Super School Star: Jeff Appenzellar, North Park Elementary

Every day students and teachers excel in our local schools. RacinePost will highlight a few of these successes with a weekly series called "Super School Stars." Do you know a student or staff member who deserves recognition? Contact us at: racinepost@gmail.com

Jeff Appenzellar, North Park Elementary

Jeff Appenzellar, 5th grade teacher at North Park Elementary is an outstanding teacher, mentor, and all around leader within the school community. Not only is he one of the most talented science teachers I have encountered, he co-ordinates a school safety patrol, helps manage the school nature center, and has given up his lunch time to run a citizenship workshop for the student body. He has developed school spirit with the students through chants, respect for others, and exemplary behavior and responsibility for all. Any student or parent of a student will speak of him with the highest regard. He is an amazing teacher and very deserving of this recognition.


Every day students and teachers excel in our local schools. RacinePost will highlight a few of these successes with a weekly series called "Super School Stars." Do you know a student or staff member who deserves recognition? Contact us at: racinepost@gmail.com

Super School Star! Kathie Hobbs

"Kathie Hobbs is the most organized, knowledgeable, efficient secretary I have worked with," wrote Pam Wolff in her nomination of Hobbs for a Super School Star Award. Hobbs and Wolff both work for North Park Elementary School in Caledonia.

"The school could not function without her. She knows all the teachers, students, and parents. She can answer any question, find any item or info, and make it look easy. She manages to keep the office clean and germ free every day. She is never flustered, even when the rest of us are."

Wolff, who has worked for two other schools, added this final comment about Hobbs:

"Kathy is truly our school's heart and soul. She doesn't get recognized nearly enough."

RacinePost's "Super School Star Award" honors positive and uplifting stories from our community's schools. It's open to any student, teacher, staff, administrator or anyone else associated with our schools.

Have someone you would like to nominate? Send us an email at: dustin.block@gmail.com. All you need is a paragraph introducing the person you feel is a Super School Star and a contact number so we can follow up with you. We'll write up a story about award winners, take their picture and give them a certificate. The more the better ... we hope to run them throughout the school year.