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Bellevue West High School Math Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Bellevue, Neb. (November 16, 2023) — There are few things Jacob Eitzen loves more than his beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers and mathematics. In his AP Statistics and Algebra 2 classes at Bellevue West High School, Eitzen goes beyond the traditional boundaries of instruction by infusing Husker trivia and game day stats into the mathematical concepts he teaches, creating an…
Breaking News: Bellevue West Teacher Jacob Eitzen Honored with National Milken Educator Award
It’s been over 20 years since the Milken Educator Award presentation team has made it to Bellevue Public Schools. On Thursday, Milken Award Representatives stopped by Bellevue West High School for an assembly to honor Math Instructor Jacob Eitzen, just the second teacher in BPS to receive the distinguished national award since the Nebraska Department…
Internet Sensation ‘Furniture Flipping Teacher’ Settles in with New Store in Bellevue
Lauren Hull was enjoying Spring Break in her second year of teaching Kindergarten at LeMay Elementary School in Bellevue when the Covid lockdown happened. Like most people stuck in their homes, she was looking for things to occupy her time and offered to renovate her parent’s kitchen. As she was finishing up, Hull noticed that…
Simons-Bester Retires After 44 Years with Bellevue Public Schools
There are moments in a life that aren’t often thought of, but if we were to reflect on them we would see that they are special. Important. So important that they can completely change the course of a life. Or hundreds of lives. Or thousands of lives. So many people we meet, friends we make,…