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Symetra Heroes in the Classroom Celebrates 10th Anniversary
As a new school year gets underway, Symetra and the Seattle Seahawks are
once again looking for nominations for the Symetra Heroes in the
Classroom teacher recognition program. Symetra, a national provider of
employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, and the Seattle
Seahawks have honored 200 educators around King County since the
program's inception in 2006. During the 2015 NFL regular season-the
program's tenth anniversary-16 teachers will be selected as Symetra
Heroes in the Classroom.
"The simple truth is that a high-quality education system begins with
the person standing in front of students every day, gaining their trust,
opening their minds and stimulating their curiosity about the world
around them. I am proud of the work Symetra and the Seahawks have done
together over the past ten years to honor accomplished educators and to
support their students," said Symetra CEO Tom Marra.
Teachers are recognized in front of their students and peers at surprise
in-school presentations, and they receive a $1,000 donation for
classroom books and supplies. In addition, they receive tickets to a
Seahawks home game and are acknowledged during an on-field presentation
at CenturyLink (News - Alert) Field. Cherie McIntosh, a second-grade teacher at St.
Louise School in Bellevue, and Michael Bailey, a
Chemistry instructor at Juanita High School in Kirkland,
are the first two Heroes honorees of the 2015 season and will attend the
Seahawks' first home game on Sept. 27 against the Chicago Bears.
"Symetra Heroes in the Classroom celebrates some of our most valued role
models and community leaders - our teachers," said Seahawks VP Community
Relations Mike Flood. "We are proud to partner with Symetra to recognize
the distinct impact and dedication that teachers demonstrate every day."
The Symetra Heroes in the Classroom program has contributed more than
$500,000 to King County schools since it began. The program started with
Seattle Public Schools teachers and has expanded to include all King
County schools. In 2014, seven school districts were represented by
Symetra Heroes honorees, including Bellevue School District, Highline
Public Schools, Issaquah School District, Lake Washington School
District, Renton School District, Seattle Public Schools and Shoreline
Public Schools.
"Community partnerships are vital to student achievement, and we
appreciate the direct contribution of funds to support our work in
classrooms," said Superintendent Susan Enfield, Highline Public Schools.
"Symetra Heroes in the Classroom is especially unique because it also
provides much-deserved recognition for outstanding teachers. Celebrating
these individuals - and the teaching profession - in front of more than
70,000 fans at each home game sends a strong statement about the value
that Symetra, the Seahawks, and our community place on public education.
I want to express our collective thanks to everyone involved."
Teachers may be nominated by their principal, district staff, student or
student's parent. The winners are selected based on their ability to
make a real difference in students' lives; to go above and beyond in
their day-to-day responsibilities; and to help students build life
skills.
In addition to the $1,000 donation for classroom supplies, each of the
16 Puget Sound-area schools with a teacher/Hero is eligible to submit an
'MVP Award' proposal to be considered for a $10,000 grant to fund an
innovative student achievement program. Nominated programs are evaluated
on a range of criteria, including innovation, feasibility and
demonstrated need.
More information about Symetra Heroes in the Classroom is available at www.SymetraHeroes.com/Seahawks.
Follow the program on Faceback at www.Facebook.com/SeattleHeroesintheClassroom.
