Crete Preschool Open House Today at Local Church
The Crete Cooperative Preschool hosts an enrollment open house today from 1 to 2 30 p m. Located in the Crete Methodist Church on North and Main streets, it offers 3 to 5 year olds morning and afternoon classes for 2% hours, two three or four days weekly, with class sizes of 10 to 15. For more information contact Donna Chlebowski at (708) 747 6.
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Crete Cooperative Preschool
Crete Methodist Church
Main Streets
Donna Chlebowski
Midlothian Student Leads Math Team at Regional Contest
Midlothian resident Nick McDonnell, a Marian Catholic High School sophomore, earned the top geometry score at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Mathematics Contest. He helped the 26 member team place in the top half at South Suburban College in South Holland and will join a state contest on April 25.
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Midlothian
Nick McDonnell
Marian Catholic High School
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
McDonnell
Brian DalCorrobbo
Chicago Heights
Kevin Dolan
Flossmoor
Cassandra Gray
Glenwood
Tricia Joschko
Oak Forest
Sam Ruiz
Chicago
Beverly
Lansing
Mike Cavalo
Charles Lofrano
Mike Krumb
Adam Persiani
Olympia Fields
Dan Pozdol
Chris Veeneman
Ional
South Suburban College
South Holland
Terence Helsel Wins Crete Spelling Bee With Imag ination
Terence Helsel of Crete Elementary won the Crete Area Historical Society spelling bee on March 8 at Crete Amvet Hall after Kaitlin Jones failed on multiplication. Helsel spelled imagination to clinch the title, as Kaitlin took second and Nicole DiNuzzo third. Thirty-five fourth graders competed, with top spellers from Crete Elementary Zion Lutheran and St. Liborius Catholic School.
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Crete Area Historical Society
Kaitlin Jones
Terence Helsel
Crete Elementary
Crete Amvet Hall
Terence
Elizabeth Helsel
Crete
Lisa van Horn
Zion Lutheran
St. Liborius Catholic
Robert Gaines
Nicole DiNuzzo
St. Liborius
Audrey DeMuth
Marian Engel
Blackhawk student wins Illinois Engineers Week essay prize
Will Long, a fifth grade student at Blackhawk Intermediate Center in Park Forest, won first place in the Illinois Engineers Week poster and essay contest. He attends District 163’s Pupil Enrichment and Young Scholars Programs, run with University of Illinois Chicago and Prairie State College on Saturdays.
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Will Long
Blackhawk Intermediate Center
Park Forest
Illinois Engineers Week
University of Illinois, Chicago
Prairie State College
Marc Hannah
Silicone Gra
James R. Thompson Center
Chicago
National Engineers Week
Will
Rose
Seniors win Presidential Scholarships in Naperville
Two area seniors earned Presidential Scholarships at North Central College in Naperville. Luke Kopulos of Homewood Flossmoor High School and Catherine Sons of Beecher High School, each listed as son or daughter of local residents, are recognized for academic achievement and potential.
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North Central College
Naperville
Luke Kopulos
Homewood- Flossmoor Community High School
Leonidas Kopulos
Flossmoor
Catherine Sons
Beecher High School
Ashley Sons
Beecher
Illinois Internship Program Scholarship Applications Open
Hearty jumps dents and enrollments in a program co sponsored by the State Board of Education and the Springfield Public Schools seek high school seniors entering junior year to apply. Details and forms are available at guidance offices and the Will County Regional Office of Education. The due date is May 4 with information from Regional Superintendent Rich Duran at 302 N Chicago St Joliet 60432 or (815) 740 8360.
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Ap Pega Carom Mty
Rich Duran
Will County
Elsenton
Chicago St
Joliet
Ee Ee
Marianjoy
State Board of Education
Springfield
Matteson students to present at Illinois Young Authors Conference
Four District 162 students will represent their Matteson schools at the Illinois Young Authors Conference at Illinois State University. Students and titles include Marisa Fenn with The Flower, Robert Kunz with Shorty, Rebecca Kaufmann with The on Earth, and Kristin Little with Sparkle, with district staff praised for aiding Saukview's school day.
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Matteson
Illinois Young Authors Conference
Illinois State University
Marisa Fenn
Robert Kunz
Sauk
Shorty
Rebecca Kaufmann
Kristin Little
Huth
Hillcrest High Speech Team Earns February Honors
Hillcrest High School speech team members earned high honors in February competitions. Carla Armstrong of Hazel Crest placed seventh in prose at the Illinois state meet at Bend Lake College on Feb 20 and 21. Armstrong and Jennifer Jones of Hazel Crest won awards at the College of DuPage tournament Feb 27 and 28 for earning 16 superior ratings. Laura Zadrozny of Country Club Hills earned a declamation certificate. Courtney Shipp of Hazel Crest participated in SCOTIE, while Antoinette Johnson of Country Club Hills served as observer.
