Mrs. Loriann Harmon:  a daughter, mother and teacher. During a college study abroad experience, Harmon comes across an orphanage in Mexico. Her experiences of working with the children who lost...

“What’s two words you should never say in an airport? Hi-Jack.” This is the most recent dad joke from Kert Dietrich, a U.S. history teacher who fully embraces his dad-teacher role. Dietrich...

In the April 2022 mayoral election, first-time Neenah High School voters saw a familiar name on the ballot. Brian Borchardt, a teacher at Neenah High School, ran his campaign alongside his wife as they...

When you ask a teacher why they teach, it's not uncommon to hear some variation of it's my calling. This much is true for Jesse Schettle, a biology teacher at Neenah High School. From early on,...

Throughout the years it feels like a rare day when Mr. Chris Rundquist doesn't get cussed out by a student or a parent. At the end of it all, he still loves his job. His role is: caring educator. At...

When Wendy Ni starts kindergarten she cannot speak English.  Months prior, she moves from China to America. Her parents speak only Chinese fluently; therefore, Wendy knows very little English. Throughout...

Digging through school trash bins sorting garbage from recycling and carrying a towel to wipe the gym floors may sound like our school janitor, but it’s actually Neenah’s varsity basketball head coach.  Coach...

While most finish the last day of school not only feeling gloomy, but relieved because they get a break from the teachers and students, Mrs. Lisa Dorschner leaves feeling confident in her lit summer itinerary,...

Robotically, students follow students through the line. They progress through the line until it is time to see the nice lunch lady who waits to see the students she loves. Every day she comes to school...

Walking through the hallway of a Michigan school, Elissa Gasparick finds her way. Gasparick weaves through the crowd of people like a soldier dodging landmines to make it to basketball practice on time....

Nine months ago, Gabi Brazee turns passion into profit. But it all starts with a love for the '80s. In 2017 she begins her obsession with the pop culture of the '80s and it makes her think about what gnarly...

Living with dyslexia is hard for everyone; being a teacher with it, is a whole different animal. Mr. Kevin Sonntag deals with this on a daily basis. As you may be able to assume, roadblocks hit him...