10/31/2026
This week’s Hylander Saturday Staff Spotlight is Cheimaa Yamache, Special Education Teacher at Highland Elementary! Cheimaa has been a Hylander since 2023. She also worked as an Education Assistant before becoming a teacher and has taught Summer School.
Some fun things to know about Cheimaa are that she is a polyglot (fluent in three languages) and her husband, Dr. Abderrahmane Soum is the Engineering teacher at Columbia Academy! Cheimaa has her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Reproductive Biology and Physiology from the Djillali Liabès University of Sidi Bel Abbès in Algeria, and she is currently pursuing her second Master’s degree at the University of Minnesota. Some of her favorite things to do are spending time with her husband out in nature, visiting state parks across Minnesota and neighboring states, and enjoying all the cultural activities in the twin’s cities area.
“I love how diverse our community is the different backgrounds and perspectives and I like too how we stand together as one during tough times and how we support our students and how we take care of each other. I love seeing real, positive change from month to month watching my students make progress and grow in their daily lives, ‘thank you for everything you did for my child’ is the biggest reward, and nothing else in the world can equal it. Another thing I love about my job is how we work as one team. I don't do this by myself all the team work together to help these little Hylanders become the best version of themselves.” - Cheimaa Yamache
