WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-seven
middle and high-school math professionals are being recognized by
Raytheon as "Math Heroes" for their creative and interactive
techniques to make math real and relatable for their students. The
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) program provides winners with a
$2,500 award and a matching grant for
his or her school.
"I work hard to ensure that my students love math, and believe
in their own ability to be successful," said Raytheon Math
Hero Glynn Smith, a math teacher at Dr. Jack Cockrill Middle School in McKinney, Texas. "As their teacher, my job is
to foster hope, provide guidance and enhance their skills, so that
they walk away from my class successful."
Raytheon Math Hero winners are
nominated by students, parents and school administrators and
selected based on the effective and creative ways teachers work
with students in math, drawing on new and advanced approaches.
"Math Heroes challenge students to discover how math shapes
their world – breeding curiosity and confidence in the subject,"
said Pamela Erickson, Raytheon's
vice president of Corporate Affairs. "We are thrilled to recognize
the dedication of these passionate professionals."
Excerpts from the winning individual's applications are posted
on www.raytheon.com. This year's winners are:
- Alan Androski, James Madison
Preparatory High School, Madison,
Fla.
- Jeffrey Bracamonte, Cleveland, Pasadena,
Calif.
- Su Jin Choi, Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, Texas
- Duc Dang, Louis Lake
Intermediate School, Garden Grove,
Calif.
- Gilbert DeLeon, J. Frank Dobie High School, Houston, Texas
- Elizabeth Denzin, Lake Mills
High School, Lake Mills, Wis.
- Lauren Dufner, North Andover
Middle School, North Andover,
Mass.
- Hikmet Erdogan, Coral Academy of
Science, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Christian Garate, John I Leonard
High School, Greenacres, Fla.
- Michael Hall, Los Angeles Math
Circle, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Andrea Hanson, Lincoln High School, Lake City, Minn.
- Jennifer Illiano, Loch Raven
Technical Academy, Baltimore,
Md.
- Sarah Juarez, Mission Middle
School, Bellevue, Neb.
- Gregory Lamothe, Charles E Brown
Middle School, Newton, Mass.
- Alison Leslie, Harford Technical
High School, Bel Air, Md.
- Tyrie Mitchell, Tomorrow
Aeronautical Museum – National Society of Black Engineers,
Compton, Calif.
- James Moonan, Pierce Middle School, Milton, Mass.
- Margaret O'Connell, Creston Middle School, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Emre Ozturk, Harmony Science
Academy, Houston, Texas
- Laura Peet, Dundalk High School,
Dundalk, Md.
- Leoner (Lenny) Perez, Da Vinci
Science High School, Hawthorne,
Calif.
- Tara Pugh, Clinton Middle School, Clinton, Okla.
- Douglas Scott, Natick High
School, Natick, Mass.
- K. Glynn Smith, Dr. Jack Cockrill
Middle School, McKinney,
Texas
- Gayle Warmbrodt, Long Middle School, Dallas, Texas
- Philip Yasskin, Texas A&M University, College Station,
Texas
- Christopher Yeh, McAuliffe Middle School, Los Alamitos,
Calif.
Nominations for the 2015 Math Hero awards program will open in
January 2015. Please visit
www.MathMovesU.com for more information about
MathMovesU® scholarships.
About MathMovesU
Raytheon's MathMovesU®
program is an initiative committed to increasing middle and
elementary school students' interest in math and science education
by engaging them in hands-on, interactive activities. The
innovative programs of MathMovesU include the traveling interactive
experience MathAlive!®; Raytheon's Sum of all
Thrills™ experience at INNOVENTIONS at
Epcot®, which showcases math in action as
students design and experience their own thrill ride using math
fundamentals; the "In the Numbers" game, a partnership with the New
England Patriots on display at The Hall at Patriot Place presented
by Raytheon; the company's ongoing sponsorship of the
MATHCOUNTS® National Competition; and the MathMovesU
scholarship and grant program. Follow MathMovesU and other Raytheon
community outreach programs on Facebook and on Twitter
@MathMovesU.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of
$24
billion and 63,000 employees worldwide, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security
and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support
services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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