Weymouth Students Invited to Nominate 'My Favorite Teacher Contest'

Barnes and Noble Booksellers and the Weymouth Public Schools are providing students an opportunity to recognize a teacher that positively influenced their lives.

Students in grades fifth through 12^th can submit an essay, poem or thank you letter sharing how a past or present teacher influenced them. Entries in the Favorite Teacher Contest should be 500 words or less and typed on 8.5” by 11” white paper.

The written pieces should be sent in with a completed entry form, which is available above, and a parent signature. Submissions can be brought to the students’ school or to the nearest Barnes and Noble, which is at the Derby Street Shoppes in Weymouth.

The deadline for the Favorite Teacher Contest is March 1.

The following awards will be given to the teacher and students chosen:

The winning teacher from each store will be recognized at a special event at a local Barnes & Noble location and receive a special award acknowledging their achievement. The student who writes the winning essay, poem, or thank-you letter will also receive a certificate of recognition and be honored at the store.

• Regional winners will each receive a NOOK Tablet and a $500 Barnes & Noble Gift Card.

• The winner of the Barnes & Noble National Teacher of the Year award will receive $5,000 and be recognized

at a special event at a Barnes & Noble store. The winning teacher’s school will receive $5,000 as well.

• A media release will announce the national winner and the contributions that led to him or her being recognized.