Besides building on the partnership Heyworth has with the Bloomington Area Career Center (BACC), this spring, Bruemmer recruited business and colleges to come to a March 27 college and job fair at the school, said Hicklin.įacebook Bloomington Area Career Center students in the Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement program learn how to lift fingerprints. Principal Hicklin calls Bruemmer a true innovator, noting besides the expansion of dual-credit, she’s focused on helping grads pursue non-college options, too. Colleagues: Bruemmer innovative, student-oriented Normal Community High School’s Ricky King, also was named 2023 Illinois Bilingual Teacher of the Year.īruemmer and King join 500 Illinois educators who the state will recognize through its “Those Who Excel” program during the April 29 event in Springfield. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) named 13 finalists for the post - with candidates hailing from across the state. She follows up, has them reflect on it.Ī Heyworth staff member since the mid 2000s, Bruemmer is credited with expanding a college-level dual credit program at the small McLean County school district, and focusing on trades opportunities.īut Bruemmer is quick to deflect attention, saying the school's success is a cooperative effort. She doesn't simply ask what they are doing after graduation. “She wants to make sure a student really has a pathway” after high school, said Hicklin. Heyworth Junior/Senior High School Principal April Hicklin said nominating Bruemmer for the state award made sense, calling the teacher perennially popular with the students and genuinely interested in their futures. “To have a small school, and to offer a variety of options for our students - it's been a good opportunity,” she said. The state will name the winner April 29.īruemmer calls the experience humbling, but one that makes her proud. Katie Bruemmer, who teaches English and is college and career readiness coordinator at Heyworth Junior/Senior High School, was named Illinois East Central Regional Teacher of the Year in February, and now is in the second round of the contest. He was a featured artist at the original House of Blues in Cambridge, MA and Harvard University has bestowed upon him an honorary "Doctorate of the Blues".A Heyworth educator who colleagues call a student favorite and a real innovator could be Illinois’ next Teacher of the Year. He has appeared with such notables as David "Honey Boy" Edwards, John Lee Hooker, Eddie Clearwater, Mighty Sam McClain, Ronnie Earl, Jerry Portnoy, Duke Robillard, Kim Wilson, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton (Double Trouble), Susan Tedeschi, Toni Lynn Washington, Roomful of Blues, James Montgomery, Sugar Ray Norcia, Debbie Davis, Steve Miller and many others. Described as "Volcanic" by the Boston Globe, Ricky always delivers from the heart. Ricky is a guitarist/vocalist/songwriter fifty-year musician with a list of credits and accomplishments too long to list here. His 4 CDs are radio favorites and the song, "Big Boy" has been featured on the House of Blues Radio Hour with Dan Aykroyd. Taking his cue from Blues masters past and present, Ricky plays with passion and style. Ricky "King" Russell is one of the Blues’ most seasoned performers and brightest talents. In these days of sampled and computer-generated music, it is refreshing to hear music the way it is meant to be played – honestly and with soul!
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