Amani Davis (Junior), Alexander Recupito (Senior) and Lauren Reyes (Junior) find their names on the Student of the Month display located outside the entrance to the Marian Catholic Library. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School recently honored its Students of the Month for March. Following is a[Read More…]
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GSU Table Tennis Team Triumphs
(Left to right) Dr. Gebe Ejigu, Executive Vice President of GSU; Xiaoke Yi of Crete; Liuzhen Zheng of Richton Park; Wenyi Liang of Richton Park; Yi Chen of Park Forest; Xini Zhang of Hazel Crest; and Dr. T.J. Wang, coach of the team and associate professor of accounting at GSU.[Read More…]
MCHS Symphonic Band Hosts Catholic Grade School Musicians
Marian Catholic Director of Bands, Greg Bimm, leads the Symphonic Band in a demonstration for over 200 visiting Catholic grade school musicians. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) More than 200 area students visit Marian Catholic Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When the Marian Catholic Symphonic Band started running through their warm up scales at breakneck[Read More…]
Rich Central Presents Third Quarter 2009-2010 Honor Roll
Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich Central High School published names of honor roll students for the third quarterof the 2009-2010 school year. Students receiving Gold Honors (4.0 G.P.A. and above) include: SENIORS: Simisola Alalade, Adebola Ayeni, Danielle Brown, Brittany Davis, Demetri Edwards, Jaye Foley, Andrea Freeman, Paris Freeman, Shannon Gant, Sernard[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 19, 2010
Park Forest Baseball held its opening day parade Saturday. Hundreds showed for the traditional trek from Downtown Park Forest to Central Park. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Photo Gallery: Park Forest Baseball Opening Day 2010 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2010. April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. However, forty years[Read More…]
Top Insurers Divert 1 in 4 Premium Dollars Away from Patient Care
New Health Reform Law to Crack Down on the Practice WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 16 – An investigation of six of America’s largest health insurers concluded that over one quarter of policy-holders’ premiums on the individual health insurance market did not go to medical care in 2009, according to a Senate Commerce, Science,[Read More…]
Obama Orders Greater Medical Rights For Same-Sex Partners
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. President Obama has asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to order all hospitals that participate in Medicaid and Medicare to allow patients to designate who shall be allowed to visit them and make medical decisions on their behalf. The order would allow for[Read More…]
House Of Representatives Holds Hearing On Corporal Punishment In Public Schools
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2010. The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing today examining the role of corporal punishment in public schools and its effect on student achievement. The American Civil Liberties Union strongly opposes the use of physical discipline in public schools and, in[Read More…]
Essay by Dr. Jill Biden in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2010. The following essay penned by Dr. Jill Biden will be featured in the April 23 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Community Colleges: Our Work Has Just BegunJill Biden I have been a teacher for almost three decades and a community-college instructor for the past[Read More…]
GSU Student/Faculty Symposium on Issues Facing Latino Students, Others of Diverse Backgrounds
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Title V Latino Center for Excellence is sponsoring a free symposium for students, faculty, advisors, and administrators from across the region on May 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at GSU. The symposium will address the issues and concerns facing Latino and other students from[Read More…]
