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DuPage adjunct professors get contract extension, raises
Updated May 17, 2013 12:19 AMAdjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college’s board of trustees. College officials offered the contract extension to adjuncts as a package along with a plan to create a new “lecturer” position that would allow some adjuncts to receive health care benefits under the new federal health care law.
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Four-day Glen Ellyn fest features sampling of food, music
Updated May 14, 2013 3:14 PMThe Taste of Glen Ellyn, which opens Thursday, May 16, will tempt those who attend with food from 16 vendors. But the village's first major outdoor festival of the year also is known for its music, which features performers of varying ages playing a variety of music.
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- Suburban man the standby star of 'Book of Mormon'
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- Cohen, Glenbard South rally to beat Glenbard West
- Setting up a Saturday showdown
- Glenbard West’s Perez on pace for a fantastic finish
- Waubonsie Valley beats Lake Park in nine innings
- Lisle advances to regional final
- Klimek, Fortsch keep winning in perspective at Waubonsie Valley
- Ulrich’s goal is one to celebrate
- Naperville Central clinches DuPage Valley crown
- Glenbard South still unbeaten in conference
- Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week
- Village Theatre Guild to stage avant-garde ‘Next Fall’
- Naperville Central clinches share of DVC title
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- Sectionals bring stirring storylines
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- College of DuPage Celebrates 46th Commencement
- Alexis Reisch of Bolingbrook and Meghan Thome of Naperville are the 2013 Outstanding Graduates at College of DuPage.
- Advocate Good Shepherd Breast Center Receives Accreditation from NAPBC
- 'Summer' exhibit arrives at Gallery 200 in June
- UPS donates paper products to help the poor
- Glen Ellyn nonprofit receives grant award
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- Garrett Ard and Lisa Dawn Foertsch rehearse for Wheaton Drama's special Broadway musical revue, "Broadway Ballot". Performances are Aug. 17-19 at Playhouse 111. Tickets and information at http://www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
- As part of the “Happy New Year, Happy New You” Grand Re-opening and Open House taking place at the Jazzercise Glen Ellyn Fitness Center on Sunday, January 6 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m., certified Jazzercise instructors will be on hand to talk about the dance-based fitness program. Health and nutrition professionals and a representative from Dick's Sporting Goods will be available to help attendees start the year with a commitment to health and fitness. Among the instructors who teach at the Jazzercise center, located next to the Abbington at IL Rt. 53 and Butterfield, are (l-r) Kim Zawislak, Ginna Kopecky, center owner Ann Graham, Liliana Salas, and Christy Brave. Meg Beasley
- Deven Ferber of Lombard (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Tom Viskocil of Woodridge as the King of Bohemia rehearse a scene for Wheaton Drama's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure". The show opens January 25 and plays through February 17 at Playhouse 111 in downtown Wheaton. Visit www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
- See the Morton Arboretum from the open-air Acorn Express! Tram runs daily April 14 through October - weather permitting. Stock Photo
- Guest speaker J.J. O'Connor, center, chats with PAL/Clearbrook supporters at the 16th annual PAL fundraiser. Clearbrook
- The Village of Lombard celebrates Arbor Day with the planting of an Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac tree in honor of the late Village President William J. Mueller. Attending the ceremony was the Mueller Family and St. Pius X students and their families. Village of Lombard
- Chaos reigns amongst the inhabitants of Armageddon, one of three haunts featured in Asylum Xperiment Haunted Attractions at the Odeum Expo in Villa Park. Mark Wedow
- Elizabeth Eulberg, author of "The Lonely Hearts Club" in 2009, "Prom and Prejudice" in 2011 and "Take a Bow" in 2012, spent the middle of the school day with the girl students at Glen Crest Middle School. "Her books are extremely popular with the girls at Glen Crest and they were very excited to meet one of their favorite authors," said Pam McDermott, Glen Crest Library Information and Technology Director (LIT). The students had lots of questions to ask the author and she was glad to share her background with them. Eulberg was born in Wisconsin and attended Syracuse University in New York and the Newhouse School of Public Communication. Her first young adult novel has been sold to Mandalay Pictures and she is hopeful she will have news to share soon. Because Eulberg loves music, reading, writing, and performing she has many interests to inspire ideas for stories. She lives in New York City and enjoys singing at karaoke bars in the greater New York area. The students found this author to be exciting, fun to talk to and a person they would like to get to know better. Photo Caption: Visiting author, Elizabeth Eulberg meets and greets her Glen Crest Middle School fans during the “Get to Know the Author” session at the middle school on Wednesday, April 25. Debbie Borge
- 6/7 Parrots feeding in our yard the morning of 11/18/2012. Pam Cibulka
- The Choral-aires Chorus placed second in the Community Teams category raising funds for breast cancer research last month, missing first place by only $25. The chorus raised $3,985 by the time the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure rolled around, with more donations still coming, surpassing their original goal of $3,000. The Choral-Aires has five current chorus members that either have, or have had, breast cancer. And this year, 2 of the team members discovered that their mothers have breast cancer, so they were walking on race day for their moms. One member of our team, Kara Gray, celebrated her 10 years without breast cancer this year. While not a Chorus member, she is the daughter of long-time member Martha Anderson, who also walked with the team on race day. Lindsey Herza
