Excellence in Education: Chanell Lucas

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By Gabriel Rogers

Gabriel Rogers joined FOX 17 in January 2023 after graduating from Grand Valley State University. He received his B.A. in international relations and German Language with a minor in history in Winter 2022. While studying at GVSU, he became an active member at GVTV - the university's student-run television station. There, he was introduced to the world of broadcast journalism and storytelling.

Gabriel has also spent time in Europe; living in Munich, Germany for a year while admitted to the Ludwig Maximilian Universität as a guest student.

His passion for journalism comes from a love of history and international affairs. He also has a love for languages — being proficient in German as well as having studied other languages like Dutch, Pennsylvania German, French, Russian and Italian in the past.

Excellence in Education: Chanell Lucas.

DETROIT — Chanell Lucas is being recognized for her Excellence in Education.

“Mrs. Lucas is an outstanding math teacher,” Lucas's nominator writes. “She goes above and beyond the expectations of just teaching. She has tutored and mentored her students in and out of the classroom.”

When asked how she makes a subject like math engaging for students, Chanell replied, “I make math fun by letting them just be themselves and letting them know that we learn from our mistakes. Just try your best, and them trying their best ... that will go above any nervousness they may have about math.”

Chanell has received a $1,500 check from the Michigan Lottery, and her class at East English Village Preparatory Academy will receive a $500 grant.

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