Marilee Stepan Wehman of Winnetka is a woman of many facets. She worked for 3 years as an executive producer at WTTW Channel 11, the area’s PBS affiliate, on a show titled “Profile Chicago.” She was also involved in starting the WTTW auction. As a result she was honored by the Junior League as one […]
Yea! Highland Park and the Highland Park Community Foundation will jointly distribute more than $300,000 to more than 30 Youth, Education, Arts and Social Service organizations that serve Highland Park at the 5th Annual Combined Grant Awards Dinner, Thursday, Dec. 3, at Bella Via Ristorante (1899 Second St., Highland Park). The public is invited […]
Imagine being the single mother of two toddlers, living in Uptown. You’ve lost your job, health insurance and housing. There is no one to turn to because you don’t have any family. Imagine being the mother of two teenagers, living on the North Shore. You are reflecting on “the price of privilege,” lamenting the […]
Why taking a year off, during or before college, might offer the greatest life lessons. Meet Zach Hofeld. Six-foot-two, Hollywood handsome and ripped (as the girls say), he’s sitting at an outdoor table in downtown Winnetka discussing the past year of his life. “I always equated taking a gap year with a negative,” he […]
Two weeks ago, students returned to their St. Joseph School in Wilmette to find the playground transformed. Ten-foot sunflowers lined a chain-link fence, while winged gourd vines and trombetta squash plants carpeted the ground. Heirloom beans, herbs, Swiss chard and zucchini plants overflowed from the raised beds set in a series of 6-foot farm […]
Was that SAT or ACT prep course a life-saver, or a total waste of time? A recent study by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors shows that small improvements in test scores can make a difference in college admissions, but it also indicates that the average gain from commercial test prep is small, […]
Students considering a gap year often worry about how to pay for it, especially now when many parents have lost jobs and household incomes have decreased. But there are ways to make taking time off affordable, so it doesn’t break the bank. Myth: Gap year is only for the wealthy. So, taking a gap year […]
“Did you cry?” friends asked about the college graduation of my oldest child, Nick.
I have a love/hate thing with back to school. I love the additional free time, but I hate not seeing my kids for 7 hours. I love that no one is standing in front of the open refrigerator shouting: “What’s for lunch?” But I hate packing the same things over and over again. Here are […]
From allowances and curfew times to who gets the car this weekend, the unresolved debates between parents and high schoolers are plentiful. One particularly hot issue involving parents and teens is whether or not the drinking age should be lowered. Donald Zeigler, a representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Alex Koroknay-Palicz of the […]
