Photo courtesy Yelm Community Schools (YCS)
Bergh being honored as Washington Civic Educator of the Year
YCS Superintendent Andy Wolf, Civic Educator of the Year Ed Bergh,
YHS Principal Brian Wharton, and Legislative Representative JT Wilcox.

“The Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce announced Yelm High School teacher Ed Bergh will be the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Prairie Days Parade.

Bergh was recently named the Washington Civic Educator of the Year by the state legislature.

He began teaching in Yelm in 1974 and currently teaches both Advanced Placement United States History and Advanced Placement Government.

The parade will take place on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m,” quoting Seattle’s KOMO-TV 4 News.

– Bergh has also been the primary leader in establishing the Yelm History Project.