CUSD200 English Learner Educators Support Students in Writing Contest

13 English Learner (EL) Elementary and Middle School educators from CUSD200 supported 23 EL students who placed in the 2017 Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - Bilingual Education (ITBE) Elementary/Middle School Writing Contest. This is a writing contest for current EL students beginning in second grade in which the elementary students write a poetry entry and middle schoolers write an essay. There were a total of 221 entries and 23 of their students placed in different entry divisions at each grade level. Each student and their family attended an awards ceremony on February 24 at the Marriott Hotel in Naperville where they were officially recognized, received a prize and a certificate of achievement.

Congratulations to the following teacher sponsors:

• Kelly Becker Johnson Elementary, Warrenville, IL
• Sheryl Bernth Washington Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Don Casper Washington Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Melissa Chiappini Lowell Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Brian Clark Washington Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Andrea Fridley Hubble Middle School, Warrenville, IL
• Patti Gebner Emerson Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Alison LaManna Pleasant Hill Elementary, Warrenville, IL
• Joanne Lang Washington Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Gail LoBue Johnson Elementary, Warrenville, IL
• Alysa Lueondee Lowell Elementary, Wheaton, IL
• Kimberly Seaman Pleasant Hill Elementary, Winfield, IL
• Jo Turner Lowell Elementary, Wheaton, IL

CUSD200 had their largest participation ever by students and staff for the ITBE Writing Contest. Congratulations to our student winners! This is an achievement they will remember forever. The Wheaton Warrenville Education Association would like to thank our CUSD200 EL educators for inspiring excellence in your students and your consistent encouragement in developing lifelong learners.