Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
JAMIE STIFFARM, Bessemer teacher, was nominated by former principal Dan VanderVelden as a LifeChanger of the Year Thursday in Bessemer. Stiffarm's profile for the award is available on the lifechangeroftheyear.com website and, according to Stiffarm, "Comments left on the website help the individual candidates" in the selection process.
By IAN MINIELLY
BESSEMER - The former high school principal at the A.D. Johnston school in Bessemer, Dan VanderVelden, nominated Jamie Stiffarm, special education and peer-to-peer mentor teacher for LifeChanger of the Year before his departure last spring.
The LifeChanger of the Year program annually recognizes K-12 educators and school employees across the country who make a difference in the lives of students by, "exemplifying excellence, positive influence, and leadership," according to the lifechangeroftheyear.com website.
Since the program's inception in 2006,...
