CherylAnne Amendola is selected as the 2017 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehman Institute of American History!

Congratulations to Middle School History Teacher and Ethics Coordinator, CherylAnne Amendola on being selected as the 2017 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehman Institute of American History! Founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization devoted to the improvement of history education. The Institute has developed an array of programs for schools, teachers, and students that now operate in all fifty states, including a website that features more than 60,000 unique historical documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Each year the Institute offers support and resources to tens of thousands of teachers, and through them enhances the education of more than a million students. The Institute's programs have been recognized by awards from the White House, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Organization of American Historians.

A panel of teachers, administrators, and scholars from the state selected Cheryl for her achievements in American history education and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History thanks Cheryl for her "outstanding work and dedication."

As the 2017 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year, Cheryl will receive a $1,000 reward, a certificate of recognition, an archive of books and historical resources, an invitation to attend a 2018 Gilder Lehman Teacher Seminar and Recognition at a ceremony in NJ. She is also one of fifty-three finalists for the $10,000 National History Teacher of the Year Award which will be announced in the fall.

Cheryl we wish you congratulations as your state honors you for a job well done and for representing MKA so well as the NJ history teacher of the year!