HOLMES BEACH, Fla. — Beth McIntosh has been a teacher for 34 years and has spent the last nine at Anna Maria Elementary School. She attended that school growing up and now teaches art and music classes there.
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- Beth McIntosh is this week's A+ Teacher
- She attended Anna Maria Elementary School and has been teaching there for the last nine years
- McIntosh teaches art, music and movement classes and she leads the theater productions put on by the students
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“Being a student here and then coming back and being a teacher here, it’s pretty awesome,” said McIntosh.
Spectrum Bay News 9 walked the halls with McIntosh, and she showed her students' artwork displayed throughout the school.
“They recognize their artwork, and they feel a part of something. That’s always important and it’s part of why we do what we do,” said McIntosh.
McIntosh teaches art, music and movement classes and she leads the theater productions put on by the students.
“That’s the most thrilling thing for me and the most emotional thing for me is to see the kids just light up wherever they are, in the art room, the music room, on the stage,” said McIntosh.
McIntosh says she loves watching her students find their creative spark and feel comfortable highlighting their work.
“It’s the best feeling in the world to see that and their little faces lit up and proud of themselves and happy that they’re on the stage,” said McIntosh.