Shoutouts

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.

Courageous leadership is required to help educate our students, especially this year. This occasion allows our team to publicly recognize the work, commitment, and importance of principals and assistant principals in RPS 205.

I'd like to shoutout our top bloggers from last school year: Anthony Stone, Aryan Arora, Brian Weavel, Duska Booker, Gracie Caltagerone, Hillary Cook-Harris and Jeff Snedegar.

​Jefferson High School staff member Nicole Frazer was recently awarded a C-SPAN Teaching Fellowship.

Elizabeth Whitham, a driver education teacher at Jefferson High School, was honored with the Illinois High School and College Driver Education Association Early Career Teacher of the Year 2020 award!