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February symposium features
problem-based learning
News reporter Mike Flannery to
co-present closing session
[DEC. 30, 2002]
AURORA -- The Illinois Mathematics and Science
Academy is seeking participants for its international
problem-based learning symposium entitled "In the Service of
Learning: Getting to the Heart of Problem-based Learning." The
symposium will be Feb. 14-15 at the IMSA campus. Political analyst
and CBS-TV investigative reporter Mike Flannery will co-present the
closing session.
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Long recognized as a leader in
problem-based learning, IMSA will welcome some of the best-known
authors in the field. Practitioners from across the country will
share the many ways they use problem-based learning in their daily
classroom practice.
Technology showcases during the
symposium will feature "EdVision," which provides an online tool for
aligning curriculum and assessment to state standards. Other
technology showcases, the "NASA Classroom of the Future" and "NASA
Why? Files," will highlight methods for using electronic resources
to further stimulate excellence in problem-based curriculum and
instructional practices.
In addition to the professional
development sessions, an exhibitor fair will feature publishers and
distributors of products to help enhance learning in the classroom.
In the closing session on Saturday, Feb. 15, author Linda Torp will
summarize the two-day event with Mike Flannery of WBBM-TV, Chicago.
For further information or to register,
visit www.imsa.edu/center
or call (630) 907-5957.
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Located in Aurora, the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy is an internationally- recognized
pioneering educational institution created by the state to develop
talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in
mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential
college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented
Illinois students in grades 10-12.
More than
14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have
benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment
programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative
instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy
leadership, and action research.
[Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy]
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'Portraits of Great
American Scientists'
[DEC. 27, 2002]
AURORA -- Fifteen Illinois
students, including 14 from the Illinois Mathematics and Science
Academy, hope their book, "Portraits of Great American Scientists,"
will inspire other youth to pursue science education and careers.
The collection, now available in bookstores nationwide, is being hailed by
scientists and educators alike.
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"This book is a joy to read. The scientists, of course, are
interesting people, but it's the students' worldviews that show
through the essays that gives this book its special flavor," said
Gerald Wheeler, executive director of the National Science
Teachers Association.
How does a person become a scientist? What special talents,
aptitudes and qualities of character are needed? Why is science
important and how should it be used by society? The student
authors tackled these questions and more in interviewing 15
prominent scientists and writing their biographies, including
those of astronauts Sally Ride and Story Musgrave, dinosaur hunter
Dr. Paul Sereno and Nobel laureates Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland
(chemistry) and Dr. Charles Townes (physics).
Dr. Margaret Geller of the Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory said the short biographies "sparkle."
"Scientists say the darndest things to high school students!
With enthusiasm and fresh spirit, the young writers relay
inspiring stories, charming comments and gentle advice," Geller
added.
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The book project, a three-year undertaking directed by Nobel
laureate and IMSA resident scholar Dr. Leon Lederman, is a
collaboration of IMSA's Great Minds Program and the IMSA Student
Inquiry and Research Program.
The Great Minds Program supports IMSA's learning agenda by
creating unique teaching and learning opportunities to help shape
mathematics and science educational public policy in Illinois and
the nation.
IMSA's cornerstone educational experience, the Student Inquiry
and Research Program, enables students to pursue compelling
questions of interest, conduct original research, and collaborate
with other students, mentors, scholars, researchers and inventors
throughout the world.
[Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy]
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IMSA
invites students and
parents to visit its campus
[DEC. 27, 2002]
AURORA -- The
Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy has scheduled two Visitor
Information Program Days this winter for prospective students and
their parents to visit the campus and learn more about the academy's
academic and residential programs.
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IMSA's residential educational program
serves Illinois students grades 10-12 who are talented in
mathematics and science. Most room and board expenses are provided
by state funds.
The VIP sessions are scheduled to begin
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, and Sunday, Feb. 23. Musical
entertainment by IMSA students will be at 12:30 p.m. Advance
reservations are not required but guests are encouraged to arrive on
time for the structured program activities.
Applications for the class of 2006,
which will enroll next fall, are now being accepted. Talented
Illinois students enrolled in the equivalent of a ninth-grade
program are eligible for consideration. A written application must
be completed and returned to IMSA, postmarked no later than March 1,
2003. Students should contact their high school guidance counselor
or IMSA's admissions office at (630) 907-5027 or 1 (800) 500-IMSA to
receive an application.
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Located in Aurora, the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy is an internationally-recognized
pioneering educational institution created by the state to develop
talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in
mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential
college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented
Illinois students in grades 10-12.
