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U-46 Team Member: Mike Basich
Mike Basich has been with the District for 28 years. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1988 and is currently teaching AP Humanities at Bartlett High School.
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U-46 Team Member Annette Acevedo
Annette Acevedo, Director of the English Language Learners department, graduated from Elgin High School in 1989.
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U-46 Team Member Dawn Weltzien
Dawn Weltzien, Elgin High School 1982 graduate, is now a Special Education Teacher at Ellis Middle School. Her favorite memory as a U-46 employee is finding her Ellis family and making lifelong friendships.
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U-46 Team Member Mary Juvingo
Mary Juvingo has been with the District for 19 years. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1997.
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U-46 Team Member Dr. Suzanne Johnson
Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Dr. Suzanne Johnson, graduated from Elgin High School in 1993. Her favorite teacher was Carol Morrison.
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U-46 Team Member Jennifer Menke
Jennifer Menke has been with School District U-46 for 24 years. She graduated from Larkin High School in 1993.
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U-46 Team Member Christina Basich
English teacher at South Elgin High School, Christina Basich, has been with the District for 33 years. She graduated from Larkin High School from 1982.
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U-46 Team Member Amy Kovacs-Stewart
Larkin High School 1989 graduate, Amy Stewart, is currently teaching the fifth grade at Fox Meadow Elementary School. Her favorite thing about working in the District is creating lifelong relationships with her students.
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U-46 Team Member Valerie Albuck
Valerie Albuck is an eighth grade teacher at Tefft Middle School. She graduated from Larkin High School in 1990.
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U-46 Team Member Lisa Knight
Lisa Knight, Human Resource Generalist at Educational Services Center, has worked with the District for three years. She graduated from Larkin High School in 1981.
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U-46 Team Member Elizabeth Brunner
Elizabeth Brunner graduated from Streamwood High School in 2001. She now teaches English Language Arts at the middle school she attended as a student, Canton.
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U-46 Team Member Jamie Buesse
Jamie Buesse teaches reading and math at Kenyon Woods Middle School. She graduated from Streamwood High School in 1999.
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U-46 Team Member John Heiderscheidt
John Heiderscheidt is a 1983 graduate of Streamwood High School who now serves as the Director of School Safety and Culture in U-46.
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U-46 Team Member Peggy Hernandez
Peggy Hernandez, a Streamwood High School 1984 graduate, has worked in the District for 30 years and is now the Planetarium Director.
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U-46 Team Member Kim Rudden
Kim Rudden a Streamwood High School 1995 graduate, has worked in U-46 for 20 years, spending the past two as associate principal of her high school alma mater.
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U-46 Team Member Rebecca Peterson
Rebecca Peterson, 2012 Bartlett High School graduate, is now a teacher at Larkin High School. One of her favorite teachers include her senior year creative writing teacher, Ms. Batz.
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Jacob Yarwood
Six years ago, Jacob Yarwood was an academic high achiever in Bartlett High School’s Science, Engineering and Technology Academy program. Now he literally reaches for the sky as an officer and pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
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Pat Sutphin
Pat Sutphin has been scuba diving and skydiving. He’s investigated paranormal activity, and he crawled through a cave trying to solve a decades-old missing person case. His passport for all that adventure has been a camera.
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Chris Bukowski
Known for his time on "The Bachelor" franchise, BHS graduate Chris Bukowski has achieved success in several industries.
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Dr. Brian Poustinchian
Keeping things in balance has been a lifelong theme for Dr. Brian Poustinchian.
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U-46 Team Member Kathryn Balk
Kathryn Balk graduated from South Elgin High School in 2015 and is now an orchestra teacher in U-46. She has been with the District for two years. Her favorite teacher was Ms. Dicker, who taught English.
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Mario Calero
A love of televised competition — and a little guidance and experience from the Broadcast Education and Communications Network Academy — helped get Mario Calero into the game.
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Jackie Cotton
For South Elgin High School Class of 2012 graduate Jackie Cotton, the curtain has gone up on an exciting career in show business.
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Mia Atkins
The bright lights have gone on for “Living Local,” an hourlong lifestyles program on Fox affiliate KXRM in Colorado Springs, Colorado. And there at the anchor desk, right in the middle of things, is Mia Atkins.
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Ryan Jenkins
The good news for Ryan Jenkins is, he knows exactly what his dream job is. The bad news? That job may not yet exist.
