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Farmington. Seventy-five outstanding educators were chosen by their peers for honors, which were bestowed by the Davis School District at their ninth annual Educators’ Hall of Fame. Honorees represent each of 69 schools, counselors, related servers and each level of administration--elementary principals, secondary principals, assistant principals and district administrators.

The Bountiful Automobile Dealers Association has been long-time sponsors of this program that recognizes teachers who are exemplary in their work with students in the classroom. Many of the teachers selected for recognition have also made extensive contributions to education beyond their own schools. Their work has frequently contributed to district programs and often ideas emanating from district classrooms are adopted statewide and even nationally.

Awards were presented following a dinner for honorees and partners at Northridge High School. Individual recognition of each Hall of Fame teacher and administrator was followed by sixteen special awards: three teachers of the year, eight Bountiful Automobile Dealers Association "Horizon" awards, and five Davis School District Foundation "Excel" awards.

A Knowlton Elementary School teacher who distinguished herself as an innovator while leading the Bountiful Elementary faculty in creating the SEP (Student Education Plan) and currently as teacher of a successful multi-age classroom was selected as the district’s Teacher of the Year. JoLyn S. Baldwin has dedicated hundreds of hours training teachers across Utah and beyond in the effective implementation of the SEP. Mrs. Baldwin will be the district’s nominee for Utah Teacher of the Year.

Two extraordinary teachers were named Secondary Teacher of the Year and Elementary Teacher of the Year. They were presented with $1,000 award each, sponsored by Representative Kevin Garn and his wife, Tanya.

The Secondary Teacher of the Year, Darrell Bailey, has been referred to as a legend at Viewmont High School both as a teacher of Current Issues and Social Studies and as a builder of responsible young men and women. In addition to regular classroom responsibilities, Mr. Bailey spends Wednesday nights at school to help students.

Betsy Thurgood, Elementary Teacher of the Year, is becoming a legend in the West Point Elementary School community for her exceptional classroom work and also for leading the way in developing an ambitious Outdoor Learning Center. Not only has she coordinated community resources in bringing the Center to reality, she has written curriculum and trained teachers as well as organizing student leadership in developing the ultimate use of the Center.

Eight "Horizon" awards were presented by David Nelson, president of Willey Honda. The $500 awards, sponsored by the Bountiful Automobile Dealers Association, went to:

Cheri Caldwell, a special education teacher at North Davis Junior High School
Nancy Carlson, fifth grade teacher at Adelaide Elementary School
Louise P. Lochhead, business teacher at Davis High School
LuAnn Morton, third grade teacher at Orchard Elementary School
Frank Reed, English teacher at Clearfield High School
Rebecca L. Smith, multimedia teacher at Layton High School
Chris Spencer, sixth grade teacher at Bountiful Elementary School
Gayle Whitesides, second grade teacher at Crestview Elementary School.
 
 

Linda Flynn, third grade teacher at Syracuse Elementary School
Daryl M. Francom, sixth grade teacher at Clinton Elementary School
Pam Kettell, English teacher at Northridge High School
Marie Stevenson, second grade teacher at Layton Elementary School
Gary Temple, media specialist at Fairfield Junior High School.
 
 

Elementary Principal of the Year  -  Craig L. Poll  -  Reading Elementary
Secondary Principal of the Year  -  Steve M. Mangel  -  Bountiful Junior High
Assistant Principal of the Year  -  Robert M. Steele  -  Centerville Junior High
District Administrator of the Year  -  Steven T. Cottrell  -  Mathematics Supervisor
 

The honors for teachers become deeply important when the faculties of schools make the selections, some as large as 90 or more teachers. Many of these teachers are quiet in their endeavors in the classroom, meeting with a group of students each day in an elementary classroom or teaching as many as 200 or more students. The commitment to an energetic, thorough and sometimes innovative approach to inspiring students to learn is demanding. Every teacher has spent hundreds of hours-learning new techniques, new programs, new subject areas and usually financing the tuition themselves. Assembling resource materials, planning curriculum, creating interesting activities pertinent to the lessons, assessing--all demand intense commitment. Often a teacher will recognize needs and new methods to address those needs. They may devote many hours to district or school committees seeking higher ground to enable learning.

