North Glendale Elementary School teacher Barbara Swalina has been named a Trucker Buddy Outstanding Teacher for her oversight of a unique pen pal program.
Two professional truck drivers have been able to correspond with students of North Glendale Elementary School thanks to first and fourth grade teacher Barbara Swalina. Swalina oversees the Trucker Buddy program at North Glendale in which students get to write and receive letters with professional drivers Al and Kym Hemerson. The Hemersons have been so impressed with Swalina and their access to the class that they nominated her as a Trucker Buddy Outstanding Teacher. "We are able to communicate with the students not only through postcards and letters, also through the use of the telephone; Mrs. Swalina has allowed us access and interact with the class. While maintaining and instructing within the parameters of her curriculum, she has gone…
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Webster Groves firefighter Doug Schneider and police officer John Christenson earned accolades from the City of Webster Groves on Tuesday.
Civics lessons were learned by all at Webster Groves' City Council meeting Tuesday night, especially by the dozens of elementary students from local schools, who saw two of the city's finest honored for their years of hard work and dedication to public safety. Doug Schneider, who also serves the city as a paramedic, received the Firefighter of the Year award for 2010 in recognition of his 12 years of service with the Webster Groves Fire Department as a dependable leader and mentor to young firemen. In addition, Mayor Gerry Welch officially proclaimed Feb. 22 as "Doug Schneider Day" in Webster Groves. Serving on the United States Secret Service Gateway Electronic Crime Task Force, playing a major role in the CALEA assessment process and …
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Randy Schwartzenburg
11:20 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
The partnership between Barbara and Kym and Al has truly improved the lives of their students. That partnership is re-created all across the country and even into Canada and in Europe with our 4,000+ volunteers. I have so many opportunties to "brag" on our teachers and Trucker Buddies, but especially want to congratulate Barbara and the Hemerson's! They are our country's unsung heroes. Randy … more ›