2 Hillsborough Teachers Honored As Governor's Educators Of The Year

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Two Hillsborough educators were recently honored by the Township Committee for being named as the Governor’s Educators of the Year for 2022-2023.

Mayor Shawn Lipani presented Hillsborough High School Biology and Environmental Science teacher, Donna Griggs, and Nimisha Jain, an Instructional Aid at Sunnymead School, with a proclamation during the April 25 Committee meeting.

"It is a true honor to be selected for this especially when I work with a staff of amazing teachers," said Griggs. "The fact that I was chosen out of all of them is just a true honor."

"Thank you for this wonderful honor. I really love working in this school district," said Jain.

Griggs has been a member of the Hillsborough School District faculty for 14 years. She has co-developed and is currently teaching the new Honors Research in Molecular Biology. She is also the volunteer advisor for the Days for Girls and Girl Up clubs at Hillsborough High School.

Jain assists teachers in the classroom, in grades two through four, working with individual
children and in groups with a variety of subjects. She has also assisted with special programs, assemblies, and after school programs. She also volunteers at a local Hindi school helping children with speaking, reading, and writing Hindi.

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