Excellence in Education: JoAnn Agosta

5:50 PM, Sep 28, 2021

By Gabriel Rogers

Gabriel Rogers joined FOX 17 in January 2023 after graduating from Grand Valley State University. He received his B.A. in international relations and German Language with a minor in history in Winter 2022. While studying at GVSU, he became an active member at GVTV - the university's student-run television station. There, he was introduced to the world of broadcast journalism and storytelling.

Gabriel has also spent time in Europe; living in Munich, Germany for a year while admitted to the Ludwig Maximilian Universität as a guest student.

His passion for journalism comes from a love of history and international affairs. He also has a love for languages — being proficient in German as well as having studied other languages like Dutch, Pennsylvania German, French, Russian and Italian in the past.

JoAnn Agosta is this week's Excellence in Education award winner!

MACOMB, Mich. — JoAnn Agosta is being recognized for her Excellence in Education.

"Your enthusiasm that you brought last year was incredible," says Nicole Palmeri, Agosta’s nominator. “You never missed a beat, and you made Vinny feel welcome on his first year there. Everything you did for him was amazing. We can't thank you enough.”

“I'm passionate about teaching little ones,” says JoAnn. “I feel like it is the job I was meant to do, and I love every day of it.”

JoAnn has received a $1,500 check from the Michigan Lottery, and her class at Atwood Elementary will receive a $500 grant.

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