Bob Henrichs — Nebraska Thespians Society 2020-21 High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award

Background

The Nebraska Thespians Society has honored Lincoln Southwest High School Director of Theatre Bob Henrichs with its 2020-21 Nebraska High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award. The Nebraska Thespians Society is a chapter of the Educational Theatre Association, which sponsors the International Thespian Society. As an educational honor society, the Nebraska Thespians Society is dedicated to encouraging and improving the skills of theatre students throughout Nebraska. Henrichs was recognized in January during the Nebraska Thespian Festival.

Explanation

The Nebraska Thespians Society honored Lincoln Southwest High School Director of Theatre Bob Henrichs with its 2020-21 Nebraska High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award.

Here’s what Southwest English teacher Brandi Benson said about Henrichs:

“Bob has a way of taking all of these different people who come from all different places with all different backgrounds and he truly forms a family out of them.”

Here’s what Southwest Technical Director Scott Engel said about his longtime colleague:

“Some of the things that make Bob such a great teacher and a great person is his work ethic to be the best, to put on the best, to produce the best possible product that our program can produce. It’s always amazing to see what he can get out of our students.”

And here’s what Southwest senior Emerson Eveleth had to say about her teacher:

“He is constantly providing me and so many others with amazing opportunities. During his shows he not only strives to produce the best productions, he also teaches us to be better performers and better people.”

Proposal

That the Lincoln Board of Education adopt the following resolution: 

WHEREAS, the Nebraska Thespians Society honored Lincoln Southwest High School Director of Theatre Bob Henrichs with its 2020-21 Nebraska High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award; and

WHEREAS, Bob Henrichs instills a passion for theatre in his students; and

WHEREAS, Bob Henrichs has nurtured a welcoming and inclusive culture within the Southwest High School Theatre Department; and

WHEREAS, Bob Henrichs has established the Southwest Theatre Department as a model of excellence for other theatre departments across the state; and

WHEREAS, Bob Henrichs not only teaches his students to reach their full potential as performers but also as people;  

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lincoln Board of Education

does hereby congratulate Bob Henrichs for being named the Nebraska Thespians Society’s 2020-21 Nebraska High School Theatre Teacher of the Year Award.

Updated May 13, 2021