2011_Kerry+Proczko

Kerry Proczko graduated from NIU and is a Huskey at heart. This seasoned teacher is currently a trichair on the Teaching and Learning committee in District 129. She also acts as language arts department chair, and is drama director at West High. Although she started at Washington Middle School as a Title One teacher, she currently teaches 8th grade. Although Kerry spent most of her college years in northern Illinois, she also spent time in Austria and England during that time. While volunteering with Child Welfare Society, Kerry helped run Jack and Jill Nursery School, and was president of the society. She also ran the gift shop for two years.

 For Kerry, writing was a way she could express herself, especially when she was younger. Her family moved around a lot and she often found herself without connections. With each new move, there were times she was alone and writing filled a gap. She prefers paper and pencil when writing and personal memoirs is her preferred genre; she claims it is the easiest. She claims she is better at nonfiction writing than fiction. Successful writing is when someone can take something away from her words.