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In this week’s Gurnee Suburban Life, we checked in with Gurnee Park District and Woodland School District 50. Read their guest essays on pages 12 and 14.

On page 4, meet a Gurnee mom who’s making a differ-ence for Illinois families. Kellie Pappas launched the Illinois Resource Network for Tourette Syndrome & Related Disorders on Jan. 12 in hopes that other families might have it easier than she did when her child was diagnosed with the disor-der.

On page 5, meet Shalini Varma, a psychiatrist who urges people to get treatment for men-tal health problems.

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By JESSE CARPENDER

When Preston Pappas was diagnosed with Tourette Syn-

drome as a kindergartner, his parents didn’t know where to turn. Every step of the process was a new obstacle – finding a neurologist, managing tics like whooping noises, understand-ing related disorders and won-dering if other families were having similar experiences.

Since the family moved to Gurnee in June, Kellie Pappas, Preston’s mother, has been working to launch a statewide network of resources and fami-lies that would have helped her family immensely if it existed when her son, now 11, was diagnosed.

The Illinois Resource Network for Tourette Syn-drome & Related Disorders had its launch party Jan. 12 at Libertyville Sports Complex with more than 100 attendees. The organization is currently under the umbrella of Tourette Syndrome Camp Organization, a nonprofit.

The first support group meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O’Plaine Road.

Kellie’s vision for the Illinois Resource Network for Tourette Syndrome & Related Disorders is to create a community of support and education. While living in Wis-consin, she started a chapter for the Tourette Syndrome Association and was active in forming a network for the Milwaukee area.

When the Pappas family moved to Illinois, Kellie and co-founder Shari Meserve talked about how they could complement what the associa-tion is doing but do a better job of keeping it local, she said.

“Our perspective was that instead of serving a national organization as a chapter, we want to keep money local and have more control over how we dispense funds, such as scholarships, for local fam-ilies,” Kellie said. She and Meserve are funding the net-

work out-of-pocket, she said.“Families with Tourette

feel very isolated due to a lack of resources and lack of community. There’s a high percentage of kids who have tics, but not a high percent-age are diagnosed with TS. We want to educate, advocate and help as many people as we can,” Kellie said.

Preston, a fifth-grader at Woodland Middle School, is an active, friendly kid who likes video games and plays bas-ketball, baseball and football at Warren Township. Preston started experiencing tics at 3, with shoulder shrugs and eye blinks. “Then I started rolling my wrists and jumping,” Pres-ton said. “I hate it most at dinnertime, because I jump and my knee hits the table.”

“As a parent, it was dev-astating,” Kellie said. “If you don’t know about Tourette Syndrome in your family, you need the support of other families. It came out of the blue, and it really took digging to find resources. I don’t want other families to feel as lost as

we did.”When Preston was younger,

he went through a period with a tic that made him hold his breath. “It was really scary because we didn’t know what to do,” Kellie said. She found answers on a Facebook group, TicTalk. “You can throw something out there and say, ‘Has anyone seen this?’ And then wonderful people will say, ‘Yes, and this is what we did.’ ”

Many families of To-urette-diagnosed people face high medical costs, Kellie said. For a while, Preston was on eight medications. There’s another medical hurdle of finding appropriate doctors such as occupational thera-pists and neurologists, she said. “As a parent, it scares you to just put your finger on a name without any recom-mendation.” People with TS frequently have a comorbid condition like Asperger syn-drome or obsessive compul-sive disorder, further compli-cating treatment.

It was years before Pres-ton met another child with

Tourette Syndrome, she said. It was difficult for him to be peerless among so many stereotypes about Tourette Syndrome. “A neighbor kid [in Wisconsin] said his mom told him Preston lies because he has Tourette Syndrome,” Kellie said. “I said I’d be happy to come over and educate his parents.

“Education is so important because once employers, par-ents and teachers are educated, they get it,” she said.

The support group will focus on bringing in speakers. “I’m a firm believer in sharing and educating,” Kellie said. “I like to reach out to other organizations like National Alliance on Mental Illness to educate our families. It will be a mix of information, support and networking.”

It takes a lot of energy for Preston to suppress the tics at school, so they frequently emerge at home. When he starts a new class, he and his mother talk to his fellow students about Tourette Syndrome so they’re more

understanding, he said. Advo-cating for parents at schools is another service Kellie hopes the network can provide.

Preston has a strong model in Bradley Wilinski, seventh-grader at Woodland Middle School and Tourette Youth Ambassador of Illinois for the Tourette Syndrome Association. Bradley and his Gurnee family, including his mother, Jan Wilinski, attended the network launch Jan.12.

