defiance, low reading levels, physical imperfections, and bad behavior. Success is my goal.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SHARON SUTTON • DeSoto ISD • West Middle School • Grade 6 Math • 12-Year Teacher • My actions, my words, my persona affect so many. So I think when someone asks me why I am here, I will simply say because it is what brings out the best in me, my students, and, ultimately, the best in my profession.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JADA GORDON • Duncanville ISD • Smith Elementary School • Grades K-4 Special Education • 12-Year Teacher • I see myself in every student that I serve. Every child has the potential no matter their background. Children can be successful if given the tools and opportunity. I look past their exterior and attempt to engage their hearts first.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TYRON SHAW • Duncanville ISD • Duncanville High School • Grades 9-12 Vocal Music/Choral • 11-Year Teacher • I have found a career in perfect alignment with my passion and the knowing that this is what I am called to do seems almost miraculous. I know without a doubt that teaching is the foundation of all professions.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LaQUITA BRANTLEY • Garland ISD • South Garland High School • Grades 11-12 Cosmetology • 37-Year Teacher • When I reinforce appropriate student behavior, I find that it is effective in their practices. Students are taught they are expected to behave by the way a teacher organizes and manages their classroom.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ALLISON LOUISE DREWRY • Garland ISD • Nita Pearson Elementary • Grade 3 • 8-Year Teacher • When I was five I wanted to be Wonder Woman. I loved the read, white, and blue uniform. It reminded me of the American flag. The powers Wonder Woman possessed were amazing: the truth lasso, bulletproof bracelets, and a boomerang tiara. Come on! What could be cooler?

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ASHLEY LOGAN • Grand Prairie ISD • Fannin Middle School • Grade 8 English • 3-Year Teacher • I listen as they speak so that I can incorporate their interests and fears into our stories in class. Establishing trust and admiration allows me to place selections in front of them that will encourage them to read. They always want to know what I am reading because I always tell them that I only read good books.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BETSY BERKEBILE • Grand Prairie ISD • Hector P. Garcia Elementary • Grade 4 • 8-Year Teacher • What the outside world labels ‘at-risk,’ I believe are ‘risk- takers.’ Every day my students take risks. When most students spend their elementary years learning to read and write in one language, my student learn two.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BETSY BOGDOVITZ • Highland Park ISD • Armstrong Elementary School • Grade 2 • 9-Year Teacher • All teachers have to be life-long learners. I must model what a life-long learner looks like. That is, a teacher who seeks out learning opportunities and professional development. It is important to not just pull out what we did last year. What have we learned in the past year? What does the research tell us?

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JAY HARRIS • Highland Park ISD • Highland Park High School • Grade 9-12 Marketing/Criminal Justice/Athletic Trainer • 25-Year Teacher • I believe in the power of vulnerability. I try to relate everything that I teach to situations and events that are happening right now. I have also found that using myself in these real-life situations allows me to personalize what I am teaching.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ANNE CLARK • Irving ISD • A. S. Johnston Elementary • Grades K-5 Instructional Coach • 11-Year Teacher • I believe students succeed with me because we share our strengths and weaknesses. We build one another up through positive comments and clear and correct communication. Not only are students acknowledged for their successes, but also for their efforts in making those achievements occur.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers GARY L. SCHEPF • Irving ISD • Jack E. Singley Academy • Grades 9-12 CTE/Business Technology • 34-Year Teacher • I get to bring the world of work to my students by helping them understand how to transfer their classroom career skills into the workplace, while understanding how to be a teen in an adult world. I am more than a classroom teacher. I am their advisor, mentor, and sponsor.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers PHILIA STEWART • Lancaster ISD • Lancaster Elementary School • Grade 3 • 4-Year Teacher • I provide an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking and invites the sharing of ideas. I trust that every child has the potential to bring something distinctive or exceptional into this world.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MICAH TAYLOR • Lancaster ISD • Lancaster High School • Grades 9-12 English/AP English/Golf • 3-Year Teacher • Every day I try to teach my students more than just content. My class is a place where my students receive a steady transfer of knowledge about…family, children, cars, bills, love, friendship and everything else that can’t be taught by simply following a list of standards.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KATHRYN FISHER • Richardson ISD • Richardson High School • Grades 9-11 Calculus/AVID • 7-Year Teacher • I believe in modeling for students how they should study and I want to prepare them for college. Our ‘Starbucks Reviews’ have been a natural environment to encourage study groups. Students sit at the tables and help each other and then I am used as a last resource.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ASHLEY RICH • Richardson ISD • Moss Haven Elementary • Grades 5-6 ELA/Social Studies • 6-Year Teacher • How does a teacher quantify the impact that he or she makes on the school, the home environment, and in the lives of others? Enthusiasm, clarity, respect for all, and empathy are the essential qualities that I strive to embody.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers WILLIAM WEED • Rylie Family Faith Academies • Inspired Vision Middle School • Grade 6 Social Studies • 2-Year Teacher • I told my 6th graders not to go home and Google the Holocaust because it might have images that they should not see. The next day, I had students show up and complain about all the things that they learned on the internet about the Holocaust. All they need is the proper motivation to learn.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LAURA FITZGERALD • Sunnyvale ISD • Sunnyvale Middle School • Grade 8 English • 25-Year Teacher • Along the way, I found out that I was a teacher, enjoying every lesson I was able to impart to my students. That is my contribution to education—the students that felt unwanted, the kids I have saved from dangerous situations, the talks I’ve helped them have with their parents. Besides, isn’t that what teaching is all about? SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ASHLEY PEREIRA • Universal Academy Charter • Universal Academy • Grades 6-8 Social Studies • 3-Year Teacher • I love getting new ideas from my fellow teachers and helping them out with something that works for me. It is all about the students’ best interest and how we can help them reach their full potential.

