Olivo wins dean's award for teaching excellence

GOSHEN - Elizabeth Olivo, a music teacher at the Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School in Goshen, recently received the 2008 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Olivo has been the primary music education teacher at Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School for the last 20 years. In addition, she is the K-8 music coordinator for the district and oversees the music programs in the Goshen Intermediate School and C. J. Hooker Middle School. “I have the opportunity to introduce all aspects of music to my students,” said Olivo. “It’s a lifelong subject that students can enjoy in their own way. Being able to see the quality of our musical productions at the high school and knowing that those talented students began in my classroom - it’s a wonderful feeling.” Olivo was honored at a special reception in September at SUNY New Paltz and again in October at the Mid-Hudson School Study Council’s Awards for Excellence Dinner at Anthony’s Pier Nine.