Teacher named award finalist

Dripping Springs, News

Staff Report, on September 28, 2022

Staff Report

DRIPPING SPRINGS – A local teacher was named a finalist for a statewide award.

Chelsea Bivens

Chelsea Bivens, a science teacher at Dripping Springs High School (DSHS), was named a 2022 Teaching Excellence Award finalist by the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Austin.

The winning teacher, to be announced in October, will receive $2,500 with an additional $500 going to the winner’s school to be spent on a project determined by the teacher.

The Teaching Excellen...

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