Students and faculty at Lincoln and Berg Elementary Schools in Dickinson grieved Monday for a teacher who touched lives in Dickinson as well as on the other side of the world.
Johanna Njos was described by her co-workers as an adored teacher who devoted her life and career to serving others.
The 30-year-old educator who oversaw the gifted-and-talented program at the two schools, died Saturday afternoon when her car was struck by an oncoming semi truck after it slid into the opposite lane on ice-covered Highway 85 while attempting to negotiate a curve west of Amidon.
“There have been many tears and sadness,” said Tammy Praus, the principal at Lincoln Elementary School.
Njos, who taught 32 students from kindergarten through fifth grade, was hired by Dickinson Public Schools in 2006 after graduating from Dickinson State University.
From her first day, staff members said they could tell she was going to be a special teacher.
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