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San Joaquin County Teachers Recognized For Excellence

Five teachers received Annual Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Cortopassi Family Foundation.

ESCALON – Before starting his teaching day on a recent morning, Vista High School teacher Marlin Moreno received a visit from an entourage bearing a giant check to recognize his work as a teacher.

Moreno is one of the five amazing teachers to receive this year’s 2015 Cortopassi Family Foundation Annual Excellence in Teaching Awards.

He’s the recipient of the award in the area of Alternative Education. Representatives from the Cortopassi Family Foundation planned to visit all the award winners.

Richard Newton of Tracy High School and Kristin Winterhalter of Lodi High School, won the Math Award. Ronald McNair High School teachers David Pires and Alicia Wong both won the Science Award.

Winners receive a check for $5,000. Their schools get one, too.

Read more about what these teachers have done to win this prestigious award in this recent story in The Record.

Posted: 4/15/2015