Historic Crete spelling bee crown won by Rachel Recupito
Rachel Recupito daughter of Tony and Mrs Recupito of Crete won first place representing St Liborius School at the Crete Area Historical Society annual Spelling Bee on Feb 28. Thirty fourth graders from Crete Elementary Crete Lutheran and St Liborius participated. Eric Singleton placed second and Melissa Harmon third. All received ribbons with Rachel earning a trophy. Robert Gaines wore pioneer schoolmaster garb to pronounce the words while judges Mari an Engel Audrey DeMuth and Sheila Einhorn presided.
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Rachel Recupito
Tony Recupito
Crete
Crete Area Historical Society
St. Liborius School
Crete Lutheran
St. Liborius
Eric Singleton
Gary Singleton
Melissa Harmon
Craig Harmon
Crete Elementary
Rachel
Robert Gaines
The
Historical Society
Marian Engel
Audrey DeMuth
Sheila Einhorn
Rich East wins science medals at Moraine Valley festival
The SICA Science Festival at Moraine Valley Community College saw Rich East students excel across contests. Seniors Rachel Williams and Pleasant Radford placed in Qualitative Analysis, Mary Tadros and Margaret Hill medaled in Tower Building, and others earned honors in Acid-Base Titration, Windmill, Mousetrap Vehicle, and Electromagnet Race. Sixth through eighth graders from Armstrong, Woodgate, and Sieden Prairie also participated in district spelling and math events, with multiple winners and alternates named.
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SICA
Moraine Valley Community College
Rich East
Rachel Williams
Pleasant Radford
Mary Tadros
Margaret Hill
Sarah Norment
Thea Norment
Rasul Dickey
Jessica Jacko
Lauren Kerestes
Nicole Jackson
Melanie Jones
Armstrong
Carly Lees
Ebony Taylor
Kermit Delashment
Sieden Prairie
Jackie Johler
Shannon Benak
Joshua Moats
Ray Hrobowski
Jenna Mitchell
Woodgate
Joshua Smith
Brittany Hunt
Brandi Nounia
Marcus Warmack
Marya Yates
Ashley Merrit
Brittany Horne
KaLeena Dixon
Jennifer Brown
Ronald Goodwin
Crete Monee Scholarships and Mathletes Recap
Four $500 CMEA scholarships are offered to high school seniors or Crete Monee School District households with a CMEA member parent, based on academics need and activities. Applications must be postmarked by April 15 to Cora Larsen at Crete Monee High School. In other news, Crete Monee Mathletes placed second at Lincoln Way in conference finals on Feb 10 with 564 points, behind Lincoln Way.
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CMEA
Crete-Monee High School
Cora Larsen
W. Exchange St
Crete
Lincoln-Way High School
Crete-Monee
Lincoln-Way
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Brian Genduso
Jesse Kirkpatrick
Cory Lorenz
Ryan Vukelich
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Showchair Camps of America
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