The Student Newspaper of Addison Trail High School
As the 2021-22 school year comes to an end, AT wishes farewell to an AT Reading teacher of 29 years, a second generation Blazer, and a woman with endless passion for the Blazer Nation. Reading teacher Ann Peters began her path to teaching education at Illinois State University, where she majored in elementary education. Afterward, …
With the school year coming to an end, so do many other things, including many of AT’s staff’s teaching careers as they move on and begin retirement.Sean O’Connor has worked at AT for 26 years teaching science classes such as biology, chemistry, and physics at the core, honors, and AP levels.He is both “happy and …
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After 22 years of changing the lives of many students and bringing humor and positive attitude to his coworkers, business teacher Michael Maaske is preparing to retire after the end of this school year. During his time at AT, he has taught Introduction to Business, Keyboarding, Consumer Management, Economics, Sheltered Consumer Management, Business Law, and …
After serving the AT community for 28 years, Italian teacher Giuditta Vitiritti has made plans to retire after the 2021-2022 school year. Despite serving and educating the community during her tenure, Vitiritti did not always have plans to become an Italian teacher. Out of college, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Italian while minoring in …
This year, AT bids goodbye to school nurse Judy Campbell as she embarks on her retirement after 12 years of service to AT. At the end of her career, Campbell shares how it all began. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and in Psychology from Elmhurst College. Since earning her degree, Campbell …
This year, AT wishes goodbye to a custodian of 12 years and Willowbrook alum. Frank Stawiarski started off as a temp, but he has worked at AT for 12 years now. “I started off as a temp, worked here for 12 years. I work from 3-11pm, second shift,” said Stawiarski. Stawiarskis daily work consists of …
Special education Teacher Aide Dawn Tyler is retiring from teaching after her 16th year working with students at AT. During her tenure, Tyler has seen events at AT that are designed to support special education grow in number, with new additions including Best Buddies week, a polar plunge, and Goalball and Wheelchair Basketball games during …
Spanish teacher Megan Salgado is retiring after 33 years at AT and 40 years in education. Salagado, who began her career at Lake Park, said that the best part of teaching was laughing everyday. “A former coworker told me that what she loves about education is that she can laugh every single day. I agree. …
As AT’s 2021-2022 school year welcomes its end, AT officially says goodbye to a recent janitorial retiree, and former hall monitor, who left AT a couple months ago for a knee surgery. Many may not realize just how much work is being put in by the maintenance. AT custodian Steve Orlando began his janitorial career …
Another department that is saying goodbye to one of their own is the P.E. department, as P.E. teacher Stephen Gilliam is retiring at the end of this semester. Gilliam graduated from the University of North Alabama, where he majored in marketing. At the age of 29, he decided to pursue a different path and began …
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