By Kathy Chouteau
Amid the backdrop of the pandemic, four teachers and 10 scholarship-earning students from the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) were honored last week for rising up and prevailing over the most challenging of circumstances.
On Thursday, May 4, the Ed Fund, tasked with mobilizing resources to help WCCUSD students succeed in college, career, and life, recognized teachers
Christina Ferry of DeJean Middle School,
Molly Wahl of Madera Elementary and
Carlo Juntilla and
Laura Garriguez of Richmond High School as Teaching Excellence Award winners at its virtual âSoaring to Excellenceâ celebration, sponsored by Chevron Richmond, WCCUSD, Chamberlin Education Foundation, Travis Credit Union and Lozano & Smith.
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Top r-l: Molly Wahl, Madera Elementary; Christina Ferry, Lovonya DeJean Middle; bottom r-l: Carlo Juntilla, Richmond High; and Laura Garriguez, Richmond High. (All photos credited to the Ed Fund)
With the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest challenging classroom environments nationwide in 2020, teachers across the West Contra Costa Unified School District stepped up their game to ensure educational and inclusive learning environments.
Particularly these four all stars. This week, the West Contra Costa Ed Fund announced the four West Contra Costa Unified School District finalists for the 2021 Teaching Excellence Awards on its Facebook page. The awards have recognized the county’s best teachers for nearly four decades.