Bradley said he thinks the new network is cool because kids with TS can meet each other. As the 2013 youth am-bassador, he traveled to three schools to give presentations on his experiences having Tourette Syndrome.

At a Wheaton school, a second-grader with To-urette Syndrome followed him to other classrooms to join in on the presentation. Meeting another kid with Tourette Syndrome made the second-grader feel more confident and less isolated, Bradley Wilinski said.

“We didn’t know anyone but one family [with a child with TS] until we got involved with the Tourette Syndrome Association,” Wilinski said. “It’s great any time you can connect with people in the same situation and trade war stories. ... The more people who can get involved, the better.”

Woodland School District 50 has been amazingly support-ive, Kellie said. The diversity of the district has helped Pres-ton adjust to his new school, she said. “At Woodland, you stand out for who you are and not what you have,” she said.

Preston said what his mom is doing to start a network is really nice. “I hope other families will know if their kids have it and it will help them,” he said.

Illinois Resource Network for Tourette Syndrome & Re-lated Disorders has a network group starting in March in Deerfield and will branch out to Schaumburg, Chicago and southern Illinois, Kellie said.

For information, call 847-920-7597.

Kellie Pappas, of Gurnee, and her son Preston Pappas hope the Illinois Resource Network for Tourette Syn-drome & Related Disorders will help other families.

Gurnee woman starts statewide network to help parents of Tourette suffersA MOTHER’S MISSION

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How long have you been practicing?

I have been practicing here [in Kenosha, Wis.] for about a year. Before this, I worked at Wheaton Franciscan and also Milwaukee County Health. I am a very proactive physi-cian. I help patients in crisis and in maintaining wellness.

What is the National Alli-ance on Mental Illness in Lake County? The best thing about NAMI is that they are patient advo-cates, so they do not have any slant. Otherwise, they wouldn’t get extra funding from anybody else other than being patient advocates. They have a lot of resources in Lake County for patients to go to or for people who are just inter-ested in mental health. Every month, I get a flyer from them that I forward to my patients about different things in the area and different events, including support group meet-ings. In addition to NAMI, [Alcoholics Anonymous] and [Narcotics Anonymous] are great groups that I encourage my patients to go to.

How do you identify mental illness?

Mental illness is any sort of behavior that affects you socially within your family

unit. It’s excessive to that point where it is affecting other things.

What are some of the causes of mental illness?

Definitely genetics, things that are nature versus nur-ture, and things that have happened to them, as well. Whether it is a financial hit or trauma incident, being in a situation where you thought your life was in danger. Also, being able to develop the cor-rect coping skills are key to [management]. Emotional reg-ulation and stress tolerance are big things, because things are going to happen that are good and bad, and you have to be able to stay in that middle range.

What are some of the most common mental illnesses you see in Lake County?

I think the patient popu-lation I have been studying the most in Lake County has a lot of depression, especial-ly due to the problems with the economy. Anxiety over getting a job, anxiety over keeping a job, dealing with difficult people at work and things like that. I really keep people trying to get work, but also happy so they are able to resolve conflicts appropriate-ly. I’m seeing a lot of con-

centration difficulties in the kid population, so attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as anxiety. Some kids with ADD or ADHD have told me it feels like they are spin-ning their wheels, like they are trying, and they’re not getting anywhere. Children are also having a difficult time at school with so many pressures bombarding them.

What are the biggest challenges for those with these problems?

Recognizing that someone needs help and also obtain-ing that help. A lot of people have misconceptions about psychiatry. I offer therapy and medications, so I think that is a unique treatment in patient care. I decrease the number of extra people involved, but if someone already has a psychologist or therapist and sees them just for medica-tion reductions, I then just communicate and collaborate very well with his or her psy-chologist, therapist or private health care provider. People don’t want to seek out psychi-atric help. They are trying to get help through other ways, but when those things are exhausted, then they go to me and say, “Oh, I wished I had come earlier.”

People come to me and

they say, “Well, why can’t I get through this on my own?” We really discuss everything with the medications, and one analogy I use is if you have diabetes. Would you say that just through diet and exercise – and if it is still not working enough and you are not getting your glucose down – would you just say, “I’ll will it down?” No, you wouldn’t. You would need extra help like insulin.

I’d like to see more people getting help instead of hitting rock bottom first.

What are some signs some-one should seek treatment?

