Peake nominee for LifeChanger award

Great educators throughout the country make a positive difference in children’s lives every day. One such teacher is Sue Peake, the longtime TAG teacher at North Iowa Community School. She is a nominee for the LifeChanger of the Year award, which recognizes K-12 educators and school employees across the country who are making a significant difference in the lives of students by exemplifying excellence, positive influence and leadership.

Peake was nominated for the award by local parent Shireen Feldt, who moved into the district five years ago with her two sons. Following a devastating divorce, Feldt came here from Minneapolis to marry her high school sweetheart, and the family got to enjoy the peace and quiet of the country.

“While the move had a positive impact on my children, the divorce still posed emotional challenges for my boys, which came through in deteriorating grades and performance at school,” said Feldt. “And then, like an angel, along comes Mrs. Peake.”

Feldt says Mrs. Peake worked with her younger son, Grant, to bring out the leader she saw in him, and she taught him skills that aren’t necessarily taught in school. Mrs. Peake became Grant’s biggest cheerleader and selected him to be a coach for a fifth grade TAG project. The project included a state-wide competition where students built rollercoasters out of nothing but tape and construction paper.

“I was excited to have the wonderful opportunity to learn more about Mrs. Peake, as what I already knew was something one cannot put into words,” said Feldt. “She is more than a teacher - she is an angel! Because the teachers and chaperones could not be near the children during the three hour competition, Mrs. Peake and I had a lot of time to get to know one another, and what I learned left me speechless.”

Read the full story in the January 24 edition.

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