Tribute to Teachers: Jamie Zachareas plays different roles to help her students at Somerset Academy Miramar

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Every year, Local 10’s Tribute to Teachers run recognizes the champion educators successful South Florida, with lone 5 honorees selected from hundreds of nominations.

Jamie Zachareas is simply a mediate schoolhouse teacher who has guided her students done civics projects and play competitions each portion large with twins.

Local 10’s Community Relations Director Mayte Padron had the accidental get to cognize with the eighth-grade teacher, whose bully luck seems to travel successful pairs.

Zachareas has been an eighth-grade past teacher and play manager astatine Somerset Academy Miramar for 2 years.

She was named rookie teacher of the twelvemonth and manages to get the play nine up and contention ready.

“We were capable to commencement a troupe. That troupe went connected to territory and did successfully,” said Zachareas.

Last twelvemonth she recovered retired she was large with duplicate girls, Lily and Luna.

“A batch of astonishing things happened, truthful I americium precise grateful,” said Zachareas.

Mayte amazed the mom-to-be with immoderate bully news. She was chosen to beryllium a Local 10 Tribute to Teachers Honoree.

“It’s a beauteous happening to beryllium recognized astatine each for immoderate of it, truthful I americium precise grateful close now. I’m surprised,” said Zachareas.

In summation to being recognized, Publix Super Markets’ Media Relations Manager Robyn Hankerson Printemps was with america to contiguous Jamie with a gift.

“On behalf of Publix Super Markets, we privation to marque contiguous a small much peculiar for you. So, we privation to contiguous you with $1,000 successful Publix acquisition cards,” said Printemps.

“This is simply a large blessing. I americium beyond honored, and appreciative and blown away. Thank you precise much,” said Zachareas.

A 2nd solemnisation was waiting for her outside. Her students gathered to amusement their heartfelt appreciation.

“I won a precise bully grant due to the fact that of you, and I conscionable emotion your people and you successful wide since you’re specified a bully person,” said Ethan Clarke, a student.

Jamie’s girl Cadence, a 5th grader astatine the school, was besides determination to observe her mother.

“Congratulations. You truly deserved it due to the fact that you worked hard,” said Cadance Zachareas.

Jamie Zachareas is owed to person her twins adjacent month. She said erstwhile she is backmost from maternity leave, she plans to triumph much awards for the play program.

To spot the stories of each the winners, click here.

All of the winning teachers volition beryllium introduced each time this week during Local 10’s 5:30 p.m. newscast.

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