Some of the biggest signs are if you are feeling de-pressed or if you are having any thoughts of harming yourself or other people; if you are not eating well and you are not on a diet; if you are not sleeping well and it is affecting your daily practices; you are feeling guilty about other things you did in the past or worrying too much about the future; if your con-centration is not where it use to be and you are unable to finish tasks on time.

What can happen to someone who needs help but doesn’t reach out?

With severe mental illnesses, a few things can

happen. One is homeless-ness, not being able to hold a job. Another thing is severe social anxiety, where these people will socially isolate.

I always do a firearm screen for every patient – adult or child. You would be surprised how many people think their kid does not know where the gun is, and I ask where the bullets are, because it’s not just the gun. It’s also the bullets. Many will be surprised that their kid knows where the bullets are and how to get them.

What are some ways those who are depressed regarding their economic situation can find help?

Right now the biggest thing is just a lack of open positions and jobs. I really encourage my patients to get a job and have structure. A lot of problems arrive from unstructured time, because that is when a lot of depres-sion and anxiety get worse – when you are looking at mounting bills for your mortgage, for your house, your gas.

I actually use a lot of resources in the community, so I use NAMI, I use librar-ies’ resources a lot, as well, such as the Lake Villa Dis-trict Library and the War-ren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee. There are a lot of resources in there teaching people to use Excel, Power-Point or how to get a job.

DR. SHALINI VARMAPSYCHIATRIST, SPEAKER

One in four adults in the United States lives with mental illness, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness.

Dr. Shalini Varma is an expert speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Lake County and a board certified psy-chiatrist of the American Board of Psychi-atry and Neurology. She educates families on depression, medications and mental illness.

Varma meets with clients at offices in Vernon Hills and Kenosha, Wis. She talked with Lake County News Editor Cassandra Dowell about the importance of using men-tal health resources.

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GURNEE – Gurnee detec-tives concluded a four-month investigation into the theft of funds from the Warren Band Boosters organization last week and arrested Maurine E. Moore, 57, of the 3400 block of Mary Avenue, in Park City. She is charged with theft.

Upon appointment of a new Warren Band Booster treasurer, an internal audit revealed unauthorized with-drawals of $26,975 over a three-year period, according to a release from the Gurnee Police Department.

Moore surrendered at the Gurnee Police Department, according to the release. Moore was the former trea-surer of the Warren Band Boosters.

Moore is charged with a class 2 felony theft and a war-rant was issued in the amount

of $25,000 prior to her appear-ance at the police station.

Moore was taken into custody without incident, according to the release. She was transported to the Lake County Courthouse for a bond hearing and booked into the Lake County Jail on $15,000 bail.

Warren Township High School said in a news release that the district was aware of an investigation concern-ing the theft of band booster funds.

The money does not belong to the district and does not in-clude tax dollars, according to the release.

“The funds are managed by the band boosters and not by the district,” according to the release.

“The district fully sup-ports the band boosters and is grateful for the work that they do on behalf of [the stu-dents].”

Forest preserve district approves 100-year planSUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA

The Lake County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a sweeping 100-year vision for Lake County at their Jan. 14 meeting.

“Today, Lake County resi-dents take great pride in their forest preserves and the qual-ity of life that they provide,” said Ann B. Maine, president of the Lake County Forest Pre-serves.

“Our vision will ensure that our great-grandchildren enjoy a healthy and resilient landscape that makes their communities more livable and the local economy more dynamic.”

The vision will guide stra-tegic decision-making for the Forest Preserve District as it preserves and restores lands, but the District sees its im-pact extending beyond pre-served acres.

“We will use the vision’s core principles of leadership, conservation and people as the foundation in a strate-gic plan for how we can pro-

tect our forest preserves and have them serve as a model for improving the landscape throughout Lake County,” said Maine.

The Lake County Forest Preserves strategic planning process began in August 2013 and was initiated by Exec-utive Director Alex Ty Ko-vach, who was newly hired earlier that year. During the first phase of the planning process, the Forest Preserve Board, staff and key partners described their long-term vi-sion.

The second phase will lay out specific and more immedi-ate goals for how the District will achieve that vision, with a final plan anticipated in June 2014.

“Changing Lake County’s landscape will take genera-tions, and that’s why we fo-cused on a 100-year vision,” Kovach said.

“For the past 50 years, vi-sionary people anticipated the growth that was coming to Lake County and took ac-tion to create the excellent Forest Preserve District that we now enjoy. Over the next

100, we need to be even more farsighted.

“We must create a strate-gic mindset that can adapt to a changing environment.”

The Forest Preserve Dis-trict’s “100-year Vision for Lake County” is available to read at www.LCFPD.org.

