Circle of Excellence
Congratulations to the teachers who reached our Circle of Excellence! These ten teachers were deemed to be the “best of the best” by the OnPoint Prize Selection Committee. From this group, the Committee will select the Educator of the Year, three finalists and five semi-finalists. We’ll also be awarding a Community Choice winner based on your votes!
Voting for the Community Choice winner is now closed. Final awards will be announced on May 22 at 7:00 PM PST on KGW NewsChannel 8's "Live @ 7" program.
Carrie Scaife
Cedar Ridge Middle School
Sandy, Oregon
8th grade/Language Arts
Raquel Vasquez
Lake Grove Elementary School
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Spanish Immersion Kindergarten
Josh Nordell
Sisters High School
Sisters, Oregon
9-12th grades/Life Skills
Scott Reis
De La Salle North Catholic High School
Portland, OR
9-12th grades/Math
Nicole Barker
Tigard High School
Tigard, Oregon
9-12th grades/Math
Laurie Thurston
Leadership & Entrepreneurship Public Charter High School
Portland, Oregon
9-12th grades/Language Arts
Kelly West
49th Street Academy
Vancouver, Washington
5-12th grades/Special Education
Deb McGowan
Earl Boyles Elementary
Portland, Oregon
2nd grade
Final awards will be announced on May 22.
Watch 2011 OnPoint Prize winner, Don Domes, accept the award of Educator of the Year.
To find out more about how Domes' life has been impacted by winning the OnPoint Prize, check out our recent interview - 5 Questions with Don Domes.