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Beth Ahlgrim is the English Department Chair at Deerfield High School in Deerfield, IL. She earned her master's degree in English literature from DePaul University and her master's in educational leadership from Northeastern Illinois University.Bill Fritz has more than 25 years of teaching experience. He served in the Peace Corps and taught English as a Second Language to Berbers in Morocco before obtaining a master's degree in education from Northwestern University. He currently teaches English at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, and was named a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2013. < BR> < BR> Jeremy Gertzfield taught English at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, for 12 years before relocating to Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China. He holds a master's degree in English from Roosevelt University.Lisa Lukens has more than 20 years of experience teaching English. She holds a master's of education degree in curriculum and instruction from Loyola University-Chicago. She currently teaches at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL.