Teacher appreciation

SALUTING AN EDUCATOR— Las Posas Elementary School third-grade teacher Debbie Maki, second from right, was named Teacher of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars local post 11395 during a ceremony at the Camarillo school on Oct. 2. For the last two years Maki has encouraged students to visit and write letters to patients at a California veterans hospital. Maki’s father, Jack Carter, right, was on hand for the awards presentation. Carter is a member of the local VFW post. Henry Papeika, left, and Berle Spurlock, both VFW members, also took part in the presentation. Maki is eligible to win the statewide Teacher of the Year award from the veterans organization.