I would like to nominate Mr. Glassford for the Teacher Feature award. He has been a Biology teacher at Lakeridge Junior High for 19 years. All my four children have had him as their teacher – my youngest has him now. He is an amazing and dedicated teacher. He arrives every day at 7 AM […]
Mrs. Handy is a kindergarten teacher at Morningside Elementary in Granite School District. Although her title is teacher, she is also a master cheerleader and magician. Students best learn when they feel encouraged and successful. Mrs. Handy is a great cheerleader with her students! She works with students with many varying abilities, strengths and needs, […]
It is with great pleasure and admiration that I nominate Mr. Robert Stevens of Highland High School for your local Teacher Feature on KSL Radio. Mr. Stevens is the beloved woodshop teacher at Highland High School and has consistently gone above and beyond his inherent gifts as a teacher in several ways. At the individual […]
Tabitha has gone above and beyond the last 2 years at Noah Webster Academy. She teaches special education and has made a difference in hundreds of students lives. She created a character education program and basic social skills are taught in every class now. Last year she was very concerned about struggling scholars (not just […]
I would like to nominate Dyan Stewart from Bountiful Junior High School. My son has Aspergers and severe ADHD. Every year I have to meet with the teachers and explain his problems, his limitations and his weaknesses. It is a very humbling experience. Most teachers are pretty good to work with while some seem so […]
Miss Green is an exemplary teacher with an extraordinary ability to reach each student in her class! I have seen her do some amazing things over the years, but this year she has been even more exceptional. This year she has a special-needs student who has been repeatedly hospitalized due to a severe seizure disorder. […]
I proudly nominate Ogden High School teacher Roger Snow for a KSL/Zion’s Bank Teacher Feature Award. Mr. Snow teaches basic drafting, computer aided drafting, principles of engineering, civil engineering and architecture, and aerospace engineering. Since his first day of kindergarten, our youngest son Craig has never cared much for school. That attitude didn’t really much […]
Our son just went into 2nd grade this year. He is a very high energy little man. He has always been very confident, happy, and outgoing. After school started this year he has really changed. He has become much less confident and happy. This was really concerning us so we spoke with Mrs. McLean and […]
Dorothy Foy is an unsung hero at Rosecrest Elementary! My son had her for 1st grade 5 years ago, and at the beginning of the year I was excited to find out why parents oohed and aahed about her as a teacher. It didn’t take long before I saw why. Children love her! Each child […]
To Whom It May Concern: My name is Andrew Glover, and I attend Mountain View High School. I will be a junior this coming year. I am writing in regards to the woodshop teacher we have at MVHS, Mr. David Haight. I had a small history of woodworking with my dad and grandpa, but was […]
A few weeks ago my wife and I sat in the little theater at Spanish Fork High School enjoying the beautiful music performed by the high school orchestras, of which our youngest son is a part. The experience caused me to reflect upon the progress of the orchestra program in Spanish Fork during the time […]
Dear KSL Teacher Feature Panel of Judges: I am grateful for the opportunity I have been given to write this letter of recommendation for Mrs. Melanie Oviatt. She is a “one-in-a-million” teacher who has been a glowing light within the walls of Manila Elementary School. Our school has many good teachers who work very hard […]
Dr. Shannon Roberts (Dr. R) is the band teacher at Woods Cross High School. I have heard it said that Woods Cross has one of the best music programs in the state. Not only does he teach students about music, he teaches them about life. He often spends time in class talking to the students […]
We would like to Nominate Mr. David Davis, Tennis Coach and English Honors Teacher for Bingham High School. Mr. Davis has taught and coached three of our children. We have got to know Coach Davis as the Bingham Tennis Coach when our daughters played tennis for him. He has made a huge difference in our […]
It is with great pleasure that I write you today to tell you about a very special teacher. I will share with you one of my own personal experiences which also represents the many lives Mrs. Ogilvie has touch and influenced over the years as a first grade teacher. My daughter had Mrs. Ogilvie when […]
Ms. Newton really deserves to be featured in the KSL Teacher Feature. Being a new teacher at our school in 2005 I was a little nervous , we had never had a first year teacher before. My oldest son (Chayden), was enrolled in Ms. Newtons class. I was initially impressed with her and I felt […]
This is a somewhat different nomination received for Teacher Feature, however the influence of this teacher is not only touching the students she is teaching, but the blossoming young teachers who will continue her legacy. With some trepidation our daughter started her student teaching assignment in January of this year. She was nervous about this […]
When Garret Bardsley was lost he was going to be a student at Spanish Fork Middle School(changed to Diamond Fork Junior High). His parents wanted to build a school in a South American country in his name and so Spanish Fork Middle School wanted to help. Mr. Buck, an English teacher, took on the project. […]
Mr. Walter Lewis is a fantastic math teacher at Oquirrh Hills Middle School. He mades learning math fun and interesting for all students. Math comes alive in his classroom. Mr. Lewis incorporates technology, cooperative learning, exploration, and making real world connections into his classroom. He applies for grants to further help the students and staff […]
Mr. Flox is a teacher that IS a TEACHER. He is not teaching for the paycheck or the accolades. He is not seeking out awards or recognition – he just thrills in seeing the light go on in a child’s eyes when they understand a concept or express an idea. He fosters a comfortable learning […]
Teacher Feature, Miss Shanae Richardson is the Reading Specialist at Jackling Elementary School in Granite District. As Reading Specialist, she works with children in the early grades, kindergarten through third grades struggling with their reading skills. Miss Richardson is loved by many of the parents, her students, and her fellow teachers. Her great kindness, her […]
Please help our family honor an exceptional teacher, Mrs. Julie Arnold, who saved our son and brother’s life, literally. Jarom Mercer, a student at Valley View Elementary, rushed out of the lunch room and didn’t take the time to finish chewing his lunch. After having trouble swallowing the food, he went in the restroom to […]
Debbie Bird has taught for many years as a Kindergarten teacher at Northlake Elementary. This is her first year as a literacy coach. She has infused excitement into our school with her contagious enthusiasm for life. She doesn’t go anywhere without a smile on her face. All of the students know her and respect her. […]
Dear KSL Radio, Please honor Renate Brunsvik, ESL (English as a second language) teacher at Lincoln Elementary School as an outstanding educator in Utah. She truly is an angel to the over 100 immigrant and refugee students at our school. We are a welcoming school for the world it seems, as many people new to […]