These are teachers who exceed expectations in their abilities to educate:

Howard Adams, history teacher at Syracuse Junior High
Marilyn Albiston, fourth grade teacher at Columbia Elementary
Norma Allen, fourth grade teacher at Doxey Elementary
Vertis Andersen, health teacher at Centerville Junior High
Darrell G. Bailey, social studies teacher at Viewmont High School
JoLyn S. Baldwin, multi-age teacher at Knowlton Elementary
Kimberly Bates, third grade teacher at Mountain View Elementary
Bonnie R. Bennett, resource teacher at Tolman Elementary
Karen Betts, kindergarten teacher at Valley View Elementary
Cheri Caldwell, special education teacher at North Davis Junior High
Nancy Carlson, fifth grade teacher at Adelaide Elementary
Gayle R. Chandler, first grade teacher at West Bountiful Elementary
Kathy Chisholm, special education teacher at North Layton Junior High
Ron Christiansen, language arts teacher at Mountain High School
John Combe, sixth grade teacher at Antelope Elementary
Doralee Cox, fourth grade teacher at South Clearfield Elementary
Bruce Culp, English/Spanish teacher at Mueller Park Junior High
LuAnn Downs, first grade teacher at Holt Elementary
Barbara Durler, third grade teacher at Hill Field Elementary
Glenn Dyke, special education teacher at Farmington Junior High
Kirsten Facer, second grade teacher at Holbrook Elementary
Nancy Farnes, fifth grade teacher at Burton Elementary
Linda Flynn, third grade teacher at Syracuse Elementary
Daryl M. Francom, sixth grade teacher at Clinton Elementary
Nancy Frazier, second grade teacher at Meadowbrook Elementary
Bud Gillett, social studies teacher at South Davis Junior High
Sheryl E. Goodrich, fourth grade teacher at Centerville Elementary
Howard J. Grant, geography teacher at Central Davis Junior High
Nancy Hayes, fourth grade teacher at Adams Elementary
Robert L. Hillier, science teacher at Sunset Junior High
Larry Holbrook, biology teacher at Bountiful High School
Lorna Johnson, resource teacher at Cook Elementary
Pam Kettell, English teacher at Northridge High School
Suzanne King, kindergarten teacher at Wasatch Elementary
Sharon O. Lawrence, first grade teacher at Reading Elementary
Vanessa Leggett, sixth grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary
Cindy Lemmon, kindergarten teacher at Fremont Elementary
Marlena Lewis, fourth grade teacher at Woods Cross Elementary
Louise P. Lochhead, business teacher at Davis High School
Janie May, first grade teacher at Farmington Elementary
Lola S. Mitchell, third grade teacher at East Layton Elementary
Pamela Mitchell, home economics teacher at Millcreek Junior High
LuAnn Morton, third grade teacher at Orchard Elementary
Janet Newbold, first grade teacher at King Elementary
Carolyn Oborn, kindergarten teacher at Taylor Elementary
Glen A. Orme, biology teacher at Woods Cross High School
Charlotte Parrish, fourth grade Spectrum teacher at Washington Elementary
Annette Petersen, fourth grade teacher at West Clinton Elementary
Suzie Petersen, third grade teacher at Monte Vista Elementary
ßSue Fleming Phillips, first grade teacher at Whitesides Elementary
Carolee Pickett, fifth grade teacher at Sunset Elementary
Saundra Rasmussen, fourth grade teacher at Oak Hills Elementary
Frank Reed, English teacher at Clearfield High School
Yvonne Roderick, English teacher at Kaysville Junior High
Dale L. Rowell, second grade teacher at South Weber Elementary
Pat A. Sawley, counselor at Woods Cross High School
Elaine Smith, English/reading teacher at Bountiful Junior High
Pat Smith, second grade teacher at Vae View Elementary
Rebecca L. Smith, multimedia teacher at Layton High School
Chris Spencer, sixth grade teacher at Bountiful Elementary
Barbara Stephenson, second grade teacher at Morgan Elementary
Marie Stevenson, fifth grade teacher at Layton Elementary
Carolyn R. Tait, fifth grade teacher at Muir Elementary
Gary Temple, media specialist at Fairfield Junior High
Sharene Thomas, fifth grade teacher at Stewart Elementary
Betsy Thurgood, kindergarten teacher at West Point Elementary
Joyce Tuckett, resource teacher at Kaysville Elementary
Claudia J. Wangsgaard, second grade teacher at Windridge Elementary
Clint Webb, hearing specialist with Related Services
Gayle Whitesides, second grade teacher at Crestview Elementary
Paula Winter, fifth grade teacher at Boulton Elementary
 
 

For information:

