Teacher Trophies
"The INFLUENCE of a GREAT teacher can NEVER be erased."
Today, my student's warm-up was to answer a question in a google form.
The question was...
If you could give a trophy to any teacher, staff member, principal or assistant principal at Watauga Middle School, WHO would it be? and WHY!?
"THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD IS IN OUR CLASSROOMS TODAY."
Mr. Adams
He is a really great teacher. Every class I had with him was always fun, and he kept it that way. Mr. Adams is a great teacher, and he deserves a trophy.
-Raymond Nguyen
Coach Bates
He works hard on whatever he does and keeps all 7th & 8th graders in line when needed. Not a lot of people notices but every day after practice I tell him what a good job he has done coaching. We get trophies and banners for what we do.
-Jason Waters
Ms. Boston
She is cool and isn't like most teachers. Most teachers will tell you to get your textbook out and take notes and do things that bore you to death, but that's not her. She will give you easy fill in the blank notes and give you the answer so you can study. To make a long story short she is chill.
– Eyahir Dominguez
Mrs. cox
She encourages her students to thrive and succeed in what they do and above all she is the one teacher I can go to even now for any issue.
-Abi Cox
She made learning language arts fun in her class.
-Melvin Portillo
She was a very motivational teacher and she taught me many things in a very fun, easy to remember way.
-Grayson Elliot
Mrs. Cumbie
She works really hard to make social studies fun and not boring.
- Stephanie Tejeda
She gets to school early to prepare for the day's activities.
- Jackson Tucker
I love the way she teaches. I love how she makes it fun to learn about history. She doesn't like to do book work and I don't either so we're a good match.
- Aryanna Garza
She has extraordinary ways of teaching. The way she teaches makes a lot of her lessons stick in my brain. Her lessons are never boring and she creates remarks to remember the lesson we learn it easier.
-Kathryn Bortle
She makes social studies fun instead of doing book work all the time. Mrs.Cumbie always has an easy way for us to remember stuffs when we don't understand or remember.
- Anjana Sunwar
She is different than most other social studies teachers most just sit down at their desk and give us paperwork, not Mrs. Cumbie! She entertains us and makes sure we are never bored.
-Jared Flores
She tries to make learning fun for everyone.
-Issac Bautista
She tries to make everything fun.
-Luis Espinoza
Mrs. Cumbie all the way! Not only is she a good teacher but she doesn't lecture! She is interactive with us to help us learn. I would give her the Active Teaching Award for making school bearable!
-Libby Rosemann
I have trouble remembering dates and social studies seemed so boring until I got Mrs. Cumbie. She has a fun and practical way of helping me remember things for a long time.
-Cecily Mallou
She is an amazing teacher.
-Jackson Cozad
She makes everything exiting and fun but at the same time teaches us about important events throughout history. She also is very creative and and lets us know politely when there is a time to be silly and when there is a time to be serious. Mrs. Cumbie is very generous to her students and to her fellow co-workers.
-Tiffany Rodriguez
I'd give a trophy to Mrs. Cumbie for being an amazing teacher. She brings all her kids in as her own. The lessons she teaches keeps us on the edge of our seats into the history. She puts a lot of things right into reality on how things effects us today. Mostly on how we shaped America. Mrs. Cumbie over all she amazing.I can't wait for what the rest of the year bring for her student and the wonderful teacher Mrs. Cumbie.
-Makayla Bandy
She is one of my favorite teachers already and I have only known her for three weeks. She is an amazing teacher who I know works really hard and tries to make everything fun. She is a very funny, creative and great teacher.
-Lizbeth Martinez
Mrs. Elhamad
I have known Mrs. E for the three years that I have been here and she has made art so much fun. She is a very kind and sweet hearted person and I enjoy going to her class.
- Jared Flores
She is a teacher that really cares for her work. Not only that, she also personally cares for her students, whether in class or out of school.
-Julian Campos
She is really nice and when you are stressed out she will listen and help. I've had her as a teacher since 6 grade. She is such a role model and an inspiration to me.
-Aleyna Holcombe
Coach Ellis
He is a great teacher, he helps his students really understand what he's talking about and he talks to us about our problems sometimes. He is also really funny.
– Trinity Valencia
Ms. Engelby
She lets us go on fields trips and is really nice and funny!
– Tony Hernandez
Coach Gibson
I never liked science before. I used to hate science and had really bad grades in it because I never understood it. When I went to his class and he started teaching me, I got into science. I got really good grades, it is now my favorite subject. He just had some ways to make science fun and understandable. I just think he made a perfect job being a science teacher.
– Emily Martinez
I would give it to Coach Gibson because he is a cool teacher, he is fun and he makes our day.
– Christopher Lopez
He got my to play quarterback and he is an awesome coach.
-Luke Lee
He helps you when you need it, he gives you cool nick names. He is my best teacher I've had ever, I would give him the trophy any day. He explains things clearly to make you understand, he slows down when he talks to fast. If someone is doing something their not supposed to do he doesn't let it pass he takes care of it for they won't do it again.
-Isabella Cutburth
I would give a trophy to Mr.Gibson because he has been there for me in a lot of situations. For example, if I was having a bad day, he would do anything to put a smile on my face. Yes. He would have his days in which he would get a little moody, but that's another thing. He would also help me out with my grades. Although my grades were great, he would still throw a fit and would rather like for me to get at least an 90 and because he would throw a fit one day he threw a big fit just because I got a 100 and of course he had to admit that I am a genius and I was just like, "Suck it up buttercup." I would give a ton of trophies to Mr.Gibson, but I can only afford to give him one. (Hopefully he doesn't throw a fit.)
