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Champions of Education Awards 2025
The School Connect Champions of Education Awards event honors those who lead with heart and help us to build a brighter future for Arizona youth. Every year School Connect presents awards in 15 categories, including individuals ranging from kindergarten all the way to CEO! Join us to honor their legacy!
Check out some of our favorite highlights from the 2025 Champions of Education Awards!
What a joy to celebrate the champions who are making our communities a better place - a place where every student can reach their full potential!
Special shoutout to our sponsors, @gentechsupport, Kairos Health, @core1937, @chasse.us, 1GPA, VSMG, and @copperpointinsurancecompany. Thank you!
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We`re still reflecting on all the great stories we heard at the 2025 Champions of Education Awards breakfast earlier this month!
One of them was from Principal Reginna Lewis, representing Ira A. Murphy Elementary School in the Peoria Unified School District - this year`s winner of the Because It Takes a Village Award.
Thank you for being an exemplary model of what it means to bring people together and serve as a village for our students! 💛
Over the next few days, we`ll share more of these feature videos from our event with you here. (You can also see them all on our website or YouTube page!)
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We heard so many great stories as we celebrated the 2025 Champions of Education Awards last week!
One of them was from Martín Quezada, governing board member in the @pesd92 and this year`s winner of the Collaborative Leadership Award.
Thank you, Martín, for your life of service. Leaders like you make the world a better place! 💛
Over the next few days, we`ll share more of these feature videos from our event with you here. (You can also see them all on our website or YouTube page!)
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We heard so many great stories as we celebrated the 2025 Champions of Education Awards last week!
One of them was from Dr. Robert Pappalardo, Superintendent at @ajusd43, the winner of our Changemaker Award.
Thank you, Robert, for bringing forward-thinking solutions to your district and creating environments where students and educators can succeed! 💛
Over the next few days, we`ll share more of these feature videos from our event with you here. (You can also see them all on our website or YouTube page!)
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It was such an honor to celebrate our 2025 Champions of Education Award winners and hear more of their stories last week!
One of those winners is Melissa France, an incredible teacher from Fowler Elementary School District. It was a joy to award her with this year`s Hero Maker Award!
Thank you for inspiring, mentoring, and building partners to help your students thrive!
Over the next few days, we`ll be sharing these feature videos from our event with you here! You can also view them all on our website at: https://schoolconnectaz.org/school-connect-awards/winners/
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