9Teachers Who Care

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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.

April 9Teacher Who Care - Janet Sammons

April 9Teacher Who Care - Janet Sammons. 9NEWS at 4/12/13.
1:12 PM, Apr 12, 2013

GREENWOOD VILLAGE - Among the nomination forms that come into 9NEWS, this one stood out: "The 9Teachers Who Care award has 'Janet Sammons' written all over it."

"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.

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.

Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Fort Collins. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/21/13.

Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS - Forty-two firefighters fought for almost an hour to get a three-alarm fire under control early Tuesday morning.

1:24 PM, May 21, 2013
US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including children. But there was relief amid the devastation for one woman in Moore, when sh

Woman finds dog alive in tornado rubble

MOORE, Okla. - US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including children.

6:48 PM, May 21, 2013
Kathy Sabine has the forecast for 05/21/13, 9NEWS at 4 p.m.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Kathy Sabine 

TONIGHT:  Partly cloudy, light winds and cool. Overnight lows will be from 39 to 44 degrees. 

WEDNESDAY:  Partly cloudy and warmer in the morning and early afternoon.  Isolated thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m.  Morning lows will be from 42 to 47 degrees, afternoon highs from 71 to 78 degrees.

11:11 PM, May 21, 2013
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma, kills 51. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/20/13.

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. At least 51 people were reported killed.

11:53 PM, May 20, 2013
Denvers top 10 worst bike racks for thefts. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/20/13.

9Wants to Know: Denver's top 10 worst bike racks for thefts

DENVER-A police bike theft database obtained by 9Wants to Know reveals the worst back racks targeted by thieves.

11:55 PM, May 20, 2013
Crews race to find survivors of Okla. twister. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/21/13.

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

3:05 PM, May 21, 2013

Fort Collins woman pleads guilty to killing ex-husband

FORT COLLINS - A Fort Collins woman pleaded guilty Monday to brutally stabbing her ex-husband to death after initially telling police she'd arranged for a stranger to attack him.

12:05 AM, May 21, 2013
Lawyer: Ebel forced woman to turn over gun, 9NEWS at noon, 05/21/13

Lawyer: Evan Ebel forced Stevie Marie Anne Vigil to turn over gun

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - An attorney for a woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief says Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun.

7:02 PM, May 21, 2013
Survivors of tornado share stories. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 5/21/13.

Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5

MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

11:19 PM, May 21, 2013
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/21/13.

How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

NBC NEWS - The loss of life, and the devastation, in Oklahoma City after a monster tornado ripped through the area, is heart-wrenching, as is the damage done to other areas in America's heartland because of tornadoes. Here's how you can help:

3:09 PM, May 21, 2013
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