Erika Acosta Ash Fork Middle School Ash Fork Joint Unified School District #31 Ash Fork, AZ. Courtesy photos.
Erika Acosta of Ash Fork Middle School has been named a 2024 “Esperanza” Latino Teacher Award winner by Chicano For La Causa (CPLC).
“(May 6), we honored four outstanding teachers at the 2024 Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards,” CPLC stated on its Facebook page.
Congratulations to our honorees from across Arizona: Erika Acosta, Margaret Gallego, Gabriel Robles, and Lilian Williams
You are not just teachers— you are mentors, role models, and an inspiration to all. Your passion and hard work shapes the future of our community
As we celebrate your well-deserved recognition today, we also celebrate the countless lives you have touched
Gracias to our sponsors: Salt River Project, Cox, Amazon Fire TV, Southwest Airlines, and HUB International”
Image courtesy of Chicano For La Causa (CPLC). Visit https://www.facebook.com/reel/1393353514673484to see video.
In a bilingual Facebook post on Acosta, “Her students say learning math with her is fun and easy. And they have the test scores to prove it! In a small town, once an iconic stop on Route 66, Ms. Erika Acosta gives her students hope to imagine a better future. Besides teaching math, this beloved teacher also coaches the middle school and high school basketball and volleyball teams! And in her free time, she is always eager to help—be it translating for Spanish-speaking parents, helping them with their taxes, or volunteering at her local church. Thank you for everything you do, Ms. Acosta. Congratulations on winning our 2024 Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards! Thanks also to our sponsors Salt River Project,Cox, Amazon Fire TV, HUB International, Southwest Airlines for helping us give back just a tiny bit of what Ms. Acosta gives us all.
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Sus estudiantes dicen que aprender matemáticas con ella es fácil y divertido. ¡Y ellos tienen las calificaciones de exámenes para comprobarlo! En un pueblo chico, que una vez fue una parada icónica en la Ruta 66, la Srta. Erika Acosta les da a sus estudiantes esperanza para imaginar un futuro mejor. Además de enseñar matemáticas, esta maestra querida ¡también entrena a los equipos de baloncesto y voleibol de secundaria y preparatoria! Y en su tiempo libre, ella siempra está dispuesta en ayudar—ya sea traduciendo para padres hispanohablantes, ayudándoles con sus impuestos, o siendo voluntaria en su iglesia local. Gracias por todo lo que haces, Srta. Acosta. ¡Felicidades por ganar nuestro Premio Esperanza 2024 a los Maestros Latinos! Gracias también a nuestros patricandores por ayudarnos a devolverle sólo un poquito de lo que la Srta. Acosta nos da a todos nuestros.”
