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MCS Teacher Wins National Mark Twain Creative Teaching Award

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Memphis City Public Schools has issued the following news release:

White Station Middle School's Karla Varriano has been named the first-place winner in a national contest designed to reward creative teaching. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum's Creative Teaching Award is a national competition open to teachers in all 50 states who teach about Mark Twain in any subject. Its purpose is to honor creative teaching that fosters a personal connection between students and Mark Twain.

Varriano won for her lesson plan on Twain's book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

"The museum realizes there ...

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