Daniel Yohannes introduced Kevin Hryciw, Assistant Superintendent, Arcadia Unified School District. Mr. Hryciw then introduced Jayne Nickles, Principal of Baldwin Stocker Elementary School. Ms. Nickles then recognized the Baldwin Stocker Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Lily Kwok.

Mrs. Kwok teaches First Grade at Baldwin Stocker. She has been teaching for 25 years of which 15 years are in the Arcadia Unified School District. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Multiple Subject Credential. Her previous assignments include teaching First Grade in the Alhambra Unified School District. In addition to classroom instruction, her activities include Leadership and SSC. Her favorite classroom projects are animal reports wherein students have to collaborate and research together. Past awards include a AEF grant. Her teaching philosophy notes that teaching is one of the few professions where you can touch young lives, shape their minds, and hopefully make an impact. Her family life includes 23 years of marriage and two sons.