Union picks teachers of the year
Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 8 months AGO
The Columbia Falls Teachers Union recently announced its 2012-13 teachers of the year. The teachers were chosen by their peers from each of School District 6’s four schools.
This year’s recipients were:
• Amy Sempf, a first-grade teacher at Ruder Elementary. Sempf has taught 14 years in the district and holds degrees in elementary education and early childhood development from Jamestown University in North Dakota.
• Nora Geary has taught 29 years in the district and currently teaches third grade at Glacier Gateway Elementary. Geary has a bachelor’s in elementary education from Carroll College.
• Kim Gange has taught in the district for 17 years and currently teaches English at Columbia Falls. She has a bachelor’s in secondary education from the University of North Dakota and a secondary education certificate from the University of Montana.
• Wes Knutson taught health and physical education for 26 years at Columbia Falls High School and retired this year. Knutson holds a bachelor’s in health professions education from the University of Montana.
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