Spotlight - Teacher

TEACHERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

San Diego County

Chris Paccione Cardiff Elementary School
SILVER MEDALIST Chris Paccione, physical education teacher at Cardiff School in San Diego County, has been selected as a finalist for Teacher of the Year for her leadership in creating a Body Shop fitness room for her school by gathering used fitness equipment for students and teachers. Mrs. Paccione introduced the Get Fit, Don’t Sit Equipment Bags program that ... Read More »

Los Angeles County

Christine Berni-Ramos Elizabeth Learning Center
GOLD MEDALIST Christine Berni-Ramos, nationally board certified physical education teacher at the Elizabeth Learning Center, a K-12 school in Cudahy, has been selected as a finalist for Teacher of the Year for going above and beyond the call of duty to attract a state of the art fitness center for the school's high school students, a Nike 3x3 soccer ... Read More »

Los Angeles County

Maggie Yu-DiPasquale Allesandro Elementary
BRONZE MEDALIST Maggie Yu-Dipasquale, first grade classroom teacher at Allesandro Elementary in Silver Lake, has been selected as a finalist for Teacher of the Year for taking the initiative with her school principal to implement a school-wide P.E. program. Mrs. Yu-Dipasquale’s passion for educating kids about the importance of physical activity is infectious and contributed to her school’s selection ... Read More »