Community invited to 7 p.m. multimedia presentation that aims to foster positive culture in schools.
A group of students at Romeoville High School wants to start a chain reaction of kindness. To that end, the school’s Student Leadership Club is inviting all members of the Valley View School District 365U community to attend a free presentation of “Rachel’s Challenge” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the school auditorium. Club members Catie Crnkovich, Hannah Canniff and Justin Hurdle, all seniors, announced their plans at a press conference last week. Canniff said she viewed a presentation of “Rachel’s Challenge” last year with a friend at Plainfield East High School and was shocked to see how many students brought their parents to the evening assembly. “That’s what I hope happens here,” she said. “Rachel’s Challenge” features video and …
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Moms Talk Q&A is a new forum for mothers (and parents, in general) to get together and talk about some of the most important issues facing you and your children.
Moms Talk is a new feature on Bolingbrook Patch that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Bolingbrook Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Bolingbrook. Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions. Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children. Moms Talk will also be the place to drop in for a talk about the latest …
Denise Meehan
10:01 pm on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
I taught my kids that you are judged by how you treat other people, not by how other people treat you. As a victim of bullying myself as a child, I know how painful it can be, and how the anger, hurt and sense of helplessness can affect you for years. The idea that kids who bully have problems of their own, dysfunctional home lives, low self-esteem, etc., are the only ones or even the primary … more ›