Teacher Appreciation Nominations Blog I – J
Through our Teacher Appreciation nominations, we were able to see exactly how our teachers are impacting our kids and community. We want to recognize each nomination that has come in. 1495 unique nominations and 525 teachers nominated, we are sharing the answers to our question posed: “Why does this teacher make you smile?”. The blogs are organized by last name of the teacher.
Teacher: James Iacobelli, C.W. Woodbury Middle School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? He is a good teacher, and he is kind to the students.
He is friends with me he watched the world cup for me lets us play and do things in gym and yeah, his just the good teacher.
He makes me smile because of his funny jokes and he is one of the coolest teachers in the school.
Mr. Iacobelli is my PE teacher, and he is really nice and respectful to me. He doesn’t care what you do unless it causes trouble. He cares about our health and about our surroundings. He always has something funny to say. The days I don’t smile he makes a smile for me.
The teacher makes me smile because he lets me play with the equipment and he is very nice.
Teacher: Matthew Iglitz, Foothill High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Iglitz is an amazing teacher and really cares about his students. He wants us to learn and provides a good environment for learning. He makes me laugh almost every day, and I always look forward to his class. He engages with his students and makes us feel welcome.
Teacher: Anthony Jacobs, Western High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? This teacher makes me smile because he is funny and talkative, he’s also chill in class.
Well, he is a pretty chill teacher. He makes the assignment easy.
He motivates to me to always push through hard times and to always keep my head up no matter what happens.
Teacher: Christine Jacobs, Western High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Jacobs makes me smile because she listens to everything I have to say when no one will, she is more than a teacher to me, i love her. Ms. Jacob tells me when I’m in the wrong even when i think I’m right she lets me know when i have to change in many ways, she really lets me tell her everything and she doesn’t judge me.
Teacher: Kathrine Jagmin, Kitty Ward Elementary School.
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Her communication is amazing, she is so supportive of all of her kiddos, and I believe she genuinely cares about all of her students. She always goes above and beyond.
Teacher: Daphne Jarrett, Ronzone Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Jarrett made every school day a fun day I appreciate everything she has done, and I wish to see her again she helped me a lot in 4th grade and I don’t think I would of made it if it wasn’t for her.
Teacher: Samantha Jiminez-Hooks, Roy Martin Middle School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms.Jiminez will make me smile because she will be funny, was so kind and cheer me up when I went to her class room.
Teacher: Erika Johnson,Carroll M Johnston
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She is fun loving and playful and ready to help any student and she’s my favorite out of all of the teachers in this school–Anthony.
Teacher: Tawnee Johnson, Kitty Ward Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She’s amazing! She is the teacher every mom wants for their child, and every child wants. She kind and really funny and 2 of my kids have had her and they still talk about her. She loves and believes in the kids, and you can’t help but love her.
Teacher: Gina Johnson, Friass Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? With a child that was a Covid Kindergarten Mrs. Johnson has really taken the time to help us try to catch our child back to where she needs to be. She responds quickly on class DOJO. Her communication is amazing. Yoi can tell she genuinely enjoys teaching and helping the children.
Teacher: Cassandra Johnston, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? As Senorita Johnston has been my amazing Spanish teacher for the past few years, she has always been such a hardworking, kind, and attentive teacher to all of her students. She has always emphasized to us students how she is always there to help, correct, and be there for us. Not only has she worked so hard for us students as a teacher, but she has also been an adult I can trust and feel cared about at school. Senorita is always in her room during lunch ready to help or even just talk to. I have never been hesitant to ask her a question in class as Senorita has always been approachable and kind to her students. Something I’ll never forget is how Senorita Johnston was the only teacher to ask me how my winter break was and genuinely care and listen to my life outside of school. I am so beyond grateful for such a relatable, kind, and hardworking teacher like Senorita Johnston. As she has taught me so much in the past almost three years as my Spanish teacher, I am so excited to be spending my senior year with Senorita. Gracias for everything you do Senorita Johnston!
Because she is very honest and tries very hard make us learn well.
Every time I see her, even if I don’t have her for class, she always says hello and talks to me like a real person. She actually cares about her students and wants them to succeed. During class, she is fun and interactive with her students, but also challenges us.
Every time I’m in her class, she makes the entire class interact and feel included. She is always making jokes to make sure we are having fun and ensures that we learn in a happy environment.
I have Señorita Johnston at 7 in the morning. Trying to learn Spanish that early used to be awful. But Señorita Johnston is always inviting and kind when students come into her classroom. She spends so much time making great notes for us and doing extra help during lunch. She made coming to school this early worth it and helped me fall in love with Spanish. She never makes students feel small or unimportant, instead, she lifts us up and makes each day better.
