Spirit of the Mustang - February

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Each month the faculty at Mapleton Junior High presents the Spirit of the Mustang award to a faculty member that embodies the school mission statement of "Students are the focus - Success is the goal".   These individuals go above and beyond.  

In February, the award was passed to Bonny Groneman, CTE teacher at MJHS, with the following remarks:

"The person that will receive the spirit of the mustang this month is someone who I have wanted to recognize for a long time.  I always try to come early to get a dollar to give but always seem to be a minute too late.  For all she has done for the school and all she has personally done for me, I have chosen Bonny Groneman as the spirit of the mustang recipient for this month.

Bonny is one of the fantastic mentor teachers at Mapleton Junior High.  I am sure that she has seen some very good teaching and some not so good teaching as she observes the new teachers.  BUT….she always finds nice things to say about every one of us and makes you feel as if you were the greatest teacher in the school.  This has helped the new teachers and especially me, teach my students at a higher level.

Bonny manages to find time to mentor new teachers, guide and teach a student teacher, worry about her missionary, cuddle her grandbaby and still come to school with a smile, willing to help any student or faculty member that is in need.  She once wrote a note of appreciation to my peer leadership class after their red ribbon week just to make sure they knew that their time and efforts were appreciated.  Little things like that go a long way in the life of a student.

Bonny always tries to see the good things in all of her students.  She is always telling me about the fun things her students do in class and not the things that drive some of us crazy. 

Bonny Groneman is a great example of focusing on students and having success as the goal. "

written by Justin Johnson 

 

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