May 09, 2025
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ICS’s Hemmersbach hooked on teaching from the start

Kristen Hemmersbach didn't know what she wanted to do with her life until a friend asked her to take an early childhood education course at Joliet Junior College, and that course reminded her of all the good teachers she had as a student in Shorewood.

By Michael Urbanec●

ICS’s Hemmersbach hooked on teaching from the start

Kristen Hemmersbach didn't know what she wanted to do with her life until a friend asked her to take an early childhood education course at Joliet Junior College, and that course reminded her of all the good teachers she had as a student in Shorewood.

By Michael Urbanec●

Love of learning led ICS’s Mary Gile to return to the classroom

For all the hats Immaculate Conception School's Mary Gile wears teaching junior high students, it'd be hard to guess that she actually came to teaching later in life.

By Michael Urbanec●

Matt Baker builds connections at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman

Matt Baker originally thought he’d be a journalist, but a love for the classrooms of his youth was always in the back of his mind, so he changed his plans at the University of Illinois.

By Renee Tomell●