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Ex-Los Gatos High School Teacher Denney Daets Earns $10K Award
Daets also taught at Saratoga High School.
Denney Daets, a former educator at Los Gatos and Saratoga high schools, has received this year's Kennedy Center Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award.
"I became a teacher to continue my own academic growth while helping students reach their potential - as others had helped me. My Peace Corps experience changed my 'choice' to a 'determination': I needed to teach so my students might gain a global perspective and make a difference in the world," Daets said about his reasons for becoming an educator.
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Each year, the Washington, D.C.-based awards program solicits nominations from the public and notable public figures about teachers and professors who made a significant difference in their lives.
Daets and 11 other educators received $10,000 in appreciation for his contributions to the field of teaching.
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