Nazareth Academy teacher wins Golden Apple award

When Nazareth Academy English teacher Amelia García became one of 10 Illinois teachers to receive a 2022 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, she might have been the most surprised person in the room.

First Black layperson to teach in archdiocesan schools dies

Being the first African-American lay teacher in archdiocesan schools was not something she thought much about, she told Chicago Catholic in 2016.

Thank a teacher

If you can read this, the saying goes, thank a teacher. When I interviewed Andrew Arellano, he talked about how much it meant to him when former students would get in touch, years later, and tell him how much they learned in his class, and the ways it helped them make sense of the world and make their mark on it.

‘Legendary’ Fenwick speech teacher retires after 48 years

When Fenwick High School speech teacher Andrew Arellano decided in January that the 2019-2020 school year would be his last, he told the principal, but asked him not to share the information with students or the rest of the faculty.

Marian’s Sister Mary Jo using newfound fame to talk about God

Before she was a sister, Sister Mary Jo Sobieck was an athlete. Sister Mary Jo, 50, started playing softball, basketball and volleyball in elementary school, and she was a three-sport athlete all through high school and her first two years of college. She dropped basketball for her final two years, but stuck with softball and volleyball.

Dedicated teacher marks 50 years of forming minds at St. Richard School

When Joanne Gaus arrived at St. Richard School after graduating with a teaching degree in December 1968, the world was a different place. There was a glut of teachers, for one thing, she said, and it was hard to find a job. Her interview at St. Richard was the third one she had — her mother drove her and waited in the car in a snowstorm — and she was grateful to be offered a position.

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