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Appendix B <br />After 30 years, Sanchez <br />teacher ready for change <br />By DOUG PIKE <br />wrrier <br />Asa yautigster, Roberta <br />lcignn's parents instilled in <br />her the importance of educa- <br />tion- <br />"f thins[ your priorities can <br />definitely be traced to the <br />home." Nigan said. 130th my <br />mother and father strongly <br />believed in the importance of <br />a goad education. I remember <br />they would say to rl]e. 'What <br />you put in your -head, no one <br />ea n take away from you:" <br />As a Boulder County edu- <br />cator for the past 30 years, <br />Nigon has been passing on <br />that rnessage to 1,afayette stu. <br />dents for three decades. And <br />her efforts have not gone <br />without nrstice <br />Two of Nigan's former stu- <br />dents, Carl and Maggie <br />Sirnes, share fond memories <br />of LIhe1r days in Nigon's class- <br />rnnm, and hang brad the Its <br />sons and ideals she instEIied in <br />them years ago. When they <br />learned that the 2000.01 aca- <br />demic year would he a land- <br />mark year for their former <br />educator, the couple decided <br />that some kind of proper <br />reongrLition lariaS long past due. <br />Recently, [hanks to the <br />Lmes' actions, Nigon was <br />recognized by Masonic lodge <br />14 and presented with a <br />plaque for 30 years of service <br />in the Boulder Valley School <br />District. <br />Nigon's 30th year will had <br />her last- <br />igvn came to the <br />Lafayette area after a six - <br />year tenure in Minnesota, and <br />since the move, has remained <br />its Boulder County For her <br />entire career. After stints at <br />Lafayette Elementary, <br />Pioneer and now Alicia <br />Sanchez Elementary, Nignri <br />• Mew r see A'MON., pole B3 <br />li,:. i, ]Cite, �'Kr <br />SANCHEZ ELEM ENFANT TEA IR Retsina Ohlgan shown nil <br />the plaque recently Oren le hgr r9r 34 yAare ai serrlct In Fhc <br />aaalder County School DIUFrIct. <br />i_ <br />INIGON <br />hrhirRgge El <br />will ]rave the classroom Ixhind <br />this spring. 4dt leaching 54 iIL <br />always be a <br />pen of her life. <br />"This will be <br />rty L1tuL year of <br />schoaL, hill <br />Dian la spend <br />Twee Mine Wan <br />1nlr grandchil. <br />d ean. teacllInk <br />'hero, Nignn <br />ae.lel. `rub rkaL- <br />J}' Iandting r au'] Le it.' <br />Mgoo darts 1s spend the <br />w riting }oars taking a bray <br />enlarsN het -ell. ux well as pass- <br />ing on her knowledge, clown the <br />pf'17eraSvany. <br />emir- TUaildchildren <br />is (blind. to order to hcti.or Ir a <br />more PrflfiigFLL al nil Tartesnfu] <br />Bracher far her gram:ki nk!, <br />Nlgnrl plans hum braille and <br />uLilire a cornm,ul rneclttun in <br />Lheir future ]car <br />"What you put inThat'x ana <br />your Itead, no one DI (In first <br />can take away fromx L iiI r <br />VCFLI." %mid. 'I Rink <br />IGncertu NiKnrl, At1{WA ia's impart-wt. <br />] Ihlnk 1I <br />Rancher uncher will be fun far <br />me. L alien I'll <br />Le Suing some learning tan.' <br />'mule tnfa}rite and ]Studer <br />Cuunty will Lastnnt.nf its nw,E1 <br />t'aMairle assets Wit mare eXI ki- <br />size audienert after Ina 6PT ing <br />aelneller, Nigontscontribution <br />to IBr, ] ar lerhI lynd art ear sL8- <br />dents, will nal scan he F .rgnL <br />ten. <br />