[Nfbf-l] so proud of my daughter Robin Hicks

Thu Sep 12 20:10:42 UTC 2013

Sherri, wow that is too cool. She is really doing well out there and making 
 us all proud of her.
Way to go Robin!
Dwight

Dwight D.  Sayer
12516 Hammock Pointe Circle
Clermont, Fl.  34711
352-988-5583

In a message dated 9/11/2013 11:42:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
flmom2006 at gmail.com writes:

I am  just overwhelmed with pride for my daughter Robin Hicks as she won 
the  
2013 heros in the classroom award for Seattle Public Schools. Please see  
the 
article below. I am honored to be her  mother.

Sherri

West Seattle schools | 1  Comment

For the third time in four years, a Roxhill Elementary  teacher has been 
chosen as a "Heroes of the Classroom" winner. Honored  today in a ceremony 
at 
the school: Robin Hicks, who teaches 3rd-5th-grade  Roxhill students who 
are 
on the autism spectrum (at center in our photo  with Jennifer from Symetra 
and Allison from the Seahawks, both  organizations that sponsor the 
awards). 
Her prizes include a $1,000  donation for classroom supplies and books and 
two tickets to this Sunday's  Seahawks game with the 49ers; she'll be 
recognized on the big screen  during the game. Read on for more about her 
work and her  nomination:

>From Symetra's news release:

. "Robin  Hicks has a challenging student population at Roxhill Elementary. 
In  addition to her responsibility for the educational curriculum of nine  
students with diverse needs based on their place on the autism spectrum,  
she 
must manage the complicated behavioral and sensory aspects that  children 
with autism exhibit," said Kelley Sepavich, a parent of a Roxhill  
Elementary 
student. "Not only does Ms. Hicks approach her role with the  seriousness 
it 
requires, she does so with enthusiasm, respect and an  enormous amount of 
patience." Sepavich nominated Hicks for the Symetra  Heroes in the 
Classroom® 
award.

"Over the course of her  tenure at Roxhill, Ms. Hicks has done more than 
teach her students to  read, write and do math. She and her aides have 
taught 
their students how  to get dressed, eat with utensils, sit calmly, walk 
quietly, and generally  how to behave in a world they are continually 
trying 
to navigate," said  Sepavich. "Spend one day in Ms. Hicks' classroom, and 
you 
will be in awe!  I am continually amazed at her ability to manage it all."

Hicks  is one of 16 K-12 teachers across the Puget Sound area who will be 
honored  for educational excellence in the Symetra Heroes in the Classroom 
program  during the 2013 NFL season. Teachers are recognized in front of 
their  students and peers at surprise in-school presentations, and they 
receive a  $1,000 donation for classroom books and supplies. In addition, 
they  receive tickets to a Seahawks home game and are acknowledged during 
an  
on-field presentation at CenturyLink Field. Hicks will be recognized at  
the 
Sept. 15 game when the Seahawks take on the San Francisco  49ers.

Teachers may be nominated by their principal, district  staff, student or 
student's parent. The winners are selected based on  their ability to make 
a 
real difference in students' lives; to go above  and beyond in their 
day-to-day responsibilities; and to help students  build life skills.

More information about Symetra Heroes in the  Classroom is available at 
www.SymetraHeroes.com/Seahawks.

Roxhill's  two previous winners were Christopher Robert in 2009 (WSB 
coverage 
here)  and Randy Harkness in 2010 (WSB coverage  here).

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