Minooka Community High School students become pen pals

Two classes at Minooka Community High School became pen pals during first semester of this school year, and that activity created friendships and bonds, and ended with a student-led brunch for both classes.

Students in Kathy Kipp’s 1A English class, and R.E.A.C.H. students in Carrie Kravitz’s class, began the pen-pal activity by passing notebooks back-and-forth to one another. The activity caught on and continued the entire semester.

R.E.A.C.H. (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) is a Grundy County Special Education Cooperative high school program servicing students of Minooka Community High School, Morris High School, and Gardner South Wilmington who are in need of life skills-based instruction.

Students in the R.E.A.C.H. program benefit from direct instruction in daily living skills, vocational training, and social communication.

Four classrooms are housed at Minooka Community High School Central Campus, and one at Minooka Community High School South Campus.

MCHS Central Campus is also home to to the County Multi Needs program, in which students benefit from a therapeutic program that infuses daily therapies into curricular activities.

On Dec. 13th, the R.E.A.C.H. students hosted an end of semester brunch in celebration of the friendships that had been formed. These students planned all the shopping, cooking, and preparations. Both classes were very excited about the chance to spend time together.