I would love to nominate Krista Couton, who teaches music at Huntington…
Jordan Heng, Lincoln
“Madeline Noonan is an exceptional music teacher who has dedicated countless hours to the students at Riley Elementary School. This school year Ms. Noonan brought Disney Musicals In Schools to Riley.…”
Jennifer Rokeby-Mayeux and Lucy Mayeux, Lincoln
My name is Liliana Cudly and I nominate Mr. Mark Harman from Fremont High…
Liliana Cudly, Fremont
“Mr. Konrad really cares about the students. He connects with parents and students personally, takes time to email them individually about opportunities, and is always supportive and positive about…”
Zac Konrad, Papillion, NE
“Paul Eschliman …There is no one more deserving than Paul for this award. Doing music for over 20 years actively in the Air Force in DC with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, teaching at Scott…”
Brett Burchett, Lincoln
“Paul Eschliman was the first educator who made a large impact on my life. As a 6th-8th grader, I was going through a lot in my life. Paul was the first person to invest intentional time into me and…”
“Rhonda Neely is a dedicated strings educator who I have had the pleasure to work with as a parent and a co-worker. Mrs. Neely was the strings educator for our four children at Kahoa Elementary. She…”
Patti Bassett, Lincoln
“My band director, Mr. Konrad, is an amazing teacher. He’s always supportive of us, the band, and works long hours for us. Though he has high expectations for us, it makes us a better band, especially…”
Samantha Dales, Papillion
“Jesse LaBrie deserves this because without him we wouldn’t have gotten as better as we have. He works very hard and deserves it. ”
Jesella, Grand island
“My name is Kennady Dembowski and I am a student at Westside High School. I am involved in choir and show choir and have the honor of working with Doran Johnson everyday. He is so good at getting the…”
Doran Johnson, Omaha
“Chiyo Trauernicht is the band teacher at Blair Otte Middle School. Since she came to Blair, the marching band is remarkable. She goes above and beyond her duties. She helped my son numerous times…”
Ronna Hammer, Elkhorn
“My name is Whitney Maulsby. I currently teach in Minden, NE. When I was growing up here in Minden, my music teacher was Mary Smith. Teachers like Mrs. Smith come around once in a lifetime, but Mary…”
Whitney Maulsby, Minden
“Mr. Semar goes above and beyond for his students daily. He is always staying after school to help students that want the extra practice. He builds amazing relationships with his students and always…”
Rudy Semar, Omaha
“Mr. Stevens always had a sense of community in his choir room – it’s likely he regretted his decision to keep the “open door” policy for his office as it became a home and hub for students to gather…”
Brittany Mascio, Omaha
“Julie has been a music teacher for over 20 years. Her students and their parents, along with the people she has worked with love her. She is innovative with her ideas and the way she excites and…”
Julie Porter Patchen, Elkhorn
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