professional experiences
Elizabeth Cyr has found the secret to a happy life: helping young people unlock their potential. She has been doing so at Stockbridge High School for about two decades. Nothing makes her happier than helping students unleash their ideas through contemporary graphic design tools and strong journalism conventions. As a journalism adviser, she encourages staffs on Uncaged News, Uncaged Online and The Panther yearbook. Her staffs have won numerous awards at the state and national level including the MIPA Spartan, NSPA Pacemaker and CSPA Silver Crown. She was named the 2017 Golden Pen Adviser. Follow her @queenof207 for cool stuff.
Master of Arts in Curriculum & Education, Michigan State University
Highly Qualified Secondary Teaching Certification: English & Speech, Eastern Michigan University
Major: English & American Language and Literature . Minor: Communications & Theater Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Cleary University . Major: Management
2022 Lifetime Achievement Award, Journalism Education Association
2019 Distinguished Service Award, Stockbridge Community Schools, Board of Education
2019 National Diversity Award, Journalism Education Association
2017 Michigan Journalism Adviser of the Year, The Golden Pen
2018 Most Valuable Volunteer, SRSLY (promotes the health and well-being of youth through a community-wide initiative aimed at decreasing the onset and incidence of high-risk behaviors)
2015 Stockbridge Schools Employee of the Year
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Board Trustee (2021-2016)
Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation Board Officer (2006-2012)
Uncaged Newspaper Adviser
CSPA: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Silver Crown
CSPA: 2016 Silver Medalist, 2018, 2017 Gold Medalist
NSPA: 2017, 2016 NSPA Pacemaker
MIPA: 2017, 2016, 2014 Spartan Winner (Michigan's top journalism award)
Uncaged Online Web Adviser
CSPA: 2016, 2017, 2018 Silver Crown
NSPA: 2016 Pacemaker Finalist
The Panther Yearbook Adviser
NSPA: 2015, 2014 All-American
CSPA: 2017 Gold Medalist, 2019 Silver Medalist
MIPA: 2019, 2017, 2014, 2012 Spartan Winners (Michigan's top journalism award)
JOSTENS LOOKBOOK CONTEST: 2019, 2018, 2017
JEA Nationally Certified Critique Judge
CSPA Board of Judges
JEA National High School Journalist of the Year Competition Judge
Colorado Student Media Association Judge
Iowa High School Press Association Judge
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Head Judge for the Student Journalist Staff of the Year
Instructor: University of Iowa and Michigan State University Summer Journalism Workshops
Founded and mentor MIPA All-State Student Advisory Cohort
WSTT/TST Classroom Technology Grant Recipient 2016
Creative Instruction Grant Recipient - 2015
English Department Chair . Teacher Mentor
Technology and Curriculum Committee (SCS)
National Honor Society Adviser (2012-2015)
Red Cedar Writing Project Teacher Consultant
WIDEPaths Instructor (Writing in Digital Environments: Pedagogies & Theories)
National Writing Project Fellow
National Council of Teachers of English . Michigan Council of Teachers of English
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association
Journalism Education Association . National Scholastic Press Association
Michigan Association of Student Councils & Honor Societies (2010-2015)
Career Pathways Lighthouse District Grant Recipient Team (2001-2004)
Stockbridge Community Facilities Committee (2000) . Stockbridge Community Schools Bond Committee (2000)
Public Speaking Instructor & Certified Adult Literacy Tutor
Highly Qualified Secondary Teaching Certification: English & Speech, Eastern Michigan University
Major: English & American Language and Literature . Minor: Communications & Theater Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Cleary University . Major: Management
2022 Lifetime Achievement Award, Journalism Education Association
2019 Distinguished Service Award, Stockbridge Community Schools, Board of Education
2019 National Diversity Award, Journalism Education Association
2017 Michigan Journalism Adviser of the Year, The Golden Pen
2018 Most Valuable Volunteer, SRSLY (promotes the health and well-being of youth through a community-wide initiative aimed at decreasing the onset and incidence of high-risk behaviors)
2015 Stockbridge Schools Employee of the Year
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Board Trustee (2021-2016)
Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation Board Officer (2006-2012)
Uncaged Newspaper Adviser
CSPA: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Silver Crown
CSPA: 2016 Silver Medalist, 2018, 2017 Gold Medalist
NSPA: 2017, 2016 NSPA Pacemaker
MIPA: 2017, 2016, 2014 Spartan Winner (Michigan's top journalism award)
Uncaged Online Web Adviser
CSPA: 2016, 2017, 2018 Silver Crown
NSPA: 2016 Pacemaker Finalist
The Panther Yearbook Adviser
NSPA: 2015, 2014 All-American
CSPA: 2017 Gold Medalist, 2019 Silver Medalist
MIPA: 2019, 2017, 2014, 2012 Spartan Winners (Michigan's top journalism award)
JOSTENS LOOKBOOK CONTEST: 2019, 2018, 2017
JEA Nationally Certified Critique Judge
CSPA Board of Judges
JEA National High School Journalist of the Year Competition Judge
Colorado Student Media Association Judge
Iowa High School Press Association Judge
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Head Judge for the Student Journalist Staff of the Year
Instructor: University of Iowa and Michigan State University Summer Journalism Workshops
Founded and mentor MIPA All-State Student Advisory Cohort
WSTT/TST Classroom Technology Grant Recipient 2016
Creative Instruction Grant Recipient - 2015
English Department Chair . Teacher Mentor
Technology and Curriculum Committee (SCS)
National Honor Society Adviser (2012-2015)
Red Cedar Writing Project Teacher Consultant
WIDEPaths Instructor (Writing in Digital Environments: Pedagogies & Theories)
National Writing Project Fellow
National Council of Teachers of English . Michigan Council of Teachers of English
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association
Journalism Education Association . National Scholastic Press Association
Michigan Association of Student Councils & Honor Societies (2010-2015)
Career Pathways Lighthouse District Grant Recipient Team (2001-2004)
Stockbridge Community Facilities Committee (2000) . Stockbridge Community Schools Bond Committee (2000)
Public Speaking Instructor & Certified Adult Literacy Tutor
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
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Elizabeth Cyr, M. Ed.
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