Neighbors in the news
• The Community Consolidated School District 59 board of education recognized Holmes Jr. High teacher Jennifer Iannuzzelli for achieving National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. National Board Certification measures a teacher's practice against high and rigorous standards. Iannuzzelli holds certification in Special Teaching-Learning Disabilities.
The certification process is completed over the course of a school year. It consists of an extensive series of performance-based assessments that includes teaching portfolios, student work samples, videotapes and thorough analyses of the candidates' classroom teaching and student learning.
• The Barrington Area Library board of trustees met Friday, Jan. 12, and appointed Kathleen A. Peterson to fill a vacancy on the board. Peterson is a former teacher and former employee of the library, working as a page from 1998-2008, after retiring from teaching. Peterson's term will carry though April 5, 2011, when the position will come up for election.
Peterson fills the position vacated by Denise Rouse, who stepped down in September to attend college full time. The library board consists of seven members who all serve on a volunteer basis. Members of the board work directly with Detlev Pansch, executive director of the Barrington Area Library, to provide library services and to insure the library's role as a center of information and public programs for all ages.
• The Village of Arlington Heights and the Special Events Commission will honor 11 local, "unsung heroes" at its annual Hearts of Gold awards dinner being held 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the European Crystal.
This special dinner recognizes people in the community, who go above and beyond to help others and enhance the quality of life in Arlington Heights.
Hearts of Gold honorees include: Mark Gunther, Mentor Heart of Gold; Mike and Marybeth Schoenwald, Best Neighbor Heart of Gold; Cathie Windheim Schwarz, Educator Heart of Gold; Marilyn Breiding, "Young at Heart" Heart of Gold; William Reinhard, Heroic Heart of Gold; Kaileen McGourty, Young Champion Heart of Gold; Pat and Nancy Moroney, Volunteer Heart of Gold; Escorted Transportation Service, "City of Good Neighbors" Heart of Gold; Amy Philpott (Tuscan Market), Northwest Business Leader Heart of Gold; Christopher Gluth, Kenneth M. Bonder Beautification Heart of Gold; and Craig Ameel, Pam Stocking Heart of Gold.
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