Previous W.O.W. Recipients
by Karen McKelvey
December 04, 2007
| 11/16/09 | Phil Drasner | Mr. Drasner has embraced the new challenge of continuing as the Student Support Counselor while taking on all 9th grade counseling duties. Additionally, he is willing to support other programs such as the West High Peer Mediators and he recently hosted an elementary school conflict mediation training for an entire day. He is always willing to go the extra mile when preparing for guests to West High School to make them feel truly welcomed. |
| 11/9/09 | Anthony Rugnetta | Mr. Rugnetta teaches with passion every minute of each class period. He challenges his students to put forth their best effort every day and he makes it his personal mission to make sure that none of them accept failure. In addition, he is willing to closely evaluate new ideas and bring activities that help his students develop connections with the curriculum. |
| 10/26/09 | Tera Black | Mrs. Black challenges her chemistry students to come prepared and ready to learn every moment of each day. Regularly, her students are pushed to explore through innovative lab experiments and they are encouraged to think, analyze and share. She strives to help her students achieve their best through well thought lessons that make learning fun for both the students and the teacher. |
| 10/20/09 | Jennifer Haney | Ms. Haney is a very thorough Math teacher who works hard every day to make certain her students are challenged. As a coach, Ms. Haney continues to be an excellent teacher of the game of volleyball. Again, she challenges her athletes to put forth maximum effort and she is able to motivate them all on a daily basis. |
| 10/6/09 | Vince Banim | Mr. Banim supervises the enormous and highly decorated West High Entertainment Unit. Recently he coordinated the Annual West High Field Show Tournament and once again, the event was a great success. Mr. Banim regularly sets high standards for his students and he is always willing to provide them with the support they need to be successful. |
| 9/28/09 | Jenny Drorbaugh | Mrs. Drorbaugh is an exceptionally dedicated educator. She spends hours of her personal time planning in order to make her instruction in Spanish the very best for her students. Additionally, Mrs. Drorbaugh is a devoted curricular leader for the entire foreign language department and she has organized their collaborative time in a manner that is productive and meaningful. |
| 9/21/09 | Greg Holt | One week ago, the new West High football stadium opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a Warrior victory. In the middle of it all was Mr. Holt, who found the time to prepare his team and honor our nation on Patriot’s Day by uniting the players from both schools together in the end zone for the National Anthem. Mr. Holt is a great teacher, coach and community member and he always represents West High with class. |
| 9/14/09 | Becky Cerda, Bekki Marsiglia, Lisa Rulon, Katie Schenkelberg, Mary Secura | During the summer, each of these teachers dedicated many hours and several days to prepare our school’s WASC midterm report. Additionally, they helped to prepare engaging and purposeful staff development and faculty meetings. The enthusiasm present in each of these educators was evident in the meaningful activities and each of their colleagues benefitted in a way that will surely result in even better support for our students. |
