Dixon High School takes a hands-on approach to the sciences
In an effort to make Dixon High School’s curriculum more hands-on, major changes have been made to the science department and its line up of classes.
Sterling educators find purpose – and each other – on path to becoming teachers
Nolan Baker is a social studies teacher at Sterling High School and also serves as its head wrestling coach. Zhane Baker is an advanced placement English teacher at SHS.
Thank You Teachers Letters: Bureau County
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Princeton’s Steve Amy grew up in a teaching/coach house
Steve Amy knew he wanted to be a coach one day, growing up in a house with a father who was a multi-sport coach and teacher. He just didn’t know he wanted to teach. He said once
Nicky Barto makes learning science fun, engaging at Hall High School
If you ask Hall High School’s science teacher Nicky Barto what advice she would give to her students about their future career, it would be this:
Nothing ‘as rewarding as watching a child discover the magic in books’ to Ohio first-grade teacher
Ohio Grade School’s Linda Downey has been a teacher for 28 years – 20 of them in a first grade classroom.
Margo Cartwright will remember the smiles, hugs as she retires from Princeton Elementary
Margo Cartwright will retire from Jefferson Elementary School in Princeton at the end of the school year.
Seneca High School math teacher makes all those numbers click
Jenna Maierhofer has been a beloved teacher for over two decades. She will retire from Seneca High School at the end of the year.
Pizza Pi, Starbucks reading days are ways Marseilles Elementary’s Cheyenne Timm engages students
Now in her third year at Marseilles Elementary, Cheyenne Timm is known for creating a welcoming, hands-on classroom environment that prepares students academically while helping them build the skills and confidence they’ll need for middle school.
Thank You Teacher Letters 2025: The Times
Read our letters submitted by students and parents to The Times for our 2025 Thank You Teachers special edition