BryonySeries: Joliet Montessori School

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Community News: April 24, 2019

Check out upcoming events and the awesome things people are doing.

If you live within the Herald-News' coverage area (most of Will and Grundy counties in Illinois), and you'd like to share your organization's news or upcoming events, email the information to new@theherald-news.com.

Illustration by Christopher Gleason for "Staked!" Follow him at www.artworkbytopher.com.

Monday, August 20, 2018

Community News: Aug. 18 and Aug. 20, 2018

Check out upcoming events in the Joliet area, as well as the awesome things people are doing.

Gotta Do It: Aug. 19 through Aug. 26

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/14/gotta-do-it-aug-19-through-aug-26/ans9on6/

Local pet events: Aug. 20 through Aug. 27

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/17/local-pet-events-aug-20-through-aug-27/aqy8j3m/

Pets of the Week: Aug. 20

http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/08/13/2bf66602b9834217ae8d8d70a181ff0a/index.xml

Lincoln-Way Central AP science tackles world topics

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/lincoln-way-central-ap-science-tackles-world-topics/atl842z/

Lincoln-Way West pediatrician visits classes

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/lincoln-way-west-pediatrician-visits-classes/alhuqnf/

Joliet Montessori School adds staff

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/12/joliet-montessori-school-adds-staff/av3gog/

Lincoln-Way East students participate in annual bridge building competition

http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/08/07/62b413d78b5043a98b307a6d762ed2c9/index.xml

University of St. Francis offers college-specific visit days in fall

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/09/university-of-st-francis-offers-college-specific-visit-days-in-fall/anxvat0/

Joliet Montessori School gets re-certified by global group

JMS remains the only dual-certified #Montessori school in Will County

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/joliet-montessori-school-gets-re-certified-by-global-group/ay3q6if/

Lincoln-Way Central students participate in annual Bridge Building Competition

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/lincoln-way-central-students-participate-in-annual-bridge-building-competition/alny3k6/

Joliet Central High School students learn about entrepreneurship

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/joliet-central-high-school-students-learn-about-entrepreneurship/at7yiyx/

Frankfort students learn through websites

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/frannkfort-students-learn-through-websites/anlcdpr/

L-W Central wins robotics competition

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/l-w-central-wins-robotics-competition/a4ymndv/

Joliet Police Department receives award of excellence

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/police-department-receives-award-of-excellence/awksg22/

L-W West student is elected Key Club lieutenant governor

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/l-w-west-student-is-elected-key-club-lieutenant-governor/a7zchtk/

Advanced placement count soars at Lincoln-Way school

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/07/advanced-placement-count-soars-at-lincoln-way-school/auoq2nq/

Local students graduate in 2017 and spring 2018

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/08/06/local-students-graduate-in-2017-and-spring-2018/agig472/

Troy mathletes repeat 1st place win at math competition

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/07/27/troy-mathletes-repeat-1st-place-win-at-math-competition/ambw39m/

Sign up for the Will County Go Guide

http://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/will-county-go-guide/#//

Sign up for the LocalLit Short Story Newsletter

http://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/locallit/

Sign up for The Munsonville Times

https://www.bryonyseries.com/munsonville-times

Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Community News: May 18 and May 19, 2018

Check out upcoming events in the Joliet area, as well as the awesome things people are doing.

Local arts and entertainment May 18 through May 25

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/17/local-arts-and-entertainment-may-18-through-may-25/aqlrvp0/

It’s opening week for 'Postmortem' at Morris