The One Class At A Time award recipient for the month of October is Jennifer Vogler, a special education teacher at Ronald Reagan Elementary School in Palm Desert. Vogler was nominated for the honor by Toni Grajiola, who works alongside Vogler as a Para Educator. Toni Grajiola, Para Educator at Ronald Reagan Elementary School Grajiola
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This month’s One Class At A Time winner teaches special education at Indio High School and has been working at that campus all five years of her tenure as an educator. Victoria Shatavy, Indio High School teacher and Walter Clark, Walter Clark Legal Group “My own children are in special education and I realized that
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The One Class At A Time award for the month of August has been presented to Kristen Bossi, who teaches a Career Technical Education Film and Digital Production class at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Indio. News Channel 3 and attorney Walter Clark surprised Ms. Bossi with the $500 award, which she nominated herself for
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Hugo Cruz is May’s winner of the One Class At A Time award. He is in his fourth year teaching second graders at Vista Del Monte Elementary in Palm Springs. Cruz said he was “really surprised” to learn that he was this month’s award recipient “because it came out of nowhere,” he added. A parent
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April’s One Class At A Time award winner is Adrian Amparo from Desert Ridge Academy in Indio. One of the courses he teaches is 3D printing and his enthusiasm for the skill is what led him to nominate himself for the award. Amparo happily accepted the award with his students filling their classroom with a
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Roland Cohagan, social studies and news media teacher from Indio Middle School, is the One Class At a Time winner for the month of March. He accepted the $500 award on behalf of his class alongside his students, while school administrators joined virtually. The award is made possible through a partnership between News Channel
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An art teacher from Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs has been named February’s One Class At A Time winner. After learning she was nominated by a friend and fellow teacher, Mrs. Ashley Bray said she “was honored” and “is happy” to be working as an educator here in the desert. Bray said she
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January’s One Class At a Time Award winner is Dwight Asberry, Band Director and teacher at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. Mr. Asberry was nominated by a fellow teacher and previous OCAAT award recipient, Tiffany Silva. Ms. Silva described Mr. Asberry as a “wonderful” educator responsible for “building his award winning marching band and
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A second grade teacher and dual language immersion teacher at Jackson Elementary School in Indio, Ms. Dulce Cañas, is December’s One Class At a Time award recipient. In her three years as an educator, this is Ms. Cañas’ first year teaching the program, which is offered within Desert Sands Unified School District at Jackson Elementary
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November’s One Class At a Time Award winner is Ms. Tiffany Cobb, who teaches 3rd grade at Cathedral City Elementary School in Cathedral City. Although Cobb nominated herself for the $500 award, she said it is truly for her “wonderful and curious” students. Cobb said a few years ago she was able to secure funding
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October’s One Class At a Time Award winner is Ms. Mindy Zimmerman, who teaches 8th grade at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. She teaches language arts, U.S. history, and for the first time ever, she’s teaching yearbook as an elective course. Her work teaching yearbook is what got the attention of a parent,
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September’s One Class At A Time winner is Christopher Thompson from Benjamin Franklin Elementary in La Quinta. After receiving his award during a Zoom ceremony due to COVID restrictions at his school, he said he is “super excited because that means I can do my job better and these kids can reach their potential, which
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The August winner of the One Class At A Time award is Breanna Sewell. She teaches third grade at Cabot Yerxa Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs. Mrs. Sewell nominated herself for the $500 prize to purchase more math manipulatives for her classroom. She said she had been provided with enough manipulatives for students to
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Congratulations to Michelle Veliz of Ronald Reagan Elementary School! She is the “One Class At A Time” award winner for the month of June. Veliz said she plans on spending the prize money on botballs for her coding classes with 4th and 5th graders. The $500 award is made possible by Walter Clark Legal Group.
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This month’s ‘One Class at a Time’ winner is second-grade teacher Courtney Ortiz-Lopez from Gerald Ford Elementary School. “I think she’s a good person to help us learn,” one of her second graders, Harold said. “Mrs. Lopez, she is the nice, most friendly teacher I’ve ever met in my whole life,” another one of her
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This month’s “One Class at a Time” award winner is Laura Anesko from Palm Desert High School. “I love what I do every day,” Anesko told News Channel 3. “I’ve always had a passion for students with disabilities because I feel when they have teachers that care about them and are passionate about it; that’s
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March’s ‘One Class at a Time’ winner is Heather Claborn from Amelia Earhart Elementary. It was her first year teaching first grade. Claborn never expected her first year as a teacher to be in a pandemic meeting with her class virtually but she made the most of it and is receiving the recognition she deserves.
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February’s One Class At A Time winner is Jennifer Ramirez from Indio Middle School. Ramirez teaches A.S.B. student leadership classes and works with her students to find unique ways to promote school culture and inclusiveness even while learning remotely. This $500 award comes at a crucial time when these students haven’t been able to fundraise
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January’s One Class At A Time winner is Alma Ochoa from Richard Oliphant Elementary in Indio. Ochoa is a kindergarten teacher who said she has had to find unique ways to keep her students engaged through Zoom during this pandemic. “I feel like the best way to keep them engaged is just like what I
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For her innovation and energy, this November winner of the “One Class At a Time” award is Anna Moyer, a first grade teacher from Benjamin Franklin Elementary School. Moyer was nominated by one of her students, Jace, and his mother. “It was such an honor and a surprise when I received the email that one
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