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8 | May 24, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger NEWS<br />
mokenamessenger.com<br />
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Students, families, friends, local business leaders and D210 faculty attend Scholarship night May 7 at Lincoln-Way Central High School.<br />
Photo submitted<br />
D210 students earn more than $1.7M in scholarships<br />
Submitted by Lincoln-Way<br />
Community High School District<br />
210<br />
District 210 Scholarship Nights<br />
kicked off on May 7 at Lincoln-<br />
Way Central, followed by Lincoln-Way<br />
West on May 8 and<br />
wrapped up with Lincoln-Way<br />
East on May 9. Between all three<br />
schools, 389 graduating seniors<br />
were awarded $1,737,995.<br />
Local community businesses,<br />
individuals and families, organizations,<br />
and foundations presented<br />
scholarships to graduating students<br />
in each school’s auditorium,<br />
where family members, staff and<br />
friends congratulated each recipient<br />
with cheers and applause.<br />
Members of the Lincoln-Way<br />
community donated more than<br />
$300,000 in scholarships.<br />
Children helping children<br />
Submitted by Dr. Julian<br />
Rogus Elementary School<br />
The students at Dr. Julian<br />
Rogus Elementary School,<br />
in Summit Hill School District<br />
161, were offered the<br />
opportunity to participate in<br />
St. Jude Children’s Hospital<br />
Math-a-Thon, an educationally<br />
based program that<br />
challenges students to work<br />
math problems that are fun<br />
and intriguing while providing<br />
a positive learning experience.<br />
“Senior Scholarship Night is<br />
a fantastic example of how our<br />
amazing community supports the<br />
goals and aspirations of our students,”<br />
Lincoln-Way Central college<br />
counselor Janet Reis said. “It<br />
is an evening that changes lives<br />
both for the recipients and the<br />
families and organizations that<br />
provide the scholarships.”<br />
Among the awards at each ceremony,<br />
memorial scholarships<br />
were given to students in memory<br />
of community members’ loved<br />
ones. Local businesses and nonprofits<br />
showed their support by<br />
offering scholarships to graduating<br />
seniors who have shown interest<br />
or talent in a specific area of<br />
study, activity or sport.<br />
“At Lincoln-Way West, we are<br />
so proud to showcase some of our<br />
This year, the students<br />
of Dr. Julian Rogus raised<br />
$12,854 for the children and<br />
families of St. Jude. Proceeds<br />
help to cover all costs<br />
for families without insurance,<br />
and help to cover all<br />
costs above those reimbursable<br />
by third party insurance<br />
for families who have insurance.<br />
Over the past 17 years,<br />
Dr. Julian Rogus has raised<br />
more than $184,000 for the<br />
children and families of St.<br />
Jude.<br />
most talented students, and the<br />
generosity of our community is<br />
amazing,” college counselor Tim<br />
Daly said.<br />
Three military scholarships and<br />
four Chick Evans Caddie Scholarships,<br />
totaling $1,436,000, were<br />
awarded throughout the events.<br />
• Jared Bachman from Lincoln-<br />
Way Central earned an Air Force<br />
Academy appointment, valued at<br />
$416,000;<br />
• Trevor Horn of Lincoln-Way<br />
East earned a United States Naval<br />
Academy appointment, valued at<br />
$400,000;<br />
• Lauren Hunter at Lincoln-<br />
Way East earned a United States<br />
Merchant Marine Academy appointment,<br />
valued at $220,000;<br />
• Chick Evans Scholarships for<br />
Caddies were awarded to four<br />
Lincoln-Way East Students Hannah<br />
Hill, who will attend Purdue<br />
University; Timothy Magee, who<br />
will attend University of Minnesota<br />
Twin Cities; Connor Noonen,<br />
who will attend University of Illinois<br />
at Urbana-Champaign; and<br />
Daniel Smith, who will attend<br />
University of Missouri-Columbia.<br />
Each scholarship is valued at<br />
$25,000 per year, or $100,000 for<br />
four years.<br />
“We are so appreciative of the<br />
organizations for their time, effort<br />
and support in making this<br />
evening possible,” said Lincoln-<br />
Way East counselor Lynne Jurges.<br />
“Their scholarships can be<br />
life changing for our students.<br />
We are thrilled they believe in our<br />
students and find them worthy to<br />
represent their organizations.”<br />
Dr. Julian Rogus Elementary School students (left to right)Elijah Drozd,<br />
Kyle Romines, Danny Ceko, Dominic Albor, Christion Urban, Jenna Karim,<br />
Carmela Goebel and Delia Tiarks pose wearing their Math-a-Thon shirts. All<br />
together, students raised $12,854 for the program, which benefits children<br />
and families at St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Photo submitted<br />
Moving forward<br />
During meeting, board members approved<br />
personnel recommendations including<br />
a new director of student services,<br />
Allison Cirone Aparicio, and Mokena Elementary<br />
School Principal Rachel Chorely.<br />
Aparicio was a 2002 graduate of the<br />
University of Illinois at Chicago, and holds<br />
master’s degrees from both the University<br />
of St. Francis and Concordia University in<br />
Chicago.<br />
She will bring more than 15 years of experience<br />
in education with her, with 12 of<br />
those spent working specifically with students<br />
with disabilities.<br />
Chorley previously served as the Pupil<br />
Services Administrator at Community<br />
Consolidated School District 181 in Hinsdale<br />
and has bachelor’s and master’s degree<br />
from Eastern Illinois University as<br />
well as a master’s degree from Concordia<br />
Univeristy in Chicago.<br />
School board elections for the positions<br />
of president, vice president and secretary<br />
resolved with Riedl, Jaime Staly<br />
and Anna Briscoe all voted to serve another<br />
year in their current, respective positions.<br />
Board meetings for the upcoming year<br />
will remain at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday<br />
of each month. Meetings are held in<br />
the board room at Mokena Elementary<br />
School.<br />
In his written report to the board, Castillo<br />
reported that 71 percent of families in the<br />
district has provided their residency verification,<br />
while 273 families have yet to complete<br />
the requirement.<br />
Dr. Kathleen Wilkey, assistant superintendent<br />
of instruction, reported that there<br />
are 129 students enrolled for kindergarten<br />
in the fall, which is in line with the 134 students<br />
who were enrolled at this same time<br />
last year.<br />
The board approved the tentative amended<br />
2018 budget, which will be on display at<br />
the district office for 30 days. At the June<br />
meeting, the board will vote to approve the<br />
budget, which will subsequently be submitted<br />
tot the Illinois State Board of Education.<br />
In addition to approving the budge, items<br />
on the agenda for the June 20 meeting include<br />
discussion on the future of the district’s<br />
music program and a presentation<br />
regarding an increase in Will County sales<br />
tax, which would benefit public school sin<br />
the county.<br />
The board is scheduled to have a special<br />
meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30<br />
to discuss bids for summer projects.
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