Mrs. Katie Bovenkerk
"The words you can't find, you borrow. We read to know we're not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone. We are not alone."
"The words you can't find, you borrow. We read to know we're not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone. We are not alone."
2025-2026
Schedule:
1st Conference (117)
2nd English 3 (130)
3rd Honors English 2 (130)
4th FMP/Lunch
5th English 3 (130)
6th Honors English 2 (130)
7th fall--CLS (105) spring--DC Comp 2 (130)
8th Conference (117)
Education and Credentials:
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Science
Year: 2010
Major: English Literature and Secondary Ed
Illinois State University
Master of Science
Year: 2013
Curriculum and Instruction
National Board Certified Teacher
Achieved 2020
Mrs. Bovenkerk with her husband (who teaches English at NCHS!) and daughter, Colbie.
Mrs. B's Recent Favorite Books
Anything by William Kent Krueger or Tana French
Thin Blue Smoke by Doug Worgul
Babel by RF Kuang
To Be Read:
My Friends by Fredrik Backman