Every year, Local 10’s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes the best educators in South Florida, with only five honorees selected from hundreds of nominations.
Passion, dedication and innovation are all clear indicators that a person has chosen the right profession.
There are people who love to cook and people who love to eat the masterpieces they create.
The band room at Cooper City High School was anything but quiet when longtime director Jason Cochrac — known affectionately as “Mr. C” — walked in and was met with a rousing musical surprise from his students and Local 10 News.
Jamie Zachareas is a middle school teacher who has guided her students through civics projects and drama competitions all while pregnant with twins.
The Local 10 Tribute to Teachers campaign is back for a seventh consecutive year.
Lauren Thibert is a teacher at Peters Elementary School in Plantation. She is a star in the Broward County Public Schools’ Deaf or Hard of Hearing program.
For Rockfeller Edouard, teaching isn’t just a profession— it’s his passion, woven into every moment of his 27-year career as an exceptional student education teacher.
For three years, Stephen Fagan has been teaching sixth and seventh graders at Seminole Middle School in Plantation.