The document reflects de-

tailed feedback from Lake County Forest Preserve vol-unteers, local government staff, conservation partners and businesses.

A cross country skier takes to the trails at Lakewood Forest Preserve’s Winter Sports Area. The Lake County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners has approved a 100-year vision.

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Tiebreaker determines winner at geography bee

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GURNEE – Students were able to show off their geogra-phy knowledge during Wood-land Middle School’s National Geographic Bee.

Twenty-one middle school f inalists , determined by smaller competitions with groups of 100 students, com-peted Jan. 15 in the school’s Learning Resource Center to determine who could move on to the state competition.

Competition was fierce, and a tie-breaker round made seventh-grader Meghan Mager the winner over run-ner-up Danielle Herring, a sixth-grader.

Meghan will take a writ-ten examination to determine if she’ll compete in the state

competition in April.Meghan said she only stud-

ied about 30 minutes for the competition.

“I watched The Amazing Race. That helped me a lot,” Meghan said. “I look at maps and travel a lot. I’ve been to Florida, Nevada, California.

... I didn’t think I’d make it this far.”

Meghan said she likes maps because “you can see places and learn about them without reading.”

Paul Durietz, a social stud-ies teacher, said Woodland has participated in the Nation-

al Geographic Bee for 25 years.“We’ve had three or four

students go to state, and one even made it to the top 10 in the state,” he said.

During the bee, students answered questions on dry-erase boards or orally as a panel of four judges observed.

The first round of questions focused on the location of U.S. rivers, states and Native American cultures.

The locations of rivers such as the Kissimee tripped up many of the students, and by round two only 11 students remained in the competition.

“You competed against 100 people on your team to get to this point so well done,” a judge told the remaining stu-dents.

After about five more rounds of questions on fresh-water withdrawal statistics for individual states, Meghan and Danielle were left to bat-tle it out by answering the most of three questions on global geography correctly.

The final questions on Asian geography, includ-ing “The Gobi Desert is in what Asian country?” made Meghan the winner, though she doesn’t consider world ge-ography to be her strong suit.

“I’m good at U.S. geogra-phy,” she said.

Twenty-one students vied for a chance at the state competition on Jan. 15 at Woodland Middle School’s National Geographic Bee. Seventh-grader Meghan Mager won after a tie-breaker round.

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Woodland aims for positive behaviors

Amidst the evolving expec-tations surrounding Common Core State Standards, manag-ing new mandates and focus-ing on engaging all students, Woodland has maintained high standards for its learning community.

Following the adoption of the new 2013-2017 strategic plan, the district has focused on implementing goals and initia-tives under the following areas: student learning, finance, internal community, external community and technology.

Under the goal of inter-nal community, the district continues its implementation of its student behavior support system, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), which was introduced district-wide in 2010. The main objective of PBIS is to establish the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional and academic success.

The common student expec-tations that have been estab-lished for all school settings, including transportation, are be respectful, own your actions, accept others, be ready to learn.

The program has made an impact in schools. For the first quarter, Woodland had a significant decrease in the number of in- and out-of-school suspensions compared to 2012. In addition, the first quarter boasted approximately 97 percent of students not being referred to the office for disci-plinary reasons.

The national average for middle school referrals is 19 students per day. Woodland’s average is four students per day. The difference and the ef-fect on students is noted in the numbers, which is far below the national average.

With the increased focus on PBIS implementation district-wide comes student involvement. All schools are incorporating student repre-sentatives on PBIS teams in order for students to have a voice. This includes planning, assisting in creating lessons and assemblies and gathering student opinions on PBIS.

While the internal student culture of the district is critical to its foundation of success, engaging with the community and educating taxpayers and stakeholders about what goes on in schools is part of the strategic plan’s renewed focus. A committee was developed to examine ways to communi-cate and engage with senior citizens, Spanish-speaking fam-ilies, businesses and taxpayers with no children in the district.

The committee has dis-cussed various ways to engage Woodland with senior citizens. This includes the exploration of an intergenerational partner-ship program with Warren Township Senior Center, inviting senior citizens to the elementary schools to teach lessons about their lives via an informal speakers bureau and hosting a social media class at one of the schools for senior citizens.

Woodland Middle School launched a 10-week program in November – Latino Family Literacy – focused on engaging Spanish-speaking parents in order to encourage student literacy.

With the recent adoption of the strategic plan, the district continues its focus on prior-itizing the needs of students, engaging with all children and upholding the five goals.

