Shoutouts

I want to nominate someone as the best cheerleader in Rockford. She has been a cheerleader for decades.

Auburn High School students Puranjay Gupta and Isabella Hernandez will serve alongside 12 other students from districts across Illinois.

I’d like to give a big shoutout to RPS 205 teachers Laura Lindquist, Kelly Hill, Darcy Cripe, Mackenzie Saicheck, Carol Bailey, Neda Skakavac and Sherrie Norman for continuing to provide that much-needed face-to-face instruction.

The 12 parent educators in the Rockford Public Schools Prevention Initiative Program received the Parents as Teachers Quality Endorsement and Improvement Blue Ribbon Affiliate designation, which demonstrates their commitment to high quality services.

Carole started working at RPS 205 in September of 1973 as a substitute kitchen worker at Roosevelt Community Education Center.

Jeanette Mendoza, a teacher at Fairview Early Childhood Center, joined the U.S. Army at 17 years old after graduating high school.

Markesha Brown-Currin, an office professional at Fairview Early Childhood Center, completed Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C.

The Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages recently awarded Jefferson High School Spanish teacher Matt Hotopp with the Distinguished Service to Foreign Language Learning Award for Exemplary Teaching and Training for the region.