About Symetra
Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE: SYA) is a diversified financial
services company based in Bellevue, Wash. In business since 1957,
Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through
a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and
independent agents and advisors. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2014 Teacher Roster Erica
Eller-East Hill Elementary School, Kent Ellen Ferrin-Challenger
Middle School, Issaquah Elayne Grueber-Sammamish High School*,
Bellevue DeAira Handugan-Chief Sealth High School, West Seattle John
Herrold-Meridian Park Elementary, Renton Michael King-Renton High
School, Renton Rathan Mahendran-Redmond Middle School, Redmond Kjell
Mattson-Puesta del Sol Elementary School, Bellevue Emily
Morgan-Maywood Middle School, Burien Bill McMurray-Kellogg Middle
School, Shoreline Jonathan Moore-Denny International Middle School,
West Seattle Susan Muller-Medina Elementary School Melissa
Norman-Maywood Middle School, Renton Tia Nguyen-Midway Elementary
School, Des Moines Molly Oosterhof-Dimmitt Middle School, Renton Christopher
Soethe*-Hazel Valley Elementary School, Burien *2014
$10,000 MVP Award grant inner: Sammamish High School-"Engineering
Projects in the Community"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2013 Teacher Roster Karen
Alleman-St. Louise Parish School, Bellevue Shereen Allen-Cascade
K-8 Community School, Shoreline Allison Bowhay-Echo Lake Elementary
School, Shoreline Vincent Davis-Nelsen Middle School, Renton Doug
Edelstein, Nathan Hale High School, Seattle (Lake City) Amanda
Hall-Redmond Elementary School, Redmond Robin Hicks-Roxhill
Elementary School, West Seattle/White Center Heather Ireland-Beaver
Lake Middle School, Issaquah Megan James-Lake Hills Elementary
School, Bellevue Jeannie Joseph-lssaquah Middle School, Issaquah Gene
Kolczynski-Lindbergh High School, Renton Michelle McLaughlin-Sierra
Heights Elementary School, Renton D.J. Reed, Kent-Meridian High
School, Kent Stephanie Rietman-Shorecrest High School, Shoreline Jan
Sayers-Mercer Island High School Alison Torres-Aki Kurose Middle
School*, Seattle *2013 $10,000 MVP Award grant winner:
Aki Kurose Middle School-"Building Math Muscles"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2012 Teacher Roster Paul
Chappell-Leschi Elementary School, Seattle Cathy Daly-Alexander
Graham Bell School, Kirkland Paula Ferguson-Redmond High School,
Redmond Brooke Freeburg-Stevens Elementary School, Seattle Andrea
Gollob-Highlands Elementary School, Renton Regina Grubb-Auburn
Mountainview High School*, Auburn Lane Helgeson-Tiger
Mountain Community High School, Issaquah Lori Henry-Kellogg Middle
School, Shoreline Frank Kleyn-Highland Terrace Elementary School,
Shoreline Kelly Kosir-Talbot Hill Elementary School, Renton Paula
Lorence-Valley Christian School, Auburn Patricia Magnusson-Loyal
Heights Elementary School, Ballard Lyn Nelthropp-Global Connections
School, SeaTac Damion Oliveto-Shorewood High School, Shoreline Sara
Olson (News - Alert)-Renton High School, Renton Julie Parker-McGilva Elementary
School, Madison Park Elle Parsons-Health Sciences & Human Services
High School, Seattle Laurie Pearson-Lake Forest Park Elementary
School, Lake Forest Park Stephanie Pender-Dimmitt Middle School,
Renton Robin Russell-Open Window School, Bellevue Jessica
Scott-International School, Bellevue Sarah Sweeny-Kenmore
Elementary School, Kenmore Mary Thurber-Einstein Middle School,
Shoreline Liz Villa-Issaquah Middle School, Issaquah *2012
$10,000 MVP Award grant winner: Auburn Mountainview High
School-"Cultivating Youth"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2011 Teacher Roster Ali
Airhart-Syre Elementary School, Shoreline Tracy Andersen-Meridian
Park Elementary School*, Shoreline Jessica Jansen
