Sahuarita educator receives Chicanos Por La Causa teaching award | Local news
Sahuarita Intermediate teacher Luis Sainz is one of four Latino educators in the state to receive the 2021 Esperanza Latino Teacher Award from the community development corporation Chicanos Por La Causa.
The award recipients exemplify resiliency and academic excellence, a news release said.
“Despite having faced difficult trials and tribulations in their lives, extreme poverty and health issues, each of these teachers have devoted themselves to positively impact the lives of students of all backgrounds and empower their communities,” the news release said. “These struggles have not defined them but fueled self-sufficiency and a greater understanding of education as an economic equalizer.”
Chicanos Por La Causa is awarding $5,000 to each of the four award recipients, which also includes educators Vasthy Lamadrid from Sheely Farms Elementary in Phoenix, Rodrigo Palacios from Tempe High School and Juanita Martinez-Inzunza from Leonor Hambly K8 in the Hayden-Winkelman School District, as well as a stipend of $2,500 to their respective schools.
The organization is hosting the 22nd Annual Esperanza Latino Teacher Awards Ceremony, virtually, on Wednesday, April 28, at 4 p.m. to honor the award recipients. The virtual ceremony is free and open to the public.
For more information and to RSVP for the event go to avstream.me/esperanza.
