Longtime West De Pere technical education teacher Chris Glinski was awarded a $50,000 prize for his work.

Administrators say Glinski helps students learn their options for the future, and students say he keeps them on track.

When high school teacher Chris Glinski found out he’d won $50,000, his first thought was for his students.

His second? That he should probably spit his gum out before he's on camera.

“[I’m] a little shocked,” Glinski said. “Not overwhelmed, but, like, I’m the guy who just wants to stand in the back and make everything good for the kids.”

Glinski, a West De Pere High School technical education teacher in a “casual Friday” pink flamingo Hawaiian shirt, was surprised Oct. 10 with the news that he’d won the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellenc

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