WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2010. With busy schedules and miles between, when is the last time your entire family was under the same roof? When is the next time it will happen again? If your family is like many American families, December brings holidays, and with those holidays, unmatched family togetherness. Aside[Read More…]
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AP Scholars Number 117 At Marian Catholic
Members of the Class of 2011 who received Advanced Placement honors include first row: Kaitlyn VanTuyl, Chris Zajeski, Jay Hochstetler, Robert Bailey, Colin Parsons, and Conor Keane. Second row: Joe Wlos, Michael Spear, Matt Pena, Patrick Barry, Patrick Daley, Sean O’Sullivan, Uzoma Nwabara, Mark Hoffman, and Adam King. Third row:[Read More…]
IEF Offers Scholarships to PSC Fire Science Students
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) offers the training to become a firefighter or emergency medical technician. This spring, students enrolled in the college’s Firefighter/EMT-Basic program are eligible for Illinois Education Foundation (IEF) scholarships. Those selected for the scholarship will benefit from financial, academic, and professional development opportunities including[Read More…]
PSC to Host Information Session for Adults Interested in Starting College
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) understands that starting or returning to college as an adult can be overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be. To help adults take the first step, the college is hosting a free information session for adults who are thinking about starting college, but not[Read More…]
PSC Alumna’s Path Leads to Healthy Career
Kim Godboldt. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)–When Prairie State College (PSC) alumna Kim Godboldt was in high school, she decided that she wanted to be a physician to follow in both of her parents footsteps. With her baby daughter in tow, she began her college career at the University of[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Berkeley School District in Illinois
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. The Justice Department today announced it has filed a lawsuit against Berkeley School District, Berkeley, Ill., alleging that the school district violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of Safoorah Khan, a Muslim teacher at McArthur[Read More…]
Federal Judge Rules Provision of Health Care Reform Law Is Unconstitutional
VIRGINIA—(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2010. U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson, an appointee of President George W. Bush, has just ruled that the individual mandate provision of the Obama Health Care Reform legislation is unconstitutional. In Commonwealth of VA v. Sebelius, Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli argued that Congress exceeded its[Read More…]
PSC Student Art Collection Grows with the Addition of New Works
Pictured from left to right: Professor Art, Paul Rinaldi; PSC Students Anthony Vicidomini, Jeremy Wright, Michael Bridges, Peggy Brown, Kathleen Skelton, Wayne McNair; Board Chair Mark Fazzini; and PSC President Eric Radtke. Not pictured: Michelle Cox and Sarah Zakrewski. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From a sculpture made of books[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Celebrates Mass
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Honoring the Blessed Mother as patroness, Marian Catholic High School celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Wednesday with an all-school Mass. Seniors who had previously been commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers participated in the Mass for Marian’s 1511 students, faculty, staff, and guests. From the bottom,[Read More…]
Reading Tutoring Available at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Graduate Program in Reading is sponsoring The Literacy Zone, a reading tutorial program for students in grades six through high school, on Tuesdays, from February 1 through April 26, from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. This 12-week, one-to-one program brings students experiencing reading problems together[Read More…]
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