Alan P. Haskvitz
1997 Inductee

Alan Paul Haskvitz has spent over twenty years in the classroom. He has taught at Suzanne Middle School in Walnut, California for over a decade. In his first year at this school, the students' standardized state test scores were at the 22nd percentile level. By using his methods and curriculum, student test scores went into the 94 percentile, the largest gain in history.

Haskvitz has credentials to teach English, history, social studies, special education, gifted education, journalism, business and administration. His students routinely engage in activities that utilize their learning. They have a "Feed the Homeless" garden that utilizes all recycled materials and water. They prepare a daily newsletter, On the Day You were Born, for the the local maternity wards. They have drafted and had passed state laws, rewritten and had accepted the voting poll rules for the County of Los Angeles and devised a plan to save 23 million gallons of water a year for their community. Haskvitz's students have also developed plans that ended graffiti in schools and the community, sponsored seeing eye dogs and educated the public about the history of their community.

Haskvitz is one of the few teachers in America who has served as a city commissioner and worked as a volunteer in two cities --- where he lives and where he works. His students have corresponded with world leaders on matters of concern as divergent as the Queen of England and General Noriega. Haskvitz's students have won national championships in art, basketball, essay writing, community service, and preserving the environment. Haskvitz has coached all major sports and his girl's team won both national and international tournaments.

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