- Legend Springs Elementary
- Awards and Achievements
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🐾 Amazing Achievements & Awards 🐾
Campus Awards
⭐Legend Springs has been named an “A” Accountability Achievement Profile by the Arizona Department of Education.
⭐Legend Springs was named 2013 NCEA Arizona Higher Performing School
by The National Center for Educational Achievement. The award was given to Legend Springs by rating in the top 5% of all schools in the State of Arizona . The National Center of Educational Achievement (NCEA) identified Legend Springs to have consistently outperformed its peers with similar student populations over a three-year period. Legend Springs is the only school in the Deer Valley School District that has received the award each year over a 3-year span.
⭐Legend Springs received a Five Star Rating from Schooldigger.com. SchoolDigger reports, "In 2013, Legend Springs Elementary ranked better than 95.5% of all elementary schools in Arizona.
Student Awards
⭐ASU Grand Canyon State Games Essay Contest
2014 Madison Presmyk, 3rd Grade, Bronze Medal Recipient
2014 Tegan Piereira, 3rd Grade, Honorable Mention
2014 Giana Cox, 4th Grade, Honorable Mention
⭐ASU Grand Canyon State Games Art Contest
2014 Dylan Dodd Kindergarten, Silver Medal Recipient
2014 Benjamin Goodman, Kindergarten, Bronze Medal Recipient
2014 Diana McNulty, Kindergarten, Honorable Mention
Teacher Awards and Certifications
⭐National Board Certification
2020 Shawna Collins, Early Childhood
⭐DVUSD & Deer Valley Education Foundation Teachers of the Year
2015-2016 Tina Crane, Kindergarten Teacher of the Year
2015-2016 Lance Gephart, Art Teacher of the Year
2014-2015 Cyndy Faucher, 2nd Grade Teacher of the Year
2013-2014 Hollie Stafford, 6th Grade Teacher of the Year
2009-2010 Kelly Gedney, Reading Specialist Teacher of the Year
2004-2005 Susan Huber, 4th Grade Teacher of the Year
⭐DVUSD and Deer Valley Education Foundation Rookies of the Year
2015-2016 Jenny Ferdman Akers, 2nd Grade Rookie of the Year
2001-2002 Kelly Schulte Gedney, 2nd Grade Rookie of the Year
⭐Donors Choose Grant Recipients
Liz Reyes, STEM: 3 Projects Funded
Emily Artzi, Art: 3 Projects Funded
Karen Padelford, 1st Grade: 7 Projects Funded
Katy Schultze, 4th Grade: 4 Projects Funded
Kylene Wells, Kindergarten: 2 Projects Funded
Shawna Collins, Kindergarten: 7 Projects Funded
Kelly Gedney, Reading Specialist: 1 Project Funded
Susan Barbee, Reading Specialist: 1 Project Funded
⭐Fiesta Bowl Grant Recipient
2021 Shawna Collins, Kindergarten
⭐SRP Learning Grant Recipient
2022 Liz Reyes, STEM
⭐American Family Insurance Grant
2014 Sharon Levake, 1st Grade $2500 for ipads
⭐Norwegian Cruise Line Teacher Award
2022 Sharon Levake, 1st Grade
⭐Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in American History Scholarship {$2200}
2014 Vanessa Goodrich, 5th Grade