The remainder of the school year is filled with great prom-ise as we continue to secure resources for students, analyze technology’s integration into the classroom and nurture the needs of the staff who support the learning environment with-in Woodland.

For information about the district’s strategic plan, visit www.dist50.net/SP/Site%20Pages/default.aspx.

Jennifer Tempest Bova is the public information special-ist for Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50.

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Four-year-old twins Aidan and Tommy Dunne play Ice Connect 4 Friday during Frosty Fest at the Bittersweet Golf Club in Gurnee.

Names were carved into an ice sculpture created by Max Zuleta with Art Below Zero.

ABOVE: Max Zuleta, master carver with Art Below Zero, works on an ice sculpture picture frame. Families took photos looking through the frame. BELOW: Frosty dances with Lilly Bridgeman, 5, of Gurnee.

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Park district reflects on 45-year anniversary, future2013 was a tremendous

year in the 45-year history of the Gurnee Park District. The acquisition of the former Gold’s Gym property and the facility’s subsequent “rebirth” as FitNation was extremely challenging and equally excit-ing. We acquired the facility on Oct. 15, and after making many improvements, opened it to the public on Nov. 6.

As we look into 2014, even though we are not planning any major purchases like FitNation, we have many ex-citing projects ahead of us. We will be completing the park

at the former Gurnee Grade School site on Kilbourne Road. This is a very success-ful intergovernmental effort between School District 56, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission and the Park District. The plan includes two soccer fields, two porous parking lots, a circu-

lation path that will connect to the Lake County Forest Preserve Trail and space for a playground, shelter and future restroom.

We also have applied for a matching grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the renovation of Ravinia Park. We hope to receive that grant and start the project this year. The plan includes renovating and expanding the playground and adding a tennis court, fitness stations and a boardwalk over the wetland area.

The district will be expand-

ing O’Plaine Park after we purchased more than three acres of land immediately west of the park in the last two years. The improvements will enhance visibility into the park site since the park boundary will be O’Plaine Road.

Behind the scenes, we will be reviewing many of our policies, procedures and pro-cesses during 2014 to fine tune them. We will focus much of our energy on continuing education and development of our team, which will prepare them to take the District to

the next level.The Board of Commis-

sioners and staff are excited about the opportunities that are ahead of us in 2014. The district has come a long way in the past many years, and to-gether we are committed and energized to move ahead. We know that our community is supportive of our efforts, and we look forward to serving our constituents for another wonderful year.

-ecutive director of the Gurnee Park District.

Susie Kuruvilla

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Make this year different: Stick to your fitness resolutionsIt is officially 2014, and you

are excited at the thought of a brand New Year. You head off to the gym, determined that this year will be different than the rest. But as the days and months pass, you slowly lose the enthusiasm you once had.

Sound familiar? This sce-nario has become all too famil-iar for most people. And while we’d all love to have our reso-lutions fulfilled at the drop of a hat, it takes a little more effort than that to achieve your goals. Whether it’s to lose weight, eat healthier, or just become more active, follow these steps to en-sure that your fitness resolu-

tions stick year-round.Set realistic goals. You may

have visions of dropping 50 pounds in one month or run-ning a marathon by spring, but setting attainable goals is very important when taking on your resolutions. By breaking down lofty goals into more tangible targets, like getting 30 min-utes of exercise a day or eating

more fruits and veggies, you’ll increase your odds of being suc-cessful.

Create a plan. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. By start-ing off the New Year with a step-by-step plan of how you’ll achieve your resolutions, you’ll be more motivated and more likely to stick with them.

You don’t have to do it alone. Studies have shown that people are more likely to stick to their fitness regimen if they have someone to support them. Per-sonal trainers and small group classes are great options. You can also enlist the help of a fam-ily member or friend to be your

“workout buddy,” and you’ll both enjoy the benefits.

Reward yourself. With every milestone you reach in the New Year, be sure to reward your-self a little – but not with food. Whether it’s a massage or new clothes, treating yourself when you reach even the smallest goal will motivate you to con-tinue your fitness regimen and healthy lifestyle.

Write it out. For some, keep-ing a journal of their health and fitness aspirations is the per-fect tool to stay on track. Take notes on the foods you eat, the workouts you do and how you are feeling each day, etc. Writ-

ing it out will help you stay or-ganized as you progress toward your goals. You can also go dig-ital and check out a fitness app.

Give it time. It’s easy to get discouraged if the results you want aren’t happening as quickly as you’d like them to. Or maybe you’ve hit a pla-teau you just can’t seem to get past. Nothing worth having ever comes easy. Don’t give up. With a little time, patience, and perseverance, you can achieve any goal.

