Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Students, parents and staff at Jane Addams Middle School in Bolingbrook raised the money through fundraisers and personal donations.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Students at Jane Addams Middle School in Bolingbrook raised $539.75, while parents and staff donated $229.99 for a total of $759.74 for victims of Sandy, the catastrophic storm that left a lot of people in dire need of help. According to staff members Nicole Mellen and Joy Hayes, who headed up the effort, it was important for students to take a step back from their own life and reach out to help others. Mellen and Hayes got the word out to organizations in the building, primarily Student Ambassadors, Builder's Club, and National Junior Honor Society with each club offering to help in some capacity. With permission from food services, they set up collection boxes at the breakfast and lunch registers. In addition, they had collection boxes …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Pamela Pritchard, a Valley View English teacher, recently received help from Costco for buying snacks for her Bolingbrook High School students.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Pamela Pritchard, a Valley View English teacher, recently received help from Costco for buying snacks for her Bolingbrook High School students.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Pamela Pritchard, a Valley View English teacher, recently received help from Costco for buying snacks for her Bolingbrook High School students.
For six years, Pamela Pritchard has shelled out her own money to buy granola bars for her students. "Teaching is tough when students are hungry," said the Bolingbrook High School English teacher. Her students would ask for a dollar for fries in the cafeteria or $.75 to buy something from the vending machine. Some students don't have food at home to eat, she said. Others have a heavy courseload, no lunch period and no time to grab something to eat. To give her students a healthy snack, Pritchard starting buying a box of granola bars. She'd replenish the supply, which would usually run out about every three weeks or so. But lately, she's been running to Costco weekly to replenish her granola bar supply. The word of her snack stash has …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The BHS cheerleading program will lead an effort to raise funds for students in need by selling spirit items and seeking cash donations at upcoming Raider football games.
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Annual award will be made to an incoming NIU art major in the memory of the Plainfield woman murdered near the school this fall.
Donations and applications are being accepted for Northern Illinois University's Antinette "Toni" Keller Scholarship, named in honor of the 18-year-old Plainfield woman who was murdered in October while attending the school. The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming NIU freshman who plans to major in studio art. A single scholarship will be awarded every fall semester, according the NIU Today Web page. Keller was a freshman studying art when she was reported missing by friends after failing to return from a walk in a nearby park. William Curl, 34, of DeKalb, has been arrested and charged with her murder. There are three ways to make a donation to the scholarship fund. Checks made payable to NIU Foundation/Toni Keller Scholarship Fund …
dabrooklongtime
5:35 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
I applaud Costco for being a company willing to help out! What a nice way to thank the community for welcoming your business. It's unfortunate that the many teachers who have done this for years for full class loads haven't received media attention. How about our 25 or more year teachers who have always taught 5 classes and have been buying kids food for years....or our newbie teachers who are … more ›