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Contact: Marlen Zarcone
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ACTE Announces Wyoming Industrial Technology Teacher as National Award Finalist
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Today, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced Troy Reichert, Industrial Technology Teacher, Guernsey-Sunrise Public School as the 2025 ACTE Region V Carl Perkins Community Service Award. This award recognizes the finest career and technical education (CTE) teachers at the middle/secondary school level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities.
Troy Reichert has been teaching Industrial Technology for 27 years now and has also coached a variety of sports along with being the SkillsUSA advisor at Guernsey-Sunrise Public School. He believes in teaching outside the classroom, and that has led him to creating a summer skilled trades camp in Sunrise for boys and girls from across the nation to work on the oldest YMCA in the state. His students are also doing a full remodel of the VFW Post 4471 building in Guernsey to improve their skills and help the community.
Because of this work, he has received numerous awards over the years including the Wyoming VFW Teacher of the Year (4th Nationally), Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Teacher Excellence national winner, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Excellence in Character Education Award.
Reichert is one of four finalists for the 2025 national title. The national winner will be announced at the ACTE Awards Gala, an award presentation recognizing the best CTE educators in the country. The event will take place on December 4, at 7:00 p.m. The Awards Gala is sponsored by Express Employment Professionals, Goodheart-Willcox, The Army, and Stratasys. For more information about the ACTE Excellence Awards, visit our webpage.
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About ACTE
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the nation’s largest not-for-profit association committed to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. ACTE represents the community of CTE professionals, including educators, administrators, researchers, school counselors, guidance and career development professionals and others at all levels of education. ACTE is committed to excellence in providing advocacy, public awareness and access to resources, professional development and leadership opportunities.