UNIVERSAL ACADEMY SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ELIZABETH NIED • Uplift Education • North Hills Preparatory Primary • Grades EC-4 Librarian/Library Skills/Research Skills • 11-Year Teacher • The rewards of teaching are constant. I am grateful that I have a job that is fun, uplifting, challenging and enlightening. I find satisfaction in seeing my former students develop into responsible and caring adults.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ANGELA RUSSELL • Uplift Education • North Hills Preparatory Middle • Grade 6 Math • 12-Year Teacher • Students and families are aware that I will do whatever it takes to ensure full comprehension of the mathematical content. The rewards of teaching to me are observing the confidence in a child’s mathematical ability heighten completely from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LORI CROUCH • Uplift Education • Peak Preparatory Secondary • Grade 9 Geography • 1.5-Year Teacher • An administrator of mine is fond of saying that ‘Good teaching is good teaching.’ The more individual attention I can give each student and conform to the needs of each one, the better teacher I’ll be.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SARA SCHLEIMER • Uplift Education • Summit International Primary • Grade 2 • 3-Year Teacher • There is not one day that I do not look forward to gong to work or seeing my students. I’m not a saint. I do have a difficult time waking up in the mornings, but that’s only because I enjoy sleeping. Each day in the classroom is an opportunity to belly laugh, to question, to inspire, and set high standards.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers AUTUMN LAMPHIER • Uplift Education • Summit International Secondary • Grades 9 & 11 English • 2-Year Teacher • Teachers are often called the ‘world changers.’ What we do daily transforms, for better or worse, the students in our classrooms, in our schools, and the very future of humankind.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TAMMIE DAVIS • Uplift Education • Williams Preparatory Primary • Grade 3 • 18-Year Teacher • Children are the future and deserve an education that helps them relate to the content which they are learning. I believe in educating the whole child, which includes teaching academics, while embracing who he is, and encouraging a positive self image.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MARIA GUTIERREZ • Uplift Education • Williams Preparatory Secondary • Grade 9 Biology • 2-Year Teacher • I believe the greatest strength that I bring to the teaching profession is a renewed passion and energy. One of my unofficial mentor teachers has often stated that I remind her of the energy and spirit she had early in her career. My energy helps her to renew her own, ultimately benefiting the students.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers OTISHA HICKEY-GILREATH • Winfree Academy Charter District • Winfree Academy Denton • Grades 9-12 Special Education • 5-Year Teacher • Education is the great equalizer in our society. I try to ensure that my teaching style truly reflects my personal belief. I do not accept negative self-talk from them about what they cannot do. We set incremental goals so they can track their own progress. They begin to see that they are capable of so much more than they realized.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers WALT SHACKLETT • Winfree Academy Charter District • Winfree Academy Grapevine • Grades 9-12 Chemistry • 41-Year Teacher • I have found that if ‘baggage’ can be lightened, the student can start to learn. Having taught in a school for at-risk students for the last two years, I have seen the ‘baggage’ lifted…students do learn!

