Position: Japanese Teacher
School: Waiakea High School
School District: Hawaii Public Schools
City, State: Hilo, HI
Mineko Todd was nominated by an anonymous student.
"I nominated Sensei because he's an amazing teacher who helped me in so many ways," said the student. "When I was a sophomore, he helped me develop the confidence to go into Japanese 3. He has helped me since then and hasn't give up on me. He gave me the chance to be an officer in the Japanese Club and continously cheered me on. Sensei's a person who changed my life for the better. I believe I'm successful, and will continue to be successful, because he was someone who kept an eye on me...Arigatougozaimasu!"