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MCS teacher is nominated to Who’s Who for 3rd time
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Posted on Jan 26 2006
Mount Carmel School teacher Victoria San Nicolas Borja has been nominated for the third time by her students for the nationwide Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers® plum.
In a letter to Borja early this month, National Academic Affairs chair Parke H. Davis said she was nominated and selected for the award because she made a big difference in the lives of many of her students and former students.
Davis said that only 5 percent of the nation’s teachers are honored in each edition of Who’s Who and less than 2 percent are included in more than one edition.
“Congratulations! You made a difference. Students are clearly sending you a message of how special you are,” said Davis. “Borja is recognized and honored for her contributions made to the education of the nation’s youth.”
“First of all, this is a very big surprise. It is a great honor to have once again been selected, for the third time,” said Borja when she received the letter. “This is a great birthday gift for myself, knowing that I am still able to make a difference in the lives of my former students.”
Borja, who is the former Victoria Borja Eusebio, has been teaching CNMI children for the past 26 years.
She said that, throughout her teaching career, she keeps in mind and believes that true educators must possess patience in teaching and disciplining the young minds of the CNMI.
Borja received her first nomination in 2002, followed by another one in 2005. She is currently a member of the MCS faculty, teaching 7th grade Language Arts. She’s been teaching at MCS for three years.
The longest teaching experience she has earned was at the Hopwood Junior High School where she considers her 23 years of practice as one of the most rewarding of her career.