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KAREN COLLINS • Winfree Academy Charter District • Winfree Academy Irving • Grades 9-12 English • 13-Year Teacher • My greatest success story this school year was helping one of our night ELL students to finally pass his ELA TAKS test and graduate. His native country was South America. I spent hours helping this young man get ready to pass his ELA TAKS test and he did pass! Yes, and he also graduated!

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KIMBERLEY KING • Winfree Academy Charter District • Winfree Academy Lewisville • Grades 9-12 Science • 4-Year Teacher • I often try to find areas that my students are interested in and tie science to that area. For example, if a student loves cars, I show them an example of wild NASCAR wrecks and then show them how velocity and momentum are used to improve drivers’ safety.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MEGAN ENGLAND • Winfree Academy Charter District • Winfree Academy Richardson • Grades 9-12 Social Studies • 2-Year Teacher • I have a job that is hands down the greatest job ever. I get to serve others every day, be humbled every day, laugh every day and hang out with some of the best people and kids in the world every day.

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• Avalon ISD ELLIS • Ennis ISD COUNTY • Ferris ISD • Maypearl ISD • Milford ISD • Palmer ISD • Red Oak ISD • Waxahachie ISD

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers GINA TENNERY • Avalon ISD • Avalon School • Grade Kindergarten • 15-Year Teacher • The rewards that come with teaching are those intangibles that make this profession the best in the world. You know you’ve had an impact when you see a student’s face light up, when they have learned a new idea or concept or simply when they give you a hug and thank you for helping them. SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KARIN HODGES • Ennis ISD • Ennis Junior High School • Grades 7-8 Physical Education • 39-Year Teacher • I enjoy watching the kids come into 7th grade as little girls and leave as young ladies. I love the excitement in their eyes when they try something new for the first time and realize that they can be successful.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CARRIE LOWE • Ennis ISD • Stephen F. Austin Elementary • Grades K-3 Music • 17-Year Teacher • Music is a common language that reaches across boundaries to bring cultures together and creates a global understanding. I want to help children develop their potential through music by teaching them to believe in themselves as capable individuals.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LISA LOPEZ • Ferris ISD • Ferris High School • Grade 9 English • 18-Year Teacher • Always teach with honesty, integrity and compassion. Never stop learning. Always be open-minded and never be too proud or stubborn to admit that you don’t know something or that you were wrong. Rejoice in the little things and save them in your memory.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JODI VASQUEZ • Ferris ISD • Ferris Intermediate School • Grades 4-6 Librarian • 25-Year Teacher • Teaching is a profession that I believe is never truly mastered. Like our students, a superior instructor must continue to be a life-long learner and hone her skills daily in order to improve.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TONYA COLMAN • Maypearl ISD • Maypearl High School • Grade 9-12 Lego Robotics/ Health Sciences/Yearbook • 16-Year Teacher • Each day I make a difference! That difference may be for one child in a particular day or it may be for 100. I teach kids! No matter what the subject may be, my goal is to reach each child and bring out her unique abilities.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LIZ SCOTT • Maypearl ISD • Maypearl Middle School • Grade 6 English • 17-Year Teacher • I come to the school environment with an attitude of ‘can do’ each day. Perhaps I see myself as the person who points you to the person who can do something about your problem. Sometimes, I see myself as a shoulder to cry on. Other times, I’m the grip on reality we all need.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DELORIS HARRIS • Milford ISD • Milford School • Grade 5 • 8-Year Teacher • I believe the teacher must be an inspirational role model. It is amazing to see what students can accomplish when they know and sense that someone believes in them.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DAPHNE CHAMBLESS • Palmer ISD • Palmer Elementary School • Grade 1 • 14-Year Teacher • I am teacher! I live it, breathe it, and sleep it. It is a passion and a driving force in my life and it guides my thoughts and actions. I can’t remember a time that I didn’t want to be a teacher.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BRANDEE MORRIS • Red Oak ISD • D. T. Shields Elementary • Grade 4 • 5-Year Teacher • Right now my fourth graders are blogging! How exciting! I give my all each and every day. I lay it all on the line. I can’t afford not to. I might miss that one split-second chance to make a difference in the life of a student, parent, co-worker.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers STEPHANIE SMITH • Red Oak ISD • Red Oak High School • Grades 9-12 Special Education • 15-Year Teacher • I was presented with an amazing opportunity to incorporate an innovative approach to reaching special education students in their core classes. The Peer coaching program has truly brought a new hope to special education students and given a purpose to others.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DANIEL FIELDS • Waxahachie ISD • Waxahachie High School • Grade 12 English • 11-Year Teacher • I is important to remember why we became teachers in the first place: the kids. There is no telling what type of baggage they are carrying with them, and some of them don’t have anyone to help them with the load. Often times it is enough just to invest a few minutes and listen.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers D’ON HENSLEY • Waxahachie ISD • Shackelford Elementary School • Grade 5 • 34-Year Teacher • I know that all students can learn. Students don’t all learn the same way or at the same speed, but they can all learn. I use as many different teaching strategies as I can to make sure that all of my students are given the opportunity to learn the subject being taught.

