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8 | May 24, 2018 | The Lockport Legend news lockportlegend.com LTHS student helps senior residents for Eagle Scout project Jacquelyn Schlabach Assistant Editor Alvernia Manor Senior Living in Lemont now has two hand-built flower beds in their outside pavilion area for residents to plant their own vegetables and flowers thanks to Lockport Township High School junior Andy Smigielski. On May 12, Smigielski and 12 Scouts in the Homer Glen Boys Scout Troop 63 got together for almost eight hours to build the flower beds at the senior home for his Eagle Scout project. “It was cold, it was rainy, it was damp, but they showed up with their tools and they were digging,” said Sister Cindy Drozd, administrator at Alvernia Manor. “It was just so very impressive to see the gentleman with their leaders.” Smigielski started thinking about community service ideas a year ago to earn his Eagle Scout Badge. He volunteered at Alvernia Manor just before he started working part-time there for a year, and thought there wasn’t a better place he could help out. “They had [the flower beds] before, and they don’t have them anymore so they needed some new ones,” Smigielski said. One of the requirements “It was cold, it was rainy, it was damp, but they showed up with their tools and they were digging.” Sister Cindy Drozd — Alvernia Manor administrator, on Andy Smigielski’s Eagle Scout project for the project is that the 17-year-old had to show leadership by organizing and planning it himself. Eagle Scout Badge Coach Scott Reid works with Troop 63 and helps guide those working toward the badge. Smigielski presented his plan to Reid and the coach thought it was a great idea. Ultimately, the Rainbow Council, which is a body of representatives that approximately 50 troops in the state are affiliated with, gave the OK to the Scout to proceed with his desired plan. Reid was there May 12 and helped the Scouts complete the project with the direction of Smigielski. “It’s his show,” Reid said. Drozd said she went shopping with Smigielski to get the necessary tools and supplies, such as frames, to build the flower beds. In early March, he measured the area outside to see how big the beds could be and how Drozd envisioned them. “He had everything planned out,” Drozd said. “He got his fellow troop members and the project became real Saturday.” The design of the flower beds matches the garden area in the pavilion that the residents call “a little bit of heaven.” “The whole purpose is [the residents] could plant, put their fingers in the dirt and they don’t have to bend over to the ground and get hurt, [because] they’re raised,” Drozd said. In the coming weeks, any of the 36 residents will have the opportunity to plant any vegetables or flowers they want. There will also be a garden club for the residents to join, as well. “I just want to say how appreciative I am of Andy and all the Scouts in Troop 63. I was very proud of each of them,” Drozd said. Andy said his hope is that the residents will enjoy the planters. Lockport Township High School junior Andy Smigielski (left) and Sister Cindy Drozd at Alvernia Manor Senior Living in Lemont measure the flower beds after planting them into the ground May 12. Photo submitted BIKE From Page 6 they can from the store. Each refill of the tote is $5. There are week-long insider community day sales that mark the price down from $5 to $3. Each month has its own theme to introduce the sale, with the mid-summer sale running June 19-23. Regardless of income, the store is open to everyone. Clients of the Fish Food Pantry get a half-priced discount on the bag sale, and individual item prices can be negotiated for anyone. “We’ve had some very nice collectible things, very quality items come through,” Magosky said. Items ranging from clothing to household items, to sporting goods and more are available at Pass It On Thrift Store. “We get some treasures, but we keep the prices deliberately low,” Magosky said. Proceeds from the thrift store not only benefit the scholarship, but they also help support the Fish Food Pantry and an emergency relief loan fund for those who need assistance with paying for bills, car repairs, rent or other related circumstances. People must be a Lockport resident to receive that help, and aren’t required to pay it back, but can do so if their means allow it. “If people are in need, we get them what they need,” the president said. The Lockport Resource Center is located at 944 N. State St. in Lockport. To learn more information on their mission and what they do, call (815) 838–9615. RIGHT: Several community members cleaned and checked the bikes Saturday, May 19, before they will be distributed. Photo Submitted
lockportlegend.com news the Lockport Legend | May 24, 2018 | 9 D91 students take part in TECH 2018 event Submitted by Lockport School District 91 Kelvin Grove students participated in the annual Students for the Information Age TECH 2018 event May 10 at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield where hundreds of students and teachers represented schools from throughout the state. At the event, students showed the public and members of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives how technology is being used in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve achievement. From elementary to the high school classrooms, TECH 2018 highlighted the crucial role that technology plays in education — ranging from increases in collaboration and critical thinking, to promoting learning beyond the limits of the school day — by creating a space for students to share their learning and innovative uses of devices, the internet and digital curriculum. Kelvin Grove students Nicole Carlson, Kara Billings and Michael Bain took part in the demonstrations locally. Kelvin Grove students wrote, produced, filmed, broadcasted and published videocasts to Google Drive and District 91 online, using the KGTV green room, iPads, teleprompter and chromakey technology. This technology met district longterm goals allocating student creativity, ownership and stakeholder informationsharing via KGTV daily announcements. The purpose of TECH 2018 was to raise awareness of the critical role technology plays in preparing students to succeed in today’s world, and to show the need for increased funding for classroom technology. Students demonstrated for lawmakers and the public the creative ways technology is being used to enhance and accelerate student achievement in Illinois schools today. TECH 2018 is a not-forprofit initiative presented by Illinois Computing Educators (ICE), and is supported by a broad range of education and business organizations. 7 TH ANNUAL th Local Charities Kelvin Grove TECH 2018 participants (left to right) sponsor Dianna Skoczek, sponsor Sharon Bruemmer, Michael Bain, Nicole Carlson, Kara Billings pose for a photo with State Sen. Pat McGuire. Photo submitted
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