More than
14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have
benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment
programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative
instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy
leadership and action research.
[Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy]
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Miss Heart of Illinois contestant
meeting Saturday
Eureka College student to
relinquish title
[DEC.
27, 2002] The
2003 Miss HOI Scholarship Pageant is set for the evening of
Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center
of Morton. The program is generously sponsored by the Morton Area
Players, the Morton Park District and Bearce Automall of Washington.
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Entries are now being accepted from
young ladies ages 17 to 24. You could be the next winner of
thousands of dollars in scholarships and the chance to represent
our area at the Miss Illinois Pageant in June.
This year's show will feature the
current Miss Illinois, Michelle LaGroue, a professional actress,
singer, dancer and model.
Miss Illinois top-ten finalist and talent
winner Valerie Milam is the current Miss Heart of Illinois. Milam is a
senior at Eureka College, majoring in music education with a minor
in music. Upon graduation, she intends to obtain a K-12 teaching
certificate and teach music and chorus at the secondary level.
[Photos provided by Miss HOI]
[Miss Heart of Illinois Valerie Milam will relinquish
her crown Jan. 25.]
A classically trained vocalist since
the age of 12, Val is studying fine arts and performing arts at Eureka.
In late May of this year, she toured and performed with the Eureka
College Chorale in southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
With a platform of "Donating Blood is
Donating Life," and having been very actively involved in the area
of blood donation for the past seven years, Val serves as a
volunteer spokeswoman for numerous blood banks in Illinois and
nationally. As a three-gallon CMV-negative blood donor, Val
donates to high-risk neonates.
Val has been recognized both in
Illinois and nationally for her seven-plus years of work promoting
blood donations. She also has a scholarship named in her honor. Val
was the recipient of the Michael J. O'Malley Community Service
Scholarship at Miss Illinois 2001.
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[Valerie is crowned by outgoing Miss HOI Alyssa
Gunderson.]
The Miss HOI committee is pleased to
announce that Lisa Marie Grethey of Mackinaw is the new executive
director for the program. Grethey is a real estate agent with
Coldwell Banker-Devonshire Realtors and is also a general
contractor with Grethey Construction, Inc. She was on the board of
the Homebuilders’ Association of Bloomington, is executive director
for the "Miss Mack-Ca-Fest" scholarship program and is involved
with Girls Scouts of America.
The Miss Heart of Illinois program was
honored at the state level for the quality of its show on pageant
night, winning the Best Production Award in 2001. In 1999 and 2000
it won the inaugural Outstanding Program Award from Miss Illinois.
Since 1998, it has awarded approximately $29,000 in cash
scholarships to central Illinois women, thanks to area sponsors.
Scholarship funds are sent directly to the contestant's university
to pay for tuition only.
For more information on entering,
sponsoring or volunteering for Miss HOI, call (309) 208-LISA or
visit the official Miss Heart of Illinois website,
http://misshoi.homestead.com.
[News release]
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Initial Illinois Preschool sites announced
[DEC. 26, 2002]
CHICAGO — At the
Illinois State Board of
Education's meeting Dec. 19, first lady Lura Lynn Ryan announced
the rollout of Illinois Preschool, a program that will give all
Illinois families a choice of quality preschool options for their 3-
and 4-year-old children. Mrs. Ryan is chair of the Illinois
Preschool Council.
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Illinois Preschool will be implemented
in six sites throughout Illinois, including Chicago, Evanston,
Rockford, Decatur, Rock Island County and Edwardsville. The
communities were selected based on their ability to implement the
model within their existing community partnership structure and are
representative of Illinois' rich diversity.
"I am pleased to say that Mayor Richard
M. Daley has chosen universal preschool in the city of Chicago as
one of his highest priorities. I understand that he will be
announcing his plans in January. As an Illinois Preschool pilot
site, Chicago is well on its way to achieving this goal," said Mrs.
Ryan.
The creation of Illinois Preschool, as
well as first-year implementation through six rollout communities,
was recommended by a task force chaired by Lura Lynn Ryan that
outlined a multiyear framework for providing all 3- and 4-year-olds
in Illinois with access to quality early childhood education
programs. Gov. George Ryan accepted the recommendations of the task
force and created Illinois Preschool under Executive Order 1, The
Illinois Agenda for Excellence in Education.
