Illinois JEA

Former colleagues, students mourn passing of Rodney Lowe

Linda Jones, IJEA Executive Director August 29, 2020
The retired educator died Aug. 25. During his three decades of teaching and advising at Evanston Township High School, Rodney Lowe built a widely admired journalism program but more importantly influenced generations of students with his dedication to excellence and the rights student journalists.
Remembering Bill Colosimo

Remembering Bill Colosimo

John J. Gonczy, CJE, Illinois JEA President June 10, 2020
One of IJEA's founding members, William Colosimo, died on May 29 at the age of 81. He taught English and journalism at Addison Trail for three decades, retiring in 2003. As adviser of the school newspaper, the Torch, Bill was the consummate advocate for his students and for scholastic journalism.
LaSalle-Peru yearbook adviser Georgia Stohr attends a benefit in her honor organized in December by Stohrs Warriors, a support group of friends, colleagues and family. Stohr died May 27 from breast cancer nearly two years after she was diagnosed.

Remembering Georgia Stohr: A tribute from her students

By Stephanie Bias, LaSalle-Peru High School June 16, 2015
When LaSalle-Peru yearbook adviser Georgia Stohr died in late May from cancer, her students grieved, but they also did what Stohr would have insisted on — they soldiered through the remainder of their school year. Now they pay tribute to their beloved teacher.
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