Articles filed under Teacher Tribute
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‘It’s like he lives here’: Wheeling High School science instructor goes ‘above and beyond’Feb 20, 2024 6:30 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 6:24 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 12, 2023 6:00 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 10, 2023 5:00 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 08, 2022 10:00 pm - 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 12, 2022 11:00 pm - 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 13, 2022 6:00 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 08, 2022 5:00 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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Bartlett bilingual kindergarten teacher's love for languages inspires her workOct 26, 2021 6:00 am - When Crissa Almughrabi started learning Spanish at age 12, it was just a hobby. She never thought it would become her calling years later. "I absolutely love the languag...
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'Safe, supported and loved': How a Schaumburg teacher nurtures students amid pandemicSep 21, 2021 6:00 am - Though her career has yet to include a school year completely unaffected by COVID-19, sixth-grade teacher Sukaina Hussain of Hoover Math & Science Academy in Schaumburg ...