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____________________________________________ 75,000 teachers were nominated for Disney's Teacher Award. 44 teachers were chosen. ____________________________________________ Press Release Heather Renz Disney Biography Note from Mrs. Renz: I am honored to be chosen a Disney 2006 Teacher Award Winner. The Disney Company sent us to Anaheim for 6 days where we participated in professional development, learned from the other 43 amazing teacher award winners, attended a private showing of "Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest" and the pirate party afterwards, attended the Gala Teacher Awards Ceremony, were in a parade down Main Street in Disneyland, plus much more! In a nutshell, they SPOILED us silly!
A special thank you to the Disney Company, who made all of the teacher honorees feel special and really honored our profession during the week we spent in Anaheim, California this August. Here are some photos of the week. |
Heather Renz, Disney Teacher Award Honoree
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Gala Night Finale |
 Gala Night |
Pirate Night
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Pirate Night With Pirate Mickey Ears On |
Cinderella's Castle |
Another Gala Night Photo |
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Disney's Grand Californian Lobby, taken from above |
A surprise fruit and cheese basket awaited me in the hotel room! |
Welcome note from my principal and staff at Tom McCall Elementary |
The note |
Wardrobe fitting room - so many gowns to choose from to wear for the Gala Event! |
Getting help from Rett and his experts in wardrobe room
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Wardrobe Fitting for the Gala night |
Teachers gave presentations showing what they do in the classroom |
Presentation Day |
Presentation day - waiting my turn |
Dressed and ready for my presentation |
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Reception on our first night
Reception Party |
Disney Monorail above the reception |
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Marty Sklar, Disney Vice Chairman and Principal Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering, our guest speaker |
Marty Sklar shared his secrets to creativity and imagineering |
Disney treated us to a private showing of Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest in Downtown Disney |
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The Pirate Party Entrance
Dancing Pirates! |
Ready for the party |
Teacher Meg and her mom wait for the movie to begin
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Pirate Party fun
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Fantastic Event Organizers, Laura, Liz & Terry. |
David Vixie, Disney 2005 Teacher of the Year, Bill, & pirate friends
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More Dancing Pirates with Connie in the lead and Allison following her |
Pirates! Jacob and friends
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What a beautiful setting for a party! |
Another party night at Studio 12 in Disney's California Adventure |
Bill adding a comment to the memory book
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Studio 12 Party Night |
Entering Studio 12 |
Great dinner guests |
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Jacob and St. Claire and guests dancing the night away |
Electrical Light Parade fans Zarina and Lynn
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Mom (Joan) & Heather
(Mom is a retired first grade and kindergarten teacher)
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My husband, Mike and Heather |
Rett, the costumer, and Heather |
Getting ready to board the bus for the gala |
My daughter, Hillary & Cousin Meg |
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Mickey & Minnie wait on the red carpet to greet the Disney teacher honorees |
Walking in to the Awards Ceremony on the red carpet |
Gala Teacher Awards Night |
That necklace is crooked again! |
Mike & Lynn (Lynn is my sister in law) |
Lynn & Heather
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Heather & Mom |
High School Musical entertained us |
More great entertainment |
Brogan family |
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Hillary, Mike, Heather and Joan |
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Mike, Heather & Joan |
Show hosts |
Alyson Reed and Bart Johnson hosted the program (aka Coach Bolton and Ms. Darbus) |
Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel also hosted the show (aka Sharpay and Ryan Evans) |
Middle School Category teachers
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Art Linkletter was our guest speaker |
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Heather accepting the award |
Heather (far right) - elementary category |
Disney Talent |
High School Musical cast |
Gala Finale |
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There was food galore! |
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Mom, Joan |
Lynn & Duncan |
The girls enjoying a Shirley Temple |
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It's Mickey! |
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Mickey joined us |
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Receiving my medal
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Confetti finale |
All Aboard the double decker bus! |
Main Street Parade |
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Teachers Michael, Patrick, St. Claire, Bill, Doug and Janice |
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Top Deck of the Bus: |
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Heather & Mom in Downtown Disney |
Mom in front of It's a Small World |
Cool horse tree sculpture outside It's a Small World |
It's a Small World |
Mom in It's a Small World |
Heather in Toon Town |
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Toon Town - love those orange flowers! |
Mickey's House |
Mom with Goofy's car in Toon Town
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A scooter is the only way to cover lots of ground at Disneyland |
Mom, smiling like always, on the Tea Cup Ride
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Teenagers on the phone |
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Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth! |
Hill, Lynn & Meg |
Do you have a license to drive that? |
How about insurance? |
Goofin' around again |
Cousins having fun |
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Group meeting! California Screamin' roller coaster in the background. |
Mom takes a break from the rides. |
That's a BIG hat ,girls! |
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Left: Johnny Depp's chair from "Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest"
Disney Parade Float |
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Breakfast with the characters at the Grand Californian on the last day of a wonderful week |
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Departure day. |
Want to dance, Meg? |
Meg & Koda |
Cousins being goofy! |
Hill, Dale, and Heather |
Hill, Koda and Heather |
Meet the Disney Outstanding Teacher 2006 Award Winners
Little did the 2006 Disney Teacher Award Winners know
but we were the last class of Disney Teacher Award Winners!
Creativity in Teaching Disney Press Release
Disney Teachers' Websites
Dr. Patrick Welsh, 2006 Disney Teacher of the Year (high school physics)