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society program coordinator Suzanne Carty guide students from Churchill Elementary School in Glen Ellyn through the process of shucking corn at the school's High Interest Day on March 16. Carty and Jean Jeske donned their pioneer clothes, packed their pioneer artifacts, and drove their car (instead of horse and buggy) to the school. The presentation was titled, "Hooray for History," and the Carty-Jeske combination made sure they had a program that would make their audience cheer. Packed into 50 minutes, the students learned about a day in the life of a pioneer family, experimented with pioneer games and tried their hand at corn shucking. Churchill School is named after one of the founding fathers, Deacon Churchill. Each member of the audience had a Mistress and Master Churchill face to take home as a memento of the program. For information, call (630) 469-1867. Jean Jeske
- On Jan. 21, Elmhurst City Clerk Patty Spencer presented the Choral-Aires Chorus with a proclamation declaring January "Sweet Adelines Month." The Choral-Aires, an Elmhurst-based Sweet Adelines International chapter, is hosting Guest Nights each Monday in January from 6:45-9:45 pm at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center as part of the SAI Global Open House event. Pictured, from left, are: Co-Director Bonnie Fedyski, Patty Spencer, Co-Director Amy Brinkman, and Chorus President Nancy Smith. Valerie Baxter
- Employee volunteers from ComEd and parent company Exelon celebrated the conclusion of National Volunteer Week with DuPage County Habitat for Humanity. The volunteers participated in a home build project at the new Prairie Green development in Glen Ellyn. Exelon
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On Feb. 19, Glen Crest sixth-graders gathered in the school gym to visit with author, animator, and award winning producer, Michael Fry. The Director of Library, Information and Technology Center, Pam McDermott, invited Fry to spend two class periods with the entire 6th grade so they could ask him about his new book, "The Odd Squad." The middle school has embraced the Rachel’s Challenge project that defeats bullying and the message in Fry’s newest work is about defeating bullying. The author presented a multi-faceted Power Point program that illustrated his background and other projects he has published and produced. He even drew on the computer so the students could meet the characters of his book, The Odd Squad, upfront and personally.
A question and answer period followed Fry’s presentation. For information about the author and the book, call Glen Crest’s main office at 630-469-5220 during the school day. Photo Caption 1: Author Michael Fry chats with Glen Crest Middle School 6th graders about his newest book, The Odd Squad, during his visit to the middle school. Jean Jeske -
"Delightful and Delicious!"
George and Sarah Naxera of Kildeer sample mouth-watering morsels from 20 local restaurants at Clearbrook's fourth annual "Around the World Food Tasting" on Oct. 16 at Arlington Toyota-Scion in Palatine. Proceeds from the event went to the 3,400 children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental/intellectual disabilities that Clearbrook serves. Colleen Gallagher -
Eighth-graders at Glen Crest Middle School in Glen Ellyn immersed themselves in an Immigration Experience that changed each and everyone of them into a desperate, anxious person from another country, pinning all their hopes and dreams on being admitted to the U.S. The students arrived at school Nov. 19, portraying a person from Europe or Asia and burying their own personality
beneath the wardrobe and hard luck story they were assigned. The coordinators were social studies teachers Pat Doyle and Kris Casey. They were helped in this endeavor by the rest of the middle school eighth grade teachers and the administrators who served as doctors, test givers, examiners and any other officials needed at Ellis Island where the immigrants were processed.
Each student had a different story and came from a background
that could only improve by having a life in America. This Immigrant Experience completely immersed the Glen Crest eighth graders in the past and they were all affected by the day’s events. When an immigrant was asked what he would do if he was not going to be allowed in to the country, he put his head down and sighed, “I guess I will go back and try again. I will keep trying. I will never give up!”
Photo Caption: Four “Immigrants,” who were waiting in line to be questioned by the authorities worry about their future. Will they or won’t they be approved to stay in the United States. Will Tamara Yenn from China find a home and job so she can raise her baby safely? Will the two Men, one from Germany, one from Poland, get jobs and make money to send for their families? Jean Jeske -
At 10:30 a.m. Oct. 28, Glen Crest Middle School will be the scene of the fourth annual Spartan 3.5K Run coordinated by Glen Crest Athletic Director Corey Toppel. This year’s run, "Fall into Fitness," begins at Glen Crest, winds through surrounding neighborhoods that include a scenic route through Pan Fish Park, and finishes at Glen Crest. Proceeds benefit all Glen Crest students by helping offset costs of equipment needed for intramurals, Fitness Center, inter-scholastics and the PE program. Registration forms can be downloaded from www.ccsd89.org under Paperbacks or may be picked up in the main office at Glen Crest, 725 Sheehan Ave. Early registration goes until Oct. 17 and is $15 for each Run/Walk participant. Day of race registration is Oct. 28th and costs $20. T-shirts are given to registrants - (4 and under kids are free and do not get a t-shirt). The fee covers the cost of a T-shirt, raffle ticket (more can be purchased) and bottled water at the completion of the Run/Walk. For more information contact the Glen Crest office at 630-469-5220.
