Teacher Who Makes a Difference – February 2016 Winner

Ms. Shanann Schmal
Lake Forest High School
Felton, DE
9-12 / Family & Consumer Sciences

Nominated by: Sherry Owens

Compassionate, sincere, caring, inspirational, and energetic are words that describe Ms. Shanann Schmal of Lake Forest HS. Ms. Schmal is a Family and Consumer Sciences instructor. She provides an educational environment with a flare of fun, creativity, and sincerity while also being a mentor to the students. Ms. Schmal is always willing to listen, help, and take the extra step to assist the student in the classroom while offering a kind word of encouragement. She gives the students a sense of security and comfort in knowing that someone truly cares about them. She has the unique ability to make the curricula interesting, aspiring, and relative to life lessons and situations. The students within Ms. Schmal’s classes ascertain knowledge, self-worth, and skills to utilize in life. Ms. Schmal gives her students an opportunity to obtain priceless knowledge to put forth in today’s and tomorrow’s world. Ms. Schmal is an attribute to the teaching profession and a valuable asset to any school system. She is an instructor, friend, and a “mother” to so many. Ms. Schmal is definitely a “teacher who makes a difference” and deserves the recognition for such.

Respectfully,
Ms. Owens