
The teacher of the year award this year went out to Russell Laub of Staunton, Elizabeth Williams of Augusta County and Brian Lundstrom of Waynesboro.
Each teacher was awarded a plaque and a cash prize of $1,000.
“It is very humbling. There are so many teachers that do a wonderful job in the Waynesboro school system, and I feel honored to be able to represent the rest of the teachers,” says Lundstrom.
The Valley Alliance for Education was able to raise $30,901 from applications for grants and teacher of the year as well as from donations. A few of the contributors for the VAE and this annual reception were Ntelos, which funded the teacher of the year award, Dominion Virginia Power, which is funding two grants in the fall, and McClung, which revamped the VAE webpage.
Story by Jenny Hypes. Jenny can be reached at [email protected].