Impact Award Recipients Quarter 2 2020-2021
Ms. Anderson
Ms. Bauer
Ms. Beebe
Mr. Braxton
Charles Broadway
Mr. Brumley
Ms. Bryan
Ms. Burris
Mr. Cohea
Mr. Creech
Mr. Gerbo
Mr. Guptill
Ms. Hayes
Ms. Hill
Mr. Husted
Ms. Kutzman
Ms. Massa
Ms. May
Ms. Nygaard
Ms. Pontes
Mr. Sather
Mr. Skeen
Mr. Smith
Mr. Thrasher
Mr. Viss
Ms. Welch
Mr. Westphal
Ms. Wheeler
Mr. Wildeman
Dottie Wright
Trina Massa
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I am nominating Mrs. Massa because she is so supportive of me and other classmates she makes learning fun and easy to understand. She helps me motivate myself by what she teaches. This is why I Aniyia Lowe am nominating Mrs. Massa.”
-Aniyia Lowe
“She is kind and always helps me and other students” -Kenyah Hibbitt
“She's definitely one of the nicest teachers I've ever had. She has been one of my most helpful teachers when it comes to distance learning. She helps us pace ourselves and contacts us when we miss class because she cares about us attending. She's very genuine.” -Isabelle Sanchez
“I think she should be nominated because she always wants the best for all her students. She also is very kind and makes my day sometimes. She always helps me when I need help and is very supportive.” -Cirrus Montes
“She always cares about how each of her students are doing, and she is very sweet. She never tries to put any of her students down, she does quite the opposite. She's just an amazing teacher overall and all of her students love her.” -Rozlynn Chambers
“I am nominating this staff member because she’s done as much as she could to try and help me get my grades up. We’ve done almost all of my classes together on a call like building airplanes, helping with history and math etc. Mrs.Massa makes me feel comfortable and I’m able to talk to her about certain issues.” -Alana Rivera
“She's the best” -Demarcus Turner
Cara Bauer
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I want to nominate Mrs.Bauer because this year i have had a lot of great and nice teachers but she just help us out so much with the work she never leaves anyone without help. She just make english really easy for me because i usually fail but she helped me through it made everything easier to understand for me. Also she makes the class a lot of fun and educating at the same time. A Lot of people in this class are willing to turn there cameras on during fun fridays for us because she just makes the class so welcoming and fun but when we have a sub its so quiet . There is just something different with her in the class and she stays so happy even when she is feeling sick or is just irritated. All I want to say is thank you to Mrs. Bauer for everything this year with the help and keeping the class fun and education all year.”
-Ronnie Turner
Catherine Wheeler
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I would like to nominate her because she helps a lot. She is a joyful teacher and always makes her students laugh. For me waking up in the morning is really hard, but she wakes me up even more because she is telling us jokes, or making us laugh or making us participate and even talk in the mic. She is a really nice teacher. She has helped all of her first period students a lot.”
-Johana Martinez
Charles Broadway
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I would like to nominate Charles because he's friendly to everyone on campus and always makes me smile. He doesn't hesitate to talk to students and ask them if they need help. He's also the best recruiter for track and field.”
-Alinah Johns
Chris Guptill
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I’m nominating him because he is always trying to help us out no matter what. i also like that he does river clean ups with us.” -Olivia Nicely
“I am nominating this staff member because during my freshman year he was very helpful. He always found a way to figure a way to help me when it came to my stressful times. When I was struggling with work and time he had helped me get a schedule to work everything out. He didn't just help me but he also helped other student and cleaned up the campus during lunch.” -Danielle Ledesma
“I am nominating Mr.Guptill because he cares about his students and goes out of his way for us. He’s always checking up on us to see if we are having any problems or if everything is working okay. If something isn’t working he will find a way to fix it. He also doesn’t pile a lot of work on us. I switched to his class in the 2 semester. He did everything to welcome me into his class and helped me in every way shape and form. Thank you for everything you do for us.” -Emily Hindberg
Christina Welch
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mrs.Welch has been a great help from the beginning of the school year! Helping me understand the lectures better by all the great information she gives us in which makes the work easier to do and fun to learn!”
-Mireya Manjarrez
James Creech
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mr. Creech has been extremely patient with the classes and have gone out of their way to make certain that we are able to understand what they are presenting. I know it’s hard to talk to a computer screen, not being able to really tell if students are paying attention and if they laugh at their jokes. They have made distance learning a positive experience for me, and I have a appreciation for teachers. They are just normal people like everyone else except they are here to make a difference.”
-Carson Prim
Darren Thrasher
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“They care about the success of they're students. They are very enthusiastic about teaching students the concepts they will need for collage.
