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MARCH 13, 2014
Vol. 7 No. 35
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Going Bald for a cause BY LAURA KATAUSKAS staff reporter
Valley View Superintendent James Mitchem makes no apologies for striving to have the school district be child-centered rather than adult-centered. But he does take responsibility for the continued change in leadership at Bolingbrook High School. At a three-hour town hall meeting held at BHS March 6, Mitchem answered questions from the community stemming from last month’s resignation of BHS Principal Michael White and an incident in which a student brought a BB gun to school. Reportedly to keep the forum moving along, audience members were asked to submit their questions on an index card that were then collected and categorized. The majority of questions regarded the safety and the climate of the school, as well as teacher morale and curriculum.
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Remembering those lost; fighting for survivors By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
A cherished little girl, Macy Bella Ganz, was a total ray of sunshine with a smile that lit up any room.A “little rock star,” she took on cancer with all the strength her body could muster. A story her mom, Michelle Ganz, would like to share as she calls on the community to come out and support the annual Bolingbrook4Kids St. Baldrick’s Foundation event to help raise funds for cancer research this weekend. “St. Baldrick’s is an important event that helps keep her spirit alive, taking this horrible tragedy and have something good come out of it,” said Ganz. “If I can do this in my spare time to help someone else, I am going to do it.” At age 3, Macy passed away in September 2010 from a rare form of kidney cancer, >> see cause | page 2