-structor at Hunt Club Commu-nity Center in Gurnee.

Jacki Kreis

Carmel High School appoints former president to interim postBy SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA

MUNDELEIN – The Carm-el Catholic High School Cor-porate Board, in collaboration with the board of directors, announced the appointment of Sister Mary Frances Mc-Laughlin, BVM, as interim president of Carmel Catholic

McLaughlin is a native of Chicago and entered the Sis-ters of Charity of the Bless-ed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1960. She previously served as president of Carm-

el Catholic High School from 1996 through 2006. Her past ministries also include teach-ing in secondary schools, pas-toral and youth ministry on campuses and in parishes, and working in institutional ad-vancement.

“I am absolutely delight-ed that Sister Mary Fran has agreed to return to Carmel Catholic High School as inter-im president,” said Sister Teri Hadro, BVM, chairwoman of the Carmel Catholic Corpo-rate Board. “The Corporate Board is indebted to her for agreeing to fill the vacancy

left by the departure of Dr. -

ter Mary Fran’s obvious love for the students, faculty and staff at Carmel, and her com-mitment to educational excel-lence, motivate her offer of service.”

Ted Bond, chair of the Car-mel Catholic Board of Direc-tors, added, “We are pleased that Sister Mary Fran will serve as interim president. Her willingness to do so en-ables us to engage in a thor-ough search process for Carm-el Catholic High School’s next president.”

Carmel Catholic High School is a Catholic college preparatory and secondary school for young men and women in grades nine through 12. Carmel Catholic High School is a four-time recipient (1985, 1996, 2002, and 2007) of the prestigious Blue Ribbon School award by the U.S. De-partment of Education.

Carmel Catholic High School is jointly sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Order of Carmelites. The school enrolls approximately 1,350 students each year.

Sister Teri Hadro

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When a disaster strikes, ShelterBox aims to deliver box-es filled with survival items within 24 hours.

Barrington Hills resident and Barrington Noon Rota-ry Club Board Member Reese Mates has been involved with the world-wide organization for about six years.

ShelterBoxes are sponsored by service clubs, Rotary Clubs, school and church groups, businesses and individuals throughout the United States and around the world.

Each box contains survival items for families struck by di-saster, including a tent for shel-ter, blankets, insulated ground sheets, items for water purifi-cation, a basic tool kit, a stove and toys for children, among other items. Boxes are delivered directly to families affected by disasters.

The cost to sponsor a box is $1,000, which includes all ma-terials, packing, storage and distribution to individual re-cipients worldwide. The Bar-rington Noon Rotary Club aims to donate enough money for one or two boxes each year, and the Barrington High School Inter-act Club generally donates mon-ey for one box each year.

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everything is in one box to pro-vide immediate relief, that’s fantastic,” said Jim Hawrysko, adviser to Interact Club.

Mates likes the fact Shelter-Box is run by volunteers and all of the money raised is spent on the boxes.

Within the past few years, Mates also has helped create Young ShelterBox USA, which is now off and running.

“It helps kids understand what kind of disasters there are and how to prepare,” Mates said.

The goal is to get children to take time to research disasters and prepare emergency kits for their homes with items like blankets, water, medications, insurance information and more.

The kits should be updated every year.

“We want to have the kids be in charge,” Mates said. “Ev-ery parent that we talk to, they just love it.”

Mates said the best part of working with ShelterBox USA is helping kids, whether it’s the ones who need tents after disaster strikes or the ones preparing their own kits for disasters.

“I think when Reese gets in-volved with something, she’s just so passionate about it,” Hawrysko said. “She’s doing it for the right reasons. She’s doing it to help people around the world.”

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BORSCHTL ongtime chef and Tower Lakes

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rington on Sunday to cook in the spirit of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

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ganoff and orange drop cookies.Traveling around the local area to

host culinary events, as well as working as food editor for “Living 60010,” Mack-ey said her true food inspiration comes from home.

“My kids are in high school and have always enjoyed watching the Olympics,” Mackey said. “I like to introduce foods from a different host country each time

we watch.”Mackey estimated 45 people attend-

ed Sunday’s Za vashe Zdorovie event. Working with the Russian phrase mean-ing “to your health,” Mackey introduced attendees to the varied character of the traditional Russian cuisine with unique textures and seasonings.

For Chef Mackey’s Borscht recipe, visit barringtonsuburbanlife.com.

ABOVE: Carol Mackey makes orange drop cookies during a Russian cooking class Sunday at The Garlands of Barrington. LEFT: A set of matryoshka dolls represents different regional recipes.

