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Art Teacher Named Wayne Educator Of The Year
The Wayne Education Association honored teachers from every school recently. The Educator of the Year will receive a trip to Cape May.
WAYNE, NJ — Fourteen teachers were honored as the district's top educators, while one was honored above her peers as the Educator of the Year.
Mary Beth Kopacz was named the Wayne Education Association's Educator of the Year for her willingness to be "a team player" and "collaborates with her colleagues throughout the day." The WEA represents the school district's teachers.
Kopacz teaches art at John F. Kennedy Elementary School.
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Staff said Kopacz is "keenly aware that all children exhibit different talents and that they each need a place to shine."
The WEA awarded Kopacz with a "much-deserved" vacation to Cape May in order to "rest and rejuvenate," the union said in a statement.
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Other teachers named the top educators at their respective schools were:
| School | Teacher |
| Albert P. Terhune Elementary School | Barbara Doster |
| James Fallon Elementary School | Rose Guselli |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School | Mary Beth Kopacz |
| Lafayette Elementary School | Nicoletta Grave |
| Packanack Elementary School | Lauren Reszka |
| Pines Lake Elementary School | Erin Buraszeski |
| Randall Carter Elementary School | Gail Dragone |
| Ryerson Elementary School | Kathy Cooney-Grillo |
| Theunis Dey Elementary School | Stefanie Biondo |
| Anthony Wayne Middle School | Nancy Mazejy |
| Schuyler Colfax Middle School | Noel Anderson |
| George Washington Middle School | Sheri Finkelstein |
| Wayne Hills High School | Peter Strandes |
| Wayne Valley High School | Doug Flower |
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Photo: The recipients of the 2017 Educator of the Year award. — Courtesy of the Wayne Education Association
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