Oshkosh students campaigned their science teacher to a national award
Students asked relatives to vote for South Park Middle School's Kimberly Loeper, who won Bubbl'r National Teacher of the Year and $10,000 for the school. The win was celebrated at an assembly.
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Students at South Park Middle School rallied relatives to vote for science teacher Kimberly Loeper, WBAY reported. She won Bubbl'r National Teacher of the Year, an award that brings $10,000 to the school.
The school marked the win with an assembly. The campaign was the students' phone calls and asks, and the $10,000 is school money attached to the title, not a figure the class raised at a bake sale.
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Students at South Park Middle School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, wanted their science teacher, Kimberly Loeper, to win a national award. They asked relatives to vote for her. She won Bubbl'r National Teacher of the Year, and the prize includes $10,000 for the school. The school held an assembly to celebrate. The votes came from people the students contacted, and the money goes to the school, not only to the teacher as a personal gift.
- How can students help a teacher win an award?
- Why would a prize for a teacher also give money to the school?
- What makes a science class worth celebrating?
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