The Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) hosted a special event at Old Ranch Country Club on April 22 to recognize and celebrate the Los Alamitos Unified School District’s top teachers of the year. The event was attended by teachers, their family and friends, principals, school board members, LAEF staff and board members, corporate partners and district cabinet members.
A total of eleven outstanding Los Al faculty were honored at the event, one teacher from each of our district schools, along with the District’s Teacher of the Year and Employee of the Year. Honorees included Karen Yoshihara-Ha (Los Alamitos High School), Amanda Lozolla, Ph.D. (Oak Middle School), Jen LeTourneau (McAuliffe Middle School), Elizabeth Chinavare (Weaver Elementary), Trent Vierra (Rossmoor Elementary), Tayler Martin (McGaugh Elementary), Alexander Ordonez (Los Alamitos Elementary), Charlyn Medina (Lee Elementary), Erica Chung (Hopkinson Elementary), Megan Avalos (District Teacher of the Year) and Jennifer Bain (District Employee of the Year). Each teacher was recognized for their dedication, creativity, and passion for their students.
Principals from each of the honorees’ schools spoke about their exceptional contributions and the positive impact they have had on their students and school communities. In addition, Rossmoor Principal, Amy Coltey spoke about the District’s teacher of the year and Grace Delk, Director of Special Education spoke about the District’s employee of the year and their unwavering commitment and heartfelt support for students, as well as the lasting influence they’ve had on the district…