Becker-Wedgwood Elementary School, Seattle David Black-McKnight
Middle School, Renton Michael Callahan-Room Nine Community School,
Shoreline Anne Marie Culver-Kellogg Middle School, Shoreline Kent
Daniels-Orca K-8, Seattle Diana Dillard-Shorewood High School,
Shoreline Stephane Eliason-Renton Park Elementary School, Renton Jennifer
Etter-Shorecrest High School, Shoreline Kevin Gallagher-Bryant
Elementary School, Seattle Brian Hoskins (News - Alert)-Lindbergh High School,
Renton Amber Hronek-Campbell Hill Elementary School, Renton Teresa
Klein-Roxhill Elementary School*, West Seattle Stephanie
Latimer-Lakeridge Elementary School, Seattle Kay Law-Ridgecrest
Elementary School, Shoreline Michelle Nobles-Dimmitt Middle School*,
Renton Ericka Johnson Pollard-B.F. Day School, Fremont Jeff
Porter-Maplewood Heights Elementary School, Renton Rebecca Ritchie-
Nelsen Middle School, Renton Therese Russell-Brookside Elementary
School, Lake Forest Park Marybeth Scherf-Lake Forest Park
Elementary, Lake Forest Park Lisle Steelsmith-Kennydale Elementary
School, Renton Kim Sweet-Sartori Education Center, Renton *2011
$10,000 MVP Award grant winner: Dimmitt Middle School-"Reading Workshop" *2011
$10,000 MVP Award grant winner: Roxhill Elementary School-"Saturday
Academy" *2011 $10,000 MVP Award grant winner: Meridian Park
Elementary School-"Creation Station & Learning Center"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2010 Teacher Roster Bryce
Anderson-Laurelhurst Elementary School, Seattle Aubrey
Ashenbrenner-Kimball Elementary School, Seattle Scott
Brown-Roosevelt High School, Seattle Nathan Courtney-Kellogg Middle
School, Shoreline Moc Escobedo-Eckstein Middle School, Seattle Dede
Ford (News - Alert)-Syre Elementary School, Shoreline Marcia Garrett-Einstein
Middle School, Shoreline Randy Harkness-Sanislo Middle School, West
Seattle Kathy Hitchner-Ridgecrest Elementary School, Shoreline Bethany
Ibach-Parkwood Elementary School, Shoreline Michael James-Ballard
High School, Seattle Carole Lynch-Broadview-Thomson (News - Alert) K-8 School,
Seattle Janine Magidman-Roosevelt High School, Seattle Kim
Menon-Lakeridge Elementary School*, Renton Mollie
Merkley-Meridian Park Elementary School, Shoreline Kristin
Mesler-Parkwood Elementary School Lynne Morgan-Highland Elementary
School Jill Owen-Shorewood High School, Shoreline Mark
Owen-Highland Terrace Elementary School Kathryn Pihl-Echo Lake
Elementary School Mark Sabo-Hazen High School Paul
Villanueva-Shorewood High School, Shoreline Kevin Zelko-B. F. Day
Elementary School, Fremont Spring Zoog-Thurgood Marshall Elementary
School *2010 $10,000 MVP Award grant winner: Shorewood High
School-"Sea 3-D Program" *2010 $10,000 MVP Award grant
winner: Lakeridge Elementary School-"Scholars Club" *2010
$10,000 MVP Award grant winner: Thurgood Marshall Elementary
School-"Content Area Reading Program"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2009 Teacher Roster Michael
Agrellas-B.F. Day School, Fremont Julie Black-Bryant Elementary
School, Seattle Lynn Barnicle-Arbor Heights Elementary School,
Seattle Stacia Braaten-Madison Middle School, West Seattle Kelley
Butler-Garfield High School, Seattle Debra Carmen DiDomenico- AS#1
at Pinehurst Gerardine Carroll-The Center School, Seattle Shannon
Conner-Nathan Hale High School*, Seattle Helen Finch-Beacon
Hill International School Chris Gustafson-Whitman Middle School,
Seattle Summer Haskell-Stevens Elementary School, Seattle Carol
Hoerster-Lowell Elementary School, Seattle Pat Howard-Laurelhurst
Elementary School, Seattle Peter Hubbard-Lawton Elementary School,
Seattle Ruth Kutrakun-Ballard High School Marian
Laughlin-Broadview-Thomson K-8, Seattle Jean Lutgen-Roosevelt High
School, Seattle Pam Mushen-Chief Sealth High School, Seattle J.