I am nominating Mr.Thrasher for teaching me the knowledge I will need to be a AWESOME farmer”
-Lucas Spyksma
Dottie Wright
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“She's always incredibly nice and well mannered, she'll be your friend but won’t be afraid to give you that tough love! She is one of the nicest staff members I've met on the entire campus.”
-Caleb Daniels
Douglas Husted
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I want to nominate Mr. Husted because he is an awesome teacher that really cares about his students. It is an absolute honor to learn things from Mr. Husted. I feel truly lucky to have a teacher like him. Mr. Husted made learning so fun which made us love and respect him even more. Learning is fun, but only if someone has a teacher like Mr. Husted. Thank you for teaching me how to become a great person in life.”
-Basoo Zazai
Erin Kutzman
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mrs. Kutzman has helped my fellow dancers and myself because she pushes us to be the best dancer we can be and she just makes dance production such a fun class for all of us during these hard times. Whether it's her creating fun cool dance projects for us or just her making us laugh during class. When Mrs. Kutzman introduces a new dance project to the class it gets me very excited and it motivates me to dance and it allows me to use my brain to be creative. I haven't known Mrs.Kutzman for long I have never actually met her in person lol but just by knowing her on the teams meetings I can tell she is a great person who 100% deserves this award.”
-Isabella Anaya
Galen Wildeman
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Such an amazing teacher. Last semester I was struggling with grades and school, not only did this teacher bring my hopes up in being better but, this teacher gave me an opportunity at my job. I could've been done with my job but this teacher gave me hope to keep pushing with my grades. Thank you Mr. Wilderman.”
-Eduardo Rivera-Urena
Ian Gerbo
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mr. Gerbo has been extremely patient with the classes and have gone out of their way to make certain that we are able to understand what they are presenting.
I know it’s hard to talk to a computer screen, not being able to really tell if students are paying attention and if they laugh at their jokes.
They have made distance learning a positive experience for me, and I have a appreciation for teachers. They are just normal people like everyone else except they are here to make a difference.”
-Carson Prim
Jason Skeen
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“They care about the success of they're students. They are very enthusiastic about teaching students the concepts they will need for collage.”
-Lucas Spyksma
Jennifer Hayes
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“She’s a great understanding teacher and really down to earth. She teaches us how to overcome our struggles and helps us stay organized.”
-Alyssa Mendez
“I'm nominating Ms. Hayes because she is truly inspiring. Not only is she a great English teacher but she is a great mentor. As a senior I have been struggling what to do after high school and I have never felt more lost. Ms. Hayes gives me hope that I can achieve any success that I crave and to always stay grounded with myself. She is very honest, kind, open minded, and raw with her students so they can feel like they aren't alone in their struggles. Thank you Ms.Hayes for guiding me and giving me reassurance. <3” -Skyla Mascorro
“Mrs. Hayes has been extremely patient with her classes and has gone out of her way to make certain that we are able to understand what she is presenting. I know it’s hard to talk to a computer screen, not being able to really tell if students are paying attention. They have made distance learning a positive experience for me, and I have a appreciation for teachers. They are just normal people like everyone else except they are here to make a difference.” -Carson Prim
Julie Beebe
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mrs. Beebe is like a mother to all her students, She is always there for anyone no matter what it is. She makes sure we are all caught up in every class to insure a great chance to getting into a college of our choice.” -Vanessa De Leon
“Never failed to put a smile on my face in the morning”
-Lucero Leon Byrd
Justin Cohea
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I am nominating Mr. Cohea because he has been a big help so far since I’ve been in his class, everyday i ask him for help or he asks me how my day was and i ask him how his day went too, he has helped me alot, i love having him as a teacher, he is an amazing teacher, he always pushes me to try my best and to never give up. he has been a great leader in my life and i thank him for that. thank you Mr. Cohea💛”
-Perla (Savannah) Sierra
Justin Smith
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mr. Smith is outstandingly helpful to all of his students. He always makes sure no students fall behind when he's teaching and that he's not bombarding his students with unnecessary work, along with many other reasons. He also had a huge impact on my reading and writing.”
-Kaitlyn Crichton
“I am nominating this staff member because he listens and writes back to me every time I have a question or am stuck on something. He also explains the assignments thoroughly and always asks if we have questions.” -Kayla Schleiss
“He was an amazing teacher. he was the only English teacher I’ve really ever had to teach me something useful. he was amazing. he had a way of teaching to really grasp my attention & i have a very short attention span but somehow he got me to pay attention. he was great teacher & a great person.”
