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Keystone K-12 Spotlight: Jeremy Uhrich

February 5, 2024March 27, 2025 • by Readiness Institute at Penn State
Jeremy Uhrich, Huntingdon Area School District

Jeremy Uhrich is a seventh-grade reading teacher at Huntingdon Area Middle School in the Huntingdon Area School District and has been teaching for more than 20 years.

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Keystone K-12 Spotlight: Max Besong

January 22, 2024March 27, 2025 • by Readiness Institute at Penn State
Max Besong Bald Eagle Area School District

Max Besong is a physics, math, and computer science teacher in the Bald Eagle Area School District with a passion for giving high school students the opportunity for hands-on experience in scientific research techniques and processes.

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Keystone K-12 Spotlight: Jess Porter

January 8, 2024March 27, 2025 • by Readiness Institute at Penn State
Jess Porter overlayed onto a map of Pennsylvania

Jess Porter has been teaching for six years at North Hills School District, starting with special education and now as a third grade teacher for the past three years.

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