photo by: Mike Yoder

Renee Babin, Schwegler School reading teacher, was honored with a Bobs' Award by the Lawrence Schools Foundation Monday, May 23, 2011. The award, which comes with a $10,000 prize, recognizes superior teaching by an individual currently serving as a certified teacher in the Lawrence school district.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Renee Babin's colleagues applaud as she is awarded a Bobs' Award by the Lawrence Schools Foundation, and a check for $10,000.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Renee Babin, right, Schwegler School reading teacher, was awarded a Bobs' Award by the Lawrence Schools Foundation Monday, May 23, 2011, at the school.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Renee Babin, center, Schwegler School reading teacher, attempts to disappear into a corner among her colleagues when she realizes she has been awarded a Bobs' Award and a check for $10,000 from the Lawrence Schools Foundation Monday, May 23, 2011. Colleagues, from left, are Amanda Gibb and Jennifer Day.