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KSL NewsRadio and Cyprus Credit Union are honoring Utah Teachers! Now more than ever, we recognize the incredible ways that educators go above and beyond every day.

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  • February 15, 2023

    Jennifer Maples, Welby elementary

    “Mrs. Maples cares about every individual student! She gives them her all! She is so organized and plans activities to make learning fun!! She works well with her coworker who teaches in Spanish. She communicates well with parents and does a service project at least once a year with her students!!” -Dawn Smith
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  • February 15, 2023

    Laura Kate Hoggard, Riverton Elementary

    “Laura Kate is an incredibly patient Special Education teacher. She works with students with varying medical, behavioral, and social educational needs. Laura Kate has worked at Kauri Sue and has been at Riverton Elementary for the past 6 years sharing her light in the cluster unit teaching 1st through 3rd graders. Regardless of the students […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    Lily Haley, Copper Hills High School

    “I feel that Lily should be selected because she goes above and beyond as a special education teacher. She loves our daughter and does everything she can to welcome and help our daughter (and other students). She is very dedicated to her work and her students. She has a kind and loving heart and disposition.” […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    Jennifer Ferguson, Midas Creek Elementary

    “Mrs. Ferguson cares so much about her students and it’s evident by the way she treats them and helps everyone feel special. My son has thrived in her class, both academically and socially.” -Rachel E Geertsen
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  • February 15, 2023

    Carey Ivory, North Sanpete Middle School

    “For as long as she has been teaching, Carey has gone above and beyond to connect and engage with her students. She is the safe space for kids that don’t feel like they have anywhere to hang out, so she opens her classroom for kids to come play games during lunch or after school. She […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    Marc Taylor, Copper hills high school

    “He consistently comes to class despite his wife and himself having cancer. He family has been through so much and he is incredibly brave.” -Isabelle Madsen
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  • February 15, 2023

    Marc Taylor, Copper Hills High School

    “He is always so happy and kind. Even when he is having a rough day, he is so patient with us, and always manages a smile. He is so supportive of all of us, and you can tell that he really cares. He makes class so fun, while also helping us to do our very […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    Marc Taylor, Copper Hills High School

    “He works so hard and keeps moving forward despite intense personal and familial stressors and difficult circumstances. He keeps us going and motivates us through all of our work and performances. He supports us in all that we do.” -Ariah Gilbert
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  • February 15, 2023

    Lisa Nielsen, Southland Elementary

    “Back in 2008, my daughter had Mrs. Lisa Nielsen as her third grade teacher. Lisa’s compassion and understanding helped my daughter gain confidence as a student, and Lisa’s humor made learning fun. Now in 2023, my son is privileged to have Lisa as his 6th grade teacher, in the Dual Language Immersion program, splitting the […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    natalie smith, kauri sue hamiliton

    “Natalie works at Kauri Sue Hamiliton, a all special needs school in Jordan school district. She has patience like no other and can get my special needs boy to do things I can’t even get him to do! Each and every day, she sends a text to every parent in her class letting her parents […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    Marc Taylor, Copper Hills High School

    “Mr. Taylor is our choir director and loves his students soooo much. A few years ago he was diagnosed with cancer. He has now gotten over the cancer, but since then there have been 2 more people in his family with cancer (his son and his wife). Even through all these trials he still focuses […]
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  • February 15, 2023

    Marc Taylor, Copper Hills High School

    “These past 5 years have been incredibly difficult on him, with his own cancer, his wife’s cancer, a son who had cancer, and with his mom’s very recent passing. Yet through all of this, even the day after his mothers passing, he has never given up, or stopped pushing our choirs for greatness, or dropped […]
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