Teacher Appreciation Nominations Blog L
Through our Teacher Appreciation nominations, we were able to see exactly how our teachers our impacting our kids and community. We want to recognize each nomination that has come in. With over 1700+ unique nominations, 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: Bobby Laas, Foothill High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Laas has sparked a love of psychology in my daughter. His classroom topics and discussions are engaging. He has been extremely encouraging for my daughter this year and his class has been her favorite. It is clear that Mr. Laas is passionate about his subject and the teaching profession.
This is one of my daughter’s favorite classes and teachers. Elaine says Mr. Laas is strict when he needs to be, but also very understanding of each students’ individual needs, and what is takes for them to learn.
Teacher: Benjamin LaCombe, Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Lacombe genuinely cares for his students and is always willing to adapt to their needs and struggles. He is incredibly understanding and kind and is always doing his best to make class enjoyable, funny, as well as fulfilling. This teacher goes above and beyond to express appreciation for his students, making sure we know that in his class we can be noticed but also liked.
He teaches the content in a way that is fun and allows hands on experience. He also make sure the students are understood and have a day of how they want the class to be taught.
Teacher: Christina Ladd, Mendoza Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Ladd goes beyond and above for all students she is a very caring person that’s students feel safe to talk to when my child was having bad anxiety and depression she had a real rough day where she tired leaving school Ms. Ladd immediately interacted with her and was able to bring my daughter back to herself from this day forward she had a bond with her and looks forward coming to school I smiled for months this was big relief off my shoulders knowing I had a teacher at the school who goes beyond please pick her she deserve it not from me but the students as well.
Teacher: Ashlee Landahl, Doris Hancock
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She goes above and beyond to help my child Athena. She used to not want to participate or anything and she has gotten her more involved and transformed.
Teacher: Kristin Landau, Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? This teacher makes me smile because when I was injured, she helped me out, and when I need help in math she’s a very big help to me and when I answer questions in class she helps me feel more confident even when I don’t know how to answer the question. She guides me through math and it’s very helpful to me.
She’s a nice teacher that brings a positive energy to the classroom. She is extremely kind and she’s funny, and one of my few teachers that doesn’t overwork us.
Teacher: Mrs. Lang, Ghering Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mrs. Lang has gone above and beyond helping Rhett catch up with his reading capability this year.
Teacher: Lara Osvert, Forbuss Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Lara is patient and generous. He teaches all his students with kindness and humor and makes everyone feel comfortable in his class no matter their differences or skill levels.
Mr. Lara supports me in the classroom as well as outside of school. He teaches me life skills outside of the textbooks. He comes out and supports me during my basketball games outside of school to show how much he cares for me and that pushes me to do great in school and outside of school to make him proud.
Mr. Lara makes learning so fun! My daughter used to love school to see her friends. Now she loves school to hang out with her teacher and learn new things! She tries harder because she knows that Mr. Lara believes in her!
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Teacher: Ashley Largusa, Manuel Cortez
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mrs. Largusa works tirelessly to make sure her students receive the best education out there. She never stops trying to push further for their benefit. I’ve never worked with a teacher that’s more dedicated. Her students adore her and come back after moving onto middle school to visit her often. Mrs. Largusa definitely makes us all smile!
Teacher: Jennifer Leja, Hyde Park Middle School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She makes me smile because she is always willing to help students when in need of help and be there when they are still stuck on something, and she is always nice and always has a smile on her face.
Teacher: Nicole Littrell, Keller Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Her warm energy makes the peoples around her feel cared for.
The most enthusiastic teacher I’ve ever seen. It’s unreal going from her class to another; not to say it’s a competition or to compare but you can feel the energy in her class like no other. I sat in to observe one day and even i felt engaged. You can see the passion, hear the love, and feel the need to send the kids out of her class with what they need. Any kids that get to experience her class are by far in amazing hands.
She inspires my daughter. My daughter tells me she wants to be a teacher like Ms. Littrell.
She’s FANTASTIC AT WHAT SHE DO! TEACHES!!! Go MS. LITTRELL!!!!!
Miss Littrell is so nice and very sweet teacher. My daughter learns a lot with her strategies I see big improvement with my daughter’s writing and her numbers, my daughter loves her and respect her so much… Miss Littrell always makes me smile
She is a very good teacher to our child.
Teacher: Mrs. Loberg, Deskin Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? This teacher literally restored my faith in the CCSD school district. After a really rough start to the school year with a teacher who had my child confused with another and was giving my child the wrong grades, I finally got her transferred into Mrs. Loberg’s class. It was an instant difference! She restarted my kids grades after putting her through some tests to see where she was at. She also had her tested for the GATE program which my kid was accepted into. We went from a nightmare of a school year where my child who loved school was starting to hate it, to having a teacher who took the time and believed in her where now my child is not just surviving but thriving. She loves Mrs. Loberg’s class, and her teaching style and homework is personalized to each individual child’s needs. You don’t find many teachers willing to put in the effort she does to see all her students thrive.
