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Newell Elementary School teacher Bill Chadek receives Wal-Mart teaching award
Bill Chadek, a fifth-grade teacher at Newell Elementary School, received a Wal-Mart Stores Teacher of the Year Award from Sam's Club representatives Nov. 5 at the school.Chadek also received $1,000 in addition to the award. He has taught at Newell Elementary School since 1976.
Several nominations were submitted recommending Chadek for the award. Taylor Rodriguez, now a sixth-grader at Walnut Middle School, submitted one of the nominations, and her nomination letter was read at the Nov. 5 presentation. Rodriguez credited her former teacher for inspiring her educationally.
For more information, contact: Brad Wolfe, principal, Newell Elementary School, (308) 385-5905, bwolfe@gips.org
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