Will Velez, a 7th grade English Language Arts teacher at The Villages Charter Middle School, has been named a Florida Credit Union/Ocala Star-Banner Amazing Teacher of the Month.
Velez, 52, was awarded two Purple Heart medals during his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom and he continues to serve his community as a teacher with a mission to help, challenge and inspire students.
A part of that mission is assisting students in reading at grade level and above. He challenges his students and has a selected “Book of the Quarter” for his students to read and analyze…