Our QDR Gold Star Teacher of the Month for August is Ariana Catherine Bond, high school math teacher for Granville County Early College.
Ms. Bond was nominated by Kenzie Hollowell, who says, “Any student that has had Ms. Bond will tell you she is one of the best teachers that we have ever had. Ms. Bond sets up her class to help us specifically be able to go to our classes at the college that our early college is attached to and understand how the college teaches its math classes. She wants us to be ready for what we will be doing when we switch over to college math, and she has done just that. Without her teaching me how to do certain skills that we normally wouldn’t learn in 10th grade; she made sure she taught us extra for us to be prepared for college math. I have never had a teacher who has helped me understand math as well as she has. The entire time I was in her class, if I didn’t understand, she would do everything she could to make sure I was not just on track, but excelling, and she did so with kindness and humor. She knew how to keep us engaged in class, with different challenges and with her humor and the way she connects with her students. She makes sure she gets to know every student that walks through the door to her classroom. She has raised our schools state math scores because of her excellent teaching, of not just math, but also test taking strategies. She is also over of several school clubs like art club; she does ACT practice for us juniors and has also led chess club over the years and has always been open to staying after with other clubs if they need help. Ms. Bond, overall, is a dedicated and hard-working teacher that works to touch the soul of every child she can with her amazing teaching and love. She has been one of my favorite teachers, and she has prepared me for my upcoming college journey and continues to do so with every student she teaches.”
Catherine received a plaque from Creative Images in Cary and $100 visa gift card from April Stephens Team of eXp Realty, Make Your Move With Confidence!
