Neuroscientist, Sandy Hook dad inducted into Sabino High Hall of Fame

The Sabino High School Hall of Fame has inducted neuroscientist Jeremy Richman, saying he helped to change how the medical and neuroscience communities look at the human brain and emotional wellness.

Richman graduated from Sabino High School in 1988. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in molecular and cellular biology and a doctorate degree in pharmacology and toxicology from the University of Arizona and his post-doctorial education from Vanderbilt University.

His 6-year-old daughter, Avielle, was one of the 26 children and educators killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. Afterward, Richman and his wife, Jennifer Hensel, founded the nonprofit Avielle Foundation, whose goal is to prevent violence through brain health research and fostering of community.

Richman, who died in 2019, received numerous awards for his research and the Avielle Foundation’s efforts. He was a faculty lecturer for the psychiatry department at Yale University’s School of Medicine and served as an advisor to many national and international organizations that study brain health, human violence patterns and peace.

The Hall of Fame induction took place Friday, Oct. 6, at Sabino High, 5000 N. Bowes Road, in Tucson Unified School District.

Teacher of Excellence named

Randy Cueto is the Arizona English Teachers Association’s 2023 Elementary Teacher of Excellence.

Cueto teaches at TUSD’s Sam Hughes Elementary, 700 N. Wilson Ave.

The nonprofit Arizona English Teachers Association is the state affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English, working to foster communication skills and language arts for students from kindergarten through college or university levels.

National teaching prize

Jeremy Tarbet, an automotive teacher at Canyon del Oro High School, is one of 25 winners nationwide of the 2023 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.

Tarbet and his school received a $50,000 check at a surprise ceremony, including $35,000 for Canyon del Oro and $15,000 for Tarbet. The school at 25 W. Calle Concordia is in Amphitheater Public Schools district.

In total, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools is awarding $1.5 million in prizes to 25 skilled trades teachers, to recognize outstanding instruction in U.S. public high schools and teachers who inspire students to learn skills to prepare for life after graduation.

Tarbet was a finalist for the prize in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Raytheon education awards announced

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Tucson Values Teachers and Raytheon Missiles & Defense announced the winners of the eighth annual Raytheon Leaders in Education Award.

Recipients are: Pre-K, Leah Rosthenhausler (Valley View Early Learning Center, Catalina Foothills School District); grades K-5, Jillian Powers (grade 2, Douglas Elementary School, Flowing Wells Unified School District); grades 6-8, Thomas Edelbrock (band, Cross Middle School, Amphitheater Public Schools); grades 9-12, Bridget Montoya (mathematics and CTE, Flowing Wells High School, Flowing Wells Unified School District).

The awards program recognizes outstanding classroom performance, demonstrated leadership in schools and communities, and support of peers.

Raytheon will award each of the four winners $2,500, plus an additional $2,500 in matching gifts to each of their schools, for a total of $20,000.

Eight other finalists will receive $500 each. They are:

Natashia Novak (pre-K, Ocotillo Learning Center, Sunnyside Unified School District); Heather Tretta (pre-K, Innovation Academy, Amphitheater Public Schools); Sarah Hitchings (grade 2, Hendricks Elementary School, Flowing Wells Unified School District), Brianna Mounts (grade 3, Keeling Elementary School, Amphitheater Public Schools).

Also, Shauna McGlamery (grades 7-8, art and yearbook, Flowing Wells Junior High School, Flowing Wells Unified School District), Wendy Nogami (grade 8, English, Flowing Wells Junior High School, Flowing Wells Unified School District); Jason Brown (grades 10-12, resource mathematics, Flowing Wells High School, Flowing Wells Unified School District), and Eve McOmber (Air Force Junior Reserve officer training, Desert View High School, Sunnyside Unified School District).

The Raytheon Leaders in Education Award winners and finalists will be recognized at Stand Up 4 Teachers, presented by Tucson Electric Power, at the Westin La Paloma on Nov. 16.

The event will also honor Garry Brav with the 2023 Spirit of Education Award.