Chiller receives national award

A Whitehall High School teacher was the recent recipient of a prestigious national award.

Caitlin Chiller was one of 15 teachers nationwide to earn the National Council of Teachers of English 2017 High School Teacher of Excellence Award.

Chiller said she was happy to receive the award, especially because she was nominated by her teaching colleagues throughout the state.

“I didn’t realize they had been considering me so I was pleasantly surprised. I feel very honored,” she said. “To have recognition what I’m doing is exemplary and outstanding reinforces what I’m doing is the right thing in the...