Bob McParland

Bob has served as the public information specialist for District 218 since 1989.

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Team NASA – one of the wind turbine design groups in physics teacher Brian Sievers’ classes – poses with their creation in the gym at Shepard High School.

Future engineers, scientists design wind turbines at Shepard

Bob McParland
Mar 7, 2013

Physics students design wind turbines at Shepard High School

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Shepard High School recently hosted a breakfast to recognize students who had performed a kind, thoughtful, or mature act of service.

Good Deeds Breakfast recognizes acts of consideration, maturity, kindness, and courage at Shepard

Bob McParland
Mar 1, 2013

Students honored at Shepard for their character.

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Richards High School student Gabriel Frausto receives a Circle 10 Award of Excellence. Student Rama Al-Ali, who also received a Circle 10 award, smiles with Commander (ret.) Douglas Groters, a senior naval science instructor at Richards, during the presentation.

U.S. Navy officer: "Best day ever" at a JROTC unit

Bob McParland
Mar 1, 2013

Richards JROTC program gets sterling review from Navy officers.

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As Rear Admiral Dee Mewbourne walked into the cafeteria at Richards High School, the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit rose as one to stand at attention.

Admiral chooses Richards JROTC for first site visit

Bob McParland
Jan 18, 2013

Admiral addresses Richards JROTC students to talk careers, service to America.

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Daniel Truffa, a senior at St. Xavier University and a Stagg High School graduate, completed his undergraduate work as a student-teacher at Shepard High School last semester. He appears with one of his freshman-level English classes.

Crossing Harlem: Stagg graduate serves as student-teacher at Shepard

Bob McParland
Jan 4, 2013

A Stagg graduate experiences teaching for the first time at Shepard.

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The folk band Paloma from the Dankhaus German Cultural Center in Chicago will provide entertainment at “A Little Bit of Germany” at Shepard High School.

Fund raiser to support growing exchange program at Shepard

Bob McParland
Jan 3, 2013

Fund raiser to support Shepard/German exchange program.

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Math teachers Lisa Rubik and Dan Ludwig hosted an information booth on their utilization of HoverCam at the District 218 Teacher Fair.

Disrict 218 Teacher Fair an exchange of best practices

Bob McParland
Dec 28, 2012

This event allows time and space for teachers to share their success stories.

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Richards High School teacher Debbie Swanson cuts the ribbon on the bunch of 26 green and white balloons. After the reading of the names of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Richards released the balloons (SHES colors are green and white).

Richards dedicates ceremony to Sandy Hook victims (in Oak Lawn Patch)

Bob McParland
Dec 21, 2012

Richards dedicates ceremony to victims of shooting.

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Freshmen from Shepard High School practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation during a workshop in life-saving techniques. School nurses in District 218 trained nearly 700 freshmen in various life-saving procedures over the course of three weeks.

Nurses train nearly 700 freshmen in life-saving techniques (in Oak Lawn Patch)

Bob McParland
Dec 19, 2012

District 218 school nurses trained nearly 700 freshmen in CPR and other life-saving techniques.

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Richards speech team wins title at Huntley/Rolling Meadows tournament

Bob McParland
Dec 19, 2012

Richards speech team wins speech tournament.

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