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Raychel Rondash

Mount Logan Middle School

Raychel Rondash

Mount Logan Middle School

Subject: 7th & 8th Grade ELA Teacher

Years Teaching: 6

Nomination:

• Ms. Rondash inspires her students by choosing meaningful, culturally relevant texts like Refugee that connect literature to real-world events, sparking both empathy and curiosity through creative projects, technology, and timely connections.
• Quotes from the students during our visit to her classroom:
  • “She makes everything fun, even though we’re like very feral” 
  • “She’s really great at doing the voices when we read book”
  • “She connects with us in a meaningful way”
  • “She helps me better understand things that I don’t understand or are hard”

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Anna Barkle

Sky View Highschool

Anna Barkle

Sky View Highschool

Subject: ESL Program

Years Teaching: 16

Nominations:

• Provides engaging and creative ESL instruction that builds confidence in her students, leading to the highest achievement gains in the valley! Hosts parents nights to better equip families in supporting their students. Amazing advocate for students!
• Anna Barkle inspires students by believing in them. She doesn't make excuses, she pushes them to do hard things and supports them in every step. She completely turned a struggling ESL program into a MAJOR success.
• She is being patient with me and helps me improve my english. I have seen improvement in my english and in my friends english. She is super nice and a good volleyball coach.
• She helps me with my assignments and helps me achieve my goals
• Anna is a light for her students. Truly an amazing educator, dedicated to her kids day in and day out. Teaching English Language Learner students all day is exhausting because of the language barrier, but I've only ever seen that make Anna try harder

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