Berry is national elementary Teacher of the Year for GATE

Bonnie BerryBonnie Berry, who teaches kindergarten at Ottobine Elementary School, is this year’s elementary Teacher of the Year for GATE, the Global Association of Teachers of Economics.

Berry, a frequent winner of local and state competition, was nominated for the award by Lynne F. Stover of the JMU Center for Economic Education. “Bonnie has always done a great job of helping her kindergarteners understand economic principles,” Stover said. “I thought she would be a strong candidate for the GATE award.”

Berry will be recognized in Chicago at the October meeting of GATE, during the annual joint meeting of GATE, the Council for Economic Education and the National Association of Economic Educators.
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Ruliffson wins grand prize in 2011 local competition

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Allen J. Ruliffson has won the local economic education competition sponsored by the Harrisonburg Rotary Club and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce. The winning project was “Getting Real with Economics.” Ruliffson’s project guided students through career choice, personal finance and economic decision-making on their way toward mastering the seventh grade civics and economics Standards of Learning. The prize carries a $1,000 cash award.  All the local winners are to be recognized at a meeting of the Rotary Club on October 3.