The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

CONGRATULATIONS to the following teachers who have been selected as Hawaii's state finalists for the 2009 PAEMST Program:

Mathematics

• Yanna Lewis, Kealakehe High School
• Charles Souza, Stevenson Middle School
• Lance Suzuki, Maryknoll High School

• Malcolm Cogbill, Stevenson Middle School
• John Constantinou, Kea'au High School
  
• Jami Muranaka, Kaimuki High School

CONGRATULATIONS to Seanyelle Yagi (mathematics, Kalakaua Middle School) and to Liane Tanigawa (science, Pearl Ridge Elementary School), who have recently been selected by the White House as 2008 Presidential Awardees. 

Nominations for the 2010 PAEMST program are now being accepted.  Go to the PAEMST website for more information and to nominate a deserving elementary school teacher:

• www.paemst.org

The Hawaii Council of Teachers of Mathematics (HCTM)

• February 12-13, 2009
• Kamehameha Schools (Kapalama Campus)