A total of 19 exceptional teachers in the San Antonio area have been chosen as distinguished educators and finalists for the 2017-18 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching that recognizes and honors teaching as a profession and those who exemplify outstanding performance in public education.
The distinguished educators will be honored at a reception at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in the Skyline Room in the Coates Student Center at Trinity University.
The distinguished educators were nominated by area school districts for their commitment and passion to education. Among the criteria for inclusion on the list is outstanding classroom performance, leadership in the school and school district, leadership in the education profession, and outstanding community service.
The distinguished educators and finalists for the Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching are:
Alamo Heights Independent School District
Jeff Wheatcraft
STEM coordinator and teacher
Alamo Heights Junior School
Boerne Independent School District
Tracy Thompson
English language arts and reading teacher
Boerne Middle School North
Comal Independent School District
Brenda Matheny
Teacher of English language arts for 9th-11th grades, pre-AP for 9th-10th grades, AP capstone, and ELA department chair
Canyon Lake High School
East Central Independent School District
Miriam Pineda George
Career and Technology Education Department, culinary arts program
East Central High School
Edgewood Independent School District
Kathleen Reid
Social studies teacher
Memorial High School
Fort Sam Houston Independent School District
Julie Blackstone
4th grade teacher
Fort Sam Houston Elementary School
Harlandale Independent School District
Evelyn Bushart
1st grade dual language teacher
Rayburn Elementary School
Judson Independent School District
Anne-Marie Hilton
High school French teacher
Karen Wagner High School
Lackland Independent School District
Cara Coffey
Pre-K through 5th grade music teacher
Lackland Elementary School
North East Independent School District
Robert Scott Eaton
8th grade math and algebra teacher
Eisenhower Middle School
Northside Independent School District
Andres Lopez
English III and IV AP-dual credit and Mexican-American literature teacher
John Paul Stevens High School
Randolph Field Independent School District
Nicole Bernal
Career and Technology Education Department in science and health science and CTE team leader
Randolph High School
San Antonio Independent School District
Andrea Lucas
4th grade teacher
Lamar Elementary School
Somerset Independent School District
Nieves Carrales
4th grade teacher
Somerset Elementary School
South San Antonio Independent School District
Guadalupe Torres-Saldana
Theater arts teacher
Zamora Middle School
Southside Independent School District
Erica De Hoyos
Reading specialist
Heritage Elementary School
Southwest Independent School District
Angelica Angulo
3rd grade reading, writing, and social studies teacher
Sky Harbour Elementary School
The Winston School of San Antonio
Julie Hanson
Dyslexia intervention and math teach, lower school; and language arts and English, middle school and upper school
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
Eric M. Mahler
Math teacher and department chair, tenis and soccer coach, class sponsor
Uvalde High School
Since 1982, Trinity University, through its department of education, has recognized and honored teaching as a profession and those outstanding persons who distinguish themselves in the profession. A panel of San Antonio business and community leaders will select the winners. All finalists receive a crystal apple and a cash award.
The winners of the Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching will be recognized at a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 20 in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall on the Trinity campus. Also during the April 20 ceremony, the 2017 National Teacher of the Year, Sydney Chaffee, will speak to the honorees and guests. Chaffee is a humanities teacher at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston.
For more information, contact Trinity’s department of education at 210-999-7501.
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