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Teacher of the Year

Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
Beloved Thornwood Teacher Remembered For Positive Energy, Impact On Students Beloved Thornwood Teacher Remembered For Positive Energy, Impact On Students
Beloved Thornwood Teacher Remembered For Positive Energy, Impact On Students A beloved teacher who was a fixture at a Northern Westchester high school for decades is being remembered for her contagious positive energy and her tremendous impact on her students throughout her long career.   Elizabeth “Betsy” Groat of Ho-Ho-Kus in Bergen County died on Wednesday, Oct. 30 after a battle with cancer, according to her obituary.   Groat, who taught physical education and coached at Westlake High School in Thornwood, dedicated 38 years to inspiring and supporting student-athletes in the Mount Pleasant School District, according to a GoFundMe page created in her honor that i…

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by Ben Crnic
Montgomery, NJ
Schools
NJ's Top Educator Is Montgomery Middle School Teacher NJ's Top Educator Is Montgomery Middle School Teacher
NJ's Top Educator Is Montgomery Middle School Teacher Stefanie Lachenauer always puts her students first. Lachenauer, a civics and mindfulness teacher at Montgomery Upper Middle School in the Montgomery Township School District, earned the 2024-2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. She remains in the runnings for the national award. ALSO SEE: Top Educator In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties (Nominees) Lachenauer has taught at Montgomery Township for 18 years and her work has fostered socially conscious learners and has positively affected the health and well-being of both students and staff in the school district, the state Depart…

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by Sam Barron
Franklin Township, NJ
Schools
Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named
Top Educators In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties Named The New Jersey Department of Education has named the top 21 educators in the state. The department released the list of the 2024-25 New Jersey County Teachers of the Year on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  They are: Atlantic County: Carly Broomhead, Visual Arts Teacher at Emma C. Attales Middle School in the Absecon School District Bergen County: Margarita Diakos, Special Education Teacher at Ramsey High School in the Ramsey School District Burlington County: Margaret Fanourgakis, Health & Physical Education Teacher at Shawnee High School in the Lenape Regional Hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Lifestyle
NJ School Official 'Robbed' On 'Wheel Of Fortune'? Twitter Users Slam Host Pat Sajak NJ School Official 'Robbed' On 'Wheel Of Fortune'? Twitter Users Slam Host Pat Sajak
NJ School Official 'Robbed' On 'Wheel Of Fortune'? Twitter Users Slam Host Pat Sajak Neeta Varshney, a STEM Supervisor at Clark Public Schools was on "Wheel Of Fortune" last week, though her appearance  left viewers fuming at host Pat Sajak. While playing "Toss Up", Varshey attempted to solve the puzzle and guessed "an a moment's notice."  Sajak ruled her incorrect. Another contestant buzzed in and guessed "at a moment's notice" and won the $2,000. Several fans of the show said Varshey was robbed and that she did say "at a moment's notice," only Sajak did not understand her accent. @WheelofFortune You all robbed Neetu on last night's episode. She said the first to puzz…

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by Sam Barron
Vineland, NJ
Obituaries
‘Teacher Of The Year,’ Devoted South Jersey Mom Dies After Brief Illness, 39 ‘Teacher Of The Year,’ Devoted South Jersey Mom Dies After Brief Illness, 39
‘Teacher Of The Year,’ Devoted South Jersey Mom Dies After Brief Illness, 39 ‘Teacher of the Year’ and devoted South Jersey mom Erin Semus died at her home in Williamstown on Tuesday, Aug. 16 following a brief illness. She was 39. A native of Vineland, Erin attended St. Mary Elementary School before graduating as the Valedictorian of her 2001 class at the Sacred Heart School, her obituary says. Erin then went on to earn her B.A. in Elementary Education and a Minor in Music at Rowan University before starting her teaching career at the Vineland School District, where she stayed for a total of 17 years, according to her memorial. Meanwhile, Erin also earned an M.A. …

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by Valerie Musson
Hartford, CT
Schools
'An Incredible Honor': Connecticut Teacher Wins National Award 'An Incredible Honor': Connecticut Teacher Wins National Award
'An Incredible Honor': Connecticut Teacher Wins National Award A Connecticut high school teacher is being recognized for her “outstanding and innovative” work in the classroom. High Road School of Hartford teacher Rachael Chatel was named as the first Teacher of the Year by Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI). The private school works with special education students ages 15 to 21 facing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges that can impede success in a traditional classroom setting. Nationwide, SESI works with more than 7,000 students in over 600 school districts. Chatel won the top honor for going “above and beyond for her students a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hartford, CT
News
Vigil To Be Held For 'Teacher Of The Year' Killed In Motorcycle Crash Vigil To Be Held For 'Teacher Of The Year' Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Vigil To Be Held For 'Teacher Of The Year' Killed In Motorcycle Crash The Enfield community is gathering Sunday, Aug. 9, to hold a candlelight vigil for a local Teacher of the Year who died earlier this week in a motorcycle crash. Megan Arsenault, 37, is being mourned by the many people in the Enfield community whose lives she touched. “Meg Arsenault was an absolute cornerstone of our CLHS family and was taken way too soon,” said Jeff Larson, the high school’s principal. She was a music teacher at CREC Civic Leadership High School and a former U.S. *Army captain. She was the school’s Teacher of the Year, 2018-19. On Thursday, Aug. 6, at around 2:30 p.m., Ar…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
These Are NJ's Top 21 Teachers These Are NJ's Top 21 Teachers
These Are NJ's Top 21 Teachers The New Jersey Department of Education released its list of top 21 teachers in the state. One teacher from each county was selected as a finalist for the department's Teacher of the Year award. The teachers demonstrate "exemplary" educational leadership qualities seen in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said. A panel of educators will select the Teacher of the Year in October. Finalists are: Atlantic: Leslie Kronemeyer: Mainland Regional High School Spanish teacher Bergen: Leah Jerome, Pascack Valley High School social studies teacher  Burlington: Michelle-Anne…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
VIDEO: Gov. Murphy Surprises 'Inspiring' Hackensack Teacher During Class VIDEO: Gov. Murphy Surprises 'Inspiring' Hackensack Teacher During Class
Video: Gov. Murphy Surprises 'Inspiring' Hackensack Teacher During Class Phil Murphy was the last person Fanny Meyers Hillers teacher Norma Hernandez expected to see Tuesday. But in the New Jersey governor walked to surprise Hernandez -- an English as a second language teacher -- and her students on National Teacher Appreciation Day. Hernandez, a teacher for nearly two decades, has received many awards including the Governor's Educator of the Year award and two Teacher of the Year awards. Murphy honored Hernandez with a proclamation, which he read to her and her students. "Because of Ms. Hernandez, thousands of students have a thirst for knowledge, a soli…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Schools
Fair Lawn Sisters From Family Of Educators Are Both 'Teachers Of The Year' Fair Lawn Sisters From Family Of Educators Are Both 'Teachers Of The Year'
Fair Lawn Sisters From Family Of Educators Are Both 'Teachers Of The Year' FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Two sisters from Fair Lawn were both named "Teacher of the Year" in New Jersey. Kelly Braff, 29, teaches Kindergarten at the Radburn Elementary School. Her sister, 27-year-old Tracy Osback, teaches first grade in Guttenberg. Kelly was the first of the two to discover she earned this year's award (representing the Radburn School). Tracy found out she was nominated the following month (of Anna L. Klein School). "It was a complete surprise," said Kelly said, whose husband is also a teacher. "It's hard to get the award, and the odds of us both gettin…

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by Cecilia Levine