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"Your lessons will mean nothing if you don’t take the time to build relationships with your students." — Advice for First-Year Teachers

Katie McQuone Botello (CA '19)

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Spotlight: Maggie Jiang Arnold (MD '23)
Spotlight: Aga Cook (AZ '23)

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Mike Patterson (NV ' 09) Named 2025 Nevada State Teacher of the Year
Mike Patterson (NV '09)
Dr. Ernie Adkins (WV '98) Named WV Assistant Superintendent of the Year
Dr. Ernie Adkins (WV '14)

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"I knew that I wanted to teach middle school—I believe that students make huge decisions about their future based upon their experiences in middle school. My goal is to create positive experiences in science for all students so that they don’t perceive any barriers to their pursuit of a career, whatever their ultimate choice may be."

— from Spotlight: 10 Questions for Erika Klose (WV '17)

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Dr. Erika Klose (WV '17)
Director, Office of PK-12 Academic Support

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Koki Tamashiro (HI '92)
Claire Furukawa (HI '91)

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