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Teachers Making A difference

 

2010 Recipents

KATHEE HENNIGAN BAUTISTA – K-2 Special class for students with severe disability. Don Benito Elementary School, Pasadena.

DEBBIE CURTIN – Grade 10-12, Health Sciences, Blair IB High School Health Careers Academy, Pasadena.

RON FUJIHARA - ESL, Long Beach School for Adults-Cedar Campus, Long Beach.

ANGELA HEFTER – Medical Science & Medical Clinical Academy 9-12th grade, Palmdale High School, Health Careers Academy, Palmdale.

LESLIE ISHII - Teaches Fundamental of Acting, Voice, Speech & Studio Lab Project, East West Players, Los Angeles.

TRACY KAWASAKI – 8th Grade Physical Science, Brightwood Elementary School, Monterey Park.

MARLA KEETH – ROP - CNA Nursing Program, Regional Occupation Program, Pasadena

LANNY DAVID LARSEN – 10th Grade Advanced Placement Biology & 11th Grade Chemistry, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles.

PROFESSOR FRANCES LEONARD - English, West Los Angeles Community College.

SABRINA MANDIGO – 3rd Grade, James Madison Elementary School, Pasadena.

AUTUMN MATSUMOTO – 5th Grade Math & Science, Bell Gardens Intermediate School, Bell Gardens.

IRAD ORDUNA - Lead, Blair International Baccalaureate School’s Middle School Conflict Resolution Program.

ISMAEL PEREZ – Athletic Director & Head Swim Coach, Teaches special Ed Classes Grade 9-12, Mark Keppel High School, Alhambra.

YOKO PUSAVAT - Japanese Language, culture, pedagogy, communication professor, California State University, Long Beach, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSULB, Japanese Culture & Language Program Coordinator/Lecturer, Aurora Japanese Education Scholarship Foundation.

LAWRENCE S. QUIMBY – 11th Grade Honors Physics & 12th Grade AP Physics, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles.

JIM SOO HOO – ESL, Montebello Adult School, Montebello.

2009 Recipients


2009 Teachers
Emcee and presentation by Ted Chen, NBC4

JUDY BARR - Eugene Field Elementary, Pasadena
DEBBIE CHIN - Brightwood Elementary, Monterey Park
KATHY GOODMAN - HighTechHigh-LA Co-Owner, Los Angeles Sparks
JOSE GUZMAN - James Madison Elementary, Pasadena
FUMIKO ISHII - Irvine Valley College/ Saddleback College
NADINE ISHIZU - Carver Elementary, San Marino
JOANNA MILLER - Norma Coombs Alternative School, Pasadena
MICHAEL MORGAN - Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles
DR. AKEMI MORIOKA - University of California, Irvine

SUSAN SANCHEZ - Mark Keppel High School, Alhambra
KATHY SAWADA -Colburn School of the Performing Arts
LILA SCHOB - Loma Alta Elementary
JANICE SEGALL - Glassell Park Elementary, Los Angeles
MARGIE TASHJIAN - Roosevelt Elementary, Pasadena
TERESA TRENDLER - Pasadena City College, Pasadena
STACY WILLIAMS - McKinley Elementary, Pasadena
LINDA YOSHIOKA - Elizabeth Learning Center, Cudahy

 

2008 Recipients



Emcee and presentation by Ted Chen, NBC4

REGGIE BERRY – Norwalk/La Mirada School District
REBECCA CARUSO – Cleveland Elementary, Pasadena
JOYCE WAKANO CHINN, Vanalden Elementary, Reseda
JOE GIVENS – Willard Elementary, Pasadena
LESLIE HONG, Cleveland Elementary, Pasadena
RON HOSHI, Asst. Principal, Oxford Academy, Cypress
SHARON ITO – Brightwood Elementary, Monterey Park
BONNIE KASAMATSU –South Hills High School, West Covina
DR. HIROKO C. KATAOKA – California State University, Long Beach
STAN KONG – Professor, Pasadena City College
ANN OGAWA, Belmont Education & Career Center, Los Angeles
MYRON GEE, Belmont Education & Career Center, Los Angeles
CATHY OKITA – Ranch Hills Elementary, Pomona
THERESA PETERS – Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena
DR. GAY YUEN – Professor, Charter Colleges of Education, California State University at Los Angeles

 

2007 Recipients



Honorees with emcee Ted Chen, KNBC co-anchor and general assignment reporter for "Channel 4 News

REGGIE BERRY – Goals For Life, Norwalk/La Mirada School District
EBONY BATISTE – 96th Street Elementary, Los Angeles
NANCY BULGIN – Temple City High School, Temple City
RAYCHELLE CADE – 42nd Street Elementary, Los Angeles
RALPH DURAN – San Miguel Avenue School, South Gate
SATOMI EZAKI – El Marino Language School, Culver City
IRENE GERMAINE - Nueva Vista Elementary, Bell
HARUYO GINNY KAJIWARA - Willard Elementary, Pasadena
CAPRICE LACY – Charles W. Barrett Elementary, Los Angeles
KATHRYN LOURY – Madison Elementary, Pasadena
JUN LUGUE – Muscatel Middle School, Rosemead
KIMIE MATSUMOTO – Southeast Japanese Language School & Los Alamitos High
LEONARD NARUMI – Schurr High School, Montebello
CHAD PRADO – traveling music teacher at 4 elementary schools, Pasadena
JENNIFER SASAI – Walker Junior High, La Palma
ROBERT SORTINO – Cleveland Elementary, Pasadena
DOTTIE STALLWORTH – 74th Street School & Gifted Magnet
VERNITA SUTTON – Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles
ROSE TOYAMA – Martin Luther King Elementary, Los Angeles
SUZANNE YORK – Sierra Madre Elementary, Sierra Madre


2006 Recipients


Jackie Counts, South Junior High, Anaheim
Amy Froeschle, Webster Elementary, Pasadena
Barry Glick, Brightwood Elementary, Monterey P)ark
Cherise Hoskins, Eliot Middle School, Pasadena
Jon Imamura, San Marino High, San Marino
Dorothy Jean-Luis, Madison Elementary, Pasadena
Luis Lopez-Perez, Century High, Alhambra
Tim Mathos, Bell High, Bell
Dennis Nasitka, San Gabriel School District
Alex Schultz, Pasadena High, Pasadena
Dan Taguchi, Hamilton High, Los Angeles
Dr. Cathy Wei, Pasadena City College/USC
Tim Wright, Westridge School, Pasadena

 

2005 Recipients



Kathy Fujita, 2nd grade - Silver Spur Elementary School , Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
Eric Gothold, 7th/8th grade, Reading Intervention, Art & Leadership – Washington Middle School, Pasadena Unified School District
Maryellen Hagerman, 4th grade – Noyes Elementary, Pasadena Unified School District
Cynthia Lake , Visual Arts – John Muir High School , Pasadena Unified School District
Jane Ishida Sattari, Title 1 Resource Teacher – Bursch Elementary, Baldwin Park Unified School District

Also being honored for “Team Teaching” are:
Elena Ruiz, Lilia Franco-Vasquez & Annette Aghadjanian, 1st Grade – Linda Vista Elementary, Pasadena Unified School District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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