'Goes Above And Beyond To Help Students': Venice Hero

VENICE, CA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Jennifer Teal who nominated Whitney Feist of Venice-Mar Vista. Teal works with Feist as they are both teachers.

Local hero’s full name

Whitney Feist

Local hero’s home state

California

Local hero’s Patch

Venice-Mar Vista

How do you know the local hero?

We teach together

What does the local hero do?

She’s a teacher

Why do you believe the local hero should be recognized or honored?

Whitney has been a teacher in South Los Angeles for the past 13 years. She works so hard to provide fun, engaging lessons for her students and goes above and beyond to help her students.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the local hero?

She’s an amazing teacher and human.

Thank you for all you do, Whitney Fesit!

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Know someone making a difference in town? Nominate them as a local hero here.