Celebrating New Teachers

A standing-room only crowd attended the Westmont Department of Education’s 21^st annual Celebration of Teaching to honor the 13 graduates and their cooperating teachers April 25 in Westmont’s Founders Room. The student teacher presentations were interspersed with heartwarming slideshows, videos and talks by professors Andrew Mullen and Carolyn Mitten. The student teachers included Hannah Hutton, Christine Venzor, Ashley Kytlica, Chloe Harber, Claudia Canizares Guerra, Kiersten Patzia, Brenna Tang, Mikaela Vander Molen, Kira Mark, Macey Preciado, Faith Tonelli, Matthew Wiese and Julia White. They were placed at Canalino, Cleveland, Monte Vista and Vieja Valley schools, as well as San Marcos and Dos Pueblos high schools.