Ten other nominated teachers will also receive a $1,000 cash grant. The winner was awarded the grand prize of $3,000 and catered teachers’ lunch at their school.
MESA, Ariz. — 12News got to help surprise a Mesa teacher this week! Sixth-grade teacher Sherri Pine of Ishikawa Elementary School has been named Four Peaks for Teachers’ Teacher of the Year.
Pine was awarded $3,000 for her classroom on Thursday night.
“I love my job, it’s the best job in the world,” said Pine.
She has been teaching for 39 years and truly faced a difficult last year.
Pine shared she had a fire at her own home and then weeks later her classroom also caught fire displacing her entire class and leaving Mrs. Pine and her students heartbroken.
“The hard part was teaching the kids that we’re resilient and that, they were like ‘why did this happen, why did this happen?’ …
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