Sandra Wilkins, 444-5296
Director, Community Relations

Board Honor Recognitions March  Lacey Robison has earned a 3.74 GPA while playing volleyball and softball and as captain of the basketball team. With the goal of earning a degree in education, Lacey is working as an intern in the English Department at North Layton Junior High School.  Colby Bockwoldt has earned a 3.6 GPA. He was a sophomore class officer, captain of the football team, and he received honors as All-State and USA Today Honorable Mention All-American.  Colby also ran with the winning 5A 4x100 relay team. He's working as an intern in physical therapy at Mountainland Physical Therapy.  Gene Hazzard has been important in improving technology at Stewart Elementary.  As they're putting together a new computer lab, Mr. Hazzard has volunteered his services in cleaning, repairing, setting up computers, and installing software. The school is most fortunate in having this generous man helping them. His understanding of technology was gained in a computer based business and happily for Steward Elementary, he recently retired.  Julie Adduddell works 40 hours per week at Meadowbrook. This volunteer has been described as a total school supporter who is a wonderful, loving person willing to do anything she is asked to do.  She is effective in communicating with the school community and helping the school as PTA President, Community Council Representative, Volunteer Coordinator, Fund-raising Chair, School Hospitality Representative, Community/School Liaison, and everybody loves her!  February  Jamelle Avai, a sixth grade student at Washington Elementary School, is known for initiating noteworthy projects at his school.  To help the Service long-term care facility, he obtained donations of baskets, grass and toys to fill the baskets for 16 children. After Jamelle decided the school needed a choir, he wrote a letter to a retired teacher requesting she consider helping.  She accepted to be director and around 70 students participated.  Jamelle is a good student, friendly, a peacemaker, and he is considerate of students who need a freind. An all-around guy, Jamelle plays bass in the orchestra and enjoys sports including Junior Jazz, basketball, and football.  Suzie Petersen is a creative and enthusiastic teacher at Monte Vista Elementary.  She was instrumental in developing a school-wide reading plan and adding a phonics focus.  One of the first to use the SEM curriculum compacting model for gifted students, she also emphasizes character education with a program for parents.  Mes. Petersen teaches all subjects with hands-on applications, she individualizes student instruction and parents are invited to share their careers with students.  Cindy Adams creates an exciting journey on a "love boat" as students enter the media center at Mountain View Elementary.  She guides the cruise into the world of books, docking each month on a new island.  This interesting tour guide has instilled in students a love for reading.  Ms. Adams' warm, bubbling personality acts as a magnet, drawing people to the media center, a student friendly learning environment.  She displays student projects.  Students appreciate her reading stories for she often acts out the characters.  Teachers constantly seek her professional advice.  "Cindy Adams is one of the most dedicated, hard-working, child-centered individuals we have the honor to work with."  Kathleen Flygare is a dedicated professional who uses music, sign language, and SPanish to enrich her teaching.  She empowers her students by teaching responsibility, accountability, and expecting a high level of excellence.  Ms. Flygare is JSSC chair, reading implementor, technology mentor, and is instrumental in developing a school-wide vision for academic excellence.Gifted musically, Mrs. Flygare has directed several school-wide programs and has taught District music classes.  One mother told of this teacher's changing her son's view of himself, that he no longer struggles for she made him believe in himself.  Craig Poll as principal of Reading Elementary has recently excelled in a different challenging assignment as facilitator for the 28-School Boundary Study.  The outcome was a surprisingly calm process thanks, large, part, to Mr. Poll's leadership.  He drove the 28 school areas and responded to hundreds of requests for information and changes.  Mr. Poll's genuine concern for students is evidences as he greets students each morning.  During recess and lunches he is usually found on the playground playing and interacting with children.  He quickly sets up a network when he discovers a special needs child.  He is described as a progressive principal, an exemplary curriculum leader.  His teachers will soon take classes to a computer lab for at least 45 minutes every day.  He was selected this year as Davis Elementary Principal of the Year.  January  Linc Talbot, as assistant foreman of the Plumbing Department, often has assignments not usually faced by most employees.  He responded to such a situation recently when he was down in a massive hole until 2 a.m.(in the morning) working to repair a raw sewage line.  He and his staff spent a good part of the night working to correct the break so school could open the following morning.  Directors say, in spite of the condition he maintains a positive attitude and sets an example for others.  Kristen H. Whitlock not only teaches Social Studies/Psychology at Viewmont High School, but she gives energy in raising the quality of teaching in far-reaching situations.  Ms. Whitlock was elected to the National Executive Board of the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) and has been Utah coordinator for several years.  She works to increase teachers' access to resources and promotes increased interaction between teachers of psychology at all levels.  A  newsletter and her authoring website, "Psychology Place" helps in these efforts.  She presented "What Works" at the APA Convention. In her spare time she was JSSC chair.

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