Billson Rasavongxay, Maine East Social Science Department chairman, was honored with the Carolyn Pereira Civic Leadership Award at this year s Illinois Democracy Schools Convening held recently at the Double Tree Hilton in Lisle.
This is pretty awesome. In the off-season, the Chicago Bears organization acknowledges outstanding high school athletes and their athleticism. Some of the players deemed High School All-Star by Da Bears have pulled off impressive plays on the field in ways that are bigger than what you might spot during an actual Bears game. (I m not knocking the
Monsters of the Midway, I m a fan, but it s a true statement.) This athlete already holds the spot of top player within his team s conference.
This week, a NIC-10 athlete picked up the honor for an impressive feat. James Cooper, the starting quarterback for the Harlem Huskies, threw an impressive 3 touchdowns as well as running in three of his own. When is the last time a navy-blue and orange jersey wearer did that? Adding even more to his high school athletic resume, sportscaster