Submitted Photo Tammy Gallagher will replace Mickey Conway, who is retiring at the conclusion of the current school year.
A Lockport Township High School English teacher will be the district’s new honors-gifted-advanced placement coordinator, beginning in the 2016-17 school year.
Tammy Gallagher will replace Mickey Conway, who is retiring at the conclusion of the current school year. Since 2002, Gallagher has taught AP English language and composition and honors English 11 at LTHS. She also has served on numerous district and building level committees.
“We are confident Tammy will continue to enhance the gifted program and continue the successes that Mickey has provided during her tenure,” said Brett Gould, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
Gallagher earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in education leadership and administration from Benedictine University.
In addition to teaching, Gallagher has served on committees for PERA, Pre-PERA Growth, Socratic Seminar staff presentation, Porter Professional Book Club, the English department rubric, and as a new teacher mentor.
Joliet West choir wins first place gold at Nashville Music Festival
The Joliet West High School choir finished with a first place gold and a 95 out of 100 rating during a recent Nashville Music Festival competition.
The competition was part of the JTHS choir’s participation in the Music City Performance Program at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville last week. The Music City Performance Program gives visiting performing groups an exciting Opry experience at one the nation’s best-known music establishments.
Joliet West’s choir performed for 20 minutes prior to attending the world’s largest running radio show.
The weekend also included performances at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Texas Troubadour Theater and RCA Studio B, where Elvis recorded. Choir students also took a masterclass at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
JTHS library media specialist awarded education grant
The Illinois Jump$tart Coalition recently awarded a library media specialist for Joliet Township High School District 204 with a grant for financial planning materials.
Eva Thurman-Keup received the $500 grant, which the coalition awards in order to help facilities throughout Illinois improve their financial capabilities. The grant money will be used to provide students with books that tackle the hardships of saving money.
“We will receive a collection of teen books and plan to organize a finance fair involving Abri Credit Union and interested faculty for early next year,” Thurman-Keup said.
Books provided by the grant for the “teen” age level include “The Everything Kids’ Money Book,” “Money Sense for Kids,” “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Money for Teens” and “Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens: The Secrets About Money That You Don’t Learn in School.”