Family & Friends
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Mary Kaull
During his senior year at Harvard, Gerardo Castillo knew he wasn’t cut out to work in a research lab.
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Aida Martinez
High School graduation is right around the corner, and then what?
- Rock Valley College
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Kathy Kwiat-Hess
For 18 years the Rockford Rotary Club has partnered with Rockford Public Schools and the Rockford Public Library for the Rockford Reads program.
- Family & Friends
- Gregory Elementary School
- Volunteer
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Nominate Outstanding Teachers, Administrators, Support Staff & Volunteers for Those Who Excel Awards
Linda Kimel
This year, more than ever, we need to recognize and honor our co-workers who have been outstanding.
- Family & Friends
- Shoutouts
- Those Who Excel Awards
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Kate Kilgore
To compete students will record a memorized poem for submission. The registration deadline is Jan. 31.
- Family & Friends
- The Arts
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Jill Nicosia
The past year has been a year of adaptability and perseverance both in my career as an educator and as a parent.
- Family & Friends
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Dr. Matthew Vosberg and Susan Fumo
On Dec. 8 the Rockford School Board approved a memorandum of understanding with the City of Rockford, Northern Illinois University and Rockford Promise.
- City of Rockford
- Family & Friends
- Northern Illinois University
- Rockford Promise
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Bridget French
We caught up with Auburn High School graduate Bridget French, class of 1996.
- Alumni
- Auburn High School
- Family & Friends