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Monday, March 4, 2013

Brother's Keeper Club Raises Money for Indian Reservation Trip

The Barrington High School club travels to the Crow Creek Native American Reservation each June, which many describe as life changing.

  Instead of going out to the movies or going to parties with friends on Saturday night, a group of about 35 Barrington High School students spent their time in the BHS gymnasium, getting to know each other and getting to know themselves. The Brother’s Keeper Club of Barrington High School held its annual Walk-A-Thon Saturday, March 2. The purpose of the event is to raise money for the students to attend the group’s annual trip to visit the Crow Creek Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Many describe the trip as an experience of a lifetime, and say they return home completely changed for the better.  “What I love to emphasize is that we’re not going there to help, we’re going there to learn and to understand so that we can keep building …

Monday, January 28, 2013

Barrington High School Counselor Changes Lives

Ray Piagentini has been named a semi-finalist in the 2013 School Counselor of the Year Award program sponsored by the American School Counselor Association.

  Three words came to mind upon meeting Barrington High School Guidance Counselor Ray Piagentini: Kindness, compassion and selflessness. His years of devotion to District 220 students has not gone unnoticed, as he has been named one of 26 national semi-finalists in the 2013 School Counselor of the Year awards. Piagentini, or “Piag” as he is fondly referred to by students, has been helping kids find their path in life for 37 years. His bold but loving personality has a way with the kids, who typically feel very comfortable opening up to him.  “I try to show the kids to live a life of significance and service. Too many people don’t listen to that quiet personal voice that tells them what they’re destined to do,” Piagentini said. One of the …

Sabashton

3:50 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

i agreee he seems very legit and im actually doing my project on counseling so this was an amazing story and some day i would like to meet him and have him lighten up my spirit   more ›

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