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I am pleased to announce that Julia
Norato of West Windsor Plainsboro High School North is
this year’s recipient of the Princeton/Trenton ACS sections’
2007 Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher Award. A plaque
and check was presented to her at our PACS meeting on Thursday,
May 17.
The purpose of this award is to recognize,
encourage and stimulate teachers of high school chemistry.
Teaching quality, ability to challenge and inspire students,
willingness to keep up to date in the field, evidence of
leadership, and extracurricular work in chemistry are criteria
used to select the winner.
Julie attended Trenton State College
and received a BA in Biology in 1978, followed by a BS in
Chemistry in 1984. She went on to earn a MAEd from Central
Michigan University in 2000. Julie started her career as a
research scientist at FMC and switched to teaching in 1987,
joining West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North. Over her
twenty years at the school she has taught science at various
levels and most recently, Honors and AP Chemistry. She is
an inspiration to her students and encourages them to
participate in academic activities beyond the classroom.
She also supports teaching outside the classroom by being
actively involved in a number of professional activities.
For
her consistent contributions, she received the Governor’s
Award as High School North’s Teacher of the Year in 1998.
The Executive Boards of the Princeton and Trenton Sections
extend our most sincere congratulations for this well
deserved award!
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