Teacher Britton Van Heule receives awards

by Jurri Schenck

Teacher Britton Van Heule recently received two awards, one from the Hot Springs County School District for Teacher of the Year and the other from the Wyoming Association for Career and Technical Education (WACTE) Teacher of the Year. 

According to Van Heule, for WACTE, recognize "teachers that teach trades and agriculture and different things like that. I teach autos and woods and all those things... And then there's also a national association." Van Heule will next apply for the Nationals award.

For the district's awards, they select four Champions for Children per year, and from those four, the Teacher of the Year winner is selected.

Van Heule is thankful for the support from the other teachers, administration, and community. He said, "It makes me want to keep doing what I'm doing. Basically. just keep moving forward... I mean, it's nice to be recognized. We put in a lot of time and effort. Teaching is not a nine-to-five job."