Congratulations to MCTE member John Rutherford on being named Michigan Council of Teachers of English Creative Writing Teacher of the Year!

John, teacher of English Language Arts at W.E. Groves High School in the Birmingham Public School system in Beverly Hills, Michigan, will be presented with the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Touchstone Award on May 13th at the festival on the campus of Western Michigan University.

When notified of his selection, John said, "Needless to say, I am very pleased and happy to think that you all would even consider me for this great distinction."

We are proud to celebrate John's commitment to excellence in the teaching of English Language Arts.