Thursday, September 27, 2012
Valley View School District 365U Bus Driver Gloria Gonzalez has worked for the district for almost 28 years.
As a 28-year veteran bus driver for Valley View School District 365U, Gloria Gonzalez knows she has a lot of responsibility. "There's nothing as important as the life of a child," Gonzalez said. "The safety of the students supersede everything that we do. They're number one, always." Never was it so apparent, she said, after a snowstorm when "the streets were like Teflon" and it was "really, really slippery." While scanning all of her mirrors, Gonzalez saw a mother bless the bus. "When I see the parents waiting there -- especially the kindergarten and first-graders -- and I see the look in their eyes, they're trusting us," she said. "They're trusting us to give their kids a safe ride to and from school. That's a huge obligation." …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Twenty students from Bolingbrook High School were named AP scholars, according to the district.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Editor's note: This press release was provided by Valley View School District 365U. Forty-nine current and former Valley View School District 365U high school students have been named 2012 AP Scholars by the College Board. To be an AP Scholar, a student must receive a 3 or higher (out of a possible 5) on three or more Advanced Placement exams. An AP Scholar with Honor must average 3.25 on all exams taken and must receive a 3 or higher on four or more exams. And an AP Scholar with Distinction must average 3.5 on all exams taken and receive a 3 or higher on five or more exams. Advanced Placement exams are given in 10 academic areas. AP Scholars with Distinction are: Jordan Braband, Christopher Felicelli, Sajani Gumidyala, Carlos Jimenez, …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sixteen students participated in a free foreign language program during the summer for college credit.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Sixteen Valley View School District 365U high school students participated in STARTALK, Lewis University’s free foreign language program, during the summer. A project of the multi-agency National Security Initiative designed to expand students’ knowledge of critical languages that may be under taught in the nation’s high schools, STARTALK not only taught students the finer points of Russian, Chinese, Arabic or Turkish, but also helped students understand various cultures and ethnicities. Bolingbrook High School students who attended included: Kanoyinsola Akagbosu, Carrie Anderson, Simone Beckley, Mohammad Asad Chaudhry, Avery Johnson, Eridiam Llanas, …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Bolingbrook Raiders football team hangs on to the number one spot in the Chicago Tribune's Top 20 rankings.
With a 2-0 record, the Bolingbrook High School Raiders are still ranked No. 1 in the state. The Bolingbrook Raiders take the top of the Chicago Tribune Top 20 rankings, followed by: READ MORE: Football: Bollingbrook Bulldozes Past Romeoville The team had the following rankings at the beginning of the season, according to the Bolingbrook Raiders Football page: The following is this fall's football schedule: 7:30 p.m. Illinois High School Football Scores, Aug. 31
Monday, September 3, 2012
Major (Ret.) Mark Placey's goal is to "help young folks to become leaders," he said.
Editor's note: This press release was provided by Valley View School District 365U: U.S. Marine Corps Major (Ret.) Mark Placey is a born leader. But now, Romeoville High School’s new Marine Junior ROTC Unit Commander says, “it’s time to take my knowledge and help young folks become leaders.” Placey is both an educator and a pilot, a unique combination for RHS’ elite ROTC unit that is recognized as one of the top ROTC units in the Chicago area. A graduate of Millikin University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in physical education and a minor in math, Placey admits he wanted “to keep challenging myself physically” when he graduated from college. So he headed for Officer Candidate School and an eventual career as a pilot on F4s and F18s. …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Daniel Quan has received an award given to only six of 35,000 Marine Corps Junior ROTC cadets in the country.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Romeoville High School Senior Daniel Quan has been awarded the prestigious Marine Corps Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, an honor accorded to only six of the 35,000 Marine Corps Junior ROTC cadets throughout the country. Quan, who was promoted to the rank of Cadet Colonel at the end of last school year, will serve as the RHS Marine Corps JROTC Battalion Commander during the coming school year. “He’s a very impressive young man,” said Maj. (USMC Ret.) Mark Placey, the new JROTC Unit Commander at RHS. In nominating Quan, RHS JROTC faculty member GySgt. Rachele Miller (USMC Ret.) called him “an exceptional role model to his fellow cadets as …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Karen Flories was previously the English Department Chair for Romeoville High School.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Romeoville High School’s English Department Chair Karen Flories has been named Valley View School District 365U’s Director of Literacy and Social Studies for grades 6-12. Flories, who joined the RHS faculty for the 2007-08 school year as a behavior disorder teacher, has been teaching English at RHS for four years. She was named Department Chair last year. One of the sponsors for Romeoville High School’s highly successful Freshman Advisory program, she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in secondary English from Governors State University and a Master’s in Educational Administration from Concordia University. She will assume her duties immediately.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Romeoville High School held a mini college fair during its school registration this year.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Romeoville High School seniors and their parents registering for the 2012-13 school year Tuesday also had the opportunity to participate in a Mini College Fair. “One of our key goals at Romeoville High School is to build a culture of high aspirations and achievement for every student,” said Assistant Principal Gina Smith. “A college fair provides an excellent opportunity for students and parents to talk directly to college representatives, ask questions, and get information at the same time.” Local colleges attending the fair included Joliet Junior College, Lewis University and Rasmussen College. Also on hand were University if St. Francis, Eastern …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Romeoville High School graduate Demarius Miller will play for Morton College in Cicero for a second year.
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Valley View School District 365U. Romeoville High School Graduate Demarius Miller will return for a second year at Morton College in Cicero after leading the country in scoring. Miller, a 6-2 guard who averaged 27.6 points per game as a redshirt freshman to lead the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II in scoring, signed the NJCAA’s Second-Year Agreement to return for a second season at Morton College. But he says he would gladly swap his scoring crown for a national championship. “I’d trade for that in a heartbeat,” Miller said. “I was mostly trying to help my team in any way possible. Winning is very important – I pride myself in being a winner. It plays an …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Check out the schedules for Bolingbrook High School and Romeoville High School.
The varsity football schedules for Bolingbrook and Romeoville High Schools have been released. The following is the schedule for the defending state champion Bolingbrook Raiders, which went 13-1 in IHSA Class 8A play last year: 7:30 p.m. The following is the schedule for Class 6A Romeoville, which went 3-6 in the 2011-2012 season. Away Source: IHSA
Steve
6:53 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
I work at one of the Valley View Elementary Schools helping students board the proper bus safely at the end of the day. I see some of what these drivers have to put up with and hear even more. It's a tough job!! So congratulations Gloria and thanks to the rest of our dedicated drivers out there. more ›