Lauren Thibert is a teacher at Peters Elementary School in Plantation. She is a star in the Broward County Public Schools’ Deaf or Hard of Hearing program.

For Rockfeller Edouard, teaching isn’t just a profession— it’s his passion, woven into every moment of his 27-year career as an exceptional student education teacher.

Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG's Community Relations Department, overseeing the station's outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community.