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Parents monitor Forest Trail halls to boost school safety
Forest Trail Junior High in Park, part of Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163, now has 23 parent hall monitors guiding sixth to eighth graders through lunch periods. Volunteers like Rita Shields and Juanita Simpson report calmer, orderly movement, with monitors directing traffic, keeping voices low, and modeling courtesy. Assistant Principal Sheila Pickens praises the program for parent involvement and student attitudes, while coordinator Weston Lacefield seeks more volunteers. contact Lacefield or Forest Trail for details.
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Forest Trail Junior High
Juanita Simpson
Forest Trail
Rita Shields
Shields
Sheila Pickens
Pickens
Weston Lacefield
Sheilds and Simpson
Ida Santiago
Deborah Franklin
Debbie Adams
Pearl Moutry
Kelly Graham
Carlotta Williams
Janise Wood
Lacefield
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