(Photo supplied) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- 4th and 5th grade students have been studying matter and mass, the school reports. Students investigated and conducted experiments. Here students used a balance to understand mass and density.
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St. Lawrence O’Toole School Planning Alumni Olympic Day
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- St. Lawrence O’Toole School is planning an Alumni Olympic Day Event for Saturday, October 15th. All alumni are invited, so save the date! Remember how much fun Olympic Day was? What was your favorite event? The traditional concession stand will be open. RSVP to www.facebook.com/event.php or call the[Read More…]
Donate a Car to Help Students at PSC
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) is accepting used car donations to help students in the automotive technology program. One donation can be used to educate hundreds of students in more than 10 degree and certificate programs. These vehicles are used by students in the lab. Vehicles are used[Read More…]
Matteson Elementary School District 162 Teacher Honored Among 1,000 Teachers Nationwide by OfficeMax on ‘A Day Made Better’
Kisha Houston is congratulated on being named among 1,000 teachers nationwide by OfficeMax’s “A Day Made Better,” program, by her third grade students at the Matteson Elementary School. (Photo: Jeraldine Harris). MATTESON, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2001—“Oh my, it’s Christmas in October,” exclaimed Kisha Houston, a third grade teacher at the[Read More…]
$22.9 Million Renovation Project Begins at GSU
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will kick off a new era in science education on October 18 with the groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of the renovation of the university’s science facilities. Government, business, and community leaders will join university administrators, students, faculty, and staff at 10:30 a.m., in[Read More…]
The Art of Paper at GSU
“Milwaukee Avenue Series Panel” by Matthew Woodward. (SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University realizes that creativity often goes hand in hand with instruction. In a special series of exhibitions, GSU is sharing art and art instruction with members of the community interested in learning the intricacies, methods, and some[Read More…]
Business Consultants Join CenterPoint at Governors State
Dan McAllister, Judi Mack, and Elliott Johnson join CenterPoint at Governors State University to offer small business development consulting services to Chicago Southland residents. (SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- CenterPoint at Governors State University is adding three local consultants to assist Chicago Southland residents in developing, growing, financing, and improving their[Read More…]
PSC Building Trades, Painting, and Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program Underway
PSC students shown here are working on a frame for a basement wall at a house in Chicago Heights. (SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) students are hard at work at one home in Chicago Heights. The new Building Trades, Painting, and Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program is underway and[Read More…]
White House Report: American Jobs Act Supports Nearly 400,000 Education Jobs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. Today, the White House released a report, Teacher Jobs at Risk, outlining how the Administration’s efforts – including the American Jobs Act – will keep teachers in the classroom, strengthen our schools and improve the local economy in communities across the country. The American Jobs Act[Read More…]
Ford and Zipcar Empower University Students, Provide $300,000 in Grants to Support Student Organizations
DEARBORN , Mich. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 4, 2011 – Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP), the world’s leading car-sharing network, today announced the launch of “Students with Drive,” a grant program that provides students with free Zipcar memberships and driving credits to support their community service[Read More…]
