Retiring teachers and administrators recall careers

Maura Bridges- Support Services Director Q: How long have you worked here? A: “I have been here 22 years.” Q: What will you miss most about the school? A: “The people. I just absolutely love the students and staff. I enjoy the work that I get to do with helping people.” Q: How do you feel you have impacted the school? A: “Well, I’d like to think in my role one of the ...

Janelle Stefancic- World Languages Division Head Q: How long have you been here? A: “I have been at Community High School for 16 years.” Q: What will you miss about the school? A: “I’m going to miss the kids most. I enjoy working with all of the kids and I like the diversity of Community High School, it was one of the reasons that I came here as an ESL teacher and I’ve had a g...

Dan McCarthy- Business Education Teacher Q: How long have you been teaching? A: “I’ve been teaching for 40 years. I started in 1976 at Joliet Catholic High School. I was there for 14 years and then I went to Marquette High School in Ottawa for six and I came to West Chicago in ’96 so I’ve been here 20 years also.” Q: How has being a teacher impacted your life? A: “It’s been...

Susan Junkroski- Foreign Language Teacher Q: How long have you worked here? A: “I have worked here 31 years.” Q: What has been your favorite experience while teaching? A: “In 31 years? How can you pick one? I remember, wow, a long time ago, where I had a 10th hour class and there were two junior boys in a Spanish 1 class and the rest of kids were freshmen. The juniors were part of ...