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Marian Catholic Celebrates Homecoming and Class Reunions
Homecoming Court nominees are Seniors T.J. Galullo (Dyer, Ind.), Hayley Stuber (Oak Forest), Dia Bennett (Olympia Fields), Olivia Mlakar (Crete), Robbie Fink (South Holland), and Nate Bodnar (Highland, Ind.) (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Pajama Day kicked off Marian Catholic High School’s Spirit Week Monday, as special days led up[Read More…]
‘See You At The Pole’ 2010 at Rich East
Students gather for See You At The Pole 2010 at Rich East. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– See You at the Pole is in it’s 20th year. It’s an international day of student prayer where students from around the world gather on the third Wednesday of September and pray for[Read More…]
Rich East Students Excel in Advance Placement Exams
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Six students at Rich East High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school,[Read More…]
Fourth Graders Connect With High School Spanish Class
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Video conferencing equipment has made it possible for Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s fourth grade honors class, which is composed of students from Mohawk and Blackhawk Intermediate Centers and housed at Mohawk, to participate in an Introduction to Spanish class at Rich South High School without[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Salutes Latino Veterans
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2010. In conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today hosted a “A Salute to Latino Veterans” to honor and recognize Latino Veterans in Illinois for their dedicated military service. Governor Pat Quinn also issued a proclamation declaring today Latino Veterans Recognition[Read More…]
College Savings Month in Illinois runs through September 30
CHICAGO, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2010. As College Savings Month comes to a close September 30, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) says now is the best time to lock in college tuition prices with the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program’s discounted September prices before prices increase Friday, October 1. “The[Read More…]
Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Justice Department Filing in Log Cabin Republicans v. USA
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2010. Today, the Department of Justice made a filing in a legal challenge to the Don’t Ask, Don’t tell (DADT) policy, as it traditionally does when acts of Congress are challenged. This filing in no way diminishes the President’s firm commitment to achieve a legislative repeal of[Read More…]
Rich East Senior Robert Ruiz Presents Award-Winning Video: ‘Park Forest: The Golden Town’
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As if you need yet another reason to feel good about living in Park Forest, Robert Ruiz, a senior at Rich East High School, offers this award-winning video for your consideration. The 4:47 feature was the winner of the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ documentary film contest in[Read More…]
Rich East Rocket Cross Country Pulls to 3-2 in Dual Meets
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sophomore Dorian Simmons and senior Kirk Marshall led the Rich East Boys Cross Country to a victory over intra-district rival Rich Central in a Southland Athletic Conference victory Monday on the Rocket Cross Country Course in Park Forest. Simmons and Marshall had times of 19:05 and 19:09,[Read More…]
