Mary Prange is a North teacher who has been part of the district for many years. The school has been lucky to have her since it was founded.
“I’ve been teaching for 23 years, but I’ve been at District 127 for all of its years. I’ve been at North since it opened in 2003,” Prange said.
Prange began teaching math to inspire people and to abolish the assumptions that it’s a hard or impossible subject.
“I obviously enjoy math, but I like helping people see it’s not so scary. That’s why I went into teaching math, but really I feel like I teach math in a live classroom and I just like to connect with my kids,” Prange said.
Mrs. Prange has been aiding students and teaching them math leading up to this year. Her efforts and determination have inspired students to be more open to learning math and getting better at it
“Mrs. Prange has been such a great teacher, I genuinely feel like I am better at math now than at the start of the year. I feel more confident when it comes to figuring things out on my own, and I am so sad to see her leave,” said senior Kirston Swanson, a student in her 7th period class.
With many different emotions during this change, Prange is leaving North with students who can remember her determination and will to help them.
“It’s a little sad for me, you know. I will miss of course all the students and my coworkers I have been working with for decades,” Prange said.
In her absence though, Prange has exciting plans for her time away from North.
“I am also excited to see what’s next,” Prange said. “We are moving out of my house because it’s kind of big. I have some travel plans. I want to spend a few months in Arizona when it’s cold over here or down in Georgia.”
With a hopeful yet heavy heart, the students all wave goodbye to Mary Prange, a determined teacher who North will miss dearly.
