Every year, Local 10’s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes the best educators in South Florida, with only five honorees selected from hundreds of nominations.

There are people who love to cook and people who love to eat the masterpieces they create.

The band room at Cooper City High School was anything but quiet when longtime director Jason Cochrac — known affectionately as “Mr. C” — walked in and was met with a rousing musical surprise from his students and Local 10 News.

Jamie Zachareas is a middle school teacher who has guided her students through civics projects and drama competitions all while pregnant with twins.

The Local 10 Tribute to Teachers campaign is back for a seventh consecutive year.

Lauren Thibert is a teacher at Peters Elementary School in Plantation. She is a star in the Broward County Public Schools’ Deaf or Hard of Hearing program.

For three years, Stephen Fagan has been teaching sixth and seventh graders at Seminole Middle School in Plantation.

Every year, Local 10′s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes the best educators in South Florida, with only five honorees selected from hundreds of nominations.

The Local 10 Tribute to Teachers campaign is back for a sixth consecutive year.

Dale Beames is more than a high school physics teacher. He’s a quick-witted, compassionate and trustworthy friend, who after more than 40 years in education, is retiring at the end of this school year.

Dr. Kathy Kerstetter's students at Sheridan Park Elementary in Hollywood sing the praises of their music teacher.

Sheketha Ellison has been teaching special education at Coral Glades Middle School in Miramar for 18 years.

Local 10′s Tribute to Teachers campaign recognizes Marlen Lanza, a special needs teacher at Howard Drive Elementary in Miami.

Katie O’ Fallon, a Marine Science Magnet Coordinator at New River Middle School in Fort Lauderdale, is turning education into opportunities for exploration.

Dwight Francis, a counselor at Piper High School in Sunrise, is making an immeasurable difference in the lives of his students.

Local 10 honored five South Florida educators as part of our annual Tribute to Teachers in 2021.

Mary Doda is honored because she scores high with her gifted students at Tradewinds Elementary in Coconut Creek, where she’s been a teacher for seven years.

Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG's Community Relations Department, overseeing the station's outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community.

Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG's Community Relations Department, overseeing the station's outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community.

Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG's Community Relations Department, overseeing the station's outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community.