Round Lake Teacher Fighting Cancer Beloved By Students

Round Lake, Illinois — Great teachers matter. In Round Lake, we're fortunate to have teachers like Tammy Gaile.

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This submission comes from Laura Mika who nominated Tammy Gaile of Round Lake.

Teacher’s name

Tammy Gaile

How do you know the teacher?

Colleague

What does this person teach?

Speech Language Pathology

Why do you believe the teacher should be recognized or honored?

She worked 2 jobs, full time in Round Lake, part time in early intervention while fighting stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma this year. She is loved by her students and staff. She came to work to be a role model to the kids that if she could do it they could too.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the teacher?

Tammy has a love for helping and educating young people.

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