The "Ready, Set, Grow -- Illinois
Preschool" report is the foundation of the state's next step in
building a comprehensive early childhood education system in
Illinois. By coordinating, improving and expanding existing programs
for young children, every community should be able to offer
high-quality preschool in a variety of settings, from schools to
child care centers, Head Start programs and community centers.
Every Illinois Preschool program will
provide at least a half-day of high quality education with a
certified teacher in the classroom. Each program will meet the
Illinois State Board of Education's Early Learning Standards, be
evaluated regularly for program quality and support parents as their
child's primary teachers. Programs will be affordable to families
and will be available in full-day and half-day formats as well as
school-year and year-round schedules.
The five critical elements of Illinois
Preschool are:
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Illinois Preschool's comprehensive
framework for universal access over the next several years includes
recommendations to:
Research has demonstrated that children
who receive two years of quality early educational programs have
better short- and long-term outcomes related to school performance.
"The need for this program is great,"
said State Superintendent of Education Robert E. Schiller. "We must
make every effort to find the resources to make it a reality."
While $5.2 million has been
appropriated for universal preschool in fiscal year 2003, the plan
calls for $14 million in funding in fiscal year 2004 to bid an
additional six to eight rollout communities.
Costs increase to $137 million by the
fifth year of the program, when over 61,000 children could access
preschool. By 2012, more than 200,000 3- and 4-year-olds would be
served in early childhood classes that are part of a comprehensive
statewide system.
With the
implementation of Illinois Preschool, Illinois will be the only
state in the nation to offer universal access to high-quality
preschool education to all 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents choose
it. New York, Georgia and Oklahoma serve only 4-year-olds through
their universal pre-kindergarten programs. Florida recently passed a
constitutional amendment that mandates a voluntary, universal pre-K
program for all 4-year-olds in the state.
[Illinois
Government News Network
press release] |
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Lincoln Elementary Schools
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Breakfast
(Milk served with all meals)
Monday, Jan. 6
-- Cereal, toast with jelly, juice
Tuesday, Jan. 7
-- Cheese toasty, fruit
Wednesday, Jan. 8
-- Cereal, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, juice
Thursday, Jan. 9
-- Trix yogurt, rice crispy treat, banana
Friday, Jan.
10 -- Cereal, pop tart,
juice
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Lunch
(Milk served with all meals)
Monday, Jan. 6
-- Hamburger on bun with cheese, potato rounds, raisins, baked beans
Tuesday, Jan. 7
-- Chicken strips with sauce, mashed potatoes, bread and butter,
peaches
Wednesday, Jan. 8
-- Tacos with lettuce and cheese, corn, tortilla chips with salsa,
pears
Thursday, Jan. 9
-- Barbecued chicken sandwich, french fries, carrot sticks,
applesauce
Friday, Jan.
10 -- Spaghetti with meat
sauce, peas, garlic toast, strawberry shortcake |
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West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary
School District 92
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Monday, Jan. 6
-- Pork tenderloin, potatoes, gravy, green beans, pears
Tuesday, Jan. 7
-- Ham horseshoe, french fries, broccoli, mixed fruit
Wednesday, Jan. 8
-- Soft tacos, lettuce and cheese, nachos, raw vegetables, fruit crisp
Thursday, Jan. 9
-- Creamed turkey on biscuit, potatoes, peas, strawberry applesauce
Friday, Jan.
10 -- Grilled chicken on bun,
potato rounds, corn, peaches
Monday, Jan. 13
-- Breadsticks, meat sauce, salad, green beans, pears
Tuesday, Jan. 14
-- Cheese pizza, potato rounds, slaw, fresh fruit
Wednesday, Jan. 15
-- Chili, crackers, toasted cheese, raw vegetables, cake and fruit
Thursday, Jan. 16
-- Hot ham and cheese sandwich, french fries, baked beans, mixed
fruit
Friday, Jan.
17 -- No school |
Monday, Jan. 20
-- No school
Tuesday, Jan. 21
-- Chicken fingers, cheesy potatoes, corn, peaches
Wednesday, Jan. 22
-- Chicken noodle soup, crackers, sub sandwich, raw vegetables,
chocolate pudding
Thursday, Jan. 23
-- Spaghetti, meat sauce, salad, green beans, garlic bread, pears
Friday, Jan.
24 -- Sloppy joe on bun,
french fries, slaw, sugar cookies
Monday, Jan. 27
-- Turkey patty, bun, potato wedges, baked beans, applesauce
Tuesday, Jan. 28
-- Soft tacos, lettuce and cheese, nachos, green beans, pears
Wednesday, Jan. 29
-- Tomato soup, crackers, toasted cheese, raw vegetables, jello,
fruit
Thursday, Jan. 30
-- Open-faced beef sandwich, potatoes, mixed vegetables, peaches
Friday, Jan.
