Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) has announced the names of its Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year. The announcement was made during a special luncheon today, honoring the Teachers of the Year for each of the district’s schools. The event was timed to fall on National Teacher Appreciation Day, which is also during National Teacher Appreciation Week.
The Mission CISD Elementary Teacher of the Year is Fred Estimbo from Castro Elementary School. Estimbo has been teaching at Castro Elementary School since 2001. He has a total of 25 years with Mission CISD. Estimbo is currently a fourth grade Reading and Writing teacher at Castro Elementary School.
The Mission CISD Secondary Teacher of the Year is Jesus Razo from Mission Jr. High School. Razo currently teaches Math. He has been with Mission Jr. High School and Mission CISD for four years.
These two teachers were selected by a panel of judges consisting of a cross-section of the Mission area community. Estimbo and Razo will now represent Mission CISD as Teachers of the Year during the next school year. They will also be entered into the Region One Teacher of the Year contest, which is affiliated with the state and national programs. The applications used by Mission CISD are the same ones used in those programs. They include information on the teachers, including: professional background, educational history, community involvement, philosophy of teaching, and ideas on educational issues and trends.
The other teachers honored for being selected as their campus Teachers of the Year were: Azuzena Chavero, Alton Elementary School; Maria G. Hernandez, Bryan Elementary School; Orlando Eduardo Olivarez, Cantu Elementary School; Marissa Chavez de Northcutt, Cavazos Elementary School; Maria Priscilla Aparicio, Escobar/Rios Elementary School; Michael Rene Larralde, Leal Elementary School; Thelma R. Brewer, Marcell Elementary School; Irma R. Gomez, Midkiff Elementary School; Karla Garza, Anabel Tenorio, Mims Elementary School; Newcomers Academy; Rosalva M. Villarreal, O’Grady Elementary School; Maira M. Gonzalez, Pearson Elementary School; Julissa B. Moreno, Salinas Elementary School; Yesenia N. Sarinana Tan, Waitz Elementary School; Roberto Granados, Alton Memorial Jr. High School; Adrian Chapa, K. White Jr. High School; Laura Alaniz, R. Cantu Jr. High School; Evangelina Blanco, Mission High School; Roy Reyna, Veterans Memorial High School; Barbara Nogueras, Mission Collegiate High School; Liz Acosta, Mission Options Academy; Guillermo Vela, Roosevelt Alternative School.
Last year’s District Teachers of the Year are: Victor Alonzo from Marcell Elementary School and Rosbel Pena from Alton Memorial Jr. High School. Pena was also selected as the Region One Secondary Teacher of the Year and most recently selected for an H-E-B Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mission CISD has had a Region One Teacher of the Year two years in a row.
Pictured from left to right are: Fred Estimbo, Mission CISD Elementary Teacher of the Year; Jesus Razo, Mission CISD Secondary Teacher of the Year.
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