The award honors teachers in the Pioneer Valley and specifically Hampden County for their impact on children and their communities.
HOLYOKE -- Seven public school teachers are being honored for winning Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Grinspoon Foundation.
The teachers are Janet Morales, Yvonne Hilyard, Karen Chouinard-Sheedy, Joan Cameron, William Greaney, Debbie O'Brien and Joan Daly, said Carmen E. Sikand, assistant human resources director for the School Department.
The award honors teachers in the Pioneer Valley and specifically Hampden County for their impact on children and their communities, she said.
"The single most important influence on the success of a student is a good, quality teacher. We are lucky to have such talented teachers in the Holyoke public schools ...," said Mayor Alex B. Morse, chairman of the School Committee.
The teachers will be feted with a dinner on May 9 at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House, 500 Easthampton Road.