2023 SPARK Award | Spotlight: Guadalupe Villatoro

08.04.24

Congratulations to 2023 SPARK Award finalist Guadalupe Villatoro on also being voted by the public as this year’s People’s Choice Award Winner!

Guadalupe was chosen as the People’s Choice Award winner through an online vote and recognized at our annual alliant SPARK Award luncheon celebrating outstanding elementary science teachers from across the state of Texas.

She teaches fourth, fifth, and sixth grade science at Harmony School of Science in El Paso. She’s only been teaching for three years but has already achieved incredible milestones in her career. In addition to this year’s SPARK Award recognition, she was named the 2022 Harmony School of Science Teacher of the Year.

Guadelupe credits her own childhood science teacher for igniting her passion for learning – a passion she hopes to instill her own students.

“My favorite thing about teaching science is all the activities we can do to learn, the fun we can have while learning. I tell my students all the time, science is all around you, so you never stop learning.”

As the People’s Choice Award winner, Guadalupe Villatoro’s classroom will receive a visit from Monica Cortez, the Chief Meteorologist for KTSM 9 News Nexstar Media Group in El Paso. This recognition reflects Guadalupe’s outstanding service as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) educator and her exceptional contributions to making a difference in the lives of young people.

Guadelupe and all the SPARK Award finalists and winner were recently honored at the annual SPARK Award luncheon at alliant’s global headquarters in Houston, Texas. FOX 26 Houston meteorologist Lena Arango served as the event emcee. The judging panel included Texas A&M mechanical engineering professor Dr. Robert Ambrose, CBS 42 Austin news anchor Adela Uchida, NBC 23 Brownsville meteorologist Chris Ramirez, Baly Projects President Hon. Jacquie Baly, and FOX 26 Houston news anchor Caroline Collins.

Congratulations once again to Guadalupe Villatoro, the People’s Choice award winner at the 2023 SPARK Award.

Candice Garner joined alliant in 2018 and serves as a Community Engagement Associate. She is a proud HBCU grad from Prairie View A&M University.

Candice Garner

Community Engagement Associate

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