Seven local school teachers were honored May 11 at the tenth annual Teacher Appreciation Night sponsored by the Federal Way stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The educators were recognized as outstanding teachers who made a difference in their students’ lives. Honorees were:

• Scott Haines, Federal Way School District health coordinator and dean of students at Sequoyah Middle School

• Kent Nevin, physical education/psychology teacher and head football coach at Fife High School;

• Angie Gillman, language arts teacher at Kilo Middle School;

• Diya Bailey, the advanced placement social studies, AVID coordinator and Business and Industry Academy Leader from Todd Beamer High School;

• Teri Galloway, physical education department chair and head cross country coach at Decatur High School.

• Todd Soper, social studies and world languages teacher from Thomas Jefferson High School;

• Tom Walworth, orchestra director at Thomas Jefferson High School and Lakota Middle School.