9Teachers Who Care

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9Teachers Who Care winners honored at dinner

8:24 AM, May 23, 2013

KUSA - Metropolitan State University of Denver and 9NEWS are proud to honor outstanding teachers who are making a positive impact on our children through the 9Teachers Who Care program.

Teacher: 'I was put on Earth to teach'

12:07 PM, May 10, 2013

DENVER - When someone has been in the same job for more than 40 years and can't wait to get to work every day, they obviously must love what they do. That describes Leslie Dodge perfectly.

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." - Albert Einstein

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, 8 am, and 4pm newscasts, then again on the following Saturday in the 7am newscast.

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Previous 9Teachers Who Care winners

Shelby Dennis
MAY 2011 WINNER

Shelby Dennis: May 9Teachers Who Care Winner.

7:06 AM, Aug 18, 2011

THORNTON - Shelby Dennis admits when she started teaching at Explore Elementary she was challenged, overwhelmed and a little sad.

Pam Tann
APRIL 2011 WINNER

April 9Teacher Who Cares: Momma Tann. 9NEWS at 6 a.m. 4/8/11

1:24 PM, Apr 8, 2011

GREELEY - Middle school teacher Pam Tann tells her students that when you're writing an article, you need a great opening line to catch the readers attention. Here's mine. What do you get when you mix part-cheerleader, part-teacher and part-mother-figure with a truly caring person? You get Pam Tann.

Stephen Nye
MARCH 2011 WINNER

March 9Teachers Who Care: Stephen Nye. 9NEWS 6 a.m. 3/18/11

10:58 AM, Mar 18, 2011

GOLDEN - Steven Nye is one of those teachers kids never forget.

Donna Shepherd
FEBRUARY 2011 WINNER

1:24 PM, Feb 11, 2011

CENTENNIAL - They are only 4th graders, but they have changed lives a half-a-world-away. It's all in a day's work for Donna Shepherd's students at Indian Ridge Elementary School in Centennial.

Duncan Guild
JANUARY 2011 WINNER

8:13 AM, Jan 15, 2011

DENVER - "You can learn so much by empathy, compassion, understanding and treating everybody as a human being." That's the motto Duncan Guild lives by. He's our newest 9Teachers Who Care honoree.

Jean Kavanagh
DECEMBER 2010 WINNER

1:55 PM, Dec 30, 2010

LITTLETON - When somebody does the same job for 21 years, you can be pretty sure they're good at it and they love doing it. That is certainly true for Jean Kavanagh.

Doug Wilhelm
NOVEMBER 2010 WINNER

11:34 AM, Dec 30, 2010

DENVER - Doug Wilhelm wants his eighth grade students to understand much more than what happened on what date in American History.

Tristin Koch
OCTOBER 2010 WINNER

5:41 PM, Oct 8, 2010

ARVADA - When you see her in class at Drake Middle School, you can just tell how much she cares about her students. Tristin Koch says she is simply trying to instill confidence, then the learning will happen.

Steven Replogle
SEPTEMBER 2010 WINNER

9:57 AM, Sep 13, 2010

DENVER - "He's kind of like a kid at heart and he has something that makes everybody want to be with him." How many children refer to a former teacher with that kind of admiration? A lot, if you're talking about the fourth grade teacher at Bromwell Elementary, Steven Replogle.

Robert Hay
MAY 2010 WINNER

4:04 PM, Aug 16, 2010

AURORA - Sometimes in art the act of creating is more important than what you actually create. That is the philosophy of Coyote Hills Elementary teacher Robert Hay.

Tamara Rhone
APRIL 2010 WINNER

Tamara Rhone is the April 9Teacher Who Cares winner.

7:00 AM, Apr 10, 2010

DENVER - In Tamara Rhone's classroom, history isn't a dry recitation from a textbook; it's inspired by the veteran teacher's life experiences.

Rob Phillips
MARCH 2010 WINNER

6:13 AM, Mar 14, 2010

GOLDEN - Everytime his students sing, Rob Phillips' cheeks stretch into a grin you could see from across the campus at Mitchell Elementary. If only you could see the beaming smile on his face when Mr. Phillips watches his other students perform.

Terry Highfield
FEBRUARY 2010 WINNER

6:53 PM, Feb 12, 2010

EVANS - When given a choice, it's a surefire bet most fourth graders would choose to listen to their iPod or watch a movie on a big screen TV than to do their writing homework. You could probably count on adults going with the same choice.

Tom Hewson
JANUARY 2010 WINNER

9:35 PM, Jan 8, 2010

LOVELAND - For decades, the name "Hewson" has been synonymous with high school athletics in Northern Colorado.

Rex Walls
DECEMBER 2009 WINNER

7:17 PM, Dec 11, 2009

AURORA - There is your family, and then there is the family you have away from home.

Molly Kirschling
NOVEMBER 2009 WINNER

2:32 PM, Nov 13, 2009

DENVER - Walk into her classroom, and you'll hear an oft repeated quote that almost sounds like satire of a former presidential candidate.

Ed Taylor
OCTOBER 2009 WINNER

12:47 PM, Oct 9, 2009

THORNTON - Some people are math and science people. Others just can't wrap their brains around the subjects.

Tornado touches down near DIA. 9NEWS at 6 p.m. 06/18/13.

Tornado touches down near Denver International Airport

DENVER - The terminal at Denver International Airport was empty Tuesday afternoon after a tornado touched down just east of the airport.

9:43 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Amelia Earhart has the latest weather forecast. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 06/18/13.

Colorado weather forecast: Severe weather moves across Colorado

KUSA - There is another threat for strong storms in the eastern half of Colorado Tuesday, according to the Colorado weather forecast. Storms will form after lunch time and will intensify as they move out of the state Tuesday night.

7:22 PM, Jun 18, 2013

The incident commanders take on the fire. 9NEWS at 6 p.m. 06/18/13.

Black Forest Fire Day 8: Another assessment on Tuesday of homes burned

BLACK FOREST - The latest assessment of homes lost in the Black Forest Fire stands at 502 as of Tuesday afternoon. Eighteen homes were partially damaged while 3,651 homes remain unaffected.

7:49 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Widow finds womans name on headstone. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 06/17/13.

Military widow finds another woman's name on husband's headstone at Ft Logan

DENVER - A military widow wants to know why another woman's name is engraved on her husband's headstone.

11:15 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Police in Ankeny, Iowa, say a 13 year old was drunk and driving. A 911 call reporting a reckless driver lead police to a short chase. Police say the teen lost control and hit a tree before being taken into custody.

Police: 13-year-old drunk behind wheel during car chase

ANKENY, Iowa - A 13-year-old reportedly led Ankeny police on a car chase this weekend through a residential area, smashing through several construction barriers before slamming into a tree.

10:03 AM, Jun 18, 2013

Fire investigators focus on 40x40 area. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. 06/18/13.

Black Forest Fire investigators focus on 40x40' area

EL PASO COUNTY - The El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says fire investigators have narrowed the area where they suspect the Black Forest Fire started to a 40-by 40-foot piece of land.

7:33 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Black Forest Fire victims ID'd

KUSA - El Paso County released the names of the two victims who died in the Black Forest Fire.

8:10 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Couple, arrested, accused of running 'house of prostitution' in Fort Collins following massage parlor raids

LONGMONT - A Longmont couple has been arrested and accused of pimping, pandering and "keeping a house of prostitution" in connection with massage parlor raids in Fort Collins earlier this year.

10:38 PM, Jun 17, 2013