December Teacher of the Month: Dejaka Bachman
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Teacher of the Month: Dejaka Bachman
Dejaka Bachman is your December Teacher of the Month. She was nominated by several students because they appreciate how much time she puts into finding time to help her students and how nice she is.
She has been a teacher for thirteen years, all at ADM. She decided to become a teacher because she’s always loved learning and wanted a job that she could always be happy doing. She has always had a passion for language and culture, which is what brought her to being a Spanish teacher.
To her, being Teacher of the Month is neat because students are expressing their appreciation for her and are appreciating her hard work.
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![Rhyan Miller is the April student of the month. Miller is the daughter of Charity and Rich Miller, and has maintained a 3.925 GPA. Her three favorite classes in high school have been drama as literature, Prostart II, and news journalism. Miller participates in cross country, theater, individual and large group speech, the prostart team, student council, NHS, silver cord, and track. She feels that her experiences in those activities have made her more extroverted, sharing that she is "not afraid of [her] own voice anymore." Miller plans to attend Winona State University to major in psychology and minor in political science. Her advice to others is to "Fake it 'till you make it." She feels she was selected as student of the month due to her increased active presence in the classroom. She is also thankful for the good parking spot. In honor of her achievements, Raccoon Valley Bank has donated $100 to the ADM Scholarship Foundation.](https://blackandredgister.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20260427_104331-600x450.jpg)