-Adriana Villegas
He has helped me emotionally and with school stuff. I look up to him. I feel like I can talk to him about anything. I feel safe when I talk to him like he's listening to me. Even though some times we would get in fights I would still give the trophy to him.
-Janet Garcia
Ms. Hall
Ms. Hall because I like the way she teaches.
– Jacob Sandoval
Mr. Huff
He is funny and nice.
-Kate Rodriguez
He helps a lot in Science and is fun and nice. He is a great teacher and teaches the subject well.
-Tre Razo
Mrs. Heath
She helps a lot in math and is fun and nice. She is a great teacher and teaches the subject well.
-Tre Razo
Mrs. Houston
Out of my three years of being here I was acquired 24 teachers to inform me of different subjects that would help me thrive in the different stations in life. If I was required to give a trophy to any adult in this school I would give it to Mrs. Houston for giving me admittance in this school so I will be able to succeed in my future terms.
-Shaun Jagshi
She always motivates people to do better in school and to get better grades and for every students at WMS.
– Anthony Longoria
Coach irish
I would give it to Coach Irish because he is an amazing coach and teacher. Whenever I had trouble in math he would always help me and in the same with sports.
– Brooke Page
He is funny and a great math teacher. He taught me a lot.
– Max Thomas
The teacher I would give a trophy to would be Coach Irish because he is fun and makes us work hard. He teaches differently than any other teacher I know. Coach Irish cares about us a lot more than you would expect he would because inside he is a marshmallow.
– Cassidy Chanthavong
I would give it to Coach Irish because he is a good coach and math teacher.
-Taylor Cruz
Coach Irish because he inspires me to try harder on my work. He also teaches in a fun and hands on learning environment.
-Omar Uballe
He is not only a good coach but he is a great math teacher. When I need help in a certain section in math, he would help me and I would instantly get it. He would also always motivate us to run and do our best!
-Laila Mich
Mr. Kirby
He is the best math teacher I ever had and he explains problems really well.
– Ethan Rands
Mr.Kirby because he knows how to construct a class. :)
– Aamya Hightower
He’s just a chill teacher and takes time to help people if they don't understand something and is overall a great teacher.
– Carson Wallace
Mr.Kirby because he helps me a lot with math and I love that class.
– Jaqueline Alvarez
Mr. Lax
Mr. Lax because he is probably the coolest teacher in this school.
- Kyron Powell
Miss Levingston
Miss Levingston because I like what she teaches. I like how she helps us try to figure out what we want be when we grow up. She makes us see how life really is. She’s a very fun teacher and you could talk with her about something and she would understand.
– Citlali Canada
She is really sweet and she actually teaches us good things and she makes sense while teaching. She is very polite with everyone and she is an amazing person to be around. She is a really good teacher.
– Swasti Acharya
Miss Levingston because she is so chill to be around and she is really is helpful. I also like how she doesn’t treat as little kids, she treats us like mature eight graders.
– Jared Flores
I would give the trophy to Miss Levingston because she is teaching me on how to plan in the real world.
– Ariel Arocha
Miss Mila
She is a very good and fun teacher. She teaches us well.
–Brayan Castillo
She is the best and funniest teacher.
-Anthony Reyes
She is a great teacher. She inspires you to do better and pushes you to not give up.
-Jacqueline Donjuan
She always feeds us a pizza, donuts, and snacks! She also takes us to a bunch of different fun places through out the year!
-Kevin Gamboa
From 6th grade to now we have always had a connection. She has been there for me through all my middle school experiences. She is a great choir teacher and hilarious. She has a great personality and every time I am down she's there to check on me and lift my spirits.
-Esperanza Ayala
She's hardworking, leaving us with minimal homework and responsibility; she organizes trips and contests. (sometimes even using her own money.) and she sacrifices everything for her job.
-Isabella Suazo
She has always been the light of my day. She treats her kids with love, as if we are her own. This teacher works hard and finds ways to give people a reason to work hard but have fun at the same time.
-Cristina Del Cristo
Mrs. Pollard
It would be Mrs. Pollard for being the best SCIENCE teacher here.
– William Mccullough
Mrs. Raynsford
She was always nice and gave everybody another chance on their work and was just all around a great teacher.
-Riley Malpass
Mrs. Roe
I would give the trophy to Mrs. Roe because she has to deal with so many things and always has to get along with kids/students. She also has to put up with overdue books and stuff but she give students different options to pay it off and I think that’s very nice of her.
– Denisse Montemayor
Ms. Strittmatter
Ms. Strittmatter because she is very active and comes up with fun ways to teach her students and make them interested in her class.
– Rebeca Tiscareno
She teaches in a fun way and gives prizes for being good and she teaches science really well and is really nice to everyone.
-Martin Jimenez
she teaches things in a way that I can remember it
-Vasti Arroyo
Miss welborn
I would give it to Miss Welborn because, she was a really great 6th grade science teacher.
-Katrina Boscarino
Mr. Wilson-Brown
Mr. Wilson because he's super funny and is by far the most crazy teacher in the school.
– Ryan Barker
Mr. Wilson for being the coolest and most hardworking teacher I know and through it all he keeps it a fun environment for everyone.
- Matthew Bocanegra
Mr. Wilson because he is the one who boosted my confidence in public speaking.
-Hien Nguyen
SPED Teachers
I’d give the trophy to the Sped teachers because they help the kids who need little more help than others.
– Jordan Thomley