Teacher: Darren Long, Canyon Springs High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Sergeant Long is funny and welcoming to every cedet plus his dog is so cute!!😁
Teacher: Whitney Lopez, Southwest Career & Technical Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? This teacher is extremely understanding of students and the situation there in more than any other teacher. She is extremely kind and patient and shows how much she cares for the individual. I personally have had an extremely difficult year suffering from mononucleosis and depression, and she has not only been a teacher who has been a beacon to talk to about my issues but also supported me and gave me the necessary time I need to recover. She is a teacher who really want s students to learn and understands how much stress covid and other factors haveon students. Ms. Lopez is an all-around greatteacher.
Teacher: Gabriela Lopez, Eva Wolf Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Lopez had been amazing; Manny and I are so glad she is his 1st grade teacher. Anytime I have a concern or need she helps and responds. My son really enjoys going to school and a big part of that is Ms. Lopez. I really appreciate her communicating with me and feel like my son is truly in good hands.
Teacher: Whitney Lopez, Southwest Career & Technical Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Lopez is one of the best teachers in this school. She cares about her students and their grades. She always makes sure everyone is caught up every day and that we understand what we’re doing in her class. I really appreciate everything she does for us. Thank you!
Ms. Lopez is a good teacher she cares for students. she plans her lessons around life she doesn’t want us walking into life blind and I appreciate that she tries to make sure students know or have a clue on what to do next. she’s also funny.
Teacher: Jennifer Lougee, Robert E. Lake Elementary
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Lougee makes me smile because she is very caring with my daughter, and it makes me happy to see her care so much for my kid she is the best teacher.
During distance learning last year, she went out of her way to meet up with students and parents with martial, made her students their own class photos and had a kindergarten ceremony for her class.
She is amazing with her students and always goes above and beyond for them.
She makes me feel the kindness she has for the kids and she is so friendly to the kids.
Teacher: Paul Lowry, Del Sol Academy of The Performing Arts
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Lowry is our band teacher, but so much more!! We are a performing arts magnet, and he has managed to weave both our magnet students and zone students to form this amazing ensemble of students that are amazing musicians. He has created a culture and community like no other in this school. Parents and students have seen him grow our band program from nothing into an award-winning band. He has created several ensembles within philharmonic, symphony, and a jazz band. He puts in countless hours both after school and on weekends to ensure his programs is successful for his students and families. He is just a cool person and a value to our school and the community at large.
Teacher: Roxana Loya, Elizondo Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Loya loves her job, and it truly shows. My daughter comes home raving about her with a smile from ear to ear. Ms. Loya provides a safe and fun learning environment for all her kids. That’s what makes our family smile knowing she receives the same amount of love at school as she does at home.
Teacher: Heidi Lukofnak, Goolsby Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mrs. Lukofnak makes us smile because she always has a positive attitude and goes the extra mile to make sure that every child is successful. My daughter struggles with reading and Mrs. Lukofnak has found engaging ways to help Olivia improve her reading and has also provided us with resources to work with her at home. Not only does Mrs. Lukofnak go the extra mile to make sure that her students are challenged and enjoy learning, but she has also has impeccable communication with the parents of her students. She sends all her family’s daily updates, reminders, resources, and pictures. It makes it so much easier to stay on top of things and continue the learning at home. Thanks to Mrs. Lukofnak, our daughter loves school and has had a successful year.
We have had an excellent year so far. Our daughter Olivia comes home daily and is excited about school. The amount of communication that Ms. Lukofnak displays is by far above and beyond. Olivia has nothing but great things to say about her day and it’s all thanks to her teacher. She puts in an extra effort in helping Olivia learn how to read – comes up with tons of activities and projects to engage each student. I’ve seen her help the other students in Olivia’s class as well, and her dedication doesn’t waiver.
Lukofnak forever, Mom.” He said he just likes her so much and she teaches him new things and that he never wants to forget her. Well, she really is amazing, and I know we won’t ever forget her! Thank you, Mrs. Lukofnak!
Teacher: Tabitha Lyell, J Marlan Walker International School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? “Mrs. Lyell makes me feel at home, she makes me feel like family and believes I’m a good artist so I’m going to have an art gallery when i grow up.”
