Archive for April 2019

Reprinted with Permission from The Pantagraph By Kelsey Watznauer, Pantagraph Education Reporter NORMAL — Autism Awareness Month has been about more than awareness in McLean County Unit 5. This month, the district is working toward acceptance — one puzzle piece at a time. Each school in the district has sold puzzle pieces throughout April to…

Reprinted with Permission from The Pantagraph By Lenore Sobota, Education Reporter; Photos by Lewis Marien BLOOMINGTON — When you visit an after-school art class with children from kindergarten through fifth grade, you expect a bit of chaos, questions, curiosity and chatter — not a lot of deep thought and introspection. But sometimes the most insightful…

Reprinted with Permission of The Pantagraph By Derek Beigh, Pantagraph Reporter NORMAL — Normal’s “hidden hero” is hidden no more — and will stay in hearts and minds for generations to come. Nearly two years after he was killed during a successful raid on an Islamic State compound in eastern Afghanistan, Normal native Sgt. Josh…

Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Paul Swiech, Pantagraph Health Editor; Photo by Lewis Marien NORMAL — Most people have experienced trauma by age 18, but healing is possible. And we’re all a part of the healing process. That was a message Tuesday at a forum on trauma and its effect on children. Hosted…