Everyday Heroes is a regular feature in this staff blog. Remember to submit names of employees districtwide who have done something deserving of encouragement and praise. Give a shout-out to one of your colleagues at your school or support building and watch for it to appear in an upcoming Everyday Heroes blog post.

Here are our newest honorees:

Everyday Hero
Nick Edwards, PE Teacher, McLane Elementary

Nick, The staff at McLane would like to know how much we appreciate all you do for our school.  There are so many things that we are grateful for. You are ALWAYS so happy and positive.  Your music and bright greetings make a difference in the morning for our kids and staff. 

You always have a hero’s attitude, helping kids feel positively about PE and their bodies.  You run an “adapted PE” session for the Life Skills classroom and our afternoon preschoolers giving some of our most impacted students the opportunity to experience gym time.

You host students who need leadership opportunities. These are individuals who have a challenging time during certain parts of the day and you willingly open your doors to them.  You have multiple students who support younger grades during P.E. each week giving them a chance to learn leadership skills and compassion.

In addition to all you do during the school day, you also lead after school sports, which provides enrichment activities for our students. And then you coach soccer with most of your team being from McLane.

You truly are our Hero and it is an honor to be working here with you.
Submitted by Denise Morrison and the McLane staff

How to nominate an Everyday Hero

• Email the Communications and Community Relations Department (communications@osd.wednet.edu) a few sentences, and no more than 200 words, about why the person deserves recognition. It’s easiest to write as if speaking directly to the colleague, such as “Thank you for helping with…” or “I really appreciated when you…”
• Write “Everyday Heroes” in the subject heading of the email.
• Include your first and last name as the person submitting the comments.
• Include the first and last name of the OSD employee you are recognizing.
• Include the job title and work location (school or department) of the person you are recognizing.

All submissions will be posted in this blog on a weekly basis and archived each week.