Scott Norman-Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Seattle Christopher
Robert-Roxhill Elementary School, Seattle Ellen Saltsman-Loyal
Heights Elementary School, Seattle Elizabeth Sims-John Muir
Elementary School*, Seattle Cheryl Sylanski-West Seattle
High School Mary Wellehan-Eckstein Middle School, Seattle *2009
$15,000 MVP Award grant winner: John Muir Elementary School-"Math
Victory Program" *2009 $15,000 MVP Award grant winner:
Nathan Hale High School-"High-Tech Science Program"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2008 Teacher Roster Toni
Bader-Lowell Elementary School, Seattle Amy Baeder-Cleveland High
School, Seattle Dan Cerquitella-Garfield High School, Seattle Nina
Chambers-Madison Middle School, Seattle Mary Ann Crawford-Whittier
Elementary School, Seattle Britta Culbertson-The Center School,
Seattle Vince Delaney-B.F. Day School, Seattle Lilleanne
Ferrer-Meany Middle School, Seattle Norha Giraldo-Ballard High
School, Seattle David Grosskopf-Roosevelt High School, Seattle Carrie
Hale-Kimball Elementary School, Seattle Debora Hare-Montlake
Elementary School, Seattle Tim Hilton-Nathan Hale High School,
Seattle Darice Johnson-African American Academy, Seattle Paula
King-West Woodland Elementary School, Seattle Ann Kumata-John Muir
Elementary School, Seattle Phi Ho Le-Orca K-8, Seattle Kathleen
Newell-Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Seattle Ricky
Ohashi-Eckstein Middle School, Seattle Vickie
Steinway-Provenza-Broadview-Thompson K-8, Seattle Nancy
Ruzycki-Chief Sealth High School*, Seattle Trevor
Stevenson-Maple Elementary School, Seattle Mary Thompson-Beacon
Hill International School*, Seattle Jennifer Watts-Franklin
High School, Seattle *2008 $20,000 MVP Award winner: Chief
Sealth High School-"Lap Hawks Program" *2008 $20,000 MVP
Award winner: Beacon Hill International School-"Heroes at Home: Our Most
Valuable Readers Program"
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2007 Teacher Roster Mollie
Boswell-Broadview-Thomson, Bitter Lake Debbie Bower-Ballard High
School Brian Coon-Nathan Hale High School, Seattle Adam
Gish-Garfield High School, Central District John
Granados-Greenberg-The Center School, Seattle Pat Horne-Brine-Maple
Elementary School, Seattle Nancy Howard-Van Asselt Elementary
School, Beacon Hill Shannon Isaacson-Laurelhurst Elementary, Seattle Nicole
Johnson-AS # 1 at Pinehurst Krista Jones-Homeschool Resource Center Kim
Lessig-Rainier Beach High School, Seattle Kathy Leveque-West
Woodland Elementary School, Seattle Connie Locke-Lawton Elementary,
Magnolia Kathy Nunan-Eckstein Middle School, Northeast Seattle Andy
Pickard-Beacon Hill School Janet Raymer-B.F. Day School, Fremont Irene
Rodriguez-Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center School, Seattle Erika
Shearer-Alki Elementary School, West Seattle Stacy Stark-Orca at
Whitworth (now Orca K-8) Columbia City Anne Superfisky-John Muir
Elementary, Seattle Shiree Turner-Hawthorne Elementary, Columbia
City Paige Vanderhoff-Meany Middle School, Capitol Hill/Central
District, Seattle Julie Way-Lowell Elementary, Capitol Hill Noah
Zeichner-Chief Sealth High School, Seattle
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom-2006 Teacher Roster Deanna
Barrett-Aki Kurose Middle School, Seattle Katie Barrett-West
Woodland Elementary School, Seattle Janet Cartwright-Loyal Heights
Elementary School, Seattle Mary Correa-Van Asselt Elementary
School, Seattle Sheila Espinosa-Chief Sealth High School, Seattle Maria
Fletcher-Broadview-Thomson Elementary School, Seattle Gina
Gerlitz-Hamilton International Middle School, Seattle Jill
Irwin-Northgate Elementary School, Seattle Richard Kearns-Coe
Elementary School, Seattle Doug Kinne-AS #1, Seattle Marjorie
Lamarre-John Muir Elementary School, Seattle Mark
Landreville-Roosevelt High School, Seattle Mary McDaniel-Wedgwood
Elementary School, Seattle Kimberly Mullen-The Center School,
Seattle Kristin Nichols-Summit K-12, Seattle Dr. Richard
Piccioni-Garfield High School, Seattle David Posner-Meany Middle
School, Seattle Bryan Pule-Whittier Elementary School, Seattle Shirley
Swarts-Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Seattle Kurt
Thompson-Eckstein Middle School, Seattle Scott Thorpe-Montlake
Elementary School, Seattle Diane Trudnowski-Maple Elementary
School, Seattle Cathy VanWinkle-Wing Luke Elementary School, Seattle Megan
Vogel-Ballard High School, Seattle
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