Through this showcase, we hope to empower women by highlighting leadership in business, advocacy in wellness, and supports in our community.
Events and performances are scheduled as follows:
| TIMES | EVENTS IN THE CAFETERIA | EVENTS IN THE HUB |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00-6:10 | The Kingpins perform | |
| 6:10-6:25 | Breanna Bogucki speaks | |
| 6:30-6:50 | Focus Martial Arts Demonstration/Kelly Schultz World Champion | RAD story time w/ dogs |
| 6:50-7:00 | Author Megan Prendergast reads | |
| 7:00-7:20 | The Sparkles HHS Cheer teaches a cheer | RAD story time w/ dogs |
| 7:25-7:35 | Job Skills Students/teacher & Candles Jessica Billy speaks | |
| 7:40-8:00 | D’Andre teaches a dance | RAD story time w/ dogs |
Below is a list of vendors, resources, and activities:
| The Crystal Lake Kinpins The Crystal Lake Kingpins will perform a drumline. Crystal Lake KingpinsThe Crystal Lake Kingpins Drumline is a cooperative effort with the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA) and the Crystal Lake Strikers. The group rehearses weekly at Strikers’ Hall in Crystal Lake, IL. The program was established in January 2019 and the students had their first public performance at the Strikers Evening of Percussion event on February 23, 2019. |
| Huntley Sparkles Huntley Sparkles and Huntley Cheer teams will perform and teach a cheer. The Huntley Cheer Association hosts a program that allows children with special needs to participate in a sport that will build confidence and friendships. |
| Focus Martial Arts Focus Martial Arts will be in attendance and offering the following: 1. A Demo including The WUKF Adaptive Sports Karate Champion Kelly Schultz. 2. An interactive station for participants to learn some basic karate techniques.3. A question and answer table about our Adaptive Karate, Fitness and Self-Defense Programs. Here we can also discuss the programs we provide, schedule and hand-outs. Focus Martial Arts, located in Lake in the Hills, offers classes for ages 4 – adults. They offer adapted Karate classes for diverse learners and individuals with disabilities of all ages. |
| Dance with D’Andre D’Andre will be teaching a dance to the audience all while spreading his love for dance and positivity! D’Andre Chapman is a student from District 158 that won the 2022 international award from the Council of Exceptional Children called the YES I CAN! Award. It recognized 12 outstanding students with “exceptionalities” who were celebrated for their achievements in the Arts, Academics, School & Community Activities, Self-Advocacy, Technology, and Transition. “Dance with D’Andre” was a class created and taught by Chapman for fellow D158 students and staff to learn dance and spread positivity. |
| Megan Prendergast is an author that has written a children’s book called Included. Included is a heartwarming story that aims to teach inclusion, kindness, empathy, and compassion. It expresses that although other kisd may appear to be different on the outside, what is on the inside is what matters most. Mrs. Prendergast will be doing a book reading in the HUB. Website |
| Breanna Bogucki: Bree will be speaking on her experiences growing up with a disability, participating in sports, Special Olympics, and why inclusivity is so important. For Bree Bogucki, growing up was anything but easy. Her disabilities prevented her from living the life she knew she could have. She grew up isolated, locking herself in her room. At nine-years-old, Bree was introduced to sports and her life was changed forever.Bree quickly began to excel, landing her not only an athletic scholarship but an academic one as well at Tennessee Wesleyan. It was there where Bree began to thrive as an athlete, student, but also an advocate for those with disabilities. Listen to BreeSpecial Olympics 50 Game ChangersHarper College TED Talk |
| Jessica Billy Jessica is a student in District 158 who won 1st place for the 100-meter dash at the Special Olympics state games. Jessica will talk about what being a part of Special Olympics means to her and her experience winning first place. |
| Job Skills Teachers/Students The Job Skills class at Huntley High School teaches students soft employment skills, which are general skills that employers look for when recruiting for a job. Within this class, students run the Scentsability Candle business. Students are in charge of inventory, planning, development, sales, and accounting. All proceeds from the business go back to the students for field trips, parties, and celebrations. |
| NISRA (Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association) NISRA will be in attendance and will be running a few games for attendees to participate. NISRA encourages individuals with disabilities to explore a wide range of choices to find their most enjoyable recreation experiences. Oftentimes that is a NISRA program, and sometimes it is a program offered by their home park district or recreation department. NISRA works closely with its member park districts and recreation departments to make reasonable accommodations of participants with disabilities. A collaborative relationship between the family, member district staff and NISRA continues through the duration of the program. |
| Special Olympics Through the power of sports, people with intellectual disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills, and success. Our athletes inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential. |
| Gigi’s Playhouse – Down Syndrome Achievement Centers GiGi’s Playhouse is the ONLY network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers. Every day, we provide FREE, life-changing therapeutic, educational, and career training programs for 30,000+ individuals of all ages. |
| Canines 4 Comfort Cainnes 4 Comfort will be in attendance in our book reading area as well as in the commons. Relationships that ‘heel’ – Canines 4 Comfort is a 501(c)3 providing trained dogs to support mental health treatment and wellness. Canines 4 Comfort trains and places psychiatric service dogs with individuals experiencing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health diagnoses. The majority of these recipients are veterans and children. Canines 4 Comfort trains and places therapeutic facility dogs for schools and first responder teams in our communities. These specially trained dogs work with social services to defuse highly emotional situations and provide a calm and nurturing environment. With our first responder teams, these dogs bring goodwill to neighborhoods, provide relief and decompression to staff when dealing with serious situations, and assist with witness and victim interviews and debriefings. |
| Barnes and Noble Barnes and Nobel will be displaying and selling books for readers of all ages. Visit their table to browse a variety of books written by individuals with disabilities or books and stories centered around main characters with disabilities. |
| Sign Language Interpreter: Chicago Hearing Society The Chicago Hearing Society will be in attendance and be in the HUB to interpret for our speakers and and author. The Chicago Hearing Society provides Communication Access; Hearing and Assistive Technologies; and Support Services for Persons who are Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing. |
| Students of District 158 Thank you to all of the students from D158 that submitted artwork for our Gallery Walk |
