April 4, 2018

Happy Easter!

Reminders:

• April 12 is an Easter liturgy at 8:30
• Res will be hosting the ACT Test on Saturday, April 14
• Spring Athletic Signing and Spring Pep Rally are on April 16
• Don't forget- Rick needs nominations for teacher and students of the month!
• I will be writing our next blog post Wednesday, April 18. Please send me updates, shout-outs, and/or pictures you have! Please feel free to send them as they happen- I'll hold onto them until I write the next post!

Records:

• The Records Office is still chasing down a few wayward registrations.  
• The actual scheduling process will begin shortly with Joe Lascon at the helm.

Practicum:

• Twenty Practicum students will be attending the 19th annual"Trauma Day" at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge on Friday, May 4. The hospital's Level 1 Trauma Center staff and other health care professional and providers will host the event as part of Trauma Awareness Month. Students will participate in several hands-on activities meant to give students a better understanding of a trauma patient’s journey from the Flight for Life helicopter, through the Emergency Department, operating room and intensive care unit. Students will also meet physicians and a panel of young people who will talk about the residual effects of trauma on their lives. Students from Maine East High School and Barrington High School will also be participating.

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  A photo from last year's Trauma Day event at Advocate Lutheran General.

  
  

Academic Support:

• Sam is implementing a new 'Weekly Action Plan' with her sophomores. If it is successful, we will implement it in additional classes next year. 
• Learning Strategies 1 and Learning Strategies 2 will be using an executive functioning/ progress monitoring system on their Chromebooks in lieu of a textbook next year.

College Counseling:

• Seniors have been awarded over $13.7 million dollars in Grants and Scholarships
• The director of admission for Dominican University will be here on Friday during seminar to go over financial aid award information for accepted students
• Saturday, April 7th, is the last ACT Prep class for juniors held at Res
• Monday, April 9th, the Assistant Director of Admission at St. Mary's College will be here during seminar to provide insight into college admissions to Mother Celine Scholars
• Wednesday, April 11th, is College 101 for Sophomores
• May 1st is National Decision Day! Seniors will celebrate their college decisions in the library during seminar A with a special treat, dressed in college apparel or colors, and activities!

General Counseling:

• Counselors are starting the planning for next year's suicide prevention program through Elyssa's Mission. This is a not for profit organization that provides resources to support at-risk teens and prevents suicide.We plan to run the SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program. Sheri touched on this at the professional development before spring break.
• The Junior 2nd semester check in is underway. Mary and Sheri have met with almost all the Sophomores and Freshman for their 2nd semester check in's.
• The Lunch Bunch group began the week before break and will continue for the coming weeks.

STUDENT HIGHLIGHT

Sarah Herbert '19

Mr. Piwowarski received the following unsolicited email regarding Sarah and her great service work:

Allow me this moment to introduce myself. I am Eileen Gorski, site captain & co-coordinator at Euclid UMC located in Oak Park.
We are the single Sunday night Emergency Homeless Shelter in the PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) program for the past 25 years
And our season runs mid-September thru mid-May. We service 43 guests.

Sarah has been volunteering at Euclid throughout this entire season one Sunday evening a month loyally and faithfully.
She has been a tremendous asset by taking on any task that has been asked of her.
She has served countless dinners, beverages & desserts. When asked to sit with a family of 4 kids with their mom and help them eat, she sat right in and took care of them..keeping calm in the midst of folks who are hungry, tired and cold from being on the street.
Sarah stands at the ready when guests ask her for extra blankets, or tooth brushes or whatever they need..I never have to worry about her taking care of requests. If she can’t find something in one spot-she’ll search out other locations to find it!
She is a young, confident woman who is a joy to work with, and always leaves the site in better atmosphere,
as the clientele can be challenging, as you can imagine.

 

Sarah provided the following commentary about her experience:

I've been working with PADS for about 3 years now and every time I go it's a different experience and I feel that is why I enjoy it so much. Coming from a family that has struggled in the past, I choose to help people who are going through what I once had to go through. I will continue to help for as long as I can.