Lodi High School science teacher Melissa Turner watched as some of her students, both current and former, who are members of the Lodi Storm Drain Detectives, tested water samples from Lodi Lake on Tuesday afternoon.
Turner cites her involvement with the group as one of the reasons she was chosen as Lodi Unified School District’s 2018-19 Teacher of the Year during a board of education meeting on May 1.
“I feel honored, it’s a very humbling experience. It’s made me look at everything I’ve done in our school and for our school, and how much I’ve accomplished,” Turner said.
Turner has worked with the Storm Drain Detectives for 14 years.