Preston Hall

of Frank McClarin High School in College Park engages his at-risk students

in practical work experience: year-long marketing projects that teach

necessary business skills.

Lubeck earned

the ultimate recognition as one of four Honor Teachers selected, while

Cheely, Braden and Hall earned honoree status as 2001 Honor Teacher Award

winners for their education excellence and innovative programs.

For the first

time in the history of the Honor Teacher Awards, the number of honorees

was expanded from 12 to 38. These 38 educators from metro Atlanta and

throughout the state of Georgia received a total of $79,000 in educational

grants.

"We wanted

to acknowledge the innovation demonstrated by teachers on a local level

in metropolitan Atlanta and throughout the state of Georgia," said

Mike King, public editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Honor Teacher

Awards is one of the community outreach programs presented by the newspaper

to acknowledge education excellence. Civic partners in the program include

the Georgia Association of Educators, Georgia Congress of Parents and

Teachers and the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, and this

year's corporate sponsors the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Power and

WSB-TV.

In addition

to the award winners, who received $10,000, finalists were each awarded

$3,000.

Local and state

honorees were awarded $500 each.

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