I would like to nominate Mr. Kelly Copas of Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center (WRJDC) as the most influential and most honorable educator I’ve ever had! I have been in WRJDC a total of 2 times and Mr. Copas has helped me tremendously with my language arts and drawing skills. As I went back the second time, I was engaged and knew what I wanted to do with my life, I had just had a bump in the road and need to get back on my feet and Mr. Copas helped me. Mr. Copas isn’t the kind of teacher that just gives you the answer to a problem when you get stuck on a question. He actually helps you work through it. If you’re having trouble pronouncing a word, then Mr. Copas will help you sound it out. He will ask us to read our key term aloud before reading a story and if we don’t understand them then Mr. Copas will go over them with us until we do. Mr. Copas is a great inspiration to many people. I do believe he should get Educator of the Year because of all the hard work he puts into his practice!