A huge congratulations to Webster Thomas High School counselor Felice Prindle, who was recently named 2026 Traveling Teacher of the Year by Teach & Travel magazine. Prindle was recognized for her extensive dedication to global service learning and student empowerment. She was featured in the publication’s September 2026 edition.
Prindle’s path to education followed an initial career in hospitality across the U.S. and Italy. Driven by a desire for meaningful relationship-building, she pivoted to school counseling. Her student travel service journey began in Bloomfield, New York, where she helped Spanish-learning students find a hands-on impact project. In 2016, Prindle and her students were among the first U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba in 50 years.
For the past five years, Prindle has brought that same passion to Webster Thomas High School through the Titan Service Scholars program. Open to both current students and alumni, the volunteer-driven initiative combines service learning, research, and reflection to build sustainable, reciprocal community partnerships.
Central to Prindle’s work are her projects in the Bateyes, rural settlements historically built around sugar mills in the Dominican Republic and across the Caribbean. Every six months, she returns with students and alumni to build infrastructure and co-facilitate mobile medical clinics.
Over the past decade across Bloomfield and Webster Thomas, Prindle has guided more than 300 students on global impact projects. Titan Service Scholars has grown into the second-largest program at Webster Thomas High School, attracting students from every corner of the student body.
“Service is a great equalizer,” Prindle said. “You don’t have to be smart; you don’t have to be athletic; you just have to be willing to pick up a shovel and hand-mix cement. You can have the most popular kid, you can have the music kid, you can have the football player, you can have the valedictorian… and they all bring different strengths to a project.”
The impact extends far beyond the communities served. Participating students consistently report that these hands-on journeys profoundly reshape their lives, frequently influencing their career choices and personal passion projects long after graduation.
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(posted 9/20/2026)
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