2025 JSHS Teacher Award Winners

Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) is pleased to announce the Teacher Award winners for the 2024-2025 school year. The U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force provide funds to show appreciation to teachers for excellence in encouraging the study of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) at the high school level and with the Junior Science and Humanities (JSHS) program. Teachers were nominated from across all 49 competition regions and 10 winners were selected from the nominees. Each of these 10 winners will receive a $1,000 cash award.

Congratulations to this year’s JSHS Teacher Award recipients!

Julie Baker, Plano East Senior High School, Texas Region

Karen Dizon, Pacific Horizons School, Hawaii & Pacific Region

Kevin Goff, Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School, Virginia Region

Mariah Hawkins, Hattiesburg High School, Mississippi Region

Tara Henderson, St. Ignatius High School, Ohio Region

Alison Huenger, Manhasset Secondary School, New York-Long Island Region

Richard Lee, The Bronx High School of Science, New York-Metro Region

Scott Robinson, Fulton County Schools Innovation Academy, Georgia Region

Nancy Rogers, Rota High School DoDEA Europe Region

Diana Shak, Valley Christian High School, California Northern Region