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VENDORS WANTED
Our Healthy Living Expo will be 9am to
1pm Saturday, January 13th, 2018, at the
Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451
Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park
This event will be the answer to getting the
New Year’s resolution off to a solid start by
offering health screenings, fitness tips,
healthy eating ideas and more to start off
the New Year with a New You.
For more information, call
(708) 326-9170 or visit
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Deadline: December 6th, 2017
Photo Op
This week’s Photo Op came from Jim Humenik, vice
president of the Kiwanis Club of Frankfort. On Oct. 28
the club participated in the Safety Trunk or Treat event
hosted by the Frankfort Police Department at Breidert
Green. The Kiwanis Club of Frankfort received the Chief’s
Choice Award 2017 for the 2017 Trunk or Treat Event.
Pictured (left to right) are Frankfort Police Chief John
Burica and Kiwanis Members Debbie Dalton, Jeff Dalton
and Mark Misek.
Have you captured something unique, interesting, beautiful or just
plain fun on camera? Submit a photo for “Photo Op” by emailing
it to nuria@frankfortstation.com, or mailing it to 11516 W. 183rd
St., Office Condo 3 Unit SW, Orland Park, IL, 60467.
D161
From Page 7
ers dropout rates and builds
self-esteem.
“While the fee structure
appears to be extremely
clear that we have right now,
it is as clear as mud,” Marron
said. “There are ways
the fees can be waived, but
it involves the parents having
to talk to the superintendent,
and, of course, there is
a certain amount of pride to
go [through the process.]”
Last year, District 161
collected approximately
$100,000, excluding P.E.
uniforms, to make up less
than 0.25 percent of the
2017 operating budget.
Marron said this is a lot of
amount money generated,
but in the context of a $40
million budget, it is not.
The district spent roughly
$450,000 on extracurricular
activities last year, which
makes for 1-1.3% of its
budget, depending if one
looks at it operationally or
overall.
“Other activities especially
at the K-4 level, we
do collect fees on activities
and the stipends are paid by
the [School Community Organizations,]
so that really
doesn’t make any sense because
we’re collecting fees
for something we didn’t
even pay for,” Marron said.
Marron said he wants the
district to start focusing on
what value school officials,
students and the curriculum
get from extracurricular activities,
talk about where
the board wants to invest
its dollars, work to do activity
selection, encourage
alignment and progression
across the schools, address
scheduling to encourage
participation and promote
use of extracurricular activities
with overall school
programs concerning Positive
Behavior Interventions
and Supports, academics
and discipline.
“We are the center of the
District 161 community,”
Marron said. “At one point
in time, Lincoln-Way North
was there. Now, that kind of
became the de-facto center
of the community rightly
so, but again, you’ve got
3,000 students in our care
and we’ve become again the
center of Frankfort Square/
Tinley Park/Frankfort/Mokena
neighbors.”
The extracurricular fees,
if approved, would go in to
effect next year.
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DANA ANDERSON
708.326.9170 ext. 17 d.anderson@22ndcenturymedia.com
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Jerry
Lulu’s Locker Pet Rescue
Jerry is an 11-week-old male black and white shorthair. Just like
his namesake, Jerry Seinfeld, he is a funny cat who serves as
the head of his furry gang. He would like to be adopted along
with one of his siblings and can often be found running or
jumping with his brothers or sister. For more information, visit
luluslockerrescue.org/jerry/.
Want to see your pet featured as The Frankfort Station’s Pet of the Week? Send your pet’s photo
and a few sentences explaining why your pet is outstanding to Editor Nuria Mathog at nuria@
frankfortstation.com or 11516 W. 183rd St., Office Condo 3, Suite SW, Orland Park, IL 60467.