Walnut Teacher Finalist in ‘Hero’ Competition

Walnut teacher Alan Haskvitz has been selected as a finalist for the Reader’s Digest Award as a Hero in Education.

Haskvitz was nominated because of his innovative teaching programs and community involvement with students. He teaches eighth-grade social studies at Suzanne Middle School and has organized student projects, such as rewriting the polling instructions posted in L.A. County polling places and drafting environmental legislation carried by local representatives to the California Legislature.