Morris finds way to connect students to real issues impacting the community. For a social studies project around food insecurity in Seattle, she brought her students’ classroom learning to life by organizing a trip to a local farm where the children harvested spinach to donate to a local food bank.” Koester nominated Morris for the Symetra Heroes in the Classroom® award. “Ms. Morris shares her Mexican culture and encourages her students to share and learn more about their own backgrounds. Students made family trees in Spanish showing where their families had come from. The connections she helps her students make between their personal histories and the larger world is one of the many attributes she brings to teaching that sets her apart,” said Koester.