Mrs. Johnston always makes my days. Unfortunately, i don’t have her this year anymore but i still talk to her like she is my friend. she never fails to make me laugh and put a smile on my face. i am forever grateful for getting to know her because she became someone i can talk to and be able to trust.
Ms. Johnston comes to school every day with a smile. She possesses a ridiculously positive attitude and does the work of three teachers: planning, mentoring, teaching and leading extra-curricular activities.
Unexpected repairs have forced her out of her home for the last 6 weeks, a situation that cannot be resolved quickly.
Still, she comes to school committed to her work and to the help of her students and colleagues.
Ms. Johnston is so deserving of this appreciation award; someone who gives so much and asks for so little even in the face of her personal hardship.
Please consider Cassandra Johnston (Las Vegas Academy of the Arts) for this award.
Ms. Johnston teaches in a very helpful and fun way, making the whole class more connected. She’s very funny and takes her time to make sure the class is on track and understanding what’s being taught.
Señorita Johnston always manages to brighten up a room with her dry sarcasm and sass. She makes her students excited to learn Spanish–no matter how adept they are or how easy it comes to them. She makes sure every student understands every concept and sacrifices her own time in order to make sure every single student is learning. Her classroom is a safe space to express oneself. I look forward to going to her class every day and she always manages to make me laugh, no matter how tired I am.
Senorita Johnston isa great teacher who really cares about her students. If you ever seem down, she will try to make a joke or find a way to cheer you up. In ever really understood Spanish until this year because of the tremendous help she has been.
Senorita Johnston is direct with us and encourages us to learn through our own effort. She teaches us, but she also interacts with the class. We learn through games, repetition, and lots of other ways.
Señorita Johnston is really nice, she’s one of my favorite teachers. She’s strict when she has to be, but everyone respects her and is comfortable with her. Even when she’s having a rough day, she still tries to stay positive for us students throughout the class period. She’ll make jokes with us and always keeps us engaged and interested, whether it’s with a Gimkit game or a Spanish-vocab-version of a card game like Go Fish. Even if Spanish is a hard class to take, she makes the class fun and understandable. Also, if I ever need help with Spanish, she has her office hours open most days of the week during lunch, so, she is almost always available to help. She actually understands and relates to us students, which adds to her great qualities as a teacher. I’m glad I got her as a teacher this year, her class is one of the few classes that I actually look forward to going to. She is a really good teacher and I think she deserves the Teacher Appreciation Award for all that she does.
Senorita Johnston makes me laugh and smile all the time even if I start my day off with a terrible morning, she is always there to make me laugh. She is a great teacher who lets me have conversations with my his panic side of the family due to how greatly she teaches Spanish. My teacher is very kind and sweet, and she always makes the funniest jokes. She isn’t so serious, and she makes me feel so comfortable in her class. She is one of a kind and she makes funny scenarios that make me smile. She says sarcastic things that is my humor, and it makes me hysterical. I love senorita Johnston!
Senorita makes me laugh and smile every single time I have class with her. She is such a good teacher, and really motivates us to do our work, but in a fun way. I look forward to every time I have a Spanish class with her. 🙂
She always comes to class ready to teach and she makes us laugh while learning Spanish.
She always makes sure we leave the classroom with learning at least one thing. There’s never one day that we don’t learn something new. She’s my favorite teacher.
She always makes an effort to help us adjust to the early mornings, making our mornings better. Cracking jokes with students and creating an environment where students don’t feel ashamed to respond in a foreign language.
She cares deeply for her students and always makes sure that her students are having a good time while learning, even if it is a bit boring.
She is incredibly real and makes learning Spanish in her classes so easy and fun. I struggled my first year, but in her class I’m flourishing. I finally feel like I can actually learn Spanish and I’m not just going to be struggling the whole time.
She is so funny. She gave me extra credit. She makes her students feel comfortable in her class. She is a friendly and welcoming teacher. She is my favorite teacher.
She is super kind and helps you no matter how you struggle. Also, she is very relatable and speaks the truth and never lies.
She is very fun to have and makes learning entertaining.
She is very funny and always makes her lessons very thorough. She is also very kind and reassuring.
She is very kind and patient with her students and she makes learning fun and comfortable. She is very funny, and I love her way of teaching because it makes me motivated to do my work and follow along and she always keeps me engaged throughout class.
She is very nice and helps lot with work. She makes lessons easy to understand.
She is very nice and tries to make us smile in the morning. She plans out fun activities and is very helpful. She is also very funny and relatable. She has the best style and smile.
She makes me smile because she always gives many chances and help me with my work. She always makes me smile and lets me eat in her class she is also very fun to be around.
She makes me smile the second I walk in just by saying hi and commonly cracking a joke. She always says funny stuff throughout the class, sometimes it’s in Spanish and I don’t know what she’s saying sometimes but her vibe and attitude makes me feel happy alone. She is definitely my favorite teacher and she made me enjoy Spanish so much more.
