Renton Rotary selects April Teachers of the Month

Published 4:45 pm Friday, May 9, 2014

Renton Rotary selects its April Teachers of the Month:

Julie Lemme is a resource teacher at Maplewood Heights Elementary School. Lemme attended the University of Washington where she earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental health. She also earned her K-8 Teacher Certification and her special education endorsement from the University of Washington. Before teaching in Renton, Lemme worked for eight years at Boeing in the Flight Simulation Lab. She was a technical writer and tracked hardware and software changes and supported 737 lab activities. Lemme has also taught kindergarten and in a middle school resource classroom. This is her third year teaching in Renton.

Janel LeMieux is a business teacher at Lindbergh High School. She attended Central Washington University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business education and later earned a master’s in education administration at Central Washington University. Before teaching in Renton, Janel was a long-term substitute teacher for a business class in Wenatchee, Washington. Janel has been a teacher in Renton for 10 years.

Amanda Keepers is an integrated kindergarten teacher at Cascade Elementary. She attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif., where she majored in elementary and special education and plans to return to school to earn a master’s degree in special education. Before teaching in Renton, Keepers taught preschool for two years at a childcare center in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. This is her first year teaching in Renton.

As part of their commitment to education, and to celebrate teachers in the Renton School District, each month members of the Rotary Club of Renton selects teachers as Teachers of the Month.

As part of the recognition, teachers attend Rotary’s recognition luncheon held at the Maplewood Golf Course and receives $200 to be used for classroom supplies, or instructional materials.