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Hillcrest High School
Carla Armstrong
Hazel Crest
Scholarship aids disabled Bruce A Schurman Scholarship
Applications for the Bruce A Schurman Scholarship are available for students with permanent physical disabilities including brain injury stroke spinal cord injury musculoskeletal impairments and neuromuscular disorders. Eligible applicants must be functionally impaired reside in Cook DeKalb DuPage Kane Lake McHenry or Will counties and be high school graduates or college graduates or graduate students.
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Bruce A. Schurman
Cook
DeKalb
DuPage
Kane
Lake
McHenry
Will Counties
Phonathon pledges exceed half a thousand for Marian Catholic
A Marian Catholic High School phonathon drew 555 pledges from current parents and alumni and 458 more from alumni, totaling 46 600 dollars with potential to exceed 50 000. Fund raiser coordinator Peg Massucci noted additional unspecified pledges. Local volunteers from many suburbs joined chairs Pete Ruhl Joe and Sue Beaudry.
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Marian Catholic High School
Peg Massucci
Pete Ruhl
Joe
Sue Beaudry
Calumet City
Michael
Sarah McCann
Chicago Heights
Pam Avola
Madeline Murphy
Colleen Odim
Joe Rosetti
Frank Rossi
James Vallejo
Country Club Hills
Maureen
Phil Schmitz
Crete
Elaine McGregory
Dennis Sullivan
Nancy Szelag
Nancy Blum
Arlene Crevier
Larry Hamzat
Frankfort
Marty Carlasare
Glenwood
Debbie
Bill Kirby
Rita
Robert Krawczyk
Gina Persiani
Hazel Crest
James Jones
Homewood
Kathy Clark
Carol Healy
Lynn Ostrowski
Mike Welsh
Lansing
Lynn Bussey
Ray Kowalczyk
Jim
Bev Kowalkowski
Denise
Wayne Kuck
Mary Mundee
Donna Pavalvich
Paul Massucci
Lynwood
Priscilla Healy
Tom
Monica Lockton
John Sandrick
Olympia Fields
Ruby Berry-Branch
Penny Upjohn
Park Forest
Karen
Hillcrest students win at state competition leadership conference
Hillcrest students excel at the Professionals of America state competitions and leadership conference held February 26 and 27 in Oak Brook. Kendall Brooks of Hazel Crest placed fifth in the Computer Aided Graphics Contest. Denisha Stargin of Country Club Hills and Kendall Brooks along with Pharlicia James of Markham won sixth in the presentation management team contest. Tiffany Moore of Country Club Hills finished sixth in the entrepreneur contest.
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Ine Ae Rees Rawale Keee eSae
Professionals of America
Oak Brook
Kendall Brooks
Hazel Crest
Denisha Stargin
Country Club Hills
Pharlicia James
Markham
Tiffany Moore
Saukview Elementary Students Earn Responsibility Awards
Saukview Elementary School student council led activities in 1997 98 with Mary Gaz as president and officers Rachel Rossi Dawn Wilson. Classroom reps included Michelle Bryant Abbey Buchmeier Michael Carlson Angela Halama Jacci Houchins Jessica Kozinski Craig Thompson Katie Younker. Alternates listed. Jacci Houchins and Rachel Rossi received Responsibility Awards from the Steger School District Board of Education President Sharkey and Superintendent Dr Nebor during a board meeting.
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Saukview
Mary Gaz
Rachel Rossi
Dawn Wilson
Michelle Bryant
Abbey Buchmeier
Michael Carlson
Angela Halama
Jacci Houchins
Jessica Kozinski
Craig Thompson
Katie Younker
Michael Andrade
Lewis Clark
Ryan Guillermo
Lacey LaPorte
Blake Mueller
Chris Rozak
James Williams
Steger School District Board of Education
Sharkey
Nebor
Board of Education
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David Mahler
Megan Heenan
Western Avenue
Adam Mesirow
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Judy Herbstman
Blackhawk
Hearty
Tor
Joseph P
Ashley Ulmer
Chateaux School
American Heart Association
Cal
Phonathon
University of Chicago
South Suburbs
N. Lincoln
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U.s.news
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Gram
For Children
M.D
Our
Call
Kyn Tolan, M.D
University of Chicago Physicians Group
Roderick Birnie, M.D
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University of ChicaGo Health System
Bruce Reider, M.D
Hillcrest
Dixie Hwy
Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce and
Robinson Engineering, Ltd
Center For Visual & Performing Arts
Les Brown
Cockxtan's & Hors D’oeuvres
Center For Visual and Performing Ants
Munster
Indiana
Chamber Office
John Martell, M.D
America
Iras Heritage Olympia Bank
Heritage Olympia Bank
FDIC
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