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28 | atpe.org atpe news your atpe kudos AUSTIN Mary Ledbetter, a UT Elementary School ffth-grade teacher, was honored with the 2014 James F. Veninga Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award from Humanities Texas. HOUSTON Judy Wallis was honored by the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts with the Edmund J. Farrell Distinguished Lifetime Service Award. Wallis currently teaches at the University of Houston and serves as a literacy consultant. She retired as Spring Branch ISD's ELA director. LEAGUE CITY Betty McCulloch, a sixth-grade science teacher at Clear Creek Intermediate School, was named the middle school recipient of the 2014 Texas Medical Association Ernest and Sarah Butler Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. ROUND ROCK Holly Grifn, an English teacher at Cedar Ridge High School, is one of two Texas teachers to win the Award for Outstanding Early-Career Teaching from Humanities Texas. SAN ANTONIO Jennifer Lankes, an AP biology teacher at Fox Tech High School, was named an Innovation Honoree at San Antonio ISD's Inspire Awards. WILLIS Donna Ward, the PEIMS coordinator at Willis ISD, was named district MVP for Willis ISD for the month of September. Ward is the Region 6/Willis ATPE president. ATPE CONGRATULATES THE 25 TEXAS SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVED 2014 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON HONORS These 25 schools were awarded Blue Ribbon honors for 2014. The schools were nominated by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels. All schools were selected as exemplary high performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Each school has an economically disadvantaged population of 40 percent or greater. • Avalon ISD–Avalon School • Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD– Early College High School • Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD– McCoy Elementary School • Conroe ISD–Geisinger Elementary School • Clear Creek ISD–Bay Elementary School • Clear Creek ISD–Lavace Stewart Elementary School • Dallas ISD–Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy • Dallas ISD–Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy • Dallas ISD–Dr. Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. Early College High School (formerly Middle College High School) • Dallas ISD–School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center • Eagle Pass ISD–Liberty Elementary School • El Paso ISD–Cielo Vista Elementary School • El Paso ISD–Transmountain Early College High School Bravo, ATPE Members Congratulations to all ATPE members who go the extra mile to achieve great heights in their feld. The following ATPE members were selected to receive a 2014 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award. This award, presented annually by Humanities Texas, recognizes teaching excellence in felds such as language arts and social studies in Texas. CARROLLTON Lorraine Dumerer is an AP social studies teacher at Turner High School. HOUSTON Teresa Lee-Galiazzo is the fne arts department chair and a teacher at Alief Hastings High School. SAN ANTONIO Mary Lagleder is an AP U.S. history and human geography teacher at Warren High School.