‘Souperbowl of Caring’ will benefit Lemont Food Pantries

St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School’s National Junior Honor Society is asking members of the community to help tackle hunger by dropping off food items for local families in need.

‘Souperbowl of Caring’ will benefit Lemont Food Pantries

St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School’s National Junior Honor Society is asking members of the community to help tackle hunger by dropping off food items for local families in need.

Students in St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School’s National Junior Honor Society will be collecting non-perishable food items as part of a nationwide “Souperbowl of Caring” effort, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12 and 13, and Saturday, Jan. 26, at Jewel-Osco, 1202 State St., and Chipain’s Fresh Market, 1100 State St. Donations will benefit Lemont Food Pantries. The Souperbowl of Caring helps young people across the country develop a stronger connection to their communities by caring for their neighbors in need.  And, by donating food, community members can join the movement that is transforming the weekend of the Super Bowl into the nation’s largest youth-led weekend of giving and serving. According to the organization’s …

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Old Quarry NJHS Inducts 45 Students, Continues Service to Community

Seventh-and eighth-graders were recently inducted to the middle school's National Junior Honor Society.

The following article was submitted to Patch by Jennifer Egan, co-sponsor of the Old Quarry Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. It was written by eighth-grader Taylor Campos, the NJHS public relations chair. Old Quarry’s National Junior Honor Society, following its annual tradition, recently inducted 35 seventh-graders into its upcoming 2012-2013 chapter and 10 eighth-graders into the remainder of  its current 2011-2012 chapter.  These students have exhibited respectable qualities of leadership, citizenship, service, scholarship and character throughout their Old Quarry years and, upon submitting a formal application to the organization, were invited to become official members.  As seventh graders, 35 of these new …

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Old Quarry National Junior Honor Society Fills Holiday Season with Community Service

Public Relations Chair Taylor Campos updates Patch readers on what the latest from the National Junior Honor Society.

The following article was submitted to Patch by Jennifer Egan, co-sponsor of the Old Quarry Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. It was written by eighth-grader Taylor Campos, the NJHS public relations chair The snow silently coating glittering tree lights has no effect on their brightness, and Old Quarry's National Junior Honor Society's benevolence is, by no means dwindling either. The society's goals have maintained a secure charisma of warmth and good will, hoping to melt away holiday stresses of local and global organizations. Recently, National Junior Honor Society eighth-grade students have applied themselves to a weekly peer coaching session. The activity has provided a fresh outlook on peer support and …

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St. Al's/St. Pat's Students Confront World Hunger Crisis

The school's National Junior Honor Society led students in fourth through fifth grade in an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet last week.

Across the globe, one in seven people go to bed hungry every night — a scenario difficult to imagine for most Lemont residents. On Friday, however, students at St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School learned firsthand the inequalities associated with food distribution worldwide. The school's National Junior Honor Society, composed of 22 seventh-and eighth-grade students, hosted a Hunger Banquet developed by Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and injustice. The Hunger Banquet is the signature event of Oxfam, and is designed to bring attention to poverty and hunger issues through first-hand experience and stories from around the world. On Friday, students in fourth …

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Catherine Stukel

3:52 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011

Awesome way to teach! It was quite the conversation in my house! Thanks.   more ›

Old Quarry NJHS Inducts 54 Students

Eighth-graders were inducted Thursday, Nov. 10, to the 2011-2012 chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.

The following article was submitted to Patch by Jennifer Egan, co-sponsor of the Old Quarry Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. It was written by eighth-grader Taylor Campos, the NJHS public relations chair. On Thursday, Nov. 10, 54 symbolic flames lit up the gratified smiles of newly-inducted National Junior Honor Society members at Old Quarry Middle School. The ceremony, held to recognize, cherish and begin a new chapter in NJHS history, formally inducted 54 commendable students. These eighth-graders exemplify scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship, for which they were individually presented with a strong handshake from Principal Bill Caron. The official NJHS pledge, considered the doorway to …

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Old Quarry’s NJHS Sets Positive Example for Lemont Community

Public Relations Chair Taylor Campos updates Patch readers on what the latest from the National Junior Honor Society.

The following article was submitted to Patch by Jennifer Egan, co-sponsor of the Old Quarry Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. It was written by eighth-grader Taylor Campos, the NJHS public relations chair. National Junior Honor Society continues to positively affect Lemont. The weather has been cooling down, but National Junior Honor Society takes no breaks. The organization, led by President Ace Matthews, continues to set a positive example through its words, actions and supportive volunteerism.  Recently, NJHS has been primarily extending its good will to local Lemont residents. At the Halloween Hoedown, NJHS members sunnily passed out treats to ghouls, goblins and the occasional Angry Bird. An exciting, high-…

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