“The educator I admire most is Jennifer Holtgrew. She has been at Walthill Public School for 15+ years. She is not only our librarian extraordinaire but is also teaching ELA classes this year grades…”
Angie Corderman, Walthill
“Katie Ham, a first-grade teacher, at Kooser inspires me through her dedication and positive attitude. She works creatively and passionately with our son, Ace. He does not easily find success in the…”
Katie Ham, Lincoln
“Jenny Deutsch is not JUST an art teacher. She goes above and beyond! When students are creating art, she is reading to them. This makes such a calm and welcoming environment to for students to create…”
Sarah Muller, Omaha
I nominate Jennifer Hasenauer, speech pathologist, at Sunrise Middle School in…
Cathy Eshleman, Kearney
“Handling the elementary special education at Hitchcock County, NE for over 40 years and following my Mom’s and her sister’s and her daughter’s footsteps of teaching in public schools so this small…”
Zita L. Rundel, Culbertson
Candace Schmidt, Norfolk
Have loved and benefited from Nebraska’s public schools for 50 years. Began in…
Sarah Williams, Waverly
“Anyone that knows me, knows how involved I am in my children’s schools. In March of 2020, I think my involvement and my appreciation for schools and teachers became even more evident as I watched so…”
Jennifer Petska, Lincoln
“I love Columbus Public Schools because of the classroom family that develops…
Mrs. Tomasevicz, 2nd grade teacher, Columbus
“Miss Jacobsen, business teacher at Burwell High School leveled the playing field for me as a student. I was an average student who was inspired by Miss Jacobsen to study and get better grades. Not…”
Julie Studnicka, Fairfield
“I experienced Deaf boys and girls in my PE classes learned they are as “normal” as any other student, just can’t hear. I smiled at each of them everyday and included them in all activities. ”
Tom Allen, Omaha, Né.
Melanie Hoegerl shares a classroom with me. She pushes me to think outside of…
Stacy Stewart, Shelby
“I have known since I was in third grade that I was going to grow up to be a teacher of Special Needs. I would play with the special needs population during recess in elementary school. In middle…”
Melissa Ellingson, Hooper
“Jichelle Sorensen (LPS-Pershing) made a huge difference in the life of our son when he was in 4th Grade. He’s a HS junior now. She was a strong advocate then, and she began a plan for him that has…”
Amy Chittenden, Lincoln
“Stacy Stewart is a top notch speech pathologist for the SR‑C school district. She serves students K‑12. Stacy not only works directly with the students but assists the teachers and parents as well…”
Melanie Hoegerl, Shelby
“I had a Biology teacher that taught me how to study for his class. I just wasn’t “good” at science. I felt so dumb and would just hover in back of the class. He had me come in after school one day…”
Cheryl Hilkemann, Norfolk
“My Hastings Middle School and Hastings High School co-band directos, Dale Duensing and J.P. Roebke, never gave up on me, even though musically and instrumentally, I was very much a late bloomer. …”
Laura Enos, Scribner
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