Photo by Amy DenneyRachael Brunson, a 4th grade teacher at Great Oaks Elementary School, received a $1,000 check from H-E-B for the Excellence in Education Awards.
On March 19, Jill Reynolds, public affairs manager at H-E-B, presented Rachael Brunson, fourth grade teacher at Great Oaks Elementary School, with a check worth $1,000 for being a finalist in H-E-B's excellence in education awards program, which acknowledges public school teachers who inspire students to love learning. Great Oaks Elementary School also received a $1,000 check.
Reynolds said Brunson is invited to attend the statewide competition in Houston in May, at which she would compete against four other teachers in the leadership, which is for those who have been teaching for 10–20 years. If Brunson wins, she would receive $10,000 and the school would also get $10,000.
"I hope this allows me to spend more time with colleagues across the state," Brunson said. "I would like to see service learning take off across the state."
Service learning is a teaching strategy in which students apply what they are learning in the classroom to identify, research and address community needs.
