:quality(70):focal(1154x439:1164x449)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/Z2UPCTY7KNAF5CHP5B654PGJ3A.png)
“Advanced placement biology is a lot of hard work for students,” Phelps said.
Thank You, Teachers
A 2022 tribute to education's local heroes
Kendall County Now/Shaw Local News Network
:quality(70):focal(1192x692:1202x702)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZXF6S5U2H5D4HP3A7GNITAP5RU.png)
Roseberg runs his math classroom at a fast, relentless pace.
:quality(70):focal(554x743:564x753)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/Q3KNAVCW45EX5EGQHZWQBC4VSE.png)
Delaney Rogers and Madelyn Conroy have just begun shaping the minds of Plano youth, but have big plans for the future
:quality(70):focal(275x94:285x104)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YOIHUO7CYJBNVJJ75J4KOA4CFM.jpg)
Read our letters submitted by students and parents to Kendall County Now
:quality(70):focal(777x787:787x797)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/WZCZ37LA6JFZZD7I4WAQKZLYRY.png)
Jason VanPelt was born and raised in Sandwich, IL and has planted his own roots in the community, teaching special education at Prairie View Elementary and coaching high school baseball and football.
:quality(70):focal(1513x271:1523x281)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HYB5Y4OXIJH4LDC5GCW6W7NE44.png)
Yorkville's Jory and Tom Regnier, teachers at the high school and also coaches – Jory, head softball coach and Tom the football team's defensive coordinator – are also parents of two. They're role models for striking the balance between raising a family and teaching and coaching.
:quality(70):focal(1002x656:1012x666)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VG3IJBSEFFAONMLYV55EHN2XAI.png)
Her real achievement is creating a classroom learning environment where students feel safe, valued and loved.
:quality(70):focal(1234x457:1244x467)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/P4AJ24F62RCDHBIBH3CBUP66HA.png)
Yvonne Kedzierski, Amanda Forester, and Jennifer Jordan have all lived in Sandwich, IL since birth and are now educators at Prairie View Elementary.
:quality(70):focal(1048x516:1058x526)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/3PANBKNS4VCV7IEJWAEPV2O76M.png)
Kavita Mahendra has lived the classic coming to America success story.
:quality(70):focal(1380x363:1390x373)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/7GI3WJ64BBFJNMWVY3MZ73N7QQ.png)
Shelly Schmidt teaches special education at Emily G Johns intermediate and has a daughter with special needs
:quality(70):focal(434x261:444x271)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BIIEGMBFGZDTZGI6VM5HJ6IMXE.png)
Kayla Linden is in her 12th school year at Parkview Christian in Yorkville, where she's coached basketball, volleyball and softball and taught math, anatomy, physiology, P.E. and health. 'I love the variety. Every day is a new day.'
:quality(70):focal(1448x862:1458x872)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HC5UZYSHDRH6NBPXGTUMOPILZA.png)
"Coach (Eric) Miller was that teacher/coach who made me understand that you didn’t have to be a great student to succeed but that you needed to work hard and give your best effort in everything that you do," said Yorkville Police Chief Jim Jensen.
:quality(70):focal(950x419:960x429)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6LFP2ENNOZAGVD2KORHXDRHV7I.png)
Heather Engelhart was recently recognized as Waubonsee’s Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member in the Adult Education Division for 2022.
:quality(70):focal(2272x888:2282x898)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/M6VAVC7PTBBIFM45FHYVHG5L6Y.jpg)
Waubonsee Community College Earth Sciences and Geology professor David Voorhees was named as the college's Outstanding Faculty Member in 2021.