TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Beachside Elementary kindergarten teacher Melissa Heller says teaching is her calling

Meet Beachside Elementary's Teacher of the Year, Melissa Heller.

Melissa Heller has been teaching for 24 years. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Melissa Heller has been teaching for 24 years. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
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Once a Heller kid, always a Heller kid.

That's how Beachside Elementary kindergarten teacher Melissa Heller feels about her students. Creating those relationships with her students and their families is her favorite thing about the job, she said in a statement to the Observer.

"Growing up I had some amazing teachers and some that were a challenge," Heller said. "I knew that I wanted to make a change and be that one adult that was not only their cheerleader, but their safe place."

 

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