Six Troy 30-C Teachers Earn "Great Teacher" Awards

Photo: The Troy Community School District 30-C 2020 Great Teachers were honored in February by the Joliet Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Here, back from left, Troy School Board Member Sabrina Price, Troy Superintendent Dr. Todd Koehl, Great Teachers Anita Garvert, Kim Vervack, Ashley Fisher, and Troy School Board President and Joliet Region Chamber member Mark Griglione.

Front: Great Teachers Sheila Freese, Jessica Tuttle and Lauren Boburka.

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Six Troy Community School District 30-C teachers are 2020 “Great Teachers” award recipients, named by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“We are very proud of our teachers who have received this award,” Troy Superintendent Dr. Todd Koehl said. “We have deep gratitude for them and thank them for changing the lives of those around them. We also thank the Joliet Chamber of Commerce for reaching out to our schools to support the work of these tireless professionals.”

The teachers are Lauren Boburka, Troy Shorewood Elementary School (kindergarten); William B. Orenic Intermediate School teachers Ashley Fisher (6th grade math) and Sheila Freese (English language learners); Anita Garvert (8th grade math) and Jessica Tuttle (7th and 8th grade Special Education), of Troy Middle School; and Kim Vervack (1st grade), of Troy Craughwell Elementary School.

The Great Teachers Award celebrates the success of outstanding educators. Teachers were nominated by peers, administrators, students and members of the community.

The recipients were honored February 6 at the Joliet Area Great Teacher Award Ceremony, held at the Victorian Ballroom of the Jacob Henry Mansion Estate.