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City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
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The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage children to read critically; and to develop a statewide awareness of outstanding literature for children.
The awards honor academic excellence or progress in narrowing achievement gaps. 20 Illinois schools win National Blue Ribbon awards, including 1 in St. Clair County Skip to main content
Here are the high school winners of Art on the Square awards: Best of Show ($500) — Meredith May of Centralia High School for “Sticky Situation,” graphite. Awards of Excellence ($200) —
In order to be considered for the award the applicant must have graduated from an Illinois high school, attend an Illinois college, major in education, and then commit to teaching five years in a school of need within the state Illinois. A school of need can be defined as any school in the state of Illinois that has a free and reduced lunch ...
Sigma Tau Delta also sponsors the National English Honor Society (NEHS), currently with over 600 chapters, which serves students and faculty in high schools throughout the U.S. and abroad. [ 1 ] The Society's central office is located at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb , Illinois .
Assisted by volunteer advisory panels, they distribute grants and oversee arts programs and services. Many arts organizations in Illinois rely on funding from the IAC each year. Governor Rod Blagojevich drastically cut the budget in 2007 in what many saw as a political move against his chief rival, Michael Madigan , whose wife was the head of ...