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Receives $5,000 cash and podcast feature

Omar Lisojo, a high school English teacher at Dover High School, has been given the prestigious Honored National Teaching Award for October 2025. As part of his honor, he received a $5,000 cash award and was featured on Inspiring Teachers: The Honored Podcast.

Mr. Lisojo’s philosophy revolves around the acknowledgment that we are all human and deserve someone who truly sees and cares about us. By taking the time to connect with his students, he creates a safe environment in which they can share their feelings and be their authentic selves. He also has a gift for supporting students who feel that school isn’t for them. In his words, “At the end of the day, my goal is for them to walk out as better human beings in June.”

Mr. Lisojo was nominated for the Honored Award by his students, Nicole, Jacob, and Osvaldo. His students celebrate Mr. Lisojo’s teaching and credit him with changing their lives. One of his students, Jacob, said, “Thanks to Lisojo, I got honor roll for the first time.” Another student, Osvaldo, said, “He saw something I didn’t even see in myself. So he kept pushing me, and I ended up passing freshman year and not needing summer school.”

To hear more about the inspiring impact of Omar Lisojo’s teaching, listen to his story at https://www.honored.org/honoree/omar-lisojo/.

Honored is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to keeping great teachers in the classroom and inspiring a new generation of talent to pursue teaching. Each month of the school year, Honored shines a spotlight on a teacher who has changed the life of a single student. The Honoree receives a $5,000 cash award, and Honored shares their story on their podcast and social media. Honorees are selected from Pre-K-12 teachers of all subjects at public, private, and charter schools across the country.

For more information about Honored, visit honored.org. To nominate a teacher, visit honored.org/nominate. For regular updates on Honored and our monthly Honorees, follow and like us on Facebook, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Instagram. You can also listen to our podcast at https://honored.podbean.com/.

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