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Pittsburgh area teacher honored during College Football National Championship

January 11, 2023 / 4:40 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

North Hills teacher honored at CFB National Championship

LOS ANGELES (KDKA) - Joe Welch, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at North Hills, was among the educators from across the country honored at the College Football National Championship on Monday night.

Welch is the Council Chief of State School Officers' 2022 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

He was also one of four finalists for National Teacher of the Year.

He was on the field as he and other teachers were recognized for their ongoing dedication to helping the youth.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.