Teacher: Wendi Lytle, Laughlin Junior/Senior High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? This teacher is the best teacher I have ever had in all my years of grade school so far. She always has a smile on her face no matter what kid gives her their kid attitude. She always states her encouraging words that help lift any students’ spirits. When in doubt, Ms. Lytle is the teacher I would choose any day for this kind of nominee. She’s the brightest little lady. When she walks the halls, everyone is happy because of how good her attitude is. It takes a lot to be a leader, but it takes more to be as good of a teacher as Ms. Lytle. She’s not just a teacher, she’s an inspiration to any kid who she comes across. She’s always willing to help with anything around the school. She even danced with me at the middle school dance! She would do anything just to make sure her students learn with a smile on their face, and its pretty hard to read and smile coming from a kid. This lady is the sweetest and even if she doesn’t win, she deserves every award there is in the book. Great role-model and couldn’t be more happy to nominate her. LOVE U MS. LYTLE!!!!!!!! -Jenna Payne (cheer manager)
Teacher: Bobby Laas, Foothill High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Laas has sparked a love of psychology in my daughter. His classroom topics and discussions are engaging. He has been extremely encouraging for my daughter this year and his class has been her favorite. It is clear that Mr. Laas is passionate about his subject and the teaching profession.
This is one of my daughters’ favorite classes and teachers. Elaine says Mr. Laas is strict when he needs to be, but also very understanding of each students’ individual needs, and what is takes for them to learn.
Teacher: Briana Lamberson, Durango High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Ms. Lamberson is honest, she very nice, and the best teacher. She’s cool and a person I can relate to.
She’s very nice and cool, and always makes funny jokes, and is very concentrating and hard working. She’s always focus and makes sure were passing her class and doing her work.
Mrs. Lamberson puts a smile on my face every day because she is a teacher who actually cares about her students’ success and wellbeing. She makes sure her classroom remains a safe space for all students to be themselves and get the help they need to thrive in school. I always feel like I belong in her classroom, even if I may fall behind sometimes. I have her for sixth period and she is a breath of fresh air at the end of the day as she can be very goofy and is understanding when we are tired or upset. After doing virtual learning for two years due to covid restrictions, I started to really dislike going to school, especially English class. She made me fall in love with writing and reading again and sometimes I actually look forward to going to school and sitting in her class. She is definitely one of the best teachers I’ve ever had.
She’s kind and considerate of our opinions and feelings when it comes to personal topics and she’s the most fun teacher at our school.
Ms. Lamberson has a very fun way of teaching, while also allowing us all to have fun.
Ms. Lamberson is honest, she very nice, and the best teacher. She’s cool and a person i can relate to.
Because she is funny and a really cool teacher that you can just chill around.
Yes, Ms. Lamberson is very entertaining and understands us a lot. She made me smile many times. Ms. Lamberson is a very chill teacher and tries to make the class better, she also reminds us of many times to turn in work and gives us other options for work.
Mrs. Lamberson makes me Smile putting her time help us learn and new subjects and helps work on grammar a different style of writing we may not be perfect but she likes to put smiles on our faces of making funny jokes and doing fun activity’s I’ve learned a lot from her experience and dedication and hard to have us keep going and making us thrive and get ready for our future.
Mrs. Lamberson the nicest teacher I’ve had in a while. She is the most understanding and is easily the most caring.
She is the greatest teacher ever. Makes everything fun even though the topics are boring.
She makes me smile because she’s funny and makes learning more fun.
One of the very few teachers in this school who care about their students and want us too succeed.
Every time I walk into Mrs. Lamberson’s classroom I feel welcomed, and she always finds a way to make me smile or laugh. She is just funny in general, and she makes her classroom into a safe place for her students. 🙂
She makes class more enjoyable and fun.
She makes me smile because she is very outgoing as a teacher. She always does things that would grab the student’s attention when teaching or trying to talk about something important. She is one of a kind and I nominate Ms. Lamberson.
This teacher makes me smile by helping make my learning easier and more fun.
She makes me smile because she is very funny and makes learning fun in general.
This teacher makes me enjoy my first period, and everyone knows how terrible arriving at school is especially the first period. Ms. Lamberson truly always tries her best even with covid. You can see her dedication with her work, and always tries to make the work enjoyable by adding fancy decor to her room to fit themes we are currently working on. With Romeo and Juliet, she would make fancy setups with the acts we did, and her way of helping us understand old English made the wordy, hard, old Shakespearean English easy to decipher. She has truly made a difference in my life by encouraging me to read more and enjoy English as a whole.
She makes me smile because she always has positive vibes and always makes my 2nd period fun for everyone.
She’s always happy when I see her and I have never had a bad period with her.
She always works hard to help everyone in the class if they need help always says good morning and she always comes in the smile.
