Willowbrook hosts Senior Recognition Assembly
On May 29, Willowbrook celebrated the end of the 2014-15 school year with its annual Senior Recognition Assembly.
During the assembly, seniors were honored for their achievements in a variety of areas. Awards and recognitions included athletic accomplishments, scholarships, department awards for Outstanding Seniors, Human Relations Awards, National Merit Scholars, PSAE Scholars, District 88’s Best, Illinois State Scholars, President's Award for Educational Achievement and more. Senior Brian King, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 5 years old, received the Warrior Award. That award honors someone within the Willowbrook community who has shown great strength and determination. To see a video about King, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvfYg4n2HM.
The 2014-15 staff retirees were highlighted as well. They are Deborah DeGeorge, Tom Domin, Karen Feyereisen, Rachel Frese, Annette Whitaker and Richard Rentner, who also is this year’s Outstanding Achievement Award recipient.
The District 88 Foundation also presented mini-grants to staff members. That financial support is being implemented for staff to develop instructional opportunities such as music activities, technology and literacy and internet-based programs. The foundation is proud to give nearly $4,000 to Willowbrook this year. The recipients are:
- Amy Peppi: Accelerating Foundational Math
- Jan Bobek and Karyn Wolcott: Turn the Beat Around
- Jan Bobek: Name that Tone
- Barb Willson, Kathy Lipowski and Colleen Smith: Kindle for the Classroom for ELLs
- Barb Willson, Jamie Gourley, Kathy Lipowski and Colleen Smith: Kindle for the Classroom 2
- Jamie Gourley and Tiffany Lamberty: Inquiry-based Reading Instruction
- Joshua Zwart: A Raspberry Pi-based Photo Booth
- Rose Janusz: Books Without Borders
- Erik Engel: MENTORS Lunch Groups
- Erik Engel: iPad, iMovie, iRead and iWrite
To see the program from the assembly with the names of the honorees, go to https://dupage88.net/site/public/files/?item=2282.