Willowbrook presents Outstanding Students and Outstanding Teacher awards
Pictured are the Willowbrook students who were recognized as Outstanding Students during a breakfast in their honor on April 12. They are (back row, from left) junior Jordan Leal, senior Sean Olson, (middle row, from left) senior Austin Nordensten, senior Safa Hameed, freshman Jason Cox, freshman Hiba Mirza, freshman Eva Tuecke, (front row, from left) senior Aleksandra Graf, senior Emily Luna, senior Isabella Ledonne and junior Khizra Ashar.
Willowbrook world language teacher Cristy Hebreard (third from left) receives the Outstanding Teacher award on April 12. She was presented by (from left) senior Krista Dahlstrand, junior Andrea Zulawski and junior Anna Carson.
On April 12, 11 Willowbrook students were recognized as Outstanding Students during a breakfast in their honor.
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 Jamie Gourley welcomed the recipients and their families, as well as the staff members who nominated them. The students were then recognized and given a certificate in honor of their efforts.
The Outstanding Students are:
Art: Senior Aleksandra Graf
Career and Technical Education (CTE): Senior Sean Olson
English: Senior Isabella Ledonne
Learning services: Junior Jordan Leal
Literacy: Freshman Jason Cox
Math: Freshman Eva Tuecke
Music: Senior Emily Luna
Physical education: Senior Safa Hameed
Science: Freshman Hiba Mirza
Social studies: Senior Austin Nordensten
World languages: Junior Khizra Ashar
Willowbrook world language teacher Cristy Hebreard received the Outstanding Teacher award and was presented by junior Anna Carson, junior Andrea Zulawski and senior Krista Dahlstrand. 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.