Meaghan Avolio of Orland Hills worked with fellow team members at Governors State University to finish in the top three percent of all participants in an online business competition. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Six students in Sidney Barsuk’s Management 469 – Business Policy course recently finished in the top[Read More…]
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Marian Honors November Students of Month
Adam King (Lansing), Kristina Brost (Flossmoor), Gianna Patrizi (Orland Park) and Hannah Lang (Monee) lead a blessing during the all-school Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday at Marian Catholic High School. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School recently honored its Students of the[Read More…]
PSC Musicians Win Awards at Skyway Jazz Festival
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Three members of the Prairie State College Jazz Ensemble were recognized for their performance at the Illinois Skyway Jazz Festival held recently at Elgin Community College. The competition selects individual winners. Saxophonists Percy Timberlake of Park Forest, and Darriel Hines of Richton Park, both received Outstanding Musician[Read More…]
Marian Speech Team First at Thornridge Tourney
Marian Catholic High School vocalists present their Christmas Choral Concert on Tuesday in the Croarkin Theatre. Members of Spartan Choir pictured include l-r: Shannon Lynch (Homewood), Thomas McNeal (Olympia Fields), Emma Terrazas (Lansing), Emily DeBoer (Dyer), Kyle Habben (Matteson), Leah Christofanelli (Flossmoor), Ashley Smith (Olympia Fields), Andrew Wlos (Crete), and[Read More…]
Rich East Voter Registration Drive
Voter registration at Rich East High School. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East students (right to left): Amy Okichich, Alexia Caulker, Andrew Phillips and Robert Dean become first-time registered voters during a voter registration drive last week at the Park Forest school. Several dozen students signed up to be[Read More…]
Give A Child The Greatest Gift: A College Education
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Parents and grandparents often believe that the best gifts for their children are the ones they yearn for the most, but what happens in a couple of years when that Nintendo Wii or Zhu Zhu Hamster is obsolete? Fortunately, there are things to give that will[Read More…]
Study Shows Head Start Programs Surpass Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Requirements
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine finds that the majority of the nation’s Head Start programs report doing more to support healthy eating and physical activity than is required by existing federal regulations. Head Start is the nation’s largest federally funded[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Duncan on NAEP Math 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4 and 8: “Today’s results show that our nation’s biggest cities are continuing to make progress.[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Master of Social Work Information Sessions on Thurs., Dec. 2
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Social Work Department will host an information session for individuals interested in learning more about the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program on Thursday, December 17, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., in the university’s E Lounge. The MSW program director will be available[Read More…]
Rich East to Use Grant Money to Offer Saturday Community Classes
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Looking for something to do on Saturday’s as the chill of winter sets in? Then perhaps fun and informative classes at Rich East High School may be just the remedy for your winter chills. As part of its receiving a $232,000 School Improvement Grant from the Illinois[Read More…]
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