“Mrs.Taylor has truly been a strong foundation throughout this school year. I love her teaching and have grown so much as a writer and person because of her. She is kind, understanding and sassy! Her influence on both my life and perspective have caused me to become a more caring and inclusive person. I’ll never forget the amazing lessons she has taught me.“
Nominated by: Kapri Turner, student
“Mrs. Taylor truly cares about me and my education. She is understanding, but also holds us each accountable for our own learning something that I have needed to learn how to do for awhile. She is kind-hearted and funny, but she also keeps it real with us and makes sure that we are all receiving the help we need to succeed. She perfectly balanced education with care. She has made me love analyzing things and made hard English classes not so bad. I truly appreciate her and think that she deserves this award.”
Nominated by: Brynlee Bingham, student
“Ms. Taylor cares so much about helping each of her students learn in an engaging and positively growing way and shows her amazing personality while doing so. She gives you room to grow and great constructive criticism. She also allows room for mistakes and is understanding when we aren’t perfect. Her teaching is helpful and has made me a better writer and analyzer.”
Nominated by: Miley Coates, student
“Mrs. Taylor is an amazing teacher that genuinely cares about the students learning. She plans engaging lessons, gives great feedback, and is willing to work with the students. She gives us second chances, and is really helpful with her feedback and teaching.”
Nominated by: Matyas Bird, student
“Mrs. Taylor inspires me to do my best every time and keeps trying to get to where I want to be. She is willing to help me and give me chances for success. She wants me to succeed and learn to be better and do better. She focuses on learning and doesn’t give us work just to do work. She does things with a purpose and goal in mind to help me learn and grow.”
Nominated by: Katie Heath, student
“Mrs. Taylor has taught me so much this year. I came into the class without confidence in my writing abilities, and I am now coming out of the class feeling confident. She pushes us to be the best we can be, and she showed me my love of poetry. And even if the tasks are hard sometimes, she always believes in us, and I have been able to see my immense growth over the course of the year.”
Nominated by: Averie McKenna, student
“Ms. Taylor is an amazing teacher who offers a fair and welcoming environment. She has an uplifting personality and shapes us into great writers. Thanks to her I have increased my writing abilities drastically, through remediations and assignments.”
Nominated by: Alivia Griffiths, student
“This teacher deserves the nominee because of the effort she has put into teaching her students. She spends so much of her own time at home working on students’ work, so that they can have a well-written response to what they did well on and what they can do better on. She not only teaches her students, but also engages with her students. She focuses on what her classes can do to think like a true writer even if we get behind. Her understanding attitude towards students who may be struggling is very important to what she believes and that makes her a well-deserved and appreciated nominee.”
Nominated by: Tate Goodmansen, student
“Mrs Taylor, is incredibly intelligent and hardworking. Her intelligence rubs off on the students and class environment while also teaching the curriculum with passion from deep inside her heart. Every class, she does everything to make the learning environment professional and doesn’t tolerate bad behaviors that occur often in other classes. She values work and effort in her classes. She is vulnerable in her teaching, the vulnerability is relatable and that is something I value a lot in teachers. Furthermore, Mrs. Taylor is a genuine person who cares deeply about teaching.”
Nominated by: Cydnie Peterson, student
“Mrs. Taylor has helped me improve my writing skills in countless ways over her year-long Honors English 10 course. At the start of the year, most if not all her students came unable to write a formal, effective analysis of a text. Mrs. Taylor not only taught our class to write an effective analysis, but also how to use that writing to persuade others and reflect on current societal issues. Thank you Mrs. Taylor, for helping me unlock a deeper level of my writing.”
Nominated by: Samantha Erickson, student
