DESERT MIRAGE, CALIF. (KESQ) – A $777.77 donation sparks a heartfelt moment for a campus program changing students’ lives. For more than a decade, the Puente Program at Desert Mirage High School has helped students pursue higher education and expand their futures beyond the classroom. This week, the spotlight turned to one of the program’s
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) What began as a simple walk down a school hallway turned into an emotional surprise for a Desert Mirage High School chemistry teacher whose impact reaches far beyond the classroom. As part of News Channel 3’s One Class at a Time series, students and school officials joined representatives from Walter Clark Legal Group to
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Helping students build independence through hands-on learning, that’s the goal for one local school teacher, and now she’s being recognized for all her hard work. News Channel 3’s Tauli Anderson highlights the December winner for the One Class at a Time award, Ms. Shana Saquil, a teacher at Saul Martinez Elementary
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Mr. Freddie Cabanting, a third-grade teacher at Westside Elementary, was awarded the “One Class at a Time Teacher of the Month” by News Channel 3 and the Walter Clark Legal Group. He teaches all subjects but says many of his students are struggling with math. This is a trend backed by Harvard research
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Teachers integrating culinary arts into an elementary class. News Channel 3’s Allie Anthony joined Walter Clark at Coral Mountain Academy to meet Christopher Smith, an amazing educator teaching students with disabilities through the art of cooking. Smith goes above and beyond for students with disabilities, using cooking as a fun and inclusive way to bring
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Sixth-grade teacher Oracio Magaña of Valley View Elementary has been named the “One Class at a Time Teacher of the Month” by News Channel 3 and the Walter Clark Legal Group. Magaña is a Coachella Valley native. He was recognized for his work with KidWind, an after-school STEM program where students design
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Owen Matas, a first-year English teacher at Palm Desert High School, has received the One Class at a Time Teacher award. Matas was recognized for reviving the school’s Cine-Arts Club, a once-thriving program from the 1990s, giving students a creative outlet to explore filmmaking. With a $777.77 donation from the
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At Desert Mirage High School, Assistant Principal Gustavo Sandoval is being honored by the Walter Clark Legal Group and News Channel 3 for his commitment to students, both in academics and through the school’s folklórico dance club. Sandoval used to dance himself, that’s what inspired him to start the club 14 years ago! Teaching students
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Perla Penabler, a teacher at Coachella Valley High School, is known for empowering young women and inspiring them to reach their full potential. As the advisor for the school’s Women’s Empowerment Club, she is taking a group of students to a leadership conference in Washington, D.C. this week. Thanks to the generous support of Walter
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Ms. Stephanie Sturgeon, a Career Technical Education teacher at Cathedral City High School, is making an impact by providing her students with life-saving certifications. Walter Clarke from Walter Clarke Legal Group surprised her with the One Class at a Time Award on Thursday to help further her efforts. Sturgeon’s students
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The Walter Clark Legal Group and News Channel 3 visited Toro Canyon Middle School to honor Miss Jessica Salomon as the “One Class at a Time” Teacher of the Month. She was awarded with $777.77 thanks to a generous donation from the Walter Clark Legal Group. Salomon is a dedicated science teacher, but she’s being recognized
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Mireya Phlaum’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Class has been awarded with the One Class at a Time class for the month of December. Phlaum is connects with her students as she is also a part of the deaf community. “I want to do this because when I met my first teacher at Shadow Hills
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Walter Clark Legal Group and News Channel 3 awarded Ms. Dana Sanchez as November’s One Class at a Time recipient. She often spends her own money to purchase supplies for her classroom and understands the need for teachers across the valley to gain support from the community. “This is a big deal for teachers,” said
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Ms. Cahill teaches students with moderate to severe disabilities, including autism. She has gone above and beyond by teaching them vocational skills by starting a coffee and lemonade cart at her school site. “Middle school is like a really transitional time. We have students who are learning how to go to other classes… we’re just
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Teaching expression through art is the goal of this month’s One Class at a Time award recipient, Maya de Leon, an art teacher at Coachella Valley High School. Each school year, Ms. de Leon buys thousands of dollars worth of supplies for her students. This month, however, Walter Clark’s team and News Channel 3 awarded
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This month’s One Class at a Time award goes to Shannon Rudisill and Iris Lopez at James Madison Elementary School in Indio. The nurses were nominated by a parent, Veronica Lopez, after the staff helped the family navigate her third grade son’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis. “This diagnosis introduced us to a realm of fear
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James Adkins has been selected as the One Class at a Time award winner for the month of May. He was nominated for his dedication to education and “always putting in extra work,” according to Letty Lopez who nominated Mr. Adkins for the recognition. Adkins teaches at Indio Middle School and runs the campus’ Renaissance
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Ms. Grace Huscher has been selected as April’s One Class at a Time award winner. Huscher teaches choir at Shadow Hills High School in Indio and was nominated by freshman Taryn Ortega. Despite this beig her first year teaching at the school, Ms. Huscher has helped her students excel and receive a superior rating at
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Edward Martinez has received the One Class at a Time award for his contribution to education in the Coachella Valley. Martinez has been a teacher with the Riverside County Office of Education for four years. For the past two months, he’s been teaching 8th through 12th grade at Lawrence F. Smith Court School in Indio. He previously
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Patricia Lopez, a fifth grade teacher at Saul Martinez Elementary School in Mecca, has been honored as the latest One Class at a Time award winner. The award is made possible thanks to KESQ News Channel 3’s partnership with the Walter Clark Legal Group. Lopez explained her students’ love for reading and the importance of
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