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Nick Roach

Monday, February 4, 2013

Bears, Deer Path Honor Chicagoland Teacher of Year

Bear linebacker Nick Roach comes to Deer Path Middle School to help school honor Anna Burns as Chicago area’s teacher of the year.

Deer Patch Middle School fifth and sixth graders got a lesson Friday about how big a deal it is to be named teacher of the year in the Chicago area by the Chicago Bears, Northern Illinois University and WBBM Radio. Sixth grade science teacher Anna Burns was the instructor who was named best of the best in Chicagoland. She learned of the honor last month after being a weekly winner in the fall. She was originally nominated by Deer Path seventh grade student Paul O’Malley, a former pupil. Earlier: Deer Path Faculty Member Becomes Teacher of the Year The teacher for Friday’s lesson was Chicago Bear linebacker Nick Roach. He came to honor Burns and let the students know the value of education and quality teachers. Roach is a graduate of …

Stevie Janowski

11:33 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013

Though why was the NIU mascot there? Uh no directional school is a good school.   more ›

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