Posting the Spartan Pumpkin Run banner in front of Glen Crest Middle School, Cristian Hilliard, Glen Crest Athletic Director and PE teacher, Corey Toppel, PE teacher, Julie Breen, Abby Schlenker and ready to run, Kelsey Breen are hoping everyone will see the information and come out Sunday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 A.M. to make this the biggest 3.5 K Run/Walk that the middle school has ever staged in the previous four years. Jean Jeske - Ben Tomy borrows a self-guided “Family Explorers Backpack” to enhance his experience in the Children’s Garden at The Morton Arboretum. Stock Photo
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"Foggy Downtown Glen Ellyn"
Soukup's hardware store on Main Street - downtown Glen Ellyn on a very foggy day Nov. 21, 2012 Larry Golla - Emery Moorhead from the ’85 Chicago Bears (second from right) spins the roulette wheel for Clearbrook at their Spring Casino Night held on March 2 in Palatine. Moorehead was one of five former NFL players who volunteered at Clearbrook’s Spring Casino Night. Clearbrook
- The Fox Valley Rep Youth Ensemble sing "The Prince is Giving a Ball" during their dress rehearsal of "Cinderella." The production is now playing through December 22, 2012. www.foxvalleyrep.org/Cinderella Trademan Photography
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Gather Your Girlfriends for Martinis, Massages, and More: No kids. No men. Just women, wine, and golf.
From left, Bonnie Newman, Carolyn Szaflik, Lori Runquist, and Tracy Baron show off their creative ensembles that won them "Best Dressed Foursome" at last year's Clearbrook Women's Classic Golf Outing. Colleen Gallagher -
Completing and undefeated 7th grade girls basketball season, the Glen Crest Middle School Spartans posted a perfect record of 18-0. This total included a DuPage Metro Valley Association Conference championship and the Jayhawk Tournament championship. “They dominated their opponents with a 22-point average margin of victory and no game was closer than seven point,” announced Coach Craig Hofmann to the Glen Crest student body. Team members are Grace Buckley, Mady Carli, Ava Childs, Sarah Cohen, Tracy Conn, Ally Daca, Ashely Dodge, Bailee Flanagan, Kennedy Galuza, Kylee LaFalce, Kate Mora, Tess Schwarz and Irmina Shareef. Team managers are Danielle Ware, Grace Seter and Stephanie Smith. The award winning team is coached by 6th grade social studies teacher, Craig Hofmann and Danny Sheridan.
Earlier in the season, the girls joined the 7th grade boys, also conference champions, in a service project at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. Both teams demonstrated excellence in character to match their basketball skills. Coach Hofmann commented: "These girls had basketball savvy far ahead of their years. They were extremely disciplined and unselfish, and the way they cared about each other translated into the way they played and succeeded." Paul Wilson - Glen Crest Middle School coach Craig Hofmann announced that the 7th grade Spartan Boys Basketball Team won the DuPage Metro Valley Association Conference Championship for 2013. Their record was 13-1 (19-3 overall). Hofmann stated, “The key game of the season was a second half win over Herrick, who had defeated them earlier in the year.” The Spartans won the Jackson Tournament, which included a thrilling 42-37 win over crosstown rival, Hadley Jr. High. Joining the 7th grade girls’ basketball team, the Spartan boys traveled to Feed My Starving Children, located in Aurora, for a combined service project. This project, organized by Hofmann, accomplished the packing of enough meals to feed 27 children for the entire year. The coach applauded the efforts of the teams both on and off the court. “The kids showed great determination and teamwork all year. I am most proud of their effort to help others less fortunate through FMSC.” Members of the 2013 7th grade boys basketball team are Nick Atkinson, Linton Ellis, Drew Fritz, Brian Kozlowski, Matt LaMontagna, Bryan Maroney Ryan McConville, Mike Paprota, Cameron Sanders, Jack Santucci, Kendall Simpson, Dimitar Spasovski, and Brandon Whiteside. Managers are Greg Kozlick, Colin Leppert, Ryan Lim, Mitch McGee, Tyler Sowl annd Alex Zambori. Craig Hofmann
- Glen Crest Middle School directors, faculty members Jackie Sabani, Katelyn Stoner and Nancy Buckley, took the challenge of producing Alice in Wonderland as the spring production. Seventy students were involved in this experience counting cast, tech workers, scene painters, stage crew, and costume crew. The version that the faculty producers chose is written by Michele L. Vacca and has a few unexpected twists. The Friday night audience was enthusiastic and clapped loudly as the cast and crews took their bows at the conclusion. Saturday’s performance was even more successful. Glen Crest Middle School Alice in Wonderland cast members gather around Alice and take their bows after the May 3 production. Jean Jeske
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