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12 | December 15, 2016 | The frankfort station news
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School news
Lincoln-Way committee
discusses strategic plan
Lincoln-Way community
members gleaned key findings
from a resident survey
to create a strategic plan that
will guide a district marked
by financial struggles going
forward.
The 107-person Long
Range Strategic Planning
Committee met Dec. 2-3 for
a special board meeting to
develop recommendations
expected to be adopted by
the Board of Education.
Committee volunteers
broke into groups to create
priorities in six focus areas,
mirroring those studied in
the survey: finance, building
and grounds, community
and public relations,
curriculum and assessment,
human resources and technology.
Each group narrowed
their focus to their
top five most significant
goals.
More than 3,000 responses
were recorded from that
survey, which revealed that
respondents did not want
programs cut, and instead
favored looking into alternative
revenue streams such
as sponsorships, according
to a district statement.
The district borrowed $20
million at the beginning of
the academic year to operate,
and plans to sell more
than $5 million in property
®
in early 2017. At the Board
of Education’s last meeting
in November, Director of
Finance Kelly Luzzo said
the district is on-track to
maintain a $2 million budget
surplus this year.
Respondents also pushed
for an increase in technology
education, but believed
students to be well-prepared
for college, the district said.
The strategic planning
initiative was facilitated by
volunteer and educational
consultant Robert Madonia,
who worked with board
members to develop the survey
in October.
The Lincoln-Way District
210 Board of Education is
expected to formally adopt
the recommendations of the
Long Range Strategic Planning
Committee in January.
Frankfort students honored
by Kiwanis
The Kiwanis Club of
Frankfort recognized two
students Dec. 1 for their accomplishments
both in and
out of the classroom.
Lincoln-Way East High
School senior Destiny
Henning and Mia Adeja of
Summit Hill Junior High
received the Kiwanis student
of month recognition
award, which includes a
certificate and scholarship
money.
Lincoln-Way East senior
Contact
Dana Anderson
Destiny Henning was recognized
for her leadership
role in assisting Lincoln-
Way North students in feeling
more at home at Lincoln-Way
East. Henning is a
member of Key Club, a peer
helper, member of Griffin
Crew/Link Crew and Scholastic
Bowl. She is an AP
Scholar with honors with a
4.59 GPA, and is a member
of the National Honor Society,
Mu Alpha Theta, Pi
Sigma Pi and Science National
Honors.
Summit Hill student Mia
Abeja was recognized for
being a leader among her
peers. Abeja is an active
member of the Student
Council and National Honor
Society. Abeja enjoys education
and is always willing
to volunteer and contribute
to the learning community
at Summit Hill. She maintains
an “A” grade point
average.
Candidates for consideration
are identified through
their school administration,
and names are presented to
the Kiwanis Club of Frankfort
for recognition during
the club’s meeting held on
the third Thursday of each
month at 7:30 a.m. at Lincoln-Way
High School.
School News is compiled
by Editor Kirsten Onsgard,
kirsten@FrankfortStation.com
Ext. 17
708.326.9170
d.anderson@22ndcenturymedia.com
Prizes announced for 2016
Holiday Card Contest
Entries must be
received by Christmas
Eve
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
You know Sizzles and Sky
Zone and White Street and
Marley
Chesdan’s, Laraway and
Open Bottle
But do you know why
We have listed here this
cool haul?
2016 prizes
For Holiday Card Contest
And if you were to win it
You would find this stuff
enclosed
This past week, publisher
22nd Century Media’s Southwest
Chicago branch announced
the return of its annual
Holiday Card Contest.
We also threatened you
with more holiday songs
turned poor excuses for poetry
if we did not feel loved
enough by this week. And
while some of you have already
sent us plenty of holiday
cheer, we still felt like it
wasn’t quite enough.
That is why we are giving
you one more week to make
things right and appease the
editorial staff.
We also are announcing
(in the accompanying sidebar)
the full collection of
prizes we have been unveiling
via social media over the
past week, in case you needed
further enticement.
And here is a quick refresher
on the details, for those of
you saying to yourselves,
“What Holiday Contest?”
We want to see your
beautiful Christmas cards:
custom designs, engaging
words, pretty pictures, colorful
envelopes. We also want
to read your year-end letters
(like a card, but with more
words for people to read).
The Prizes
A breakdown of the packages that await two lucky
winners in 22nd Century Media Southwest’s 2016
Holiday Card Contest.
Best in Show
• A $25 gift card to The
Open Bottle, 7101 W.
183rd St. in Tinley Park
• Christmas Wreath
Mosaic Candle, courtesy
of Marley Candles, 12525
W. 187th St. in Mokena
• A gift certificate valued
at $20 for White Street
Café, 11 S. White St. in
Frankfort
• A gift certificate valued
at $25 for Chesdan’s
Pizzeria & Grille, 15764 S.
Bell Road in Homer Glen
Funniest
• Four passes each good
for one hour of jumping,
We want holiday photos: in
front of the tree, on a holiday
getaway, with your pets.
Whatever it is you do for
the people you love during
the holidays (PG-13, please),
simply address these things to
Managing Editor Bill Jones,
and mail them to 11516 W.
183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park, IL,
60467. Make sure the items
somewhere include a name
and a phone number at which
we can reach you, should you
happen to win the contest, as
well as your hometown.
We will accept submissions
through 5 p.m. on
Christmas Eve (this year a
Saturday, every year Dec.
24). They must be received
(not postmarked) by that
day, so please make sure to
give yourself enough time
for holiday mail service.
The entries will be evaluated
by our editorial staff and
judged in two categories —
along with a $30 gift
card good for purchase
of anything in the park,
food from Fuel Zone,
merchandise, Sky Socks,
Sky Climb or additional
jump time at Sky Zone,
66 Orland Square Drive in
Orland Park
• Two hours of free
bowling for up to six
people, including shoe
rentals, along with a
pizza and pitcher of pop,
at Laraway Lanes, 1009
W. Laraway Road in New
Lenox
• A $25 gift card for
Sizzles, 571 E. Division St.
in Lockport
Best in Show and Funniest.
We will pick one winner in
each of the categories from
across all seven of the towns
covered by 22nd Century Media’s
Southwest office: Orland
Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort,
Mokena, New Lenox, Lockport
and Homer Glen.
In addition to awarding
prizes, we plan to publish
images or transcripts of our
winners in print, along with
a few of our other favorites.
We do have three important
rules to follow.
• We are only allowing
one entry per household for
this contest.
• The entry must be from
this holiday season.
• Electronic entries are
accepted and can be sent to
bill@opprairie.com.
So send us those entries
lickety split. Remember:
This is your last chance to
bring an end to these wretched
“poetic” creations.