Renton Rotary Club recognizes three Renton teachers

The Rotary Club of Renton has recognized three Teachers of the Month for October.

The Rotary Club of Renton has selected its Teachers of the Month for October.

• Tabetha Magnuson is a fitness teacher at Sartori Education Center.

Magnuson attended Central Washington University, where she earned a bachelor of arts in education, then she attended Lesley University where she earned a masters in creative arts and learning. Outside of the school day, Magnuson teaches aerobic kickboxing and she also has accreditation to teach ZUMBA aerobics. Magnuson has been teaching in Renton for nine years.

• Grant Mead is a general music teacher at Hazelwood Elementary School.

Mead attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., where he earned a bachelors degree in music, then he attended City University in Seattle where he received a masters in curriculum design. Mead has also spent many years teaching piano, flute and guitar outside of the public school setting. He has been a teacher in Renton for 22 years.

• Diane Seil (not pictured)  is a first-grade teacher at Bryn Mawr Elementary School.

Seil attended the Washington State University and earned a bachelors degree in elementary education K-8, early childhood education. She continued her education through Lesley University, with a masters in literacy. Seil also taught half-day and full-day kindergarten at Thomson Early Childhood Center before joining the Bryn Mawr team.