Katie Maley works with Sam Kiddler on a Spanish lesson at Forest Hills Elementary School. Maley teaches Spanish during the day in Western Springs and coaches poms and badminton at Hinsdale Central. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media

Katie Maley helps Austin Krubl on a Spanish lesson at Forest Hills Elementary School. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media

Katie Maley works with Grace Regan on a Spanish lesson for third-graders at Forest Hills Elementary School. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media

Katie Maley helps Brynn Eulgen as she teaches Spanish to her third-grade class. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media

Katie Maley points to the board that has the Spanish lesson in it as she works withPayton Kohutynski at Forest Hills Elementary School. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media