Putnam County’s Joshua Curry uses art as a gateway to open opportunities for students
Thank You Teachers Letters: Bureau County
Read our Thank You Teachers letters for Bureau County here
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.
Woodland’s Lisa Jackson provides a ‘safe space’ for students to share, to vent
There are teachers who just do their job, and then there are teachers like Woodland’s Lisa Jackson who change people’s lives.
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