Two area teachers to be honored today
March 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson
Two southwest Iowa teachers are among the top educators in the state being honored today (Tuesday) by the Iowa Department of Education. The Daily NonPareil reports Ryan Higgins and Stan Winquist were invited to Des Moines for the Outstanding Iowa Teachers Recognition Luncheon to be recognized by Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck, Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and other state officials.
Higgins is an engineering teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School, and Winquist is an industrial and agriculture teacher at Glenwood Community High School. Both were finalists for the Iowa Teacher of the Year award.
The luncheon recognizes the finalists and winners for the contest, as well as the Iowa Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Gilder Lehrman Iowa History Teacher of the Year.
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