"She broke up a few times over the phone with me. She's just very emotional right now. The ring is going to be reunited with the family and her mom is smiling somewhere," said Moran.
The Peotone Vedette out of Illinois reported that DeNormandie, who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, was a junior at local Evergreen Park High School and had already received a number of musical honors and awards to that point in his life. Bob spent the past four years at the Illinois Youth Summer Music Camp at Urbana, and three years with the National Stage Bands at Bloomington, Ind., the article reads. He has won superior ratings in state solo contests and is a first chair baritone player with the Southwest Suburban Festival Concert.
Fifty-four years and 1,800 miles later, California resident DeNormandie arrived in Mason City, betting that all of that musical knowledge and experience would pay off.
By Bob Bong
School districts throughout the southwest suburbs stand to gain millions of dollars from the COVID relief packages passed in response to the pandemic.
Local school districts from Orland Park to Evergreen Park, which already received one batch of COVID relief bucks last year, are set to receive more than $78 million from two additional funding packages to help address the many challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, state Sen. Bill Cunningham announced earlier this month.
“I’ve been so impressed by how well our students, teachers, and other school staff have navigated the difficulties of the pandemic,” said Cunningham, a Democrat who represents portions of Chicago and the southwest suburbs. “As we continue our recovery, this funding will give our schools more resources to help their students get on track and return to full-time, in-person learning.”
Marquette Bank Supports 61 High School Students through Annual Scholarship Program
Neighborhood bank offers high school seniors $2,500 scholarship to continue their education.
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ORLAND PARK, Ill., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Marquette Bank, a locally-owned neighborhood bank, has announced the continuation and expansion of the annual Marquette Bank Education Foundation Scholarship Program. The 2021 Scholarship Program has grown to 61 Chicagoland High Schools. The program awarded its first scholarships in 1968 and celebrates a tradition of providing scholarships to graduating seniors from schools in Marquette Bank s neighborhood footprint. Scholarships of $2,500 are awarded to students continuing their education who have an outstanding record of community service, demonstrate financial need and maintain at least a B average through their high school education. Since 1968, approximately $3.5 million has been awarded to almos