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| "Teaching is not a profession, it's a passion." - Author unknown
CollegeInvest, Metro State College and 9NEWS are proud to honor outstanding teachers who are making a positive impact on our children through the 9Teachers Who Care program
9Teachers Who Care is a monthly award that recognizes teachers who exemplify excellence in education.
One individual a month, from September through May, will be
chosen to receive the 9Teachers Who Care Award. Their story will
be featured on the second Friday of the month in our
5am, 7 am, and 4pm newscasts, then again on the following Saturday
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Lynn Gilbert
Conrad Ball Middle School
MAY 2008 |
  LOVELAND – There aren't many middle school students who can claim that they've traveled to the future, let alone solved mysteries hundreds of years in the future. The kids in Lynn Gilbert's 7th grade science class can. More... |
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Sally Brant
Marshdale Elementary
APRIL 2008 |
 Every student Sally Brant teaches is important to her. How important? Consider that she actually sends a hand written birthday card every year to every student she ever taught. Mrs. Brant is retiring this year and you can bet that she will be missed at Marshdale Elementary. More... |
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Julie Palma
Vassar Elementary School
JANUARY 2008 |
 You'll never hear the word "can't" in Vassar Elementary fifth grade classes. That's because teacher Julie Palma has banned the word from the students' and her own vocabulary. "I help them and push them forward and I don't say 'no, you can't do that.' I want them all to see that they can." More... |
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Kim Moore
Ponderosa High School
NOVEMBER 2007 |
 After teaching theater for 30 years, you'd probably think that the jitters on opening week of a production are a thing of the past for Kim Moore. We caught up to her two days before her latest production opened at Ponderosa High School in Parker to find that's not the case. More... |
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Michelle Pearson
Hulstrom Options Magnet School
SEPTEMBER 2007 |
 Michelle Pearson has taken a demanding program to new levels and encouraged the students to achieve high levels of success both inside and outside the classroom," said Barb Monroe, a parent of a student at Hulstrom Options Magnet School. Michelle teaches social studies and language arts to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at Hulstrom, but her teaching goes well beyond the confines of her classroom. More... |
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