Congratulations AZ Arts Teachers of the Year!
- Fri, Feb 26 2021 •
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- Spotlight
- Arts Associations Updates
In celebration of March as Youth Arts Month, The Arizona Department of Education Recognizes the 2020 Arts Teachers of the Year! Thank you for the work you do developing students' artistic literacy through rigorous arts instruction. Especially this year with the challenges of the pandemic, we are in awe of your tremendous efforts at the service of your students' creative expression.
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Arizona Dance Education Organization Recognitions
Bill Evans Excellence in Teaching Award
Jennifer Florey - Kofa High School - Yuma Union High School District
Kathering Lindholm-Lane Arizona Dance Educator of the Year Award
Fara Sadler - Perry High School - Chandler Unified School District
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Arizona Music Education Association Recognitions
Music Educator of the Year
Brian Murphy - Eastmark High School and Mesa Community College - Queen Creek Unified District
O.M. Hartsell Excellence in Teaching Music Award
Rob Lubbers - Dobson High School - Mesa Unified School District
Aaron Vogel - Mountain Ridge High School - Glendale Unified School District
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Arizona Thespians Recognitions
2020 Theatre Teachers of the Year
Norm Testa - Catalina Foothills High School - Catalina Foothills School District (South Region)
Joseph Ellison - Rio Rico High School - Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District (South Region)
Carina Stiles - Paradise Valley High School - Paradise Valley Unified School District (North Region)
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Arizona Art Education Assocation Recognitions
Arizona State Art Educator of the Year Award
- Helen Hyatt - Bradshaw Mountain High School - Humboldt Unified School District
Elementary Division Art Educator Award
- Lakota Mossey - Liberty Elementary School - Paradise Valley Unified School District
Middle Division Art Educator Award
- Candace Greene - Sevilla West School - Alhambra Elementary School District
Secondary Division Art Educator Award
- Laura Motush - Bio Science High School - Phoenix Union High School District
