Talk topics for high school students

0 Community Corner Mason Tepper, 11, hopes to expand the mental health resource he started at school following last year's mass shooting in Highland Park. Eric DeGrechie , Patch Staff Posted Reply DEERFIELD, IL — Mason Tepper, like many other local children, is still haunted by the events of last July 4 when a mass shooting occurred at a parade in nearby Highland Park. "My classmates had to deal with friends, or friends of friends, who were shot," Tepper told Patch. "So when I was running for the executive committee at my school, my parents helped me come up with the idea to help the community and also see how I could help young athletes too since I love to play sports." Tepper said he shares sports teams with Highland Park and is very familiar with the community from living on the North Shore. When his father, Joshua, read him an article about mental health in collegiate sports in USA Lacrosse Magazine, the Wilmot … [Read more...] about Deerfield Student Champions Mental Health Awareness For Kids

Ali Huberlie , a 27-year-old education consultant in Boston, awakens at 4:45 every morning to go to her CrossFit “box,” or gym, where she spends two hours. When she and her boyfriend, whom she met through CrossFit, went apartment-hunting, they chose a neighborhood near their box. This year, as a student at Harvard Business School, Ms. Huberlie wrote a case study about a founder of CrossFit that was incorporated into the school’s curriculum. And when Harvard Divinity School researchers were studying spaces other than churches that function as spiritual communities, they interviewed Ms. Huberlie. “CrossFit is family, laughter, love and community,” Ms. Huberlie told the researchers, who quoted her in their study, “How We Gather.” “I can’t imagine my life without the people I’ve met through it.” A for-profit gym franchise founded in 2000 that now has 13,000 licensed operators serving at least two million exercisers, CrossFit — like television, sports fandom and health fads — has … [Read more...] about When Some Turn to Church, Others Go to CrossFit

0 Schools Scholarships are available for College of Lake County Students pursuing careers as alcohol and drug counselors. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from College of Lake County: Scholarships are available for College of Lake County Students pursuing careers as alcohol and drug counselors through $50,000 the Collegiate Lancer Endowment for Addiction and Recovery (CLEAR) grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County. Veronica Rivas, who is taking classes at CLC as a career changer after spending time in the communications field, is a recipient of the CLEAR scholarship. She decided to go back to school once her kids were off at college, as she and her husband took that time to rethink their careers. Together, they opened up Lighthouse Residences, a not-for-profit sober home in Deerfield. Though Rivas is already running her business, she decided to study alcohol and drug … [Read more...] about College Of Lake County Receives Larger Second Round Of CLEAR Grant

64 Politics & Government Bo Jackson's tournament dome plans are that "he's developing these things where they have hotels, restaurants and recreation," D'Arcy said. John Ferak , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Replies The New York Times ran a ran story in 1979, announcing that the U.S. Steel plant, Joliet's second-largest private employer, was shutting down. It's along Ohio Street. Roughly 160 to 180 people attended Monday's "Town Hall With Terry" D'Arcy at Stone City VFW. D'Arcy, who hopes to become Joliet's mayor, suggested Joliet needs a Bo Jackson sports facility at the old U.S. Steel property. JOLIET, IL — During his annual state of the city presentation two weeks ago, Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk revealed plans to draw a car battery recycling plant and green energy jobs to the long abandoned U.S. Steel plant . On Monday night, O'Dekirk's opponent, Terry D'Arcy, suggested Joliet … [Read more...] about Bo Jackson Dome For Joliet? Terry D’Arcy Draws Crowd To Town Hall

0 Politics & Government Patch is providing candidate profiles for the April 4, 2023 election. Samantha Gasca is running for Board of Education for New Lenox D122. Lauren Traut , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply Patch is providing candidate profiles for several races in the area. If you are a candidate seeking an opportunity to complete our profile form, please email [email protected] Please note your position sought. Name: Samantha Gasca Age as of Election Day : 35 Town/city of residence: New Lenox School district: New Lenox District 122 Family: Hi there! This is a somewhat difficult question as I oftentimes feel the assumption is I am married or have children; however, I have neither. I simply care very much about children as I grew up being severely abused sexually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. For this reason, I became somewhat of a child advocate. … [Read more...] about New Lenox District 122 Board Candidate Samantha Gasca: Election ’23

Almost 30,000 meals are served and consumed every day here at the UA. From well-known franchises like Burger King and Panda Express to home-grown creations like The Cellar and the newly created Nrich Urban Market, the UA offers a wide variety of eatery options for students. Of course, someone has to oversee this gigantic dining operation, and much of that responsibility falls on the shoulders of UA Senior Executive Chef Michael Omo. Omo has served in this position for the past three-and-a-half years. Before bringing his culinary skills to the UA, Omo worked at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas, where he ran the entire dining operation. Prior to that, he worked at hotels in Los Angeles and received a culinary degree from the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon. Omo said he knew he wanted to be a chef ever since he was in high school. During those days, he was involved at an on-campus restaurant, where he learned about management, cooking and food service. MORE … [Read more...] about Chef Omo: the man behind UA menus