KHS math teacher wins school and district teacher awards

KELLOGG – Kellogg High School teacher Megan Cline was named both KHS and Kellogg School District Teacher of the Year and was honored during a special assembly last week at KHS.  

Cline teaches several levels of math at the school, but according to her peers, teaching is just the tip of the iceberg for what Cline brings to the table.  

The awards are determined through teacher and staff nominations, both throughout the district and at the individual schools.  

Cline’s nomination came from fellow teacher Kelton Enich, who wrote an emotional letter that she read during the assembly.  

She highlighted Cline’s involvement in several levels of teaching but also emphasized her work behind the scenes as a vital member of the school’s advisory staff.  

“She believes in holding high academic standards and rigor in her classroom and school as a whole,” Enich said. “She defends productive class time, student accountability, meeting deadlines, and encourages all of her students to pursue their potential. 

In her time on the BMT (building management team), she has led meetings, been the notetaker, and is probably the most vocal and productive when it comes to identifying problems and actually coming up with tangible solutions. Not only does she identify these issues, but she is the main person who creates new and improved systems or protocols and distributes or explains it to staff.”  

KHS Principal Dan Davidian concurred with Enich’s statement but also expounded on why he is so impressed with Cline’s work.  

“Megan is a rock star for us,” Davidian said. “When it comes to these types of awards, we tend to see a lot of elective teachers win year after year. Your PE teachers, fine arts teachers, and the stuff kids chose to do outside of the core subjects, those guys always seem to win. Megan not only does so much for our students, but she’s integral to our staff and building. Her work on the BMT, man, she was almost entirely responsible for going through our student handbook, pointing out the inconsistencies, and working toward getting it revised so we could present the information clearly.”  

Cline, who has been at KHS for 10 years, isn’t one to shine a spotlight on herself, but she was grateful for Enich’s words and thankful to represent the school and the district with the award.  

“I’m feeling proud and excited,” Cline said. “It is nice to be recognized.”