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12 | January 23, 2020 | the mokena messenger school
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third-grader
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
My glasses
When is your dream job?
School News
DePauw University
Mokena resident makes
dean’s list
Allison Bebar has been
named to DePauw University’s
fall 2019 dean’s list. The
dean’s list recognizes students
who achieve a semester
grade point average of 3.5
or higher on a 4.0 scale.
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trict has made significant
strides toward improving
security at the three high
schools, including installing
secure entrances, eliminating
outside keys and
completing a "key project"
over the summer that allows
all doors to be locked
from the inside with a
master key.
"When a lockdown is
announced, [teachers are]
able to grab any students,
anyone nearby, bring
themselves into a classroom,
lock themselves
in that room," Tingley
said. "In all the unfortunate
violent incidents that
have happened in schools,
there have never been any
fatalities where students
have been locked in a secure
area. So, this was an
initiative we thought was
A principal.
Cherry Hill Studio
What is one thing people
don’t know about you?
Pensacola Christian College
Mokena resident makes
dean’s list
Emily Boril was named
to the dean’s list at Pensacola
Christian College
for academic achievement
during the 2019 fall semester.
This was a result of
earning a semester grade
important."
Other notable capital
improvement projects include
the purchase and installation
of more than 320
security cameras, resurfacing
the tracks at Central
and East, and redesigning
and resurfacing the parking
lot at Central. The
district also had new turfs
installed at Central and
East, with West slated to
receive the same upgrade
this summer.
"We're the first schools
in the Midwest to get
this new system, where a
new turf is placed on top
of the existing system,"
Tingley said, adding this
move saved approximately
$500,000 per field.
Tingley also said the
State of Illinois has
shown interest in the former
Lincoln-Way North
facilities, adding that
several State agencies
That I am a great Lego
builder.
Whom do you look up to
and why?
My mom because she
birthed me. My dad because
he has taught me
tons of games. Jesus because
he made me in his
image.
What do you keep under
your bed?
Dust bunnies.
What is your favorite class
point average of 3.00 or
higher.
Saint Mary’s University
Mokena resident named to
dean’s list
Jacob Mayer made
the dean’s list at Saint
Mary’s University in Winona,
Minnesota, for the
have toured the building
and that the district
has provided the State's
architects and engineers
with blueprints of the
building.
"They're doing their own
feasibility study to determine
a cost and whether
or not that would be an appropriate
use for some of
their organizations, whether
it be emergency management
services, the state
police, natural resources,
human services," he said.
"Several agencies have
walked through and they
have expressed an interest.
We'll continue to monitor
that discussion as we move
forward. If there is a proposal
that is financially viable
and would be of benefit
to the community, I'm
certain that it's something
the board would consider
as we move forward."
and why?
Computer science because
you get to play fun
games.
What’s your morning
routine?
Wake up, see what my
dad is doing, watch the
news, eat my breakfast,
change my clothes, brush
my teeth, do my hair, get
my shoes on, get my backpack
ready, go to school.
What extracurricular(s) do
you wish your school had?
A hockey team.
2019 Fall semester. Mayer
is a psychology major
with a minor in music
and also is in the honors
program.
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If you could change one
thing about your school,
what would it be?
I wish we could have
computer science class
five hours a day.
What’s your best memory
from school?
I will remember having
my “Buddies” each year.
Standout Student is a weekly
feature for The Mokena
Messenger. Nominations
come from Mokena-area
schools.
University of Iowa
Mokena students earn
degrees
Dylan Cox and Brendan
McGinnis earned
their bachelor’s degrees in
December from University
of Iowa. Both earned a degree
in business administration.
School News is compiled by
Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@
mokenamessenger.com.
Two State of Illinois
school board policies
were pulled for further
discussion and review.
At issue was Policy
2:110, which would have
officers of the board
serve for two-year terms.
D159’s current policy has
officers serving a oneyear
term.
“Quite honestly, [when
board members] sign up
for a four-year tour of
duty, I think it’s more
fair to everybody to do it
in one-year increments,”
said board member Jim
Andresen. “That way
you’re not obligated to
serving two years. And
it also gives other people
the opportunity [to serve
as officers], if they want
to.”
The policy would not affect
board members’ elected
overall four-year terms.
The board voted 7-0 to
have a resolution approving
the board’s current
one-year policy brought
forth at its Feb. 20 meeting.
Also at issue was Policy
4:20, which changes
the way fund balances
are measured. The suggested
policy from the
State would require the
year-end fund balance to
revenue ratio of no less
than 15-20 percent. The
board’s current policy
states that it must maintain
a year-end fund balance
of 33-65 percent of
expenditures.
Board members also
voted 7-0 to direct staff
to come back to the Feb.
20 meeting with more information
as to how the
change would look as
presented.
GFWC offers
scholarships
for Mokena
women
Submitted by Mokena
Woman’s Club
The GFWC Mokena
Woman’s Club is once
again offering scholarships
to graduating Mokena
high school students
pursuing higher education.
The application is available
on the Lincoln-Way
and Providence Catholic
High Schools websites.
It is also available at the
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena, and
Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road in Frankfort, for other
Mokena students.
The completed application
— along with an official
transcript, a letter of
career goals and a letter of
recommendation — must
be postmarked by March
7 at: GFWC Mokena
Woman’s Club, Scholarship
Committee, P.O. Box
1008, Mokena, Illinois,
60448.
The funds for the scholarships
were raised at the
Club’s 46th Annual Holli-
Daze Art and Craft Show,
which is the Club’s major
fundraiser and a yearround
project. Over the
past 57 years, the Club
has awarded 236 scholarships
totaling more than
$167,000.
Established in 1960, the
Club opened Mokena’s
first kindergarten the same
year and began offering
scholarships to students in
1962. The Club is a member
of the General Federation
of Woman’s Clubs of
Illinois.