Celebrating Our Teachers on Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher appreciation week is here! This is an opportunity for students and the community to recognize and honor the dedication of teachers. During Teacher Appreciation Week, schools and communities across the country take time from their regular busy schedule to express their appreciation for teachers in the ways they can.

In this article, we will take a closer look at some of the teachers in our community that the students of Northwood felt they wanted to recognize. I asked some friends to give shout-outs to some of their favorite teachers. Here’s what they had to say. All of Northwood’s faculty are celebrated in this post.

Thank you, teachers! We appreciate you!

Mr. Timothy Weaver “Mr. Weaver is a great teacher. He always wants the best for his students and is passionate about teaching. He inspires me to be better, and I enjoy being in his classes. I’m grateful to be his student.” -Mitchell Baker ’25	Mr. Benjamin LeBlanc “Mr. LeBlanc has really been a great teacher this year. He helps us learn but also loves our silliness. A fun teacher and also a great person to have help you. It’s been a great year having him teach us, and we look forward to having fun with him in class next year.” -Koah Paye ‘25 and Sachiel Ming ‘24
Mr. Komar Martinez-Paiz “I’ve always felt like I can go up to him to ask questions whenever I’m struggling in class. Even though he’s new, he’s very close with the students and creates a good learning environment.” – Leo Doyle ’25	Ms. Jill walker “Ms. Walker always brings great energy to the class and provides an amazing learning environment for all students. I always miss class because of skiing, and she always gives me extra time to make up tests and extra work.” – Sam Rudy ’24
Mr. Aaron Garvey “Mr. Garvey has made my experience at Northwood so much Better. We have good relationship. He always opens the door to the gym in the morning for us and brings a lot of positivity and laughter to my morning.” – Cole Bauman ’23	Noel Carmichael “Ms. Carmichael keeps the classroom attitude at a good level because she has the right amount of strictness to keep us on track and makes the classroom enjoyable with her humor and fun persona.” – Hamish Riddell ’26
Mr. Michael Aldridge	Ms. Sandra Baker
Mr. Brantley Beach	Mr. Tommy Biesemeyer
Ms. Jody Borzilleri	Ms. Teresa Brady
Mr. Tom Broderick	Ms. Kelly Carter
Mr. Andy Donatello	Mr. Trent Durocher
Mr. Bob Emery	Ms. Marcy Fagan
Ms. Andrea Farrell	Mr. Justin Felhaber ’14
Ms. Stephanie Gates	Ms. Raychel Germaine
Mr. Trevor Gilligan ’03	Mr. Jim Grant
Ms. Elliotte Yookyung Lee	Ms. Marge Maher
Mr. Mike Maher	Ms. Mandi Maiore
Mr. Steve Mallaro ‘06	Ms. Elenor Mandigo
Mr. Jeff Martin	Ms. Systke Martin
Mr. Kelvin Martinez	Mr. David McCauley
Mr. Jeff Miller	Mr. Jon Moodey
Mr. Mark Morris ’78	Mr. Bobby O’Connor
Ms. Heather Odell	Ms. Stacy McCoy Prime
Ms. Kim Ratkos-Stanton	Mr. Steve Reed
Mr. Gino Riffle	Ms. Leigh Riffle
Ms. Caroline Roy	Mr. Matt Roy
Mr. Howard Runyon	Mr. Simon Shergold
Mr. John Spear ’88	Mr. Adam Stewart
Ms. Ingrid Van Slyke	Ms. Carrie Wardlaw
Ms. Lisa Wint	Ms. Tara Wright
Ms. Carrie Donatello	Ms. Nadine Hathaway
Ms. Annie Edwards