Teacher Tribute Wall

“Ms. Sun has been battling cancer for a number of years and has shown up every day to teach. She has shown incredible patience and love towards her students. Sadly she will be leaving at the end of the year, and she deserves to be recognized for her genuine dedication to our children.” -Caryn Ziegler

“Ms. Jensen is the best of the best. She advocates for her students tirelessly and pours her heart and soul into what she does. She is constantly spending her own money to purchase things for her students and she’s very thorough at her job.” -Jennifer Egan

“He is kind, patient, respectful and understanding to all of his students, AND their parents. He really is the embodiment of a perfect teacher, and what the world needs more of. He cares for each student, and each students success! I wish that I had had a teacher like him growing up, it would have […]

“This teacher goes above and beyond NOT ONLY to make sure I know about the bad that sometimes comes with having an active little boy, but she ALSO emails me to celebrate the GOOD days! She makes me want to be a better mom and it truly helps to have such awesome parent/teacher communication.” -Nicole […]

“He is always on the level of each student! He is incredible.” -Lola Elder “Joshua Briggs is an outstanding history teacher at Riverton high school. He prides himself in spending one on one time with his students to check in with them socially, physically, and leads the kindness crew! (The kindness crew does kind acts […]

“Joshua Briggs is an outstanding history teacher at Riverton high school. He prides himself in spending one on one time with his students to check in with them socially, physically, and leads the kindness crew! (The kindness crew does kind acts of service for groups or individuals in the school. )He has been teaching for […]

“Mrs Hansen has been the most patient and kind teacher I’ve ever met. She is kind and helpful and handles stressful/ chaotic classroom dynamics like a true champ. My daughter has gone from begrudgingly reading small beginner books to chapter books well above her grade level without being asked, in her head, in only half […]

Updated nomination: February 2023 “Mrs. Truscott is a reading teacher who puts in countless hours to help her students improve their reading ability. She works primarily with students who are below reading level and with students whose native language in not English. Her goal is to get each of her students reading on grade level […]

“She is such an amazing teacher. She relates to the kids and really gets to know them. She makes sure each child feels important and special. She is always available for the kid’s questions outside of school via the ClassDojo app. She takes interest in their extra curricular activities and tries to attend some of […]

Update: February 2023 “Kay Beck is an angel. That’s the best word I can think of to describe her. An angel to her students and an angel to their parents. Kay is the teacher of a life skills class where she takes children that have various challenges and rather than focusing on what they can’t […]

“Lynzi, Miss Rojas, taught my daughter her 1st grade year which was the infamous 2020 shutdown year. During the shutdown she made learning so fun and found ways to keep the kids engaged in their learning. She made the cutest videos and helped them stay connected to their friends with weekly classroom chats on zoom. […]

“Mr. Smith is an excellent math teacher. He is skilled at instilling confidence in students who feel that math will always be “too hard” for them. Under his individual care and concern, my students were able to grasp difficult concepts and find a new appreciation for math. With his humor, Icy Man comics, and sudden […]