Gainesville schools: Bishop Middle teacher wins Amazing Teacher of the Month award

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Howard Bishop Middle School technology teacher Christopher Mudra celebrates his Amazing Teacher award with his technology class at the Gainesville school on Sept. 23. Mudra was voted an amazing teacher in a nationwide contest. One of his former students nominated him.
Howard Bishop Middle School technology teacher Christopher Mudra celebrates his Amazing Teacher award with his technology class at the Gainesville school on Sept. 23. Mudra was voted an amazing teacher in a nationwide contest. One of his former students nominated him.

Bishop Middle School technology-digital design TV production teacher Chris Mudra has received a $5,000 check for winning the Amazing Teacher of the Month award from Gannett and the Florida Credit Union.

Teachers nationwide are eligible to be nominated for the award. Gannett, which owns the Gainesville Sun, sponsors the contest in many of its markets, with local partners as sponsors. One winner per month is selected locally and nationwide. Mudra won the national prize.

Tia Rigsby from the Florida Credit Union, left, and Brittany Lucent from Gannett, right, present Howard Bishop Middle School technology teacher Christopher Mudra with his Amazing Teacher check at his Gainesville school on Sept. 23.
Tia Rigsby from the Florida Credit Union, left, and Brittany Lucent from Gannett, right, present Howard Bishop Middle School technology teacher Christopher Mudra with his Amazing Teacher check at his Gainesville school on Sept. 23.

One of Mudra's students nominated him for the award. On Sept. 23, representatives from Gannett and the Florida Credit Union visited his classroom to present the winning check.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Teacher in Gainesville, Florida wins Amazing Teacher award

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