Owls Continue to Make Impact in K-12 Education Community

Outstanding teachers at more than a dozen schools in the Houston area have been recognized as Teachers of The Year and will receive gift cards for the holidays thanks to a partnership between Rice Athletics and the College Football Playoff Foundation (CFP). A total of $5,000 worth of gift cards from Michael's and Donors Choose will be awarded to deserving teachers in recognition of their impact on their students, their schools and their communities.

Among the recipients is Andrea Landry of Blackshear Elementary. Last week, Rice, The Ion and the CFP Foundation awarded Landry a $1,000 Donors Choose gift card, the latest development in a longstanding relationship between the university and Blackshear. Rice's Office of Multicultural Community Relations coordinates academic enrichment programs for the school and The Ion innovation district partners with Houston-based Brighter Bites for a nutrition program at Blackshear Elementary.

Additionally, the premiere partnership between Rice and the CFP Foundation enabled the Owls to award a $1,000 Michael's gift card in September to Takara Badrock at Ross Sterling Middle School as part of the Big Day for Teachers.

Rice Athletics and the CFP Foundation, acting upon nominations by teachers' peers, have designated the following as Teachers of the Year and recipients of Michael's gift card funds:

Teachers of Roberts Elementary
Teachers of Poe Elementary
Teachers of West University Elementary
Carla Moore - Oakhurst KinderCare
Pamela Lindsey - Pinebrook KinderCare
Carnetta Griffin - YES Prep Northside
Jac'quese Hargrove - YES Prep West
Melissa Tejada - Beneke Elementary
Evelyn Guzman - KIPP Mosaic Academy
Victoria Carte - KIPP Sharpstown
Krystal Munoz - Armstrong Elementary
Rica Goldyn - Palmer Elementary
Virginia Blasczyk - Pearland JH West
Carol Waters - Bondy Intermediate
Alexis Kutarna - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School

Rice Athletics strives to educate young people about university life by offering educational programs and attendance at Rice sporting events. A number of primary youth programs conducted every year have supported more than 40,000 teachers and students. To learn more about Rice Owls educational programming for K-12 students, please submit your contact information by clicking here.

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