-Norma Campos-Lopez
Kailey Nygaard
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mrs. Nygaard is always very nice to us in class, helps us understand the information and lessons she gives us and always answers our questions we have in class. She's very helpful and a great teacher! You can tell she cares about her students and helping us learn. :)”
-Alexandra Cardenas
Krystal Hill
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I would like to say that she is an amazing teacher, and I am not saying that just because I like math. I am saying that she is an amazing teacher because of the way she teaches it motivates students to do the homework and pay attention to the class because of how she interacts with her students. Even though I moved from her class but first semester was really good with her. She wants the best for every of her students.”
-Johana Martinez
Kyle Westphal
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I am nominating Mr. Westphal because when I just started his class he was nice to greet me and explain to me what we are doing in the class and he is a nice teacher that wants me to succeed as well as my other teachers.”
-Eloy Robledo
Lindsay Bryan
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“The person I nominated is an awesome person. I have known her for years even before i started high school. She is a kind, understanding, hard working person. She is helping me get through my freshman year by her putting herself in my shoes even my classmates shoes. In general i nominated her because shes is a very nice teacher.”
-Adalinda Alvarez
Mark Viss
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I am nominating Mr. Viss because his class is so interactive, he starts the class with a would you rather question. We use emoji's when he asks how we're doing or when we're ready to move on to another assignment. He helps everyone and makes the class fun over all.
P.S. - 10/10 recommend you join his class :)”
-Bryan Weeda
Melissa Pontes
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I am nominating Ms. Pontes because she is funny and she encourages us to do pe. She has helped me succeed in pe i use to not like pe and not do it a all but because of her pe is kinda fun now. She is just so motivated and helps push other people to their goals and i love her as my pe teacher.”
-Yarely Perez
Shari Anderson
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“She is my biology teacher and I want to nominate her for the awesomest teacher award because she is very friendly and makes me not stressed. She is very helpful. I don't even like biology class but she makes it fun because she is cool. She is a cool person. And nice. We always make jokes
She is understanding and respectful
and funny.
That is why I want Ms Anderson to get this award. ”
-Ares Johnson
Steven Sather
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I am nominating Mr. Sather because he just makes it enjoyable while being in a online class. I haven't really enjoyed a lot about online learning but Mr. Sather Makes teaching a bit more fun in both his common humor and in his own lifestyle. I enjoy hearing his stories sometimes because its funny and interesting. His teaching is straightforward and he made it comfortable for me to interact either the class or the man himself.
-Darien Channha
Tammy Burris
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“She makes class fun and assigns a lot of work but helps us get it done.”
-Cobi Twist
Thom Brumley
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“"They care about the success of they're students. They are very enthusiastic about teaching students the concepts they will need for collage.
I am nominating Mr.Brumley for teaching me the knowledge I will need to be a AWESOME farmer"”
-Lucas Spyksma
Terence Braxton
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“I nominate this staff member because he's amazing teacher who cheers us up and looks out for every student to make sure they are okay. he also showed us that he cares about us puts a smile on our faces. all I want to say is that he is a fun, encouraging, and awesome teacher I ever had. I want to say thank you for being our teacher we all appreciate you and I hope you keep on doing this for all the students you have.”
-Analisa Garcia
“Mr braxton always provides a fun and positive environment even in online courses, teaching us everything he can about cooking and encourages us to learn it for ourselves and others. He always provides laughter and open support to students and all together makes a great teacher over all”
-Christopher Canady
Maria May
Impact Award
Quarter 1
2020-2021
“Mrs.May is possibly one of the best teachers I have had this year.I am nominating Mrs.May for the Impact Award because she is sweet,caring, and she cares about her students. She goes above and beyond for her students and for me. She made tutoring sessions to help her students that are struggling with their grades. Every day when we have a class she always sends out a Schoology message to remind her students that we have a class that day and what time it’s at. She’s very understanding when we are having troubles and she tries to help us fix them.”
-Emily Hindberg
“Mrs. May was a fantastic teacher. She taught me more in her class than any of my other teachers have minus Mr. Smith (he’s great as well). She was my support system while i was there at school. Anytime i was having troubles, she’d always help out or give me advice on how to solve my issue. She was my mom at school. she is an amazing human being. one of the best ones I have ever met.”
-Norma Campos-Lopez
Impact Award Recipients Quarter 2 2020-2021
Cara Bauer
Catherine Wheeler
Charles Broadway
Chris Guptill
Christina Welch
Darren Thrasher
Dottie Wright
Douglas Husted
Erin Kutzman
Galen Wildeman
Ian Gerbo
James Creech
Jason Skeen
Jennifer Hayes
Julie Beebe
Justin Cohea
Justin Smith
Kailey Nygaard
Krystal Hill
Kyle Westphal
Lindsay Bryan
Maria May
Mark Viss
Melissa Pontes
Shari Anderson
Steven Sather
Tammy Burris
Terence Braxton
Thom Brumley
Trina Massa