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Allison Barker

@BarkerReading

Grant Community High School English Interventionist, Reading Specialist, Special Education Teacher, Special Olympics Coach

Joined August 2018
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When your students make & deliver a cake to you first thing on your birthday it makes the day a little brighter. ✨🎂✨
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Great minds think alike! I love accidentally twinning with one of my students for celebrity day 😂😂
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What a season!!! This Special Olympics team has come so far and I am so proud of how they have grown together. 💕 Introducing your 2023 2nd Place Basketball State Champions!!! 🐾🫶🐾 – at Illinois, USA
Grant Special Olympics (@GCHS_SpOlympics) profile pictureGrant Special Olympics@GCHS_SpOlympics10 Mar 2023
Meet your 2023 2nd Place State Basketball Champions!!!! 🐾 🏀 🥈🏀 🐾 Though they were beat in game 2 they never gave up and left it all on the court. Katie girl got the spirit award this game and all are proud of their hard work this season. Congratulations Bulldogs!
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What an awesome start to our adventures at State!!! – at Illinois, USA
Grant Special Olympics (@GCHS_SpOlympics) profile pictureGrant Special Olympics@GCHS_SpOlympics10 Mar 2023
State day for basketball!!! Your Grant Bulldogs have won their first game 60-38 💪🐾❤️ Julien Tennyson was also awarded the Ron Knisley Spirit of the Game Award. So proud of our Bulldogs!!!! Here we come game 2 💪💪
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Look at my Katie girl!!! I love that I work with an organization that helps every athlete shine ✨. Way to go Katie girl! ❤️🫶❤️ – at Round Lake, IL
Special Olympics Illinois (@SO_Illinois) profile pictureSpecial Olympics Illinois@SO_Illinois8 Mar 2023
For Region B athletes Katie and Vera, the 2023 State Basketball Tournament can't come soon enough! 🏀💪 Read their full story, plus learn how you can get involved in the State Basketball Tournament, at bit.ly/3yqmUHo. #SOILLStateChampionships
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SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!! 😆🐾❤️ – at Fox Lake, IL
Katie Pratt (@KatiePr28700025) profile pictureKatie Pratt@KatiePr287000257 Mar 2023
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO GO TO STATE!!! ❤️🥇🏀 #StateBound #basketball
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It’s music to my ears when my students agree with what I preach EVERY DAY! 🎶 👏 💪 🐾❤️@GrantBulldogs – at Fox Lake, IL
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I am SO PROUD of these athletes!!! They rocked their 1st game in the tournament and were struggling in the 2nd but pulled it together and really won as a team. Now they’re State Bound! I can’t wait to see what they do in March. 🐾🤩❤️💪 🥇🐾
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When you work hard all semester you get to celebrate with food, friends, trivia, and prizes! Well earned all around Bulldogs. 🐾 💪 🧠 💪🐾
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I LOVE my new ceiling tile courtesy of @KatiePr28700025 !!! Katie Girl thank you so much for thinking of my and showcasing my love of Disney, Special Olympics, and being a Bulldog. You’re the best! ❤️🫶🖤🐾🤍@GrantBulldogs
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Support our Special Olympics team and get some awesome spirit wear!! Thank you for all your support 🐾❤️🫶❤️🐾 – at Fort Atkinson, WI
Grant Special Olympics (@GCHS_SpOlympics) profile pictureGrant Special Olympics@GCHS_SpOlympics9 Dec 2022
Want some cool new Spirit Wear to show your support of the Special Olympics Bulldogs? Order here by Tuesday 12.20! grantso22.itemorder.com/shop…
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Go Bulldogs! 1st game was a win at 32-26. Great teamwork guys 🐾🤍🖤❤️🐾 – at Crystal Lake, IL
Grant Special Olympics (@GCHS_SpOlympics) profile pictureGrant Special Olympics@GCHS_SpOlympics4 Dec 2022
Thank you @CaryGroveHS for hosting us for our 1st game of the season! It was an amazing game and every athlete walked away a winner.
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Thankful for my turkeys. 🍁🦃🍁 instagram.com/p/ClXgO2tNrtI/…
Thank you so much to the amazing artists in @NAHSGrant for face painting 20+ kindergartners at my daughter’s birthday party today. 🥳You are professional, kind, and rockstar artists. 🎨 You made the party rock.🤘Thanks again! 🫶
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What an AMAZING night spent with friends and family. ❤️🐾🎨 🐾❤️ Thank you @NAHSGrant for this awesome paint night. We are excited for next year!
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I am so unbelievably grateful to work at Grant! It is such a surprise and an honor to be chosen for this. I am so grateful for my amazing co-workers and administrators that constantly show me support and help me thrive. I am so, so blessed. 🐾🖤🤍❤️🐾 – at Long Lake, IL
Grant Community High School (@GrantBulldogs) profile pictureGrant Community High School@GrantBulldogs19 Oct 2022
Congratulations to our First Quarter Excellence in Education winner - Allison Barker! Mrs. Barker is always putting her students first, and goes above and beyond for all students that come through her door. If you see her today, make sure to congratulate her!
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GCHS Freshman Class of ‘26 check out our online shop and get your class shirts today! Orders end on 10.18 and pickup will be at Grant. 🐾❤️🐾🖤🐾🤍🐾 #GoDawgs
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I am BEYOND exhausted but what a way to spend my birthday. ❤️🥰❤️ I am so grateful to be these guys’ coach, watch them, and see their success. 3 gold medals and lots of cheers and smiles make for a great day! instagram.com/p/CjOnM-BuzQl/… – at McHenry, IL
When you run into one of your FAVORITE past students you HAVE to take a selfie! Keep being awesome girl! 🐾❤️💪🤍🐾
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Here we go for HOCO Twin Day 🖤❤️👯‍♀️❤️🖤 Best twinsie there is 🐾😘🐾
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