My career as a math teacher taught me that the real horrifying subjects that cause sleepless nights in high school students: math, especially algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.

In June, KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher award went to Kelly Melrose, a Phoenix teacher.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.. — Morgantown High School math teacher Kerianne Smead is now nationally recognized as the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.