Brownell and Thompson Awards

The Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation is thrilled to announce the recipients of both the Brownell Award and Thompson Awards for Cape educators. The Thompson Award, named in honor of Timmy Thompson, celebrates a member of the Cape Elizabeth school community who has gone above and beyond for students. Our annual Brownell Award, in honor of retired CEHS teacher Elaine Brownell, celebrates an outstanding grant from a previous year.

This year’s CEEF Brownell Award was presented to CEHS History teacher Michael Young for his impactful grant “Hometown Heroes – Honoring our Veterans”. Engaging students to become historians themselves, Mr. Young’s students met with, recorded, transcribed and edited the stories of 15 local veterans. Their work culminated in the publication of “Hometown Heroes” a book dedicated to and celebrating the veterans. Mr. Young hopes to continue the work with this year’s students and reach out to even more veterans to preserve their history.

The second award presented was the CEEF Thompson Award, and this year Kate Thibeault was recognized for her commitment to always going above and beyond for Cape students and educators. Nominated by her peers, Thibeault was recognized for the warm welcome and assistance she gave to students for over 20 years at CEMS. Moving last year to the High School, she continues to be the “first one there, and often last to leave” trying to make each day better for students and her colleagues. Each of these recipients plays a special part in Cape Elizabeth schools, and CEEF welcomes the opportunity each year to recognize outstanding members of the Cape school community.

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CEEF Brownell Award

The CEEF Brownell Award, named in honor of retired high school mathematics teacher Elaine Brownell. This award recognizes a faculty member who did an outstanding job implementing a CEEF grant during the prior year.

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CEEF Thompson Award

This annual award was established in memory of Timmy Thompson, a Cape graduate whose kindness and generous spirit was well known throughout Cape Elizabeth. This award honors a faculty or staff member who goes above and beyond what is expected, providing a lasting and meaningful impact on Cape Elizabeth students. The Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation is pleased to give this award at the end of August each year. 

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