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Focus on Students/Good News Reports
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Topic |
Honoree(s) |
School |
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Board
Presentation Date: February 13, 2008 |
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Publication of Developing an Independent Reading Program |
Rexie Lanier |
Kingsley Junior High School |
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Board Presentation Date: February 13, 2008 |
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Illinois American String Teacher Association 2007-2008
Outstanding School Teacher Award |
Diane Turek |
Normal Community West High School |
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Bronze Award Designation in U.S. News and World Report's
"Best High Schools in the United States" |
The Normal Community High School Community |
Normal Community High School |
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Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Adult Human Relations Award from the
City of Bloomington |
Camille Taylor |
Normal Community High School |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Award |
Molly Sender, Ryan Smoot |
Normal Community High School |
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Board
Presentation Date: December 12, 2007 |
Illinois State Board of Education Recognizes Spotlight and
Academic Improvement Schools
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The Brigham Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School,
Fox Creek Elementary School, Pepper Ridge Elementary School,
and Chiddix Junior High School Communities |
Brigham Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, Fox
Creek Elementary School, Pepper Ridge Elementary School,
Chiddix Junior High School |
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Student Presentation of "Digital Ironmenship in a MySpace
World" to Normal Community High School Faculty |
Brad Kessler |
Normal Community High School |
National Board Certified Teachers
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Kathy Berberich, Mary Douglass, Barbara Fisher, Remy Garard,
Kari Hennenfent, David Hirst, Kathryn Kalina, Kelly Keogh,
Jama Lindahl, Keith Rice, David Witzig |
Kingsley Junior High School, Normal Community West High
School, Grove Elementary School, Prairieland Elementary
School, Normal Community High School |
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Participation in Teen Driving Summit |
Rachel Kimmerling, Madison Salisbury, Chuck Fisher |
Normal Community High School |
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Creation and Distribution of "Unit 5 Secondary English
Department Writing Rules and Tools" Resource |
Susan Harrington, Lee Ann Thompson |
Normal Community High School, Normal Community West High
School |
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Publication of the Article "Don't Ask, Don't Tell...Unless
It's the White Sox" in the NSSSA Leader |
Kelly Keogh |
Normal Community High School |
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Receipt of a Grant to Fund the "Building Bridges: The Living
Library" |
Nicole Maurer |
Normal Community High School |
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Board
Presentation Date: November 28, 2007 |
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Professional Excellence and Service to the Towanda
Elementary School Community |
Adria Carter |
Towanda Elementary School |
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Receipt of the Outstanding Educator Award from the Illinois
Institute of Technology |
Jeanne Urbance |
Normal Community High School
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Professional Excellence in the Role of School Youth
Specialist |
Michael Donnelly |
Normal Community West High School |
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Board
Presentation Date: November 14, 2007 |
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Fox Creek Elementary School Awarded 2007 No Child Left
Behind - Blue Ribbon School Honors |
The Fox Creek Elementary School Community |
Fox Creek Elementary School |
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Staff and Volunteer Contributions to the Success of the Camp
Read-A-Lot Family Reading Night Program |
Carla Hansen, Jane Legner, Lori Stevens, Lori Spencer, Susan
Layden, Sarah Cope, Christine Danner, Lisa Hoffbauer, Jody
Simpson, Terri Daugherty |
Fox Creek Elementary School |
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Board
Presentation Date: October 24, 2007 |
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Recipient of 2007 Harry Hightower Youth Community Service
Award |
Greg Summers |
Normal Community High School |
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Earning the Highest Possible Composite Score (36) on the ACT |
Kyle Beasley |
Normal Community High School |
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Board Presentation Date: October 10, 2007 |
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Beautification of Field Special Service Center Grounds |
Doug Johnson, Jeff Monahan |
Warehouse |
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National Achievement Scholarship Program Honoree |
Travis Johnson |
Normal Community High School |
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Board
Presentation Date: September 26, 2007 |
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Professional Excellence and Service to the Unit 5 Community |
Vickie West, Josh Layden, Ryan Young |
Eagle Road Resource Center |
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"Master
Board Member Status Maintained" Honors Earned from the
Illinois Association of School Boards |
Gail Ann Briggs |
Board of Education Member |
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Fairview Celebrates 50 Years |
The Fairview Elementary School Community |
Fairview Elementary School |
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District 87 Celebrates 150 Years |
The Students, Staff, and Citizens of District 87 |
District level honor |
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Board
Presentation Date: September 12, 2007 |
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Professional Excellence & Service to the Brigham Community |
Mark Kidwell
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Brigham Elementary
School |
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Board Presentation Date: August 22, 2007 |
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Receipt of the 2007 Grand Challenge Award for Classroom
Videoconferencing |
Michelle Glatt, Rita Gyires, Kari Hennenfent, Pam Isaacs,
David Schumacher |
Chiddix Junior High School, Kingsley Junior High School,
Unit 5 District Office |
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Summer Installation of SmartBoards |
Rick Hoepner, Woody Morton |
Unit 5 Warehouse |