OCTOBER 21, 2015 VOL. 20 ISSUE 45
Hutchison and Bauer head to state for thirdstraight season
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Featured Sports
LOCALS ADVANCE
NEWS Rescue Squad
Purchase of rescue squad vehicle tentatively approved
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POLICE Shorewood Murder Man sentenced to 35 years for 2012 murder
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SCHOOLS Foundation Award
$12K awarded to District 86 teachers
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(TOP - Submitted) This portrait of St. Maria Gorett was considered by her mother to have best captured her daughter’s likeness. (BOTTOM) Visitors placed personal items, such as family photos, cards of St. Maria Goretti or rosaries, against the glass of her casket. Items that touch the glass are considered Third Class Relics of the saint by the Catholic Church.
BUSINESS Community Job Fair Joliet Chamber held job fair, business expo
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sCHOOl news
troy students put cultural heritage on display Students celebrate with Multicultural Night William B. Orenic Intermediate School and Troy Middle School students celebrated their diverse heritage this month with the district’s third annual Multicultural Night, held in WBO’s cafeteria. Students with family roots in Germany, Lithuania, Australia,
Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Thailand, Ireland, Poland, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates shared information about their families’ homelands with maps, cultural objects, literature and ethnic foods and some with dress attire.
There were globes at each table, as well, with markers showing the exact locations of the countries. Students who visited were given a passport that was stamped at each cultural destination for a prize at the end. Fifth grader Sophia Taylor was one of the students who shared her German ancestry. Native animals of Germany include wild
hogs, deer and fox, Sophia told visitors, and the country’s residents sometimes wear lederhosen and dirndl on special occasions. Sophia also displayed a painting of her grandfather’s coat of arms and handed out plates of sauerkraut, German sausage and pretzels. This was the first year Troy Middle School students were added to the William B. Orenic Intermediate
School event. Teachers Beth Kowalczyk and Martha Paben organized the event. “We wanted to create an event for students to showcase their cultures in a fun way,” WBO ELA teacher Martha Paben said. “Students who attend are able to grow in their understanding of
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