She makes me smile with how sarcastic and sassy she is. She is a lovely teacher to have in the first period of the day and her outfits are always on point. She is a younger teacher making it easier to connect with her and overall she is a good person who is well at her job.
She said to do this for money, so I did it.
She teaches class with a positive attitude, has a great sense of humor, and she makes learning fun.
She teaches Spanish 2 in a way I can actually understand. She is kind, accepting, and truthful with us in the best ways. She always makes the class laugh and keeps everyone engaged. She is very funny and sweet. Everyone I know loves her and thinks she is a great teacher and an even better person.
She’s really good at what she does, she always keeps the mood up no matter what. She’s super funny and she always makes the class laugh, everyone loves her, and we all learn a lot. She’s a nice, kind, helpful, a great teacher and a better person.
This teacher always makes me smile because she makes class as entertaining as possible, she is always willing to help, and works very hard.
This teacher makes me smile because she always makes class fun while also learning a lot of curriculums. She shows her fun personality and creates creative lessons, so all the students have an easier time learning and getting used to another language.
This teacher makes me smile because she always works hard and makes an effort to make an entertaining and valuable class, even at 7am when we’re all tired.
This teacher makes me smile because she encourages us to do our best while still maintaining a sense of humor.
This teacher makes me smile because she has such a charismatic character. She genuinely loves her job and cares about her students. Senorita Johnston is an amazing Spanish teacher!
This teacher makes me smile because she helps me with Spanish and I was born as a native speaker. The more she helps me with the language of Spanish, I can be able to express myself more with the people I know/don’t know. In all, this is why she makes me happy; she helps me with my Spanish skills.
This teacher makes me smile because she makes learning fun. In Senorita Johnston’s class, you just know you are learning something. As someone who has struggled with school and motivation, she has made me feel like I can improve and stay on track. Senorita Johnston makes me smile every day I have her.
This teacher makes me smile because she makes my morning better with her friendly greetings, jokes, and hard work.
We have her class first thing in the morning, and she is always happy and ready for the day. She is funny and very helpful and always opens her class to those who need help. Her outfits also slay.
Señorita Johnston always puts effort into her classes and her teaching. She always helps me when I am struggling, and she makes me laugh with her sarcasm. Her class is always so much fun, yet helpful.
Señorita Johnston makes me smile every time I walk into her class, she smiles and greats me. When we are in class, she is always very sweet and makes everyone laugh. She complements students and makes sure they feel comfortable in her class. This is just some reasons why I am nominating Señorita Johnston for this award.
She always nice when we do not know something and does not make the class feel boring.
She is a ray of sunshine and treats everyone so kindly, her positive attitude and relationship with us is like no other!
She’s one of the funniest and most down-to-earth teachers I’ve ever had. She took a subject I had struggled with in previous years and helped me develop my understanding of it to the point where I want to continue studying it. I don’t think I would have had the confidence to continue learning Spanish had I not gotten the opportunity to have her as my teacher.
This teacher brings a special kind of learning to the classroom. Not only does she motivate students to practice and have a drive to learn, but she creates a positive and welcoming mood. She has an amazing humor and has interesting personality that makes her class more enjoyable to the rest. She is not only my favorite Spanish teacher, but my favorite teacher/class to attend. She is a loving welcoming person who wouldn’t hesitate to stop and help somebody with whatever issue they may have.
Teacher: Phyl Jones, Wilheim Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? This teacher has gone above and beyond these past few years with my son Ethan. Like I know it sounds a bit dramatic, but I would trust her with my son’s life. Amazing example of a teacher dedicated loving and have a full heart forteaching special needs kids. She will be that one teacher we look back to and thank God we had an amazing experience.
Teacher: Andrea Jones, Shelley Berkeley Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Andrea Jones has gone above and beyond to make this year a positive experience for both parents and students. She always keeps the lines of communication open and has helped me better understand how I can assist my child academically in our home. This has helped fire up my daughters love of learning, at a time when she was seriously lacking confidence. My daughter looks forward to attending school each day because she has a teacher who has created a positive learning atmosphere that makes my daughter believe that her teacher wants to see her succeed.
She is always involved, cares so much for the kids.
Teacher: Ashley Jones, Hollingsworth Steam Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She has always motivated my daughter to do better in class in an academic way as well as in a personal way.
Teacher: Lyziel Jorvina, Basic Academy of International Studies
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She makes me smile because she is a motivated teacher who helps kids become successful academically. She gets tired but that doesn’t stop her from helping the kids and educating them.
Teacher: Francisco Judy Grace Aplasca, Western High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Because she helped me from work and very kind.
Teachers play a significant role in our lives, and we are thankful for them and all they do for our community every single day. We understand how important their job is in student development and learning and know they work tirelessly to educate children and add value to their lives! Thank you, you are our heroes!
