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First grade teacher Katelyn Shamhart has spent 14 years at Bottenfield Elementary School in Champaign. Submitte
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Coming from her family, it’s no surprise that Katelyn Shamhart became a teacher in the Champaign school district. Her mother, Sally Burgett, taught for more than 30 years; her sister, Abby Crull, is a music teacher at Westview Elementary School; her husband, Vince, teaches math at Champaign Central High School; and her aunt, Margee Williams Poole, is the district’s head nurse.