Let’s Glow!!! Homecoming 2021, getting ready for next week! Great work classes!
Let’s Glow!!! Homecoming 2021, getting ready for next week! Great work classes!
Let’s Glow!!! Homecoming 2021, getting ready for next week! Great work classes!
SHS 9th grade students helped sort through the glasses donations for the Somonauk Lion Club. Thank you to Taylor Johnson, Emma Hohmann, Layla Hufstedler, Simone Stein, Sebastian Fowler, Mason Smith, Zachary Pasdertz, and Dante Frausto
Mrs. Hammett and Mr. McMahan are passing along some information about the Freshmen fundraiser this year.
The class is selling a variety of cleaning supplies such as laundry detergent, fabric softener, dishwasher pods, hand soap, multi purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, etc in 1 gallon containers or 5 gallon buckets!
They can begin to take orders now, if you'd like to send us an email!
Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks and have a good day!
Kristen Schroeder, SHS math teacher! Ms. Schroeder graduated from Iroquois West High School and Northern Illinois University. Her love for small schools comes from her own high school experience and how groups of students overlap with common interests. Kristen enjoys reading a good book or watching a movie and cannot wait to follow her favorite sports team, the Somonauk Bobcats! She may even cheer them on by twirling batons that are on fire, she really can! Welcome to Somonauk, Ms Schroeder!
Stephanie has always had a passion for teaching, so lucky for our little kindergarteners to start their education with her. She graduated from Yorkville High School and Illinois State University. Ms. Kasper already loves the teamwork that she has already experienced at Somonauk. Her favorite vacation location would be anywhere near a beach and you would probably find her reading a good book there. Welcome to #432!
And a one and a two and …...Welcome Ms Kats, new band director! She is a graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South and North Central College. Ms Kats is looking forward to teaching in a smaller district and is excited to build relationships with Somonauk Students. If she were not a teacher, she would enjoy being a travel blogger and photographer. An interesting fact about Ms Kats is that she earned the highest award achievable in Girl Scouts, the Gold Award! With that she seems like a perfect fit to wear blue and GOLD for our Bobcats!
5th and 6th grade are excited to have the support from Hannah Thompson, the new special education teacher at SMS. She graduated from Naperville North and Northern Illinois University. Ms. Thompson loves to connect with each students’ personality and interests. Her favorite vacation spot is Siesta Keys in Florida where she may be relaxing reading a book or spending time with her dog, Karen!
Somonauk School District #432 MEAL program
Welcome Back to School 2021
Sixty Second Supe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM9YiUFCLRY
JENNA BACCHI
Hola! Jenna Bacchi is the new Spanish teacher at SHS. She is a graduate of Downers Grove South and Northern Illinois University. She feels the best thing about teaching is helping students realize their full potential and that they are capable of more than they think they are. Ms. Bacchi teaches yoga in her free time and her favorite vacation spot is Yellowstone.
MELISSA BENSON
Melissa Benson is back!! She graduated from Somonauk High School, graduated from Illinois State University, taught at Somonauk for numerous years, and then stayed at home for a few years with her own children. But Mrs. Benson is back teaching second grade and wants to leave a positive, long-lasting impression on her students! She enjoys vacationing in the Bahamas, Tennessee, Florida, and Michigan. If she were not a teacher, her dream job would be Guy Fieri’s sidekick on Diner’s, Drive-ins, and Dive’s.
RYAN POPLAWSKI
SMS has a new math teacher in the 5th/6th-grade hallway. Ryan graduated from Aurora Central Catholic High School and Northern Illinois University. Mr. Poplawski loves sports and would be in sports analytics or journalism if he were not a teacher. He would love to spend his day at a professional sports arena on days that he could relax. He has coached high school baseball and at baseball camps for the past five years. Mr. Poplawski loves the Cubs!
ALLISON SWANSON
Alli Swanson joins the JRW special education team teaching grades 1st and 2nd. She is a graduate of Sandwich High School and Aurora University. Ms. Swanson is excited to teach in Somonauk because her children also attend here. If she were not a teacher, she would enjoy being a travel agent (free trips to visit family in Western New York)! She loves the Chicago Cubs and has recently started to learn a new skill of farming, growing various field crops.
CAMILLE WHITESIDE
Camille Whiteside will be supporting our K-8 Somonauk Students as the new school counselor. She graduated from Olathe Northwest High in Kansas City and went to Kansas State University, so of course, she also loves the Kansas City Chiefs! She is super excited to be a part of the Somonauk community and loves working with kids because it keeps her young. Ms. Whiteside has the endurance to keep up with the kids, she has even WALKED a marathon, yes 26.2 miles!
MARGARET BURROWS
Maggie Burrows is a new SMS teacher teaching English Language Arts. She is a graduate of Naperville Central High School and Illinois State University. She has known that she has wanted to be a teacher since she was in 5th grade! Ms. Burrows is excited to work in a school that is close-knit and collaborative. She enjoys the beach and her favorite sports team is the New Jersey Devils because she grew up in a small town in New Jersey. Ms. Burrows is still a “jersey girl” at heart!
RICHARD SNEDEKER
SHS welcomes Richard Snedeker! He is a graduate of Hinckley Big Rock and Northern Illinois University and is a now a teacher in the special education department at Somonauk. Mr. Snedeker loves the fitness industry and owns his own gym. He loves to travel to the Far North Woods and loves to cheer on Da Bears, go Chicago! Mr. Snedeker is excited about this new teaching experience at Somonauk!
HANNAH BAZAN
Welcome to JRW, 3rd grade!
Hannah Bazan is a graduate of Yorkville High School and Illinois
State University. She is excited to teach in #432 to be able to work alongside other passionate educators! Ms. Bazan feels the best thing about working with students is being able to build relationships and introducing students to new things. If she did not already have her dream job of being an educator, she would enjoy being a professional taste tester. Ms. Bazan loves to go for long bike rides, cheering on the Chicago Cubs, and a nice cold sweet tea.
Welcome HOME to #432!
This week, Somonauk School District welcomed our new teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. On Thursday and Friday, they were able to receive valuable professional development from our Instructional Coach, Mrs. Amanda Taxis. They were also able to connect with their individual mentors and travel the Somonauk community on a bus tour!
