WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five
U.S. teachers whose classroom creativity has helped them
demonstrate the wonders of math and science are being recognized by
Raytheon as "Math Heroes." The Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) program
provides each winner with a $2,500
award, in addition to a matching grant for his or her school.
The Math Heroes grant recognizes educators who implement
innovative techniques and transformative programs that excite
students and motivate them to pursue careers that include
mathematics.
"I think they even forgot they are doing math," said award
recipient Coleen Barnes of West
Allegheny High School in Imperial,
Pennsylvania, who uses a competition called 'Factoring
Madness' in her class. "It's a great way to get the students to
practice."
2015 RECIPIENTS
Raytheon Math
Hero winners are nominated by students, parents and school
administrators and selected based on the effective and creative
ways teachers work with students in math and science, drawing on
new and advanced approaches.
This year's winners are:
- Jackie Adams, St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School,
Fishers, Ind.
- Abdulkerim Akyalcin, Orlando Science Schools, Orlando, Fla.
- Colleen Barnes, West Allegheny
High School, Imperial, Pa.
- Greg Benson, Booker Middle School, Sarasota, Fla.
- Matt Bixby, Challenge School,
Denver, Colo.
- Joel Block, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, Falls Church, Va.
- Jocelyn Bosley, Irving Middle School, Lincoln, Neb.
- Scott Boyce, Westchester
Enriched Sciences Magnet, Los Angeles,
Calif.
- JoMarie Broccoli, Nysmith
School, Herndon, Va.
- Charles (Billy) Campbell II,
Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson,
Ariz.
- Jeremy Carlino, Western School
of Technology and Environmental Science, Catonsville, Md.
- Ozlem Duz Akyalcin, Orlando Science Schools, Orlando, Fla.
- Gregory Knowlton, Rocky Heights
Middle School, Highlands Ranch,
Colo.
- Elizabeth Grozis, Herndon High School, Herndon, Va.
- Wendy Hartman, Cornerstone
Christian School, Camarillo,
Calif.
- Christopher Hatten, Mildred Osborne Charter School, New Orleans, La.
- Brandon Lawrence, Hyde Park Middle School, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Heather Lohmann, Alva Middle School, Alva, Okla.
- Mark Mason, Danforth Middle School, New York, N.Y.
- Brook Randal, Austin Area Home Schoolers, Austin, Texas
- Steven Ruiz, ASU Preparatory
Academy – Polytechnic Campus, Mesa,
Ariz.
- Brandi Stennis, Justin Ford Kimball High School, Dallas, Texas
- Aaron Tostado, Da Vinci Science
High School, Hawthorne,
Calif.
- Yalcin Udun, Sonoran Science Academy Tucson, Tucson, Ariz.
- Anthony Verbsky, Highlands Ranch
High School, Centennial,
Colo.
For more information about the Math Hero Award program,
including eligibility and submission requirements, please visit
www.mathmovesu.com.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets
throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;
effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence
systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission
support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon,
visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on
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