Teacher Honored by Lindenhurst School District

Every year at the June Community Forum, special are presented to deserving faculty and administrators in of their service to the , according to school officials.

The one of those awards given is the Harvard Award.

Harvard Recipient
Adrian Enea, first-grade teacher at , got the nod for the Harvard Award from the district this year at the  Lindenhurst Board of Education  at the .

"This award is given to a person who's considered to be a highly talented, dedicated teacher," Superintendent Richard Nathan said about Enea.

Nathan explained that he received a letter touting Enea's abilities, talent and dedication from the family of , the young Lindy resident who's battling cancer and around whom the community has rallied around by organizing several fundraisers in the past year.

The letter, Nathan said, outlined why she should receive this award. It noted the fact that Enea made sure didn't feel any different than the other kids, organized a second pajama day for him since he missed the first one because of treatments and visited him at the hospital after a field trip at Christmas time to see the Polar Express couldn't attend.

There, according to the family in the letter, Enea drank hot chocolate and watched the DVD with Mason so he didn't feel left out.

Nathan quoted the letter, "My son is always eager to learn and always look forward to lessons with Ms. Enea. We're proud to call her mason's teacher."

Enea accepted the award to a standing ovation, calling the Batz family "amazing."

The family was on hand to present Enea with flowers, as well.

Photo supplied by Carol Hauser.