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FANNIN COUNTY

• Bonham ISD • Sam Rayburn ISD • Savoy ISD SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SUSAN BACCUS • Bonham ISD • L. H. Rather Junior High • Grade 7 Reading • 32-Year Teacher • I truly believe that all my students can and will meet their goals before they leave my classroom because I am a strong advocate in using all teaching strategies to reach every student no matter what learning style he or she requires.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SUZANNE KENNEDY • Bonham ISD • Finley-Oates Elementary • Grade Kindergarten • 8-Year Teacher • Think about your dream school. Is it a place where students are a community of learners? Is it a place where students feel a sense of pride and ownership? Is it a place where there is passion for learning? I go to work each day to create this dream school for my students.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KATHRYN ROGERS • Sam Rayburn ISD • Sam Rayburn High School • Grades 9-12 English • 2-Year Teacher • My message to teachers across the nation would be to take pride in the teaching profession. We have much to be proud about. Take pride in the profession and in your emotional bank account you have received from this incredible career.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LAURIE VINEYARD • Sam Rayburn ISD • Sam Rayburn Elementary Grade Pre-Kindergarten • 12-Year Teacher • Even though I have wandered into the teaching field by chance, I have actually loved it and feel it is my calling. I work at a school that has taught me to give. I have learned to care. I may not have grown up wanting to be a teacher but I have grown so much by being a teacher.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers THERESA COOKE • Savoy ISD • Savoy Elementary School • Grades 5-6 • 18-Year Teacher • Sometimes I joke that I must have the label that says, ‘teacher’ on me. I can visit another city far away and kids can readily identify me as a teacher. I was at a water park and a complete stranger (kid) came up to me to ask for assistance. My sister teased me and said that it was my bathing suit with apples that gave me away.

