Around Town: Schools’ Teachers of the Year named
The Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers, the union for teachers in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, announced the Teachers of the Year at 27 schools. They are:
Adams Elementary: Alice Formaneck
Andersen Elementary: Janet Bissett
Back Bay High: Corine Plunkett
California Elementary: Jamie Hardeman
Costa Mesa High: Sandra Gilboe
College Park Elementary: Jennifer Cheffer
Davis Elementary: Summer Keller
Eastbluff Elementary: Katherine Burns
Early College High: Mac Heiden
Ensign Intermediate: Marisa Levy
Harbor View Elementary: Taryn Flamson
Killybrooke Elementary: Kristen Leysen
Lincoln Elementary: Piper Davidsson, Christina Gillick
Mariners Elementary: Tiffany Lang
Newport Coast Elementary: Megan Vick
Newport Elementary: Emily Eroen
Newport Heights Elementary: Amanda Estrada
Newport Harbor High: Debbie Pipes
Paularino Elementary: Linda Lezak
Pomona Elementary: Summer Postiff
Rea Elementary: Jessica DeLloyd
Sonora Elementary: Brittany Bybee
TeWinkle Middle: Brian Ristow
Victoria Elementary: Denise Blevens
Whittier Elementary: Sarah Cook
Wilson Elementary: Julie Crawford
Woodland Elementary: Kristin Fredriksson
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Three teachers honored
Three teachers in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District have been recognized for excellence by the California League of Schools in the Orange County region.
The organization honored Nathan Hunter, who heads the math department and coaches baseball and football at Estancia High School; Jacqueline Washington, a social studies and AVID teacher who splits time between the district office and TeWinkle Middle School; and Jeff Brinkley, who has coached football and taught at Newport Harbor High School for 29 years.
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School gets $250,000 for digital media
Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa received a $250,000 grant from the Argyros Family Foundation for a new digital media center, the private school announced Tuesday.
The 2,000-square-foot center, which will be in the school library, is expected to open for the 2015-16 school year. It will include 3-D printers, large computer screens and work spaces equipped for iPads.
“We are thrilled to receive this generous support from the Argyros Family Foundation,” interim Head of School Todd Perkins said in a statement. “This is a pivotal gift and enables us to fast-track our advancements in 21st-century learning for students.”
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Literacy fundraiser
The Corona del Mar-based Literacy Project Foundation is hosting a fundraiser Wednesday.
The “Celebrity Bar Battle” starts at 6:30 p.m. at 3-Thirty-3, 333 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach.
Proceeds will benefit at-risk students learning to read.
For more information, visit https://www.literacyprojectfoundation.org or call (949) 721-1319.