AMAZING TEACHER of the MONTH HONORING PIERRE/FT. PIERRE'S TEACHERS Presented by HBECK Heartland cj CHEVROLET MEDIA OUR AUDIENCE IS OUR SUPERPOWER January's Amazing Teacher is: Jana Polston Kindergarten Kennedy Elementary School Jana has been an educator for thirteen years, teaching Preschool SPED as well as Kindergarten. A native of Norfolk, NE, she moved with her family to Pierre in 2015 and has been teaching Kindergarten at Kennedy Elementary. Here is what her nominator said about Jana: "Mrs. Polston is enthusiastic and finds fun ways to teach and motivate her students." Pictured are Capital Journal publisher Jeffrey Hartley, Bryan Beck and Joe Beck presenting Jana Polston with the Amazing Teacher Award for January. Jana is the winner of a $100 gift card and a Beck Motor Company oil-change card ($400 value). CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RUNNERS-UP: 2nd Place Harrison Armstrong Seventh Grade Math Georgia Morse Middle School $75 Gift Card Winner 3rd Place Kirk Beebout Fourth Grade Kennedy Elementary School $50 GIFT CARD WINNER AMAZING TEACHER of the MONTH HONORING PIERRE / FT . PIERRE'S TEACHERS Presented by HBECK Heartland cj CHEVROLET MEDIA OUR AUDIENCE IS OUR SUPERPOWER January's Amazing Teacher is : Jana Polston Kindergarten Kennedy Elementary School Jana has been an educator for thirteen years , teaching Preschool SPED as well as Kindergarten . A native of Norfolk , NE , she moved with her family to Pierre in 2015 and has been teaching Kindergarten at Kennedy Elementary . Here is what her nominator said about Jana : " Mrs. Polston is enthusiastic and finds fun ways to teach and motivate her students . " Pictured are Capital Journal publisher Jeffrey Hartley , Bryan Beck and Joe Beck presenting Jana Polston with the Amazing Teacher Award for January . Jana is the winner of a $ 100 gift card and a Beck Motor Company oil - change card ( $ 400 value ) . CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RUNNERS - UP : 2nd Place Harrison Armstrong Seventh Grade Math Georgia Morse Middle School $ 75 Gift Card Winner 3rd Place Kirk Beebout Fourth Grade Kennedy Elementary School $ 50 GIFT CARD WINNER