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Egerer named Heritage High School Teacher of the Year

Heritage High School Teacher of the Year: Stacey Egerer
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Stacey Egerer has been named the Saginaw Valley League’s 2011 Teacher of the Year for Heritage High School. It wasn’t until it was announced at an April staff meeting that Egerer was even made aware that she’d not only been nominated by her colleagues, but had won the award. The Saginaw Valley League (SVL) recognizes one teacher from each of the member high schools in the league for teaching excellence.

Egerer was presented with an engraved plaque during a special luncheon on May 11, held at the Horizon Center to honor teachers, along with male and female scholar athletes. Egerer made sure to mention that the athletes were being recognized for balancing athleticism with academics.

Egerer, 34, the mother of twin girls, Anna and Gracie, is a graduate of Saginaw Valley State University, and a former Heritage High School student. She spent time student teaching at Bridgeport Middle School before returning to HHS to teach full time. She’s been at HHS for eight years, currently teaching English. She is also a Mentor and LIFT Advisor (Leaders Improving the Freshman Transition). Her husband, David, works for XO Communications.

As a Mentor, Egerer assists 9th-graders who might have trouble transitioning to high school. Her third hour is devoted to tutoring students struggling in English. Math, Science, and History teachers are also available for students who need help in those subjects.

As a LIFT Advisor, Egerer meets once a month at lunch hour to review lesson plans with Juniors and Seniors who act as role models. These students then carry out the lesson plans during the mentoring class.

Two special events were held this year for mentoring students. “The Game of Life” was held in the Fall. 9th-graders were required to wear cards with mystery symbols and complete certain tasks, such as get permission to take driver’s ed., or ask teachers for extra credit. The exercise was to give students a better understanding of the effects labels can have on other kids.

A mini “Spring Fever” Day had students competing against other mentoring classes in events such as a water balloon toss and scavenger hunt. “We had a lot of the 9th-graders participating this year, especially since they don’t usually get involved with other things,” Egerer said. “They learned to work together to create flags and mascots, while having fun.”

 

 

 

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