Hannah Zweig, a cherished life skills instructor at John Adams High School and the district's most recent "Rookie Teacher of the Year," died in a "tragic drowning accident" in Lake Michigan with her 18-year-old brother, Yosef.
After eulogies were posted on various social media platforms to comfort her loved ones, the news of her passing was made public on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
The South Bend community is devastated by Hannah's passing. It's hardly surprising that South Bend Schools named her a Rookie Teacher of the Year because of her obvious love for her pupils from the moment you met her.
Inspired every day by her love for her brother, Hannah was an exceptionally caring teacher who went above and beyond for her special needs children, according to principal Jim Seitz.
We will miss Hannah's vivacious personality and her grin in the John Adams High School hallways.
Since the inquiry is still continuing, not many details have been made public.
