Yes, they spelled my name wrong, but it's ok because they gave me money too. At the very end of the event, they had a raffle, I ended up winning two tickets to the Living Planet Aquarium.
This past Friday, I had another banquet with the Utah State Office of Education. I knew about this one a few months in advance as it's a pretty big deal.
It was in Salt Lake City at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on the top floor. I would have taken pictures of the room and the view but I figured that might be a little tacky. I had lined up several people to be my plus one but they all had to cancel on me. I am lucky enough to have an amazing cousin, Kevin, who went with me even though I invited him to go that morning, he even drove! Upon arrival, I was given a lovely corsage:
We had a very nice dinner--salmon! Kevin and I agreed, it would have been better to serve steak, we both like our cow. After dinner, there was a keynote speaker who spoke about excellence. After that, they presented the five finalists by reading a short bio and showing a few pictures of them working with their classes. I had the thought, "who are these people and where did they come from?!?!?" run through my head as I kept hearing about how they taught in the mountains of Peru and worked closely with teachers in Japan and Russia. It kind of made me feel a little unqualified to be a finalist for the same award. But I felt much better when, at the very end, a lady came up to me, introduced herself, and shook my hand. She was a previous award winner and she helped with the judging on the state level so she watched my video and told me how much she loved it and my lesson idea as she teaches sixth grade too. A photographer was there snapping pictures so I'm sure they will show up eventually somewhere, I'll let you know when I find out. This is the certificate I received that night (my name is spelled right in this one):
2 comments:
I bet it feels great to be recognized for being such an amazing person :) You deserve it. I hope you win!
Congratulations, Ms. Hamari :)
We are excited for your accomplishments and worthy recognitions!
A side commentary on the posted print designs (sorry, couldn't help it):
The Utah Science Teachers Association uses a really awkward design for their certificate with too many type faces (looks like it came from Microsoft Publisher). However, the invitation from the Utah State Office employs simple, classical typography using only two faces and a luxurious amount of white space. The certificate is okay. I would feel inclined to display the invitation though it doesn't fully recognize your work. These groups should focus their design efforts on the certificates since they will be displayed. (end of critique:) -Josh
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