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After retiring after 35 years teaching at La Salle-Peru High School in May 2021, Bill Booker has taken on a part time job teaching PE three days a week at Mendota Holy Cross
Thank You, Teachers
A tribute to education's local heroes
Bureau County Republican/Shaw Local News Network
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La Salle-Peru High School teacher Alexandra West shares her own life experiences, from her travels to her life experiences as a woman of color, to help students connect and share their own stories to better understand multicultural literature.
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As a student, she kept color-coded notes so, yes, Brittany Rynkewicz expects her students to be diligent. But the St. Bede English teacher also wants her kids to unlock their imagination and have fun.
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Read our letters to Bureau County teachers submitted by students and parents to the Bureau County Republican for our 2023 Thank You Teachers
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Working with kids came naturally to Devert after being the youngest of six children, working as a babysitter growing up and watching her older sister man a classroom for many years before her.
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After beginning her career in education as an aid in Bureau Valley for a few years, Tracey Schoff decided to further explore her interest and pursued a full-time teaching degree. This decision has now led to a 17-year career teaching kids in BV, just as she once was.
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How many teachers switch from business to education mid-career? Kelly Liebhart, a Spanish teacher at La Salle-Peru Township High School, is one of about 15% to make the big switch.
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Sharon Lamps hasn’t let retirement keep her out of the classroom. She still can be found teaching at Dalzell School on Tuesdays and Thursdays shaping young minds.