Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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Perfect for the role: Prospect High School acting teacher aims to build students’ confidenceMay 14, 2024 6:59 am - There is no such thing as too much drama in Jeremy Morton’s life. Morton plays many roles at Prospect High School and in Northwest Suburban High School District 214. He is the acting and speech teacher at Prospect, where he’s also been the school’s fine arts coordinator since 2006.
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How an Aurora teacher is giving students a sense of belongingApr 23, 2024 6:58 am - Rachael Mahmood, one of 15 finalists for 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year, teaches her fifth grade students at Georgetown Elementary in Aurora to embrace their identity as their greatest strength.
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‘It’s like he lives here’: Wheeling High School science instructor goes ‘above and beyond’Feb 20, 2024 6:48 am - The Daily Herald’s Top Teacher for February is Wheeling High School science instructor Gregory Wallace, whose connection with all types of students led to him receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago.
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How Wheaton teacher inspires students to become educatorsJan 09, 2024 10:13 am - When her students ask what she was like at their age, if she was part of the popular clique, Tiffany Marconi opens up about her high school experience. Her family had mov...
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Busy as a bee: Westbrook principal deeply involved with her school and the communityApr 16, 2023 9:03 am - It isn't hard to find Danielle Crandall, principal of the Westbrook School for Young Learners in Mount Prospect. You might find her meeting the buses as they drop off or...
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Top Teacher: Prospect Heights teacher builds partnership between middle and high school robotics programsJan 15, 2023 8:03 am - Filip Dudic taught high school classes for a decade, and now at Douglas MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights, he still kind of is. Dudic, an applied technology te...
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Top teacher: Learning for Life instructor at Lisle High School helps students reach their potentialNov 15, 2022 5:29 am - Ask Jen Milinki's students what they like about her, and there's no hesitation - she's the best. “She's a very outstanding teacher,” said Zaylen Hubbard. “She makes my l...
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Top teacher: Mount Prospect elementary school music teacher is in tune with her young studentsSep 17, 2022 7:47 am - Claire Koehlinger's life has come full circle - and for her it involves a circle of fifths. The music teacher at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect has a spe...
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Top teacher: Lake Villa music instructor named top high school music teacher of North suburbsApr 17, 2022 9:33 am - His work ethic, passion and dedication to his students earned Elliott Hile, a music teacher at Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa, one of the state's top teacher ...
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Top Teachers: Hersey science and theater teachers pair up for real-world lesson right out of a Seinfeld episodeMar 13, 2022 9:40 am - Chairs lined either side of the hallway outside Room 137 at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, while inside the classroom, an old sewing room that's since bee...
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