Thank You, Teachers

Amber Bauman teachers middle school math in Crystal Lake has spent nearly a lifetime teaching, both in the classroom and the horse arena.

Jimmy Roberts was already a longtime teacher and basketball coach at Algonquin's Jacobs High School when he decided to take on a new role, as girls flag football coach for the newly formed team.

McHenry High School District 156 has students from around the world learning English and core subjects, with Kelsey Podgorski keeping watch on their progress.

Johnsburg Junior High social worker Nikki Brosh brings trauma-informed education practices, years of experience working with troubled kids to her school

Crystal Lake South teachers Dan Mitchell and Ben Stoner worked together to involve special education students in the school's recent plays and musicals.

District 158 Huntley special education teacher Jennifer Slad braves a bald haircut for the third time in honor of her former student who battled a rare brain tumor as a baby.

Margaret Carey has been the principal at McHenry School District 15's Landmark School since 2010. Her retirement coincides with the school closing at the end of the school year.

Ivan Cisneros Cabanas reflects on the last eight years using music and humor to teach Spanish at Olson Elementary in Woodstock,

Turning recyclables into carnival games, building robots, and making coffee creamer explode. These are some of the lessons Ally Egert, a teacher at Montini Catholic School in McHenry, uses to help her students learn concepts within her engineering and STEM classes.

Tammy Olson has made an impact on countless players and students during her 30-year career at Cary-Grove. The passionate softball coach and teacher recently reached 500 career wins and will retire at the end of the school year.

Crystal Lake Central psychology teacher Sarah Long is able to use her classroom knowledge, in psychology, to help her athletes on Prairie Ridge's girls track and field team as well.

Opinion: One of the most important responsibilities that our state and districts have is ensuring all students have great teachers to support their learning and development.

Read our letters submitted by students and parents to the Northwest Herald for our Thank You Teachers 2023 special edition

At an American Airlines hanger at O’Hare International Airport this spring, Amanda Henk’s students got to see up close what they’d been learning in their aerospace class.