Meet the Teachers  at Mount Vernon Elementary School (Lemon Grove, California)

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Alyssa Navapanich
Ms. Navapanich has a passion for teaching visual art. She has been teaching art for many years throughout San Diego county. Currently, she is the President of the California Art Education Association-San Diego (CAEA-SD). She writes a column for San Diego Family Magazine called "Art with Alyssa" In 2020, she was named the Elementary Art Educator of the Year by CAEA and in 2021 was named the National Art Education Association Pacific Region Elementary Art Educator of the year. In 2022, she received the Helpful Honda Teacher of the Teacher award and was gifted art supplies to use with her students.