Jennnifer Larson, first grade teacher at Sanborn Central Elementary School, has been selected as the Region 3 Teacher of the Year.
Teachers are nominated at the local district level and one candidate is selected and sent on to regional competition. The six regional winners next compete at the state level and finally the national level. The 2015 South Dakota Teacher of the Year will be announced in October 2014.
Larson graduated from Webster High School and Northern State University where she received both her undergraduate and master’s degree. She has been teaching at either the Artesian-Letcher or Sanborn Central District for 14 years. Jennifer comes from a family of teachers – both of her sisters are also teachers. Jennifer has always wanted to be a teacher – “She loves how little kids think!”