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Pro player to appear at softball eventBy BILL PEMSTEIN

GURNEE – Jenna Grim, the former Loyola University star, is now playing for the Chicago Bandits professional softball team. She certainly left her mark at Loyola, blasting 31 ca-reer homers (second in school history). And this Sunday she will be in Gurnee.

Grim will be in town to pro-mote her favorite sport – greet-ing the Warren Township girls who come to the walk-in regis-tration and uniform fitting for the Warren Township In-House fast-pitch softball program.

Registration will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at War-ren Township High School’s Almond Campus in Gurnee.

Why is this program bring-ing in softball celebrities for a sign-up? The Warren Town-ship High School softball team finished just one game short of a trip to state last spring.

Those in charge of this pro-gram report that numbers are down, and they’re hoping to

engage a new group of players.“We haven’t been getting

the numbers online,’’ said Steve Ostrowski, marketing director for the program. “The challenge also is soccer, poms and cheer and lacrosse.”

Ostrowski hopes Sunday’s registration will bring out more young softball players to get the program up and run-ning. They want first-, second- and third-graders.

Naturally, the double-edge sword of the Internet is playing a role in this problem, as well. The area schools’ use of the convenient Virtual Backpack has helped and hurt. It sends in-formation via email. Of course, if parents don’t open this, they might not see any information on softball. In the years prior, a good, old-fashioned flyer would have gone home with children.

“It’s the economy, too,’’ said John Rossi, the president of the softball board. “The demo-graphics have changed, maybe three or four years ago. But, once we get the players out, they usually stay with us.”

Rossi said the program costs $105 for the season.

“It’s a blast,’’ Rossi said. “The in-house program is a lot more relaxed. And that in-cludes the uniform and all the equipment. Plus, we are going to have some night games.”

Ostrowski believes once the word gets out, players will come.

“We just need to raise awareness,’’ Ostrowski said. “Our program has been a great feeder for the high school team.”

The travel team in town is the successful Warren Wave. However, for girls who aren’t ready to that schedule, this in-house softball program still has plenty of competition built in.

“We also have an all-star component,’’ Ostrowski said. “Those girls who are at a dif-ferent level can play in tourna-ments with Vernon Hills and Libertyville.”

The house program has 16 games in the regular season. The postseason tournament could add another 10 games.

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Will the draft fit Chicago Bears’ needs?With the week off before the Super

Bowl, all eyes are on the NFLPA Colle-giate Bowl, – yeah, sure – the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., this weekend, it’s time to begin to focus on this year’s NFL College Draft.

Specifically, will the best talent avail-able at the time the Bears select in each round of the draft fit the Bears’ needs?

Here is a given. Teams that skip the best players available when it’s their turn to draft to take a lesser prospect to fill an area of need fail to become good football teams.

Phil Emery and Marc Trestman committed at their season-ending press conference to get younger on defense. That happens by drafting well.

Lance Briggs and Tim Jennings will be back, and Zack Bowman and Kelvin Hayden will be economical options to resign as well. We can also assume the Bears plan to continue to try and develop Jonathan Bostic and Kha-seem Greene, and it seems likely Shea

McClellin may end up spending some time at linebacker, too. So the Bears get younger on defense by drafting defen-sive linemen and safeties.

Offensively, the Bears are in the best shape they’ve been in decades but need depth at running back and tight end.

That may wait, but the development of a young quarterback shouldn’t.

I have no idea if the prospects I’m about to introduce you to interest the Bears or not, but I think the next few months of scouting will prove they should.

Two prospects who might fit with Marc Trestman and, if the Bears get very lucky, could be available in the fourth round but should be in the third are A.J. McCarron of Alabama and Jim-

my Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois.McCarron reminds me of a full-sized

Russell Wilson, and Garoppolo stole the show at the Shrine Game and is about to become this year’s fast riser at the Se-nior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine.

This is not a good year to need a true pass-rushing defensive end with the 14th pick in the first round. Only a truly dramatic and expensive move will get the Bears in position for Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina, and that’s not going to happen.

Get to know Kony Ealy of Missouri. At 6’ 5”, 275 pounds, he is an accom-plished, NFL-ready pass rusher who will probably be taken several picks in front of the Bears. If he’s not...Kareem Martin out of North Carolina could be an interesting option if he’s still avail-able in the third or fourth round.

Defensive tackle will be one of the deepest positions in the draft, but will the Bears be sticking with Lovie Smith’s base Tampa Two, which requires a three-technique, or will they

be shopping for larger, space-eating two gap players.

