Micaela Cunningham, of Steger, used extra time during the pandemic to knock out some credits at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights and will graduate with an associates degree in May, four days before graduating with her fellow seniors at Bloom Trail High School.
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The Illinois State Vocabulary Bowl Champion for the 2017-2018 school year was Bloom Trail High School, and Samantha Reda, the school s New Division Chair for English, Reading, & Social Studies has her eyes firmly set on getting the prize back.
Since beginning in her position at Bloom Trail in September, Reda has been encouraging students to get involved by creating some friendly competition within the school. We wanted to find a way to encourage all of our students, regardless of level, to increase their vocabulary in a fun and engaging way, Reda said.
The Vocabulary Bowl is run through the online vocabulary-building resource, Vocab.com. Students answer questions in multiple formats to learn, reinforce, and master the use of new vocabulary words. The site promotes students learning multiple meanings and uses for different words. Vocabulary development is a critical component of building academic progress: improving reading comprehension and content knowledge across all s