In her 29th year at St. Thomas Catholic School in Philo and 40th overall in education, fifth-grade teacher Diane Deters still puts in the extra effort for her students.

Jodi Saunders is in her fourth year of teaching second grade at St. Thomas Catholic School in Philo, after spending 12 years in the Champaign and Urbana school districts. Provided ...

St. Thomas will assist its 145 students in finding another Catholic school, while teachers and staff will receive priority for open positions within the Archdiocese of Chicago, Janczak wrote.