Fort Cherry sixth-grade teacher Dave Narigon is nearing the end of his 28th year in education. And other than his first year of teaching, the 2020-21 school year – unfolding
Laurel Highlands Middle School 7th grade teacher Jennifer Neill received the 2020 Champions of Learning Educators 7-12 Award from the Consortium for Public Education and the United Way of Western
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Jennifer Neill has been a teacher long enough that she’ll soon be seeing her former students’ children coming through her classroom at Laurel Highlands Middle School, and her students know what to expect from her.
“I’m like your school mom,” she said. “You’re not always going to like what I’m going to say, but I’m saying it for your benefit.”
The guidance she gives her students earned her a Champions of Learning Award for best educator of grades 7-12, presented this month by the Consortium for Public Education and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania.