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the New Lenox Patriot | June 7, 2018 | 11
Community group formed to
investigate LW North proposal
Anna Trofimuk
Freelance reporter
The Summit Hill D161
Board of Education voted at
its recent meeting to create
a committee to gather and
evaluate information related
to the process, costs, impact,
benefits, and feasibility of
the community-initiated proposal
to convert Summit Hill
School District 161 to a unit
K-12 district and have District
161 provide K-12 educational
services to residents
within its current boundaries,
for presentation to the
full board for consideration.
The feasibility committee
comes as a result of a
proposal by community
PROVIDENCE
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and without you, the school
wouldn’t be the same,” she
said.
The four-year Providence
volleyball player will be attending
the University of
Notre Dame in the fall, majoring
in civil engineering.
She said what made her decide
to go into that field was
taking physics junior year
and AP Physics senior year,
where she enjoyed solving
real-life problems.
“It’s surreal, really,” Kulpinski
said. “I didn’t think
it would fly by that quickly,
but with these last couple
of months, I’ve really been
able to soak in every moment,
and I feel like I’m
ready to move onto the next
chapter of my life.”
The valedictorian took a
unique approach with her
speech, sharing from the
perspective of her fellow
graduates and speaking
on their experiences and
memories over the last four
years. Several months ago,
members and parents given
at a previous May 9 meeting.
The community group
has proposed purchasing
Lincoln-Way North to serve
as the high school in the redistricting.
The committee will report
to the board whenever the
committee requires approval
for expenditures, requires
approval for external communication
or interaction, or
reaches, in the opinion of the
committee chair, any milestone
or impasse of a material
nature, but in no case
will the committee report to
the board less than once every
two months.
The President of the board
will act as the chair of the
committee and will determine
the make-up of the
committee membership.
Committee membership will
consist of no fewer than three
and no more than five members
of the board, with alternates
being named as needed.
The committee will consist
of non-voting, advisory
members as determined by
the committee chair, but will
maintain, at a minimum,
advisory positions for the
D161 superintendent, the
D161 business manager,
the D161 director of special
education, the D161 curriculum
director and two district
161 residents.
she reached out to her peers
on Twitter, asking them to
contact her and share their
memories and why they are
thankful for Providence.
“The Class of 2018 may
have a very strong bond,
but forming that bond was
a process,” Kulpinski told
her classmates. “Puzzles
require a lot of work to see
a full picture; just like puzzles,
strong relationships
take a while to form.”
She compared their journey
at Providence to a puzzle,
with each school year
and student representing
pieces that gradually came
together to make it whole.
“No matter how you fit
into the Providence puzzle,
you have all had an effect on
the person to your right and
to your left, even if it was
just a simple ‘hello’ at your
lockers,” Kulpinski said.
The bond they all shared
took time to cultivate, just
like a puzzle. But now that
it’s completed, they are all
moving on to the next journey.
“I would like to personally
thank the Class of 2018
for becoming my family,
for being those I can count
on, for teaching me about
God’s love,” Kulpinski told
her classmates during her
speech.
All 240 graduates will be
continuing their education
at a college or university,
according to a press release
from the school. In total,
the students received nearly
$40 million in scholarships.
During the ceremony, the
Bishop Blanchette Religion
Award was presented to Olivia
Alfirevich, of Lemont,
and Joe Nugent, of Manhattan.
The Bishop Roger Kaffer
Leadership Award was
presented to Claire Barrett,
of Tinley Park, and Joey
Markasovic, of Frankfort.
“The Class of 2018 will
carry with them the core
Augustinian values of truth,
unity and love,” Providence
principal John Harper said.
“There is no doubt that they
will all find great success as
they continue their academic
careers.
Police Reports
Man allegedly found asleep at wheel at
stoplight, police later find loaded handgun
A Joliet man was charged
with unlawful use of a weapon
by felon May 27 after police
reportedly found a loaded
handgun in his vehicle.
Dominque J. Woodard,
27, of 308 Briggs St. in Joliet,
reportedly was found
asleep at the wheel by police
at a stoplight near Route 30
and Gougar Road. His foot
was on the brake while he
was asleep, keeping his car
stationary, according to Deputy
Chief Lou Alessandrini.
Woodard passed a sobriety
test, but he was driving without
a valid license, which
led his vehicle to be towed,
Alessandrini added.
Police reportedly was able
to find a loaded semiautomatic
handgun in the vehicle’s
glove compartment at
the tow lot. Alessandrini said
Woodard had prior weapons
offenses, so he couldn’t possess
the handgun.
May 26
• A construction contract
worker reportedly deceived
a New Lenox homeowner by
not doing the services agreed
upon after receiving a payment.
Police said the worker
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May 25
• Marcin Dziubek, 30, of
17724 S. Maccarron Road
in Homer Glen was charged
with driving under the influence
of alcohol when he
was stopped at Route 30 and
Cooper Street for allegedly
speeding.
May 23
• Multiple vehicles reportedly
were damaged following
a party on the 100 block of
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Hickory Street. Police said
cars had dents and some side
mirrors were broken.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The New
Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports
are compiled from official
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New Lenox Police Department’s
website or releases
issued by the department and
other agencies. Anyone listed
in these reports is considered to
be innocent of all charges until
proven guilty in a court of law.