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24 | March 15, 2018 | The frankfort station life & arts
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Providence Catholic students participate in blood drive
Submitted by Providence
Catholic High School
Providence Catholic students
and staff rolled up
their sleeves once again to
donate blood. This is the
school’s second blood drive
of the year and is sponsored
by the school’s Augustinian
Youth Ministry.
Being able to help someone
in need is the driving
force behind the donations.
For senior Jack Barrett, donating
blood is not new to
him or his twin sister Claire
to take part in. They not only
donate to the Providence
Catholic blood drives but
also donate blood regularly
at the Heartland Blood Center
in their hometown of Tinley
Park.
“It is important for me to
try to help others,” Barrett
said. “Donating blood is
easy to do and does not take
much time and can make a
difference in an emergency
situation.”
AYM Moderator Jen Williams
encourages all students
to donate blood twice
of year if they are able.
“Blood drives at our high
schools are crucial to a safe
and adequate blood supply
because they get young people
involved in community
service and the ever-constant
need of blood donation,”
Williams said. “Statistically,
if someone starts donating
blood in high school they are
much more likely to continue
to donate throughout their
lifetime.”
Jack Barrett said this is
something he and his sister
plan on doing in years to
come if not through their entire
life.
“As long as I am able to
donate, I will donate blood
for the rest of my life,” Barrett
said.
A wide diversity of blood
donors is necessary to maintain
a safe and sufficient
blood supply. It takes about
an hour to give one pint of
whole blood. Blood transfusion
can do more than save a
life, it can provide hope and
renewed energy for those
who battle a chronic blood
disorder, or undergo cancer
and surgical treatments.
Providence Catholic High School twins Claire and Jack Barrett smile for a photo as they donate blood during the school’s
blood drive. Photo submitted
Hickory Creek teacher Rebecca Schumacher
becomes National Board Certified Teacher
Submitted by Frankfort
School District 157-C
Rebecca Schumacher, a
sixth-grade teacher at Hickory
Creek Middle School in
District 157-C, has earned
the distinction of becoming
a National Board Certified
Teacher through the National
Board for Professional
Teaching Standards.
Board Certification was
designed to develop, retain
and recognize accomplished
teachers and to generate
ongoing improvement in
schools nationwide. It is a
process designed for teachers
to demonstrate, through
standards-based evidence,
the positive impact they have
on student learning as a result
of their deep and abiding
understanding of students,
content knowledge, pedagogical
practice, ongoing
reflection, and participation
in learning communities. It
is the most respected professional
certification available
in K-12 education.
Under the guidance and
mentorship of Board-certified
colleagues and with
the support of fellow candidates,
candidates for board
certification submit evidence
that their practice meets the
Five Core Propositions and
National Board Standards,
a body of knowledge that
is maintained by teachers.
Practicing teachers, through
a peer-review process, then
assess their submissions.
Board certification, as in all
other professions, is a hardearned
distinction practitioners
bestow on each other.
Schumacher was recognized
for her accomplishment
at the February 21
District 157-C Board of
Education meeting. Hickory
Creek Principal Will Seidelmann
introduced Ms.
Schumacher to the board.
“Becky has been an asset
to the classroom,” Seidelmann
said.
Superintendent Maura J.
Zinni congratulated Schumacher
and, on behalf of the
board, Board President
Gina Briese commended
Ms. Schumacher for going
“above and beyond.”
RIGHT: Hickory Creek Middle
School teacher Rebecca
Schumacher earned the
distinction of becoming a
National Board Certified
Teacher. Photo submitted