Excellence in Education: Coleen Eigner

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.

Coleen Eigner is this week's Excellence in Education award winner!

PINCONNING, Mich. — Coleen Eigner is being recognized for her Excellence in Education.

"The reason I nominated for Miss Eigner for this wonderful award is that she's an exemplary teacher who has dedicated herself to her students," says Barb Rabish, Eigner’s nominator, “especially during these difficult times of the pandemic.”

“The children ... the kids are great,” says Coleen. “I love my freshmen, as I told my superintendent the other day. They are my babies, and I try to guide them into high school and I like doing that.”

Coleen has received a $1,500 check from the Michigan Lottery, and her class at Pinconning High School will receive a $500 grant.

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