Ms. Gray Wins Outstanding Secondary Teacher’s Award
March 16, 2021
Ms. Gray, Glasgow’s very own Algebra 1 teacher, won the Outstanding Teacher’s Award for all of Region two (middle schools) of FCPS. The process takes place over the entire school year and ‘crowns’ one teacher for their excellence in the classroom with students.
The Outstanding Teacher’s Award is an award given to FCPS teachers with three phases for winning the award; the first stage is winning the award for your entire school (Glasgow for us) and once all the schools have their winners, each winner moves to the next phase which is winning it for your school pyramid (our school pyramid is the Justice Pyramid). After that, the highest level of winning the award is for your region (the entire FCPS school region). Ms. Gray won the Outstanding Teachers Award for Glasgow and our school pyramid and right now is working towards regional winner. We don’t have the results yet on whether or not she’s won for the region, but make sure to wish Ms. Gray luck!
“It was very overwhelming,” says Ms. Gray. “I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a moment where your body just kind of shuts down and you’re just so overwhelmed you don’t know what’s happening, but that’s how I felt. It was very exciting and unreal.” She was very surprised to win the award but was happy she had. She hadn’t been aware of her nomination until Ms. Madigan had informed her she had won the award for Glasgow.
Through this tough year, Ms. Gray has shown how strong of a teacher she can be and how well she leads her students to success. All of us here at the Journalism Club applaud her hard work and dedication to Glasgow. Don’t forget to congratulate Ms. Gray and wish her luck in the coming round!
Maclain Monsky (she/her) is an 8th grader at Glasgow Middle School and lives in Virginia. She is a competitive swimmer for the Potomac Marlins and the Dowden Terrace Dolphins. In the spring, she plays defense, attack, and goalie for Annandale Lacrosse. She recently joined VA 1 which is a travel lacrosse team. She enjoys art, especially using the mediums of markers and colored pencils. Another one of her favorite things to do is play Minecraft and Valorant with her brother.
Raine Jeff (They/Them) is an 8th Grader at Glasgow Middle School. They grew up in Virginia and have lived there for their whole life. They dance, play soccer, like doing art, baking, and taking care of their plants. They have a dog that they got during the pandemic and adore. They enjoy learning and being challenged to think in new ways.
Diana
Mar 17, 2021 at 2:38 pm
Ms. Gray is such an amazing teacher, she deserved it!