A Fort Wayne Community Schools educator has been nominated for Teacher Honor Roll for her contributions, which go beyond teaching gym. Her profile follows.

Akilah Sims

School: Portage Middle School

Subject teaching: Physical education

Education: A bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a minor in health education. A master’s degree in educational leadership, principalship and interscholastic athletic directing.

Years teaching: I am on my fifth year.

City born and current hometown: Fort Wayne

Family: Parents Kevia and Nakia Phillips and grandparents Betty and Hank Sims.

Book you’d recommend: “The Four Agreements”

Favorite teachers: First grade, Mrs. Smith. High school, Mr. Ray Sims.

Favorite teaching memory: This year all third period students passed the mile run. TikTok Fridays, a

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