I have a son named Preston, up until last year we were told that Preston has asbergers syndrome. Things with Preston have been challenging. He was going to a daycare center for over a year that abused him. So that on top of the illness that we though he had made going to school a […]
Dear Teacher Feature panel, To quote Kathy Davis, “I need your eyes, ears and hearts, please.” This is how Kathy Davis respectfully gets the attention of her students at Centerville Elementary. Kathy Davis is one of the most inspirational teachers with whom I have ever been associated. Her students adore her, excel in her class […]
KSL, I heard on the radio today, that we can send in a teacher who has made a difference in this world for children. My daughters teacher this year, is the best that we have ever had. My daughter has grown in every area, due to how creative and positive this teacher is. Her name […]
On the afternoon before he started his first teaching job, my husband Steve, called me frantic telling me there was something really important for his classroom that he needed me to go to the novelty store and find. What was this desperately needed classroom supply? A rubber chicken and some fake black fur. When I […]
Mrs. Sanders has got to be one of the best and most patient teachers in utah. My son is in her 2nd grade class and is way behind the curve on reading and writing. When the school year started Nicholas could not read any better than he could when he left kindergarten. is first grade […]
We would like to nominate Mr. Kevin Cox, Principal of Lehi Jr. High for “Teacher Feature”. He is not a traditional teacher in the Jr. High, but has taught our son valuable life lessons by his kindness and caring ways. Mr. Cox has been the principal of Lehi Jr. High for all three of our […]
To Whom It Concerns: I would like to nominate a teacher for, the teacher feature program. I’ve been going to do this for a long time. I’ve been putting it off. In the year 1970 I started at Springville High School. I was one of the oldest students in my class, so I got to […]
I hear people every day saying Mrs. Bullough is the best teacher they have ever met. She has been a dear friend in the past but this year became the best teacher and hero to us and our daughter. Last year our daughter had some very unfortunate events happen to her in her 3rd grade […]
11 years ago we discovered our son Davis was deaf in his right ear. He was painfully shy and lacked confidence in school and with his peers because he couldn’t often understand what was said around him, and unfortunately was teased for this. In first grade, some adults assumed he was less intelligent, but Mrs. […]
Dear KSL Teacher Feature, Mrs. Smith is my son Taggart’s, 6th grade teacher. At the beginning of the year we were somewhat apprehensive because she had never taught elementary school before. She came to Sam Morgan Elementary after teaching English at Weber State University and Bountiful Hight School. Everyone know there is a WORLD of […]
Dear KSL, Valerie teaches in the “Title One” reading program at Copper View Grade School. She has been helping the children to read for a number of years there. She is looked up to by her colleagues and respected at school because she shows that she really cares about the children and goes the extra […]
It is with greatest pleasure that I nominate Jan Moncour, a wonderful teacher and friend, for consideration on the KSL Newsradio Teacher Feature. Jan has been a devoted teacher for 26 years and a member of the Business Department at Brighton High School for the past 20 years. She is known as an innovative and […]
Jordan School District Administration, We would like to take some time and tell you about an exceptional teacher, Mr. Mike Kelly. Our contact with Mr. Kelly goes back a few years, but over the past year Mr. Kelly has went above and beyond what any parent could want for their child in a teacher. Our […]
Dear KSL Teacher Feature: I am writing to let you know the circxumstances of the accompanying letters. On Tuesday morning as I was driving my son Sam to school, we heard the Teacher Feature on the radio. When my son got out of the car, he said he would like his teacher to be honored […]
We know it’s not even possible to list all the credentials and accomplishments of our teacher and percussion instructor Mr. Mike Huestis. He is an incredibly talented and gifted man. He is the assistant director of bands at American Fork Junior High and American Fork High School, where he shares his love and passion for […]
Ms. Robin McConkie Since you are leaving Peruvian Park after this year, my classmates and I would like you to know how we feel about you…..so here it goes… Robin McConkie, you are the most phenomenal teacher ever. We have had lots of great teachers at Peruvian Park, but you, our 6th grade teacher, are […]
Dear Mrs. McClure, At the risk of sounding like a Hallmark Hall of Fame commercial, here goes: KSL Teacher Feature Nomination April 30th 2008 It is rare that a teacher makes a long-term difference I the life of her students. Many teachers are forgotten after the grade is given and the child moves on to […]
We would like to nominate Paula Ashcraft from East Midvale Elementary for the KSL Teacher Feature. On the wall of her office she has a sign that reads: “To the world you may only be one person, but to one person you may be the world”. This is how Paula lives. Everyone that comes into […]
Dear Selection Committee, Mrs. Menlove always taught us with love and compassion. My name is Shalee Hiskey, and I’m in 8th grade. I’m writing this about a teacher I had in kindergarten. She is still teaching and she is amazing! Her name is Mrs. Menlove! Actually, her full name is Darlynn Menlove. But when I […]
There I was, looking for where I was supposed to sit while talking with my friends. “There it is.” I said, and so I sat down. Inside of me I was very nervous, and I didn’t know what she would be like. Would she be nice? Would she be mean? All the older kids said […]
This is a different kind of nomination for a different kind of teacher challenge: reengaging high-school seniors who, in their minds and hearts, have “checked out” of the school system. Daryl Hunt’s senior class, surprisingly well known in Salt Lake as simply “Daryl’s class,” is located in a small prefab building in a school parking […]
This is my last year at USU. Cindy has done so much for me as a singer and as an individual; I look up to her so much. She is my voice teacher and the head of the voice department here at USU. She is only required to teach ten students, but each semester she […]
Mrs. Ruth Ann Hess is a math teacher at Fremont High School. She was my pre-calculus teacher when I was a sophomore. At the beginning of the third quarter that year I was diagnosed with leukemia and was unable to attend school. Mrs. Hess worked with me to help me finish the math class. When […]
I am very pleased to nominate Joni Willis for your Teacher Feature award. There are many excellent teachers in our schools; however, I believe that it takes a very extraordinary person to be a special education teacher. Mrs. Willis is a special education teacher who taught my son at both Meadow Moor Elementary and Upland […]
