Alpine School District honors teachers with Accent on Excellence awards

At a school assembly, Alpine School District leaders presented Accent on Excellence awards to multiple teachers in recognition of classroom instruction and schoolwide contributions.

Superintendent Farris Worth told recipients that the award recognizes staff who "go above and beyond the duties and responsibilities to just kinda magnify their work and make everything better." He said recipients combine "high expectations and a high level of care" to help students achieve, and praised winners for supporting colleagues on technology and new instructional ideas.

The awards ceremony included short remarks from students and staff about the winners’ classroom practice and extracurricular work. One student said of a recipient, "She lets us do fun things," while another said, "She has us do really hard math. I love hard math." A third student spoke about an honoree’s habit of "always checking up on people and always wanting them to excel." The transcript identifies recipients referred to as Miss Jodice and Mister Anderson; both were praised for creating engaging classrooms and supporting student learning.

Presenters said the Accent on Excellence Award is given annually to "a few" employees who stand out; the exact number of recipients at this ceremony was not specified in the meeting transcript. Staff noted recipients support both individual students and broader school programs such as a festival and a study-abroad trip mentioned during the ceremony.

No formal vote or board action was recorded in the transcript; the event consisted of recognition remarks, student testimonials and congratulations. The transcript does not specify the school name within the district where the ceremony took place, the date of the assembly, or any follow-up actions by the district beyond the presentations.

The ceremony closed with additional congratulations from staff and students and no formal district action recorded in the provided transcript.