Christopher Braunschweig

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May 9—Jensen Pauley is building her teaching career in the same place she learned to love school. After working two years at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, this year is her first teaching kindergarten at Woodrow Wilson Elementary, her alma mater. Her perspective as a student has been invaluable when connecting with her kids. "I was a student here at Woodrow Wilson all the way from first grade to sixth grade ...

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May 9—Taylor McDonnell wishes she could have a wand to magically fix all the troubles her students face inside and outside Woodrow Wilson Elementary, but even so that doesn't stop her from being their biggest champion that will work tirelessly to set them up for success academically, socially and, most important, emotionally.

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May 9—Kim Vanderlaan is a great third-grade teacher partly because she had a great third-grade teacher herself. It was that kind of positive classroom experience that made her want to be an educator in the first place. To this day, she still talks to her teacher, Mrs. Klipping, on her drives home. "She just made learning fun — all of my teachers did," Vanderlaan said. "I had some great teachers. I come from a small town, so they knew my aunts and uncles. Mrs. Clipping just resonated with me.

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May 9—Kara Avis is getting closer to her most dreaded time of the school year: the end. The kindergarten teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary will soon say goodbye to her students. It's never easy, but it's never hard either. Yes, parting ways is tough, but it would be tougher knowing they were leaving unprepared. Well, that would not happen in Avis' classroom. There are just as many times students get to be silly as there are times for serious instruction.

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Taylor McDonnell wishes she could have a wand to magically fix all the troubles her students face inside and outside Woodrow Wilson Elementary, but even so that doesn’t stop her from being their biggest champion that will work tirelessly to set them up for success academically, socially and, most important, emotionally.