GHS alumna named ?Teacher of Promise?

Michelle Unruh, a Bethel College senior and a 2011 graduate of Goessel High School, was recognized at the Kansas Teacher of the Year 2016 State Awards Banquet Nov. 21 for being named a ?Teacher of Promise? by Bethel?s teacher education department.

She and other college and university students nominated as a Teacher of Promise were recognized, along with the seven finalists for 2016 Kansas State Teacher of the Year.

Twice each year, Kansas colleges and universities that offer teacher preparation programs are invited to choose one or two students identified as Teachers of Promise to participate in a specific professional learning and recognition opportunity.

Teachers of Promise selected in the fall attend a half-day workshop presented by the Kansas Teacher of the Year Team, comprised of the sitting Kansas Teacher of the Year and the seven state finalists?Kansas Regional Teachers of the Year?for that school year.

The workshop is in November, in conjunction with the Kansas Teacher of the Year State Awards Ban?quet, to which the Teachers of Promise are also invited.

Unruh, who graduated from Bethel in May 2015 with a degree in music, is completing education licensure this fall.

Unruh attended the 2016 State Awards Banquet with her parents, Fred and Diane Unruh, and older sister, Kristin Unruh.

Diane and Kristin are also Bethel College teacher education graduates and kindergarten teachers, Diane at Sunset Elementary School in Newton and Kristin at Hesston.

Three years ago, Kristin also was named a Teacher of Promise by Bethel?s teacher education department.

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