Arts Champions

Where we celebrate those that Transform Lives Through the Arts!

2023-2024 School Year

Meera Ramanathan | Visual Arts Teacher - Zamorano Fine Arts Academy | CAEA 2023 San Diego Area Ruth Jansen Award for Exemplifying and Promoting Excellence in Visual Arts Education

SCHUCHMAN & MACKENZIE-HANEY MUSIC AWARDS 2024

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SPOTLIGHT AWARDS 2024

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2022-2023 School Year

Trishaa Camp | Dance Teacher - Scripps Ranch High School | SDUSD High School Teacher of the Year, May 2023

Jennifer Dossett | Music Teacher - Clairemont High School | VAPA Spotlight Award for Artistic Achievement, March 2023

Jessica Rogawski | Visual Art Teacher - San Diego High School | VAPA Spotlight Award for Artistic Achievement, March 2023

Jason Berman | Media Arts Teacher - Millennial Tech Middle School | VAPA Spotlight Award for Artistic Innovation, March 2023

Meera Ramanathan | Visual Arts Teacher - Zamorano Fine Arts Academy | VAPA Spotlight Award for Artistic Innovation, March 2023

Danny Jones | Music & Theatre Teacher - Knox Middle School | VAPA Spotlight Award for Creative Community Engagement, March 2023

Brianna Valeska | Music Teacher - Grant K-8 | VAPA Spotlight Award for Creative Community Engagement, March 2023

Teri Ang | Theatre Teacher - Horace Mann Middle School | VAPA Spotlight Award for Creative Leadership, March 2023

Cassandra Brown | Music Teacher - Wangenheim Middle School | VAPA Spotlight Award for Creative Leadership, March 2023

Matt Mulvaney | Music Teacher - Mira Mesa High School | SCSBOA All-Southern Honor String Orchestra conductor, January 2023

Sara Freese | Music Teacher - Crown Point Junior Music Academy | Peripole General Music Educator Award, December 2022, California Music Education Association - Southern Border Section

Matt Mulvaney | Music Teacher - Mira Mesa High School | Gold Award of Recognition, April 2022, Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA)

SCHUCHMAN & MACKENZIE-HANEY MUSIC AWARDS 2023

• JP Balmat  | Mission Bay High School | HS Instrumental

• Marielena Teng  | Mira Mesa High & Challenger Middle | Secondary Choir

• Paula Richardson  | Wilson Middle School | MS Instrumental

• Matt Lyons  | Oak Park Elementary School | Elementary prep-time music

• Wyatt Ellison  | Elementary VAPA music

SPOTLIGHT AWARDS 2023

See full list of winners here

2021-2022 School Year

Patrick Garcia | Theatre Teacher - Scripps Ranch High School
Honorable Mention, 2022, Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award 

Meera Ramanathan | Visual Art Teacher - Zamorano Fine Arts Academy
Outstanding Elementary Art Educator Award and Exemplary Program Award, 2022, California Art Education Association

Chaz Cabrera | Music Teacher - SD SCPA
Paul A. Shaghoain Jazz Educator Award, December 2021, California Music Education Association - Southern Border Section

Marc Dwyer | Music Teacher - Correia Middle School
Middle School Specialist Award, December 2021, California Music Education Association - Southern Border Section

Andrew Rodriguez | Music Teacher - Bell Middle School
Newcomer Award, December 2021, California Music Education Association - Southern Border Section

Christian Tordahl | Music Teacher - VAPA Department
Peripole General Music Educator Award, 2022, California Music Education Association (state award)