She is very nice to us, interacts with us, makes sure we are okay and always makes sure we get good grades in class.
She makes me smile because whenever we do our works, she always makes it fun to work also she does a lot for the class, so we have a good environment to work and over all a kind/respectful/caring/wonderful teacher.
She makes the class and school in general more enjoyable.
She makes school enjoyable.
She is Funny and is able to make us laugh. I am able to talk to her without any worries. Makes us feel safe during class. Knows how to teach and shows us lessons we can easily understand.
She helps me understand my classes way better and is very kind and cares for us all. She helps us individually and is stern when needed.
This teacher makes me smile because of the environment of her classroom. She always finds a way to make the unit interactive and fun. And she has the best energy and sense of humor in a teacher I have ever had. That’s why this teacher makes me smil
Teacher: Justin Land, James Cashman Middle School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mr. Land is always positive, and he always make jokes, I feel safe around him. That’s why he is my favorite teacher.
Teacher: Ms. Lane, Bruner Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She was Julia’s fourth grade teacher and even though Julia has moved on to 2nd grade she still allows Julia to read to her class which she enjoys very much.
Teacher: Allison Laquitara, John C. Vanderburg Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She’s kind, loving, and she motivates us to be our best every day! She makes me happy to go to school and I wish she could be my teacher every year!
Teacher: Stefano Lattino, Bonanza High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? He is super comforting and treats us like his friends while also teaching us important things. He brings sunshine to a room:)
Teacher: Claire Law, Richard High School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? My son loves her and that makes me smile. She is a nice person.
Teacher: Becky Lawson, Divich Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? Mrs. Lawson is amazing!! The last week before Christmas break, they had a covid outbreak in their class and had to do distance learning. She had planned many fun activities for the kids. My daughter was devasted. That night she just cried knowing she had to go back to distance learning. Mrs. Lawson did the best she could having to switch to distance so quickly and tried to make it fun for her students. The icing on the cake for my daughter is Mrs. Lawson went to each student’s house and left their gifts they had worked on. My daughter was able to see her from a distance and just being able to Mrs. Lawson reassured her things were OK. There are many other things she has done, but another standout was she had each of the kids do a self-portrait then had all the self-portraits put on a shirt that says Mrs. Lawsons 2nd grade class. We just love Mrs. Lawson and are so grateful for her!!
Teacher: Joann Leet, Vanderburg Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? I am so grateful for this teacher! She taught both my children kindergarten. After COVID hit, I had a newfound respect for her patience and kindness. Reading is a fundamental skill for distance learning, so imagine the difficulty that comes with teaching this new skill from home. I had a wonderful example to follow as Mrs. Leet kindly encourages the children to learn and behave properly through positive motivations. A lot of these techniques I adopted in my house to this day. They were especially helpful during the world COVID pause. I am so thankful to have/ had such a great example to follow. She makes me smile because she makes teaching seem effortless when I know first-hand it is not!
Ms. Leet loves and cares for all her students. She takes time to know them so she will be able to teach and meet their needs. She is nice, kind and very approachable. My daughter loves Ms. Leet and inspires her to be a teacher just like her!
She is engaging, caring, loving with her classroom.
She is the best teacher ever!!!!
She is the sweetest, most gentle, most caring teacher ever.
Teacher: Jennifer Leja, Hyde Park Middle School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She makes me smile because she is always willing to help students when in need of help and be there when they are still stuck on something, and she is always nice and always has a smile on her face.
Teacher: Kiyomi Lewis, Bunker Elementary School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? He makes me smile because he helps me a lot and he makes thing work out.
Teacher: Marisa Lindsey, Somerset Academy Sky Pointe
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She is always so positive and cheering for us, she brings us treats just because she’s thinking about us, and she cares about each of her students and wants them to succeed.
This teacher is an outstanding teacher because she works hard towards creating activities for kids to do. She also makes sure that all her students are comfortable and feel safe in her classroom. Her teaching methods makes it easy for students to learn. She doesn’t just teach; she also relates what we are learning to real life situations. The conversations had in her classroom are remembered and thought upon throughout the student’s day, in or out of school. Mrs. Lindsey is a fantastic teacher and has an incredible impact on her students’ lives.
Teacher: Ms. MadrigalLondy, West Prep Academy
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? The reason why Ms. madrigal makes me smile is because she Is funny, she, she makes learning fun and she always check up on All of the students to make sure that they are ok for the day she always and we all love her this is why you should give her an gift card she deserves it more than anyone does.
Teacher: Jennifer Lowry, Del Webb Middle School
Why Does This Teacher Make You Smile? She teaches my favorite subject and she’s nice.
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!
