Pamela Beasley-Nolan and Tauna Hunt Johnson: Former Colfax students earn national teaching awards

Two Colfax High School graduates who have pursued careers in teaching were among those named last week for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in mathematics and science.

Pamela Beasley-Nolan, who has marked a 30-year career as a teacher at Waitsburg, was named for the science award in Washington. She is now a kindergarten teacher at Waitsburg where she has undertaken several assignments during her career.

Tauna Hunt Johnson, who has taught at Genesee for 23 years, was named for the science award for Idaho. Now living in Moscow, she is a fifth grade teacher at Genesee.

Beasley-Nolan, the da...