Willowbrook presents 2020-21 third-quarter Outstanding Students and Outstanding Teacher

On March 3, 11 Willowbrook students were recognized as Outstanding Students for the third quarter of the 2020-21 school year. The event was hosted virtually because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Criteria to be chosen for that award include:

• Demonstrating extraordinary achievement, outstanding effort, commendable attitude and motivation
  
  
• Ability to overcome obstacles
  
  
• Continuous exemplary performance

During the event, Willowbrook Principal Dr. Daniel Krause and Assistant Principal Dr. Jamie Gourley welcomed the recipients and their families, as well as the staff members who nominated them.

The Outstanding Students are (pictured above – from left to right, top row to bottom row):
Art: Junior Elainey Cervantes

Career and Technical Education (CTE): Senior Alexander Tobias

English: Sophomore Gabrielle Knudtson

Learning services: Freshman Elbiana Xhabiri

Literacy: Freshman Ava Valderrama

Math: Sophomore Mahnoor Fatani

Music: Senior Sean Shepherd

Physical education: Senior Stephanie Dasbach

Science: Sophomore Neeraja Kumar

Social studies: Junior Eric Veal Jr.

World languages: Sophomore Jackson Crowther

Willowbrook world language teacher Evelina Rodriguez (pictured above) received the Outstanding Teacher award and was presented by Willowbrook sophomores Mahnoor Fatani, Lia Galindo and Neeraja Kumar. To earn the Outstanding Teacher award, a staff member must treat teaching as a passion – not just a job, create a positive learning environment where students feel encouraged and supported, use a variety of strategies to engage students, be willing to offer extra support when needed, provide prompt and effective feedback to students on their learning and relate to and understand the viewpoints and perspectives of students.