MAY 7, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015, 4:22 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Some say the best educators shy away from individual accolades; they choose instead to spotlight the successes of their students.
Fortunately for the village, they couldn’t escape the attention Tuesday night.
Continuing the tradition that began in 1988, the 10 recipients of this year’s Ridgewood Teacher Recognition Awards were showered with bouquets of praise, seemingly endless lists of acknowledgements, compliments and tributes, during ceremonies inside the standing-room only Education Center.
“In reading through the nomination forms,” said Board of Education President Sheila Brogan, “I was struck by the adjectives that were used to describe them: approachable, kind-hearted, enthusiastic, motivated, knowledgeable, talented, energetic, change agent, professional.”
This year’s honorees are Paul Cronk, Hawes School; Ellen Wolff, Orchard; Nicole Blatt, Ridge; Samantha Stankiewicz, Somerville; Amanda Zampolino, Travell; Paul Wyka, Willard; Amber Nizza, Benjamin Franklin; Janelle King, George Washington; Nancy Reilly, Ridgewood High School; and Susan Fink, Educational Services.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/ridgewood-s-top-teachers-for-2015-recognized-1.1328924
