Two From Torrance Earn National Honors
A recent Torrance High School grad and a teacher who resides here have both snared big awards from the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
Holla!
Local Angie Mazzotta, an educator at LA Unified's Audobon Middle School and Magnet Center, was named "Teacher of the Year," while former Tartar Daniel Uribe, 18, was one of two "Global Young Entrepreneurs of the Year” for the foundation's Southern California region.
Both will be officially honored Wednesday at a special "Salute to the Entrepreneurial Spirit" ceremony in New York City. The awards are given annually to outstanding teachers and students in 34 regions throughout the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa.
The NFTE is devoted to teaching entrepreneurship and business skills to low-income young people.
Mazzotta is being lauded for her comittment to increasing education and economic opportunities for low-income youth.
Uribe is being recognized for his operational business, Lazer Bearings, hereby adding to his list of accomplishments. He already placed third in the NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge and first in the NFTE Greater Los Angeles Regional Business Plan competition.
Along with the honor, both will receive a boatload of cash to put toward professional development (Mazzotta) and business capital or future education (Uribe).
Ok, they're only getting $1,000 each, but to most kids, many teachers and, dare I say, a majority of journalists, a $1,000 could qualify as a boatload.
Regardless, congrats to them both!