Featured News Archive - July 2006
Wiley teacher named Illinois History Teacher of the Year
[featured 7/31/006 - 8/7/06]
Please join the Urbana School District in congratulating Marcella (Marcy) Vancil, a teacher at Flossie Wiley Elementary School, who was named Illinois History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Preserve America. This Award honors one exceptional K-12 teacher of American history from each state and U.S. territory based on the teacher's experience; attention to documents, artifacts, historic sites and other primary materials; commitment; creativity and more.
Vancil, an Urbana resident, will receive a $1,000 honorarium and will be in the running for the National History Teacher of the Year award to be selected this fall. Wiley's school library will receive a core archive of history books and materials from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Vancil has been teaching for 32 years at Urbana School District and has taught at Flossie Wiley Elementary School for 16 years. Additionally, she is a National Board Certified Teacher and was named to the 2005 All-USA Teacher Team by USA Today.
For more information about the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, visit www.gilderlehrman.org. For more information about Preserve America, a White House initiative, visit www.preserveamerica.gov.
Students attend Extended Learning Opportunities this summer
[featured 7/18/06 - 7/31/06]
The Extended Learning Opportunities Summer Program, formerly called Summer Bridges, runs through July 28 at King and Prairie Elementary Schools. Prairie offers programs for Grades K-2 and King for Grades K-5.
In the above picture, fourth graders work on an assignment in the computer lab. Below, Ms. Traxler leads a class of second graders in a shared reading activity.
