No better day than National Teacher Appreciation Day to recognize a great teacher like Kristi Kaniewski-Ulrich!
When Ulrich was called to a Schmucker classroom on Tuesday, May 3, she was not aware that friends, family and colleagues were waiting there to surprise her. They knew that she was about to be named HERO OF THE MONTH by the Michiana chapter of the national organization, Homes for Heroes.
Ulrich had been selected for the honor in recognition of her commitment to the community and her service as a teacher and coach. The plaque presented to her reads: Hero of the Month 2016: To Kristi Kaniewski Ulrich, For your dedication and commitment to your students, players, and community. Your work has been noticed and is very much appreciated. Thank you for being a hero!
Ulrich teaches health and physical education at Schmucker Middle School. She is also coach of the state championship girls varsity basketball team at Penn High School. Clearly she is a busy woman, but she does it all with great enthusiasm.
“I just have a passion for it (teaching at middle school) and then being able to go over to the high school in the afternoon and being able to teach and coach basketball—which I love a tremendous amount as well,” says Ulrich. “This is where I definitely want to be; this is something that I love to do each and every single day.”
WNDU-TV was also on hand to record the presentation. Watch that video here.
Kaniewski.
Ulrich; Sean Galiher, principal; and Kevin McMillen,
asst. principal.
Homes for Heroes is a national organization that seeks to support public servants in the home buying and selling process, through professional support and discounted services. Locally, they strive to build connections and promote recognition in the community for public servants and military personnel.
From the Homes for Heroes website: Our mission is to provide extraordinary savings to local heroes who provide extraordinary services to our community everyday. Heroes include military, police, fire, first responders, nurses, doctors, teachers and clergy.
Here are links to the Homes for Heroes Facebook page and website:
