Parker Junior High Book Fair Held This Week
Parker Junior High School PTO sponsors a Troll Book Fair with Ethic Images Monday through Thursday featuring children's books across adventure fiction classics nonfiction and novels plus science and craft kits and a Teachers and Parents Corner. Proceeds support the library classroom reading programs and other school projects. New Parker books showcased during parent-teacher conferences. Call (708) 798-0641 for more information.
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Student Ashley Nystrom selected for state art show
Homewood Churchill School third grader Ashley Nystrom won a place in the Illinois Art Education Association student art show, one of 40 pieces chosen from 514 entries, with Churchill teacher Donna Swanstrom to be recognized at a Springfield reception on Oct. 24.
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Springfield
Marian Catholic teacher cited as Champion Teacher by C-SPAN
Robert Rodey a Marian Catholic High School government teacher for 34 years uses C-SPAN in class and hosts visits by officials like Jesse Jackson Jr Loleta Didrickson John Stroger and George Scully The Champion Teacher award marks the third time Rodey has drawn C-SPAN attention with programs and a 1998 fellowship to work at its Washington DC office Students recently voted in a mock election and will have results compiled into a national data base The Heights district hosts regional networks for middle level science math and technology education Make a Difference Day at St Mary School Park Forest collected toiletries and food for Manteno Veterans Home Veterans appreciation remarks were offered by Sister Shawn Mitchell and others
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Cook County
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Chicago Heights
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Pete Mangano
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Central salutes three students in Student of the Week program
Central Junior High School honors three students as Student of the Week for the year. Seventh grader Jacci Houchins was first, followed by eighth graders Matt Halama and Chris Jaeger for attitude effort participation and kindness acts.
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Parker pupil attends Space Academy
Parker Junior High School student Jay Hahto of Flossmoor attended the summer Space Academy for boys. The academy’s theme is Developing Leaders for the 21st Century. Also, Space Academy program instructor Jerry Brown of the U S Space Foundation spoke at the Professional Development Alliance in Joliet about developing leaders and educating teachers on future space programs.
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Reptiles visit Marian Catholic High School biology class
Marian Catholic High School hosts Dave Dinaso and his Traveling World of Reptiles for 180 students studying biology. Dinaso shares stories and hands-on reptile experiences to dispel myths while presenting life from a warm-blooded perspective, featuring two 8-foot pythons and an alligator.
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Kerry Boudreau
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Eighteen Hillcrest Students Join Saturday Scholars Series
Eighteen Hillcrest High School students join peers from 20 high schools in the Saturday Scholars Program. Begun Oct 17 at Plainfield High School, the five part series is sponsored by 20 schools with the Three Rivers Education Partnership.
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James Lee
Kyran Weaver
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Heather Hill Students Vote in Mock Election Program
Heather Hill School in Flossmoor District 161 hosted a mock election with 1439 Lawrence Crescent noted participants. The League of Women Voters Illinois Student Vote Program, funded by Motorola Foundation, aimed to teach students about the democratic process and the Senate.
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Hillcrest High Homecoming Queen April Gardner and King Jason Ingram
Hillcrest High School crowned April Gardner and Jason Ingram as homecoming royalty for 1998. Senior candidates included Jasmine Foster Jhara Lewis Charlotte Burton Kris ten Ewing and Chris Clayborne with junior attendants Tiffany Tolbert Jason Powell sophomores Tianne Fambro Kyran Weaver and freshmen Takra Jordan Ralph Tolbert.
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Takra Jordan
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