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16 | October 11, 2018 | The tinley junction school
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LAKEVIEW COLLEGE OF NURSING
TP nursing student achieves milestone
Lauren Lietz, of Tinley Park, was among
students recognized at a recent Lakeview
College of Nursing ceremony for those who
achieved the transition into clinical practice
within their bachelor’s degree nursing program.
A student at Lakeview’s Charleston
Campus, Lietz was one of the students who
received a white coat, which symbolizes the
right of passage into the professional practice,
during the celebration.
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
Scholarship awarded to Tinley Park student
Ashley Galassini, of Tinley Park, one of
was two students named as Cuneo Scholars
for the 2018-2019 academic year, earning a
scholarship of $25,000 awarded to students
attending Catholic high schools and universities
in the Chicago area. A returning recipient
and junior nursing student, Galassini has
coached a special needs baseball team while
studying microbiology. She volunteers with
Pals for Change, an SXU student organization
that spends quality time with adults with
special needs, and is also a member of the
Student Nurses Association.
ST. NORBERT COLLEGE
Tinley Park student presents at conference
Allison Gerk, of Tinley Park, a St. Nortbert
College Poss-Wroble Undergraduate
Research Fellows presented her summer
research at the 2018 Mathfest, an annual
meeting of the Mathematical Association of
America and the national mathematics honor
society Pi Mu Epsilon Aug. 1-4 in Denver,
CO. A junior, Gerk presented “Columnaris
Disease and the Population Dynamics of Infected
Fish” under the direction of Terry Jo
Leiterman. She won the Janet L. Andersen
Award for Outstanding Student Exposition
and Research in Mathematical or Computational
Biology.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE
Tinley Park native earns masters degree
Pricilla Perez, of Tinley Park, received
a Masters of Science degree in Kinesiology
from the University of Southern Illinois-
Edwardsville during the Summer 2018 commencement
ceremony.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER
Tinley Park native earns spot on roster
Student-athlete Jeremy Morgan, of
Tinley Park and graduate of Tinley Park
High School, earned a spot on the University
of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s
cross country team to compete in the 2018
season.
Compiled by Cody Mroczka, Editor
PCHS students craft blankets
for WC child advocacy group
SUBMITTED BY PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH
SCHOOL
Providence Catholic students are inspired
by the core Augustinian values of Truth,
Unity, and Love. The school provides spiritual
programs that foster and promote an
enduring commitment to a life of faith and
service.
On Oct.3, PCHS students donated blanket
material, which were then made into comfort
blankets by members of the PCHS Respect
for Life Club. Respect for Life Club
is one of the largest service organizations at
Providence Catholic. The group is dedicated
to living out the value that all human life is
sacred and should be protected. Students
also have the opportunity to take part in the
National March for Life in Washington D.C.
each year.
Respect for Life members made a total of
11 blankets for children that are served by
the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center.
PCHS Senior Gea Alberico has volunteered
her time to collect and make blankets
for kids in need.
“Being able to help these kids by doing
something as simple as waking up early and
making blankets, really puts things into perspective
on how easy it is to help other those
who need it,” she said. “It was a fun thing to
do with my friends and felt amazing to help
the kids by doing this.”
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The tinley Junction’s
Standout Student
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Nicholas Jude, Tinley Park High
School, senior
Nicholas Jude, a senior at Tinley Park High
School, looks up to his dad and hopes to
one day become a surgeon or video game
designer. He is this week’s Standout Student.
What is one essential you must have when
studying?
It is essential for me to have silence when
I study. Outside noise makes it way more
difficult for me to remember what I need to
know.
What do you like to do when not in school or
studying?
I like to play video games when I’m not in
school, especially Nintendo games.
What is your dream job?
My dream job is either to become a surgeon
or video game designer. I haven’t decided
yet.
What is one thing people don’t know about
you?
One thing that people don’t know about
me is that I like to collect video games. I currently
have over 100 of them on my shelf,
and I’m thinking of starting a collection of
anime/manga in the future too.
Whom do you look up to and why?
I look up to my dad, because he’s helped
me so much and I want to be as kind and
devoted as he is.
What do you keep under your bed?
I keep my alarm clock under my bed, so
that I have to physically get up to turn it off.
This prevents me from turning it off in my
sleep and ignoring it.
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
My favorite teacher is Mr. Uniek from my
AP American History/Government class, because
he makes every lesson he teaches very
entertaining while also being easy to understand.
What’s your favorite class and why?
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My favorite class this year is AP Biology,
because the class gets to do a lot of fun lab
activities and I find it one of the easier classes
for me to understand.
What extracurricular(s) do you wish your
school had?
I wish my school had competitive Super
Smash Bros. tournaments, because Smash is
one of my favorite fighting games and I feel
that I would be pretty good at it.
If you could change one thing about school
what would it be?
If I could change one thing, I would make
it so that lunch periods were a full hour long.
This way, I would have more time to talk
with my friends.
What’s your favorite thing to eat in the
cafeteria?
My favorite thing to eat in the cafeteria is
a cheeseburger with fries.
What’s your best memory from school?
My favorite memory from school was
back in 8th grade, when my lunch table had a
small Super Smash Bros tournament. It was
super fun and I ended up winning.
Standout Student is a weekly feature in The Tinley
Junction. Students are nominated by Tinley
Park area schools.