POULSBO — Stephen Pagaard, an instructor at North Kitsap High School, received the 2012 Outstanding History Teacher recently from the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the War of 1812.

He was nominated for the award by a current and a former student.

Pagaard was invited to speak to the Kitsap County chapter in Bremerton on the anniversary of the battle of Yorktown. His lecture to the group, “Yorktown: Case Study in George Washington’s Understanding of Power,” inspired the Daughters of the War to submit his name for nomination the regional and national awards.

Pagaard serves as the History and Social Studies Department Chairman and teaches AP American History at North Kitsap High School.