Wednesday, January 14, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
VETERANS: Schools
host Veterans Day
activities in Sisters
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of the Year Award. Greaney
placed third in regional VFW
District 10 competition for
the honor. Principal Joe
Hosang (himself a Marine
veteran) nominated Greaney
for the award, which recog-
nizes her as “a teacher who
perpetuates patriotism, and
excellence in education.”
Greaney was surprised
by the award, which was
presented to her in class on
Friday, January 8.
In his nomination, Hosang
noted that “Gail Greaney fully
embraces the school com-
munity and works tirelessly
to create meaningful experi-
ences for our students, both
in the classroom and out…
Gail Greaney brings intensity
and a personal determination
to inspire a learning environ-
ment that engages and pre-
pares students with life skills,
civic responsibility and patri-
otism that go well beyond the
basic curriculum and is cer-
tainly deserving of the VFW
Teacher of the Year Award.”
“I was really honored that
he would do that,” Greaney
said in reference to Hosang’s
nomination. “It was really
nice also that the kids were
here and could be part of it,
’cause that’s what it’s all
about. It’s just really nice
also that what we’re doing in
Sisters is getting recognized,
because I think we’re doing
some really great stuff. It
really takes the whole school
district and community to
make that happen.”
At Sisters Middle School
on Friday, veterans honored
sixth-grade student Tatum
Sitz, who won the VFW
Post’s “Patriots Pen” essay
contest. According to Post
Commander Bill Anttila,
photo by Jerry baldoCk
Bill Anttila, lance Trowbridge, John miller and Jack Kinsey honored Teacher of the Year Becky Aylor.
there were a record 30 entries
this year.
Writing on the topic
“Why I Appreciate America’s
Veterans,” Sitz wrote:
“I think we could all learn
something from our veter-
ans by being more like them
— brave, generous, sacrific-
ing for others, and loyal. We
photo by Jerry baldoCk
Gail Greaney received Teacher of the Year honors from local veterans on friday.
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can also learn from veterans
by listening to their experi-
ences.” (See Tatum Sitz’s
full essay accompanying the
online version of this story at
www.nuggetnews.com.)
Anttila praised Sitz as he
presented her with a check for
$100: “She’s an inspiration
to talk to and a glimpse of a
future leader of this nation,”
he said.
Sitz told The Nugget that
she was honored to receive
the first-place award. She
noted that her grandfathers
and great-grandfathers fought
in World War II and other
conflicts.
“It means extra because I
have veterans in my family,”
she said.
Becky Aylor was honored
as Teacher of the Year for the
middle school, placing first in
District 10 competition. Aylor
is a key staff member in put-
ting together the Veterans
Day activities each year.
“It’s an honor, and it’s
because of the people I work
with,” Aylor said. “They help
me to be a better teacher,
mentor. I’m surrounded by
good role-models.”
The recognition of vet-
erans’ service is part of a
broader curriculum focus.
“The teachers spend a
lot of time in the classroom
teaching citizenship and what
freedom means,” she said.
Asked why Sisters makes
such an effort to honor its
veteran community, Aylor
said, “I think it’s just because
we’re such a tight-knit com-
munity. I think we try to take
care of each other.”
She said that in her lead-
ership role, she always seeks
“purposeful assemblies,”
activities that are fun and
engaging, but also have edu-
cational value. The annual
Veterans Day assemblies
fit that bill to a tee, and are
broadly supported in the
community.
“There’s so many people
in the community that step up
and help with that,” she said.
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