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Camron teaches 7th-grade language arts at Western Heights Middle School.
At the beginning of the school year, he challenged his kids to do anything in 30 days. Some learned Russian, others drank more water.
They rocked it!
David teaches 6th-grade math at Taft Middle School.
He has been teaching for more than 20 years and loves to watch his students succeed.
David is always finding different ways to help out around the school.
Here Are Some of the East Texas Teachers Nominated to Win $1,000
At the end of every semester, we team up with Whataburger to award an East Texas teacher a $1,000 classroom grant. So far, eight area educators have received this award, and we ll be doing it again at the end of this semester.
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We still have several weeks before we draw for our ninth winner, but we thought we would go ahead and post some of the wonderful things being said about teachers in the nominations that we have received this school year.
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Deontre teaches eighth-grade English and U.S. History at John Marshall Middle School.
His nominator says he makes such a huge difference in the lives of his students and makes sure they re ready for the real world.
His goal is to make them ready for high school and eventually college.
He understands and always picks up his students when they fall.