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GRAYSON • Denison ISD • Gunter ISD COUNTY • Howe ISD • Sherman ISD • Tom Bean ISD • Van Alstyne ISD • Whitewright ISD SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BRIAN EAVES • Denison ISD • Denison High School • Grades 9-12 A/V Technology/ Photography/Journalism • 15-Year Teacher • When I think about my role in the classroom, I fully take stock in the theory that no child should be left behind. That means that I have not simply the responsibility but the opportunity to teach every kid that passes through the doors of my classroom.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SUSAN GASKIN • Denison ISD • Golden Rule Elementary • Grades K-5 Reading Specialist • 28-Year Teacher • I believe that keys to success in education are careful planning, patience and perseverance, congeniality, optimism and creativity. I have always said that I suffer from OCD, but my principal identifies those as Obsessive, Compulsive Determination.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TONYA WATSON • Gunter ISD • Gunter Elementary School • Grades K-4 Physical Education • 22-Year Teacher • I see all of the students in our school every day. I want them to be successful in the lesson every day, even if I have to change and modify the task for each student. My challenge is to get students fit and healthy while having fun so that they do not even realize how hard they are working.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JACKIE DAWSEY • Howe ISD • Howe Middle School • Grade 7 ELA • 20-Year Teacher • I went to over twelve public schools. I was blessed with a multitude of experiences that have helped me become the teacher I am today. No matter what state I lived in, I found that teachers are the type of people that give a tremendous amount of themselves to help children.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KENRIC DAVIES • Sherman ISD • Sherman High School • Grades 11 Physics • 2-Year Teacher • Knowledge is not about being shown that something is true, it is about experiencing it for yourself. To learn a science concept, a student must experience it before he can understand it.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers RAMON VAZQUEZ • Sherman ISD • Henry Sory Elementary School • Grade 1 Bilingual • 15-Year Teacher • When we guide students to apply their learning, we are preparing them to be problem solvers. We process people, not knowledge. Most of our students will probably have careers that have not been invented yet. If they know how to apply knowledge in different contexts, they will be able to thrive in that world of the future.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JULIE CUMMINGS • Tom Bean ISD • Tom Bean Middle School • Grades 6-8 English • 22-Year Teacher • We must make the most of the time we have today to work with children and to impress upon them the hope and belief we have in them. I am optimistic about the future because, as a teacher, I have helped shape it.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TRIVA GENTZLER • Van Alstyne ISD • Van Alstyne Elementary School • Grade 2 • 6-Year Teacher • Every young person that comes to a Texas public school is unique. The students come with unique ideas, learning styles, abilities, family backgrounds, and challenges. I feel it is my responsibility to train the students to use their uniqueness as an advantage in their education.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DONNA HOOD • Whitewright ISD • Whitewright Elementary School • Grade 1 • 24-Year Teacher • I think the most important thing I do to strengthen and improve the teaching profession is to remain positive and upbeat. I feel that keeping my enthusiasm and love for teaching and learning evident to my students keeps them learning throughout the year.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SANDY NEWMAN • Whitewright ISD • Whitewright High School • Grades 10-11 English • 33-Year Teacher • I have turned out multitudes of students who have an appreciation for the beauty of great literature, are better able to express themselves orally and in writing, and take responsibility for their achievements and failures and learn from both.

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HUNT • Boles ISD • Caddo Mills ISD COUNTY • Commerce ISD • Greenville ISD • Quinlan ISD SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TIFFANY CHRISTENSEN • Boles ISD • Boles Middle School • Grades 7-8 English • 2-Year Teacher • In college it was my desire to ‘make something of myself.’ It is only now that I realize that the best way to make something of ourselves is to make a difference in the lives of others.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KAREN JONES • Boles ISD • Boles Elementary School • Grade 1 • 18-Year Teacher • Even in 1st grade, a child knows what he wants and likes. It may just be finding the next Junie B. Jones book or it could be to be a teacher ‘just like you, Mrs. Jones,’ but encouragement to reach goals needs to start at an early age.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CRYSTAL GARCIA • Caddo Mills ISD • Caddo Mills High School • Grades 9-12 Special Education • 4-Year Teacher • I am a firm believer in the power of education. No matter where a person comes from or how much money her family makes, she can choose the type of life she wants to live with education.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LESLIE PATTERSON • Caddo Mills ISD • Griffis Elementary School • Grades 2-5 Pull-Out; Dyslexia Intervention • 8-Year Teacher • I believe teaching is the best and most influential profession there is. I have the opportunity to help open the door for students to achieve their best now and to help them believe they can achieve in their future as well.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BEVERLY GALYEAN • Commerce ISD • Williams Elementary School • Grades 3-5 Special Education • 25-Year Teacher • Teaching is a customer service profession. My accomplishment has been to watch my students grow, succeed, and reach out to the community as leaders. America can be proud because my students have been endearing and have taught me so much.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers GLENDA HENDERSON • Commerce ISD • Commerce High School • Grades 9-12 CTE • 15-Year Teacher • I believe you must first capture the heart of a child and then everything else needed for his success will fall into place. Someone telling students that they are important and they can succeed at whatever they dream helps to produce a positive attitude and an attitude of excellence.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SHANNON STEWART • Greenville ISD • Crockett Elementary School • Grade Kindergarten • 3-Year Teacher • I am a person who likes rules, boundaries, and a strict, constant routine. I feel that kids thrive with these three things because they know when they walk in the door what is expected of them and how they need to perform and behave that day. Teachers are the ones that set the tone of the classroom.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers VICKI VANDIVER • Greenville ISD • Greenville Middle School • Grade 7 English/PreAP English • 38-Year Teacher • Teaching is something a person must truly feel compelled to do. I put my complete heart and soul into teaching. The process of molding and shaping young people’s minds and futures is something I take seriously.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JENNIFER HOGAN • Quinlan ISD • D. C. Cannon Elementary • Grades 1-2 Reading Intervention • 15-Year Teacher • My entire career has been devoted to teaching children in poverty stricken areas. I believe that I have been part of something magical. I am able to go to sleep each night knowing that I have helped make the life of a child better that day.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers ANGELA VAUGHAN • Quinlan ISD • Thompson Middle School • Grades 6-8 Dyslexia • 5-Year Teacher • Working with my sister and my son not only sparked my interest in teaching, it fueled my desire to work with students who have learning difficulties. It is more than a job; it is my calling. My students inspire me to be the best teacher possible.

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KAUFMAN • Crandall ISD • Forney ISD COUNTY • Kaufman ISD • Kemp ISD • Mabank ISD • Scurry-Rosser ISD • Terrell ISD SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MELISSA GARDNER • Crandall ISD • Barbara Walker Elementary • Grade Kindergarten • 9.5-Year Teacher • I believe that a great teacher is self-motivated. I think that having high expectations for yourself should motivate you to be the best teacher you can be. It is my responsibility and honor to lay a solid educational foundation for my five- and six- year-old students.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KELLI SATTERWHITE • Crandall ISD • Crandall Middle School • Grades 7-8 Art • 2-Year Teacher • My heart and soul is in my teaching. I love what I get to do everyday for 10 months out of the year. I’m sad when the last day comes but I know that August brings a new adventure and I’m always so excited to see what students God brings me in the new year.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SONIA EUDY • Forney ISD • Brown Middle School • Grade 8 Science • 11-Year Teacher • Education is not only about facts and figures, it is the basis for understanding how to function in today’s society. As educators, we must have a teaching strategy that guides the delivery of the course content and specific tactics that can be used to achieve success.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers JENNY JOHNSON • Forney ISD • Rhea Elementary School • Grade 5 • 13-Year Teacher • I’m a teacher. I do what I expect teachers to do, teach and attempt to inspire people to be better than what they are at any given moment in time. The more I teach, the more I know there is to learn.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KORI ACEVEDO • Kaufman ISD • Helen Edwards Early Childhood Center • Grade Kindergarten • 6-Year Teacher • My vision is to teach and support students, so that they will soar as Superkids in school and in life! I believe you should have fun and your kids should have fun. I believe you should love your students and tell them that every day.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KERRY GALLAGHER • Kaufman ISD • Active Learning Center/Options High School • Grades 9-12 Chemistry • 8-Year Teacher • We, as teachers, are working in a very exciting time in education. I believe that teachers must adopt very quickly the role of facilitator rather than teacher. Guided learning strategies must dictate our lesson plans that encourage students to think independently and creatively.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers TROY HAWKINS • Kemp ISD • Kemp Intermediate School • Grades 3-5 Music • 11-Year Teacher • I want my lessons to be fun, interactive, and relevant. I want my students to know that they can take the information given, experiment, and make it their own. I want them to know that whatever they learn can be adapted to every aspect of their lives.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BRENDA STRINGER • Kemp ISD • Kemp Junior High School • Grades 7-8 Math • 5-Year Teacher • The only place I ever wanted to teach was Kemp. Never in my life have I worked so hard! I have always had respect for teachers, but my respect has only grown over the past five years.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers SANDY CHASTEEN • Mabank ISD • Lakeview Elementary School • Grade 4 • 14-Year Teacher • I have hatched eggs, collected caterpillars and observed the metamorphic process, planted seeds, grown bean sprouts, made clouds and collected soil samples. I am very excited to be part of a team to open up this outdoor ‘lab’ and make these types of lessons accessible to all of our teachers and students.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DON BERLINER • Scurry-Rosser ISD • Scurry-Rosser High School • Grades 9-12 Business • 1-Year Teacher • I showed students I was involved by attending many sporting events and making sure students were recognized for their awards and accomplishments on our school web-site. I made sure I spent time with any student interested in joining the military by talking about what to expect.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CANDY NELSON • Scurry-Rosser ISD • Scurry-Rosser Middle School • Grade 5 Math • 4-Year Teacher • I enjoy encouraging the beauty of imagination. I love to challenge young minds into the gates of creativity. I am a firm believer that true, authentic learning experiences can be measured by the amount of fun one is having. I thrive on the excitement of my students.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers PATRECE OZMENT • Terrell ISD • Burnett Elementary School • Grade Kindergarten • 5-Year Teacher • I firmly believe that schools and parents need to have more of a partnership in helping educate children. I don’t just have a relationship with my students. Getting their parents on my side is crucial and it shows the Terrell ISD students and their families that I Terrell Independent School District truly do care about them, their education, and their successes in life.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers GEORGE PARRISH • Terrell ISD • Terrell High School • Grades 6-12 CTE/Building Maintenance • 11-Year Teacher • I come from industry and bring a strong knowledge of the real work world in order to instill professional goals in my students. I know more than just how to teach. I know how Terrell ISD to get things done. I teach by Terrell Independent School District doing.