The best three technique prospect is Timmy Jernigan of Florida State, but he’s no where near good enough to merit a pick higher than 20-to-25. Notre Dame’s Louis Nix is the best defensive tackle in the draft and will almost cer-tainly be a top 10 pick, maybe top five.

His teammate, Stephon Tuitt and Minnesota’s Ra’Shede Hageman are the next best prospects and could fit at 14, but at 6’6”, 310 to 315 pounds each, both are best suited to be five technique ends in a 3 – 4 scheme.

At safety, Alabama’s Hasean Clin-ton-Dix is the prize of the draft and could just be a fit with the Bears at 14. Second, third and fourth round options are Deone Bucannon of Washington State, Louisville’s Calvin Pryor and Jimmie Ward of Northern Illinois.

There are a ton of 40-yard dashes and agility drills to run between now and the draft, but these are a few of the young men worth keeping an eye on.

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Chicago in Mobile: Senior Bowl primer for Bears fansBy KEVIN FISHBAIN

During the next few months, you’ll hear way too much about rising and falling draft stocks, teams loving one player and giving another one a red flag, and the puzzle metaphor: each part of the draft process is another piece of the puzzle, and a crucial one begins Monday in Mobile with the Senior Bowl.

Many of the best seniors in the country get a chance to show NFL general managers, coaches and scouts what they can do against top competition on the practice field and in Saturday’s all-star game, and how they handle themselves off the field in interviews with teams.

With two weeks until the

Super Bowl, here’s a primer of what Bears and Chicago-area football fans should watch to get that fix and start looking ahead to next season.

For a tight end like Iowa’s C.J. Fiedorowicz, a Johnsburg native, it’s important to show balance. Coaches will want to see that he can block in the run game, pass protect as well as run routes and catch passes. Proving he can be an every-down tight end will improve Fiedorowicz’s stock.

Northern Illinois safety Jimmie Ward returns home to Mobile, where he’ll need to also show some versatility in terms of coverage and run defense. NFL coaches like to see how safeties handle tight ends, especially as they become bigger parts of the

passing game.Rolling Meadows product

and Eastern Illinois alumnus Jimmy Garoppolo shined at the East-West Shrine game and got a late invite to go to Mobile. This will be a stiffer test for Garoppolo to prove he has the arm strength, accuracy and moxie to be an NFL quarterback.

Other local college prospects in Mobile are Northwestern’s Kain Colter, who will play wide receiver, and Illinois linebacker Jonathan Brown.

Now, from a Bears perspective …

Unfortunately, general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman will not be available to talk to the media, so any questions about defensive coordinator Mel

Tucker and the defense will have to wait until the NFL Scouting Combine.

Emery made it clear this draft will be defense-heavy. With potentially two starting safety positions to fill, the Bears will be looking for athletes who can come up and stop the run, cover tight ends and be a ball-hawking center fielder. Terrence Brooks (Florida State), Deone Bucannon (Washington State) and Ahmad Dixon (Baylor) are expected to be some of the top players in the back end in Mobile.

The Bears’ Henry Melton, Nate Collins and Jeremiah Ratliff are set to hit free agency, so watch the defensive tackle position. Top prospects Aaron Donald (Pittsburgh), DaQuan Jones

(Penn State) and Will Sutton (Arizona State) will be at the Senior Bowl. The ability for a D-tackle to penetrate, maybe more so than plug the run gap, is important for the Bears’ defense.

Of course, defensive end, linebacker and cornerback are all fair game, too, and it wouldn’t be shocking to see the Bears take a late-round quarterback. Plus, the QBs always steal the show in Mobile.

Yes, the Senior Bowl is just one piece to the puzzle, but keep in mind what last year’s first-round pick, Kyle Long, tweeted Saturday morning: “It’s crazy Senior Bowl is right around the corner, had I not been invited to that I wouldn’t be a Bear most likely!”

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GO. FIGHT. WIN.

Warren’s Paige Prokof is pressured near the basket by Mundelein’s Taylor Lintner and Natalie Busscher.

Warren’s head coach, John Stanczykiewicz, talks with his girls varsity basketball players Friday during their game against Mundelein at Warren Township High School.

Warren’s Alyssa Boone, 16, performs with the Devilettes at half-time.

Warren freshman Amanda Stautz, 14, cheers for the girls varsity basketball team.Warren’s Kylie Nedelka fights for the ball with Munde-lein’s Lauren Rouse in the third quarter.

Photos by Candace H. Johnson

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