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Page 21 February 2013 Know a teacher who really makes a difference? Send Entries to: 3850 E. Indian School Rd., Phx, AZ 85018 or Ű ll out a nomination form online at: arcadiadaily.com/teachers.pdf Teacher/Administrator Name: _____________________________ School Name: _________________________________________ Your Name: ___________________________________________ Your Email Address: ____________________________________ Your Phone Number: ___________________________________ How does this person make a difference? __________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ It’s easy & fun to recognize your favorite teacher! Just ĺ ll out this form and mail, fax or drop it by our of ĺ ce. OR, you can nominate a teacher online at www.arcadiadaily.com/teachers.pdf Be sure to include details about why your teacher is great (more details = better chance of winning!) Winning teachers will receive special gift certi ĺ cates to Salon Sandoval for some much-deserved pampering! Know a teacher who really Know a teacher who really makes a difference? makes a difference? Send Entries to: 3850 E. Indian School Rd., Phx, AZ 85018 or Ű ll out a nomination form online at: arcadiadaily.com/teachers.pdf Teacher/Administrator Name: _____________________________ School Name: _________________________________________ Your Name: ___________________________________________ Your Email Address: ____________________________________ Your Phone Number: ___________________________________ How does this person make a difference? __________________ ________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ It’s easy & fun to recognize your favorite teacher! Just ĺ ll out this form and mail, fax or drop it by our of ĺ ce. OR, you can nominate a teacher online at www.arcadiadaily.com/teachers.pdf Be sure to include details about why your teacher is great (more details = better chance of winning!) Winning teachers will receive special gift certi ĺ cates to Salon Sandoval for some much-deserved pampering! Teachers We L ve “Miss Sleasman is my son’s 1st grade teacher. She is the most caring and compassionate teacher. She is able to meet each child at their level of need, teach them, excite them into the world of learning and I have had the chance to see my child soar! The kids love her, she has been referred to as - the best teacher my child may ever have! With such young children, the positive imprint for learning she creates, this will impact the kids forever!” Mary Sleasman Biltmore Preparatory Academy [We received a tremendous number of entries this month for Miss Sleasman, so we picked one entry from Karin Szymanski to act as the voice for everyone. – Arcadia News Staff] Congratulations to Miss Sleasman, who will receive a gift certi ĺ cate to Salon Sandoval for some much deserved pampering! Winning Photo by Gretchen Rae This month’s theme: ACTION! Runners up, clockwise from top left: Lou Parker, Mike Purcell, Holly Boynton, Alex Lebel and Carter Flynn. Next month’s theme: Brothers & Sisters Send your pics to photos@arcadianews.com or upload them at our photo contest website, arcadiapix.com ! ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST Congratulations to this month’s photo contest winner, Gretchen Rae! Her shot of friend Alex Lebel (our winner in January) caught our attention immediately. Gretchen receives $50 worth of treasure to some of our local nosh spots. Her photo is also eligible for our grand prize, which we will announce in April! th & Si t th & Si t B B B GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be announced in April!