Teachers make lasting impressions on their students daily. These dedicated professionals go above and beyond to make sure their students receive the best education possible. For the seventh year, the Ƶ is honoring local teachers in the community. This reader-submission …
As the end of the 2023-24 school year comes to a close, teachers once again juggled it all while keeping students on track academically. It has never been more important to honor the hard work of the region’s teachers and their innovative approaches to enriching students’ minds whether throu…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. May’s winner is Sandra Spearman, a first-grade teacher at Dr. Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School in East St. Louis School District 18…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. April’s winner is Dr. Tasha Jordan, an 8th grade science teacher at Ferguson Middle School in the Ferguson Florissant School District. D…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. March’s winner is Brenda Saye, a job training teacher at Ackerman School in the Special School District of St. Louis County. Mrs. Saye r…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. February’s winner is Stephen Culp, a social studies teacher at Hancock Place Middle School in the Hancock Place School District. Mr. Cul…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. January’s winner is Brittney Reynolds Turmon, an elementary school teacher at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence in East St. Louis Sch…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. December’s winner is Edrin Chen, a Chinese language teacher at Kirkwood High School in the Kirkwood school district. Ms. Chen received a…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. November’s winner is Carly Cochran, a first grade teacher at STIX Early Childhood Center in the St. Louis Public School district. Ms. Co…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. October’s winner is Megan Merritt, an English Language elementary school teacher at Iveland Elementary School in the Ritenour School Dis…
Each month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. September’s winner is Lauren Hollis, a kindergarten teacher at Earl Nance Elementary in the Saint Louis Public Schools system. Hollis re…
Teachers make lasting impressions on their students daily. These dedicated professionals go above and beyond to make sure their students receive the best education possible. For the sixth year, the Ƶ is honoring local teachers in the community. This reader-submission ca…
As the 2022-23 school year comes to a close, teachers once again juggled it all while keeping students on track academically. It has never been more important to honor the hard work of the region’s teachers and their innovative approaches to enriching students’ minds whether through humor, i…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. May’s winner is Heather Asperger, a fifth grade social studies and English language arts teacher at Dorris Intermediate School in the C…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. April’s winner is Dr. Judith Anderson, a high school chemistry and physics teacher at Ursuline Academy. Dr. Anderson received a $250 gi…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. March’s winner is Jeffrey Dean, a ninth and 10th grade English II teacher at Hazelwood East High School in the Hazelwood School Distric…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. February’s winner is Susan Heidorn, a seventh grade math teacher at Ferguson Middle School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. …
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the St. Louis region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. January’s winner is Sarah Corzine, a second grade teacher at Wilson First and Second Education Center in the Granite City Community Uni…
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the Metro East region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. This month’s winner is David Bassett, a former kindergarten teacher and Academic Instructional Coach (AIC) at Gorge Washington Carver …
Every month, the community nominates their favorite teachers and educators from the Metro East region to be the Ƶ Teacher of the Month. This month’s winner is Gabrielle Hines, a freshmen-level English teacher at Northwest High School. Her nomination came from current st…
It started with a swim team and ended with an “a-ha” moment in college for Wentzville Liberty High School special education teacher Taylor Whitmore. She first discovered her passion for working with children the summer after high school while coaching a summer league swim team. The “a-ha” mo…
For art teacher Theresa Hopkins, encouraging students to find their passion has been the mantra of her teaching career that has spanned 25 years. She started with St. Louis Public Schools, and after eight years, moved to Washington Elementary in Normandy.
Susan Biffignani, a fourth grade teacher in the Valley Park School District, is the Ƶ Teacher of the Month Readers' Choice winner.
Catherine Hund, an art teacher at Mullanphy – Botanical Garden Investigative Learning Center, is the Ƶ Teacher of the Month.
Colonel Rob Jakcsy, a JROTC teacher at University City High School, is the Ƶ Teacher of the Month.
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