31 -- Tenderloin on bun,
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Scholarship fund established for
2003 State Farm Holiday Classic
[JAN.
2, 2003]
BLOOMINGTON -- To
commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bloomington-Normal
basketball tournament (now known as the State Farm Holiday Classic)
in 2003, the Classic Organizing Group is establishing a scholarship
fund. The announcement was made Wednesday evening at Illinois
Wesleyan University's Shirk Center on championship day of the 2002
State Farm Holiday Classic.
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The scholarship fund, known as the
Classic Organizing Group Scholarship Fund, will award four
scholarships to eligible students from the 64 participating teams at
the 2003 State Farm Holiday Classic. The scholarships will be
awarded to two boys -- one from a McLean County school and one from
a school outside McLean County -- and to two girls -- also one from
a McLean County school and one from a school outside McLean County.
The first recipients will be introduced during the final night of
the tournament next December. All senior students from the
participating schools will be eligible for the scholarship.
The Classic Organizing Group is
currently developing guidelines and will announce them to the
participating schools early in the fall.
"We feel this is a great way to give
back to the students and schools that have helped us grow our
tournament in the past 24 years," said Dan Highland, president of
the organizers. "When this tournament started, I don't think the
organizers knew it would ever grow into the largest coed holiday
basketball tournament in the nation. We just want to keep building
onto the illustrious tradition with this tournament."
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Highland said next year's awarding of
the four scholarships will begin a new tradition with the
tournament. "We'll start with four next year, with a goal to
increase scholarships in the future," he said. "We're not just
providing the 'Best Basketball this side of March,' but we want to
advance the educational opportunities to students who don't have the
full financial resources to attend a community college or four-year
school."
The Classic Organizing Group
Scholarship Fund has been established through the Community
Foundation of McLean County, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization.
Donations made to the fund are tax-deductible.
The Classic Organizing Group has other
special activities in store to commemorate the 25th anniversary of
the tournament. More details will be released in the fall.
For more
information about the Classic Organizing Group or the State Farm
Holiday Classic, visit the official tournament website,
www.theclassic.org.
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Lincoln Junior
Woman's Club scholarships
[DEC.
5, 2002]
The General Federation of
Women's Clubs has announced a number of scholarships available for
students planning to attend Illinois colleges or vocational schools
during the 2003-2004 school year.
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Included in the list are the Arthur
Grant Smith Drama Scholarship, $300; the GFWC Illinois Centennial
Library Science Scholarship, $300; the Hamilton Ridge Music
Scholarship, $500; Illinois Cottage Park Ridge Vocational
Scholarship for Girls, $500; the Lincoln Lodge Vocational
Scholarship for Boys, $500; and the Lorado Taft Art Scholarship,
$500.
The Vina A. Miller Memorial
Scholarship, $500, is also being offered to students planning to
make the field of public affairs their career. Vocations in the
field of public affairs include the study of crime prevention, life
safety, fire, police, historical preservation and veterans affairs.
A new scholarship being offered by the
GFWC Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs for the coming year is the
Illinois Cultural Exchange Student Scholarship for students planning
to study abroad.
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Students for all of these scholarships
must be Illinois residents attending an Illinois school.
Winners will notified by May 1, 2003,
and scholarship funds will be disbursed to the college financial aid
office after verification of student registration is received at the
Illinois GFWC headquarters.
Applications
for these scholarships are available from the guidance department at
Lincoln Community High School or may be requested by sending a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Lincoln Junior Woman's Club
Scholarship Chairman Judy Rader at 132 11th St., Lincoln, IL 62656.
Completed applications must be returned to Rader no later than Feb.
8, 2003.
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Epsilon Sigma
Alpha scholarships available
[NOV.
26, 2002]
The ESA Foundation of
Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, a women's leadership
organization, is announcing the availability of scholarships for
college-bound high school seniors, college students, trade
school-bound students, as well as nontraditional students.
Individuals may go to the ESA
Foundation website,
www.esaintl.org/esaf, to find out more about the ESA Foundation
and download the current application. The deadline for receipt of
applications is Feb. 1, 2003. (If you get only as far as the
Epsilon Sigma Alpha website, click on "Foundation" located at the
bottom of the left-hand pick list.)
To find out
more about Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, visits the website:
www.esaintl.org.
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