By Antonio D. French
Filed Saturday, September 23 at 1:01 PM
At its last school board meeting, St. Louis Public Schools honored three teachers as the top three Teachers of the Year for 2006. They were among 92 teachers who were honored in May for their outstanding work in the classroom. The teachers are Svetlana Nikic, a Blow middle school teacher; Patricia Brown, from McKinley Classical Junior Academy; and Hollie Russell West, a principal intern in the Lead program.
At its last school board meeting, St. Louis Public Schools honored three teachers as the top three Teachers of the Year for 2006. They were among 92 teachers who were honored in May for their outstanding work in the classroom. The teachers are Svetlana Nikic, a Blow middle school teacher; Patricia Brown, from McKinley Classical Junior Academy; and Hollie Russell West, a principal intern in the Lead program.
Svetlana Nikic has been teaching for seven years. She currently teaches computer technology at Blow. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanics from the Institute Polytechnic Traian Vuia in Timisoara, Romania. She earned her masters degree in Information Management from Washington University and is currently working on her PhD in technology education from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. She has taught on the college level in St. Louis and Zrenjanin, Serbia. On her application form, Svetlana wrote, "When I stepped for the first time, on American soil, there was nothing for me to hold onto but a desire to succeed."
When Hollie Russell-West was selected as Teacher of the Year, she taught special education students at Webster Middle School. She is now at Carnahan High School of the Future and is a member of the New Leaders Program, a program that trains successful teachers to become successful principals. She has a bachelors of arts degree in communications from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She holds two masters degrees, one in Education Administration from Lindenwood University and a masters in special education from Fontbonne University. Hollie said she was inspired to be an educator by the great teachers she has had. She said that at every level of education, she remembers special teachers who inspired her to work hard, dream big and persevere.
Patricia Brown is a technology teacher at McKinley Classical Junior Academy. She received her bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems and Business Education from Tennessee State University. She received her master's degree in education from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Patricia said she considers herself a role model and enjoys working on community projects that involve young people. She was selected to participate in the St. Louis Regional Professional Development Center Teacher Academy. She said she believes in imparting knowledge to her students and is excited to help young people make healthy choices in their lives.
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Congratulations to Ms. Nikic, Ms. Brown and Ms. West! Thank you for serving as models to your students, fellow teachers and parents in the SLPS for your outstanding work and dedication to academic excellence! We hope you know how much you are appreciated!
Monday, September 25, 2006 8:09:00 AM
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