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Great Schools Great Communities Dover High Band members wait off- stage to surprise and congratulate Mr. Knight, their band director, named a Teacher of the Month. Dover High's John Murphy and Lenny Knight WJBR's Teachers of the Month A Cape Henlopen's video engineering students win $2,500 for their school. From left are Barry Beckett, teacher, Madison Long, Geri Wallett, Chase Evans, Gabriel Sferelli and Ethan Harrell. Cape Henlopen students sweep video contest schools to submit a four to five- minute video on one of the Teacher Tips topics from greatschoolsgreat- communities.com. Possible topics included internet safety, bullying, depression or any other issue about which parents or students would seek expert advice. Barry Beckett's Video Engineering class from Cape Henlopen High School submitted eleven videos, four of which were selected as winners. The winning videos displayed creativity, knowl- edge of the subject and technical quality. The first place winner, Geri D Wallett, addressed an issue that affects many high school girls: self- image. Madison Long, the second place winner, shared tips to improve your concentration in her video. Partners Drew Stevens and Chase Evans earned third place with their video about how to safely release anger. Ethan Harrell and Gabriel Sferelli used humor to convey the hazards of sleep depri- vation, securing fourth place. Thanks to these videos, DSEA awarded Becket $2,500 for the high SEA invited all high school media broadcast students in Delaware's public high school's technology education department. You can see two of the winning videos by visiting www.great schoolsgreatcommunities.comand selecting Teacher Tips, or you can see all the entries at www.youtube. com/dseavideo. The videos will also be featured in television commercials on WBOC starting this fall, encouraging stu- dents and parents to check out the Teacher Tips page of this web site. This campaign also has an active Facebook page with 5,497 "likes!" coincidence it really was. Both the April and May Teachers of the Month from WJBR FM99.5 are both from Dover High School. Principal Gene Montano sur- prised them both with a special assembly the last day of school after students were dismissed, so that everyone was on hand to applaud their recognition. Major John Murphy, teaches Air Force JR ROTC, and Lenny Knight is the instrumental instruc- tor and directs Dover High's award- winning band. Of Murphy, Mrs. Simek, a parent, wrote: "He not only teaches the foundations of the Air Force, but also leadership qualities….. He stays at school most days until 4:30, using his own resources to help his cadets. He puts his students first, without need for recognition." Tammy Heilman praises Lenny Knight because, "He inspires his students to be the best that they can can while learning to perfect their playing ability. He is well-liked by ALL students in the school, and has become a mentor to both my kids. He is having a very difficult year going through dialysis, but still shows up to work each and every day, with a smile on his face and a positive attitude for all of 'his kids.'" In addition to a plaque, each WJBR's Brian DeMay (left) tells Major John Murphy what a parent said about how he inspires leadership. This testimony results in a well-deserved "Teacher of the Month" Award recognition for Murphy, a Jr. ROTC instructor at Dover High School. 10 July 2012 DSEA ACTION! teacher also received dinner for two at Café Gelato. Sponsored by WJBR 99.5 FM and DSEA, listeners are encouraged to go to wjbr.comto nominate one of their favorite teachers online. The program will resume in September and be opened up to include other educators. Stay tuned! www.dsea.org