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ROCKWALL COUNTY

• Rockwall ISD • Royse City ISD SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CODY HAYES • Rockwall ISD • Rockwall High School • Grades 9-12 Culinary Arts • 3-Year Teacher • I may wear a fuzzy turkey leg hat as I teach my students about the causes and dangers of salmonella. And I may play the part of the irate customer all too well when teaching about customer interaction, but it motivates my students to learn and have fun while doing it.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers AUTUMN QUINTON • Rockwall ISD • Reinhardt Elementary School • Grade Kindergarten • 12-Year Teacher • Last year I helped launch ‘Reinhardt Reaches Out,’ a program which encouraged teachers to develop lessons and activities that help people in our neighborhood. I will work to ensure the program can continue and grow so Reinhardt students understand the importance of being part of a community.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers DAWN JORDAN • Royse City ISD • Ruth Cherry Intermediate • Grade 5 • 14-Year Teacher • I had a principal tell me, ‘Dawn, you can’t save them all.’ I looked at her and told her, ‘I will never stop trying.’ Helping students to feel valued and to be successful and filling them with positive thoughts of themselves is not only my greatest contribution to education but also to our society.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers KATHY SMITH • Royse City ISD • Royse City High School • Grades 9-12 Business • 20-Year Teacher • A teacher must have the following qualifications: feel a calling to the profession, love for her subject, able to manage young people, have a caring spirit and realize that the rewards from teaching cannot be measured monetarily.

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VAN ZANDT COUNTY

• Canton ISD • Wills Point ISD SHW GROUP Presents History Makers BRENDA SHARPE • Canton ISD • Canton Elementary & Middle Schools • Grades K-5 Music • 9-Year Teacher • I love kids! I love to have fun with them. I love watching them create, explore, play, and enjoy whatever they are doing. I love to see what they can accomplish and watch their gradual, or maybe even exponential, improvement.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers LAHRI GENTRY • Wills Point ISD • Earnest O. Woods Elementary • Grade 4 • 22-Year Teacher • I want to teach the whole child. This is the rewarding part for me. It is my goal to help students become outstanding people. Most importantly…my kids know I love them.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers MELODY VEST • Wills Point ISD • Wills Point High School • Grades 9-12 Communications • 5-Year Teacher • I teach mainly public speaking and believe that as many hands- on experiences one can have while learning, the better off he or she will be. Every student who has had the ‘unique’ responsibility to cross the threshold of my classroom will tell you that I am an acquired taste…and I am okay with that.

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers 2013 Region 10 Elementary Teacher of the Year SHW GROUP Presents History Makers RONNIE CANTU Plano ISD Forman Elementary School

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers 2013 Region 10 Secondary Teacher of the Year SHW GROUP Presents History Makers CODY HAYES

Rockwall ISD Rockwall High School

SHW GROUP Presents History Makers Congratulations to All Teachers of the Year! You are all HistoryMakers!