Hanford native wins national award, will be congratulated by President Bush

A woman born and raised in Hanford was recently named Teacher of the Year for the United States Department of Defense, and is now in the nation's capitol to be personally congratulated by President George W. Bush. Cathleen Marziali, who began her teaching career in the Central Valley, currently teaches at Naples Elementary School in Italy. In October, Marziali was notified that -- after having been Teacher of the Year for Department of Defense Education Activity's Mediterranean district -- she was selected as the 2008 Teacher of the Year for the entire department.