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Wednesday • June 1, 2016
Former Lenape Elementary
Teacher Awarded State Honor
by Jonathan Weaver
A retired Ford City teacher
was recognized by the state
Veterans of Foreign Wars
before the end of the current
school year.
Steve Heffner, who taught
at both Shannock Valley and
Lenape Elementary schools
in the Armstrong School District, was named a “Citizenship Education Teacher of the
Year.”
Heffner, who taught second,
fourth, fifth and sixth grades
during his career at Lenape
Elementary before his retirement in August 2015, was
honored with his plaque by
Ford City Post 4843 officials
and veterans
Heffner, 63, accepted the
honor on behalf of his family – including the half-dozen
that were at the recognition
ceremony.
“This great honor was engineered by leadership by God
and my great family legacy,”
Heffner said at the beginning
of his acceptance speech.
“Teaching students was not
only from the textbook, but
also from the heart of passionate teachers. I remember
experiencing this from former
teachers – they just made me
feel special about being in the
classroom.”
A 1972 Ford City High
graduate, Heffner remembered his classroom having
an “Enter with a Smile” sign
above his doorway – a mantra
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