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Mountain View High School has been selected as one of 569 public schools in California to receive the title of “2007 Honor Roll school,” the district announced last week.
To receive this distinction from California’s business community, schools must demonstrate consistent high student-academic achievement and make significant progress toward closing achievement gaps among all their students, according to the district.
The award was given by the California Business for Education Excellence Foundation and Just for the Kids-California.
Meanwhile, two Mountain View teachers were among three high school teachers from the South Bay awarded MIT Alumni Association Inspirational Teacher Awards, given for inspiring excellence in students from their schools. They are among 30 teachers recognized nationwide this year.
Dr. Katie Thornburg, coordinator of the science department and a chemistry teacher at Mountain View High School, was nominated by Jocelyn Chin, a junior at MIT majoring in chemical engineering. Chin thanked Thornburg for the challenging curriculum she went through while at Mountain View High School.
Chihiro Ikezi, a physics teacher at Saint Francis High School, was nominated by Annika Larsson, a senior at MIT majoring in materials science and engineering. “Without his motivation and belief in me, I would not have attempted to attend MIT,” Larsson said.
