Ms. Frye made a huge impact on my daughter in her class last year. My daughter has a very active and sometimes misunderstood personality. Ms. Frye recognized the potential my daughter had for good immediately. She harnessed the energy and the love for people that my daughter has and used it to benefit the whole […]
I want to nominate Tracy Hansen for Teacher Feature. She is an awesome teacher. I don’t think she gets recognized that much because she works at the Alternative High School. All my life I have heard people tell her “when are you going to get a real job?” or “How can you deal with those […]
Mrs. Karen Brown is a fun, happy, “go-getter” who actively stays “fit” so she can entice her students to try to “out run” her in their races. She is remarkable, patient, and encouraging. She has a class with a wide variety of challenges and seems to be able to adjust the educational needs of the […]
Teacher Feature, I would like to highly recommend Christine Spencer for the KSL Teacher Feature Award. She was my daughter’s 6th grade teacher at Heritage Elementary. My children have always had good teachers, but Christine is one of the most outstanding teachers I’ve ever met. My daughter is extremely shy and has been in a […]
My name is Judy Hawkins. I am the parent of a disabled child, Peter Hawkins 20 yrs. old, that is currently in his 2nd year of the STEPS program at Vista Education Campus in Farmington, UT. I am writing to you in hopes that you will help me show my appreciation for one of his […]
I know that there are lots of great teachers teaching in our schools, and I am grateful. However, Mrs. Trish Morrison is by far the best teacher I have ever encountered! I have 4 children and can honestly say that between elementary, middle and high school, she is hands down the best! Mrs. Morrison has […]
Mr. Ewell does an amazing job of teaching a love of learning as well as inspiring his students to learn more about the world around them. He challenged his students to memorize the Gettysburg Address this year in honor of the 150 year anniversary. My son, Quin, excitedly spent weeks studying it and practicing it. […]
There are so many heroes in the world today. Heroes that come across as ordinary, everyday people. And many of those heroes carry the humble title of ‘teacher’. Nearly seven years ago, I was taught math by one of these heroes. His name was Mr. Bryan Crowther. Since as far back as I can remember […]
Ms Anderson has been a Savior for our son. He has been bullied for 2 years in his previous school. As a result we moved him to High Mark Charter School. His 6th grade teacher, Ms. Anderson has taken the time to get to know our son and to help his get his self worth […]
My son struggled with organization and deadlines all through junior high. When he began his sophomore year at Lone Peak High School, the rigors of demanding classes and extra-curricular activities completely overwhelmed him. He was falling behind in classwork and struggled to meet his obligations, especially in band class. Feeling desperate and defeated, he approached […]
Craig Knight is the most deserving person I know. He has done things that no other teacher I have ever had would do. He’s not afraid to do things that are “outside the box”, and get his students involved in things that are unexpected. He has done a lot of unique things for me and […]
Mrs. Pfister is all about family – the students in her class become family by being there every day for one another. After my daughter was diagnosed with a very loud vocal tic she took the motto ‘we are family’ to heart. My daughter was worried about being in school because it can be disruptive […]
Ms. Gowans is a science teacher at the Granite Technical Institute. My son has worked with her for three years. Ms. Gowans is a great teacher; she helps the kids explore their interests in animal and plant science. When my son decided to raise turkeys she encouraged him and made a couple house calls to […]
I have a grandson who is in the 4th grade, Chance Reay, that I take care of who goes to Freedom with three other grandchildren who live with me. Chance has been expelled from five schools since he started kindergarten for behavior problems. His parents have not been together for several years, his mother has […]
I would like to nominate Mr. Fuller for the KSL Teacher Feature Award. Mr. Fuller came to Morgan High School during the 2012-2013 school year. He jumped right in and quickly became the favorite teacher among all the students. He was hired as a CTE teacher which includes: desk top publishing, graphic design, web page […]
Mrs. Heather Bond is a first grade teacher at Orchard Hills Elementary School in Santaquin, Utah. In my opinion, Mrs. Bond is very deserving of this recognition for many reasons. She has a gift for making her classroom a real community. Recently my daughter, Sabrina, was telling me about a boy in her class who […]
How can I even put into words the influence that teachers have had upon my life? From Mrs. Bond in first grade, teaching me to love reading, to Mrs. Carlson in eighth that taught me math really isn’t so bad. The educators I have had in my past have helped to shape the person I […]
I would like to nominate Suzette for this award. She is a 5th grade teacher at Fremont Elementary and through her work with the living classroom; she has introduced her students to learning math, science, art and communication through their love of animals. Suzette started the Living Classroom a couple of years ago by taking […]
Mrs. Stone, is an amazing teacher, she strides to make each of her students do the best they can. She is always encouraging the students to do their best. And is always willing to help them improve. Mrs. Stone, has made huge improvements with my daughter, she was below grade leave before going into the […]
Master Martin, who is currently an 8th degree black belt teacher in Taekwondo, is a volunteer Taekwondo teacher at my daughter’s school. He has been teaching one-hour Taekwondo class at school gym free of charge for the past several years on Monday and Wednesday mornings before class begins. When my daughter, who is in third […]
I am a 7th grader at Elk Ridge Middle School, and I absolutely love Miss Johnson. In years past I have absolutely hated math. I always ended up doing okay, but the thought of going to math class put a pit in the bottom of my stomach. I would come home crying in worry about […]
I am nominating a person who is a hero in my eyes. Robert “Bob” Nelson is a speech teacher for the Davis School District and works with the deaf and hard of hearing children. He came into my daughter Katie’s life when she transferred from the Utah School of the Deaf and Blind to her […]
I would like to nominate Sydney Thomas from the junior high building in Syracuse arts academy. She is one of those teachers that the world is starting to miss. She teaches history like no one else. All the other history teachers I’ve had just gave us the textbook and a worksheet. Mrs. Thomas tells us […]
Dear KSL, During the last 7 years (including kindergarten) I have been going to Monte Vista Elementary School. I would like to nominate Jackie Kegel, for your Teacher Feature award. She teaches 3rd grade. While you read this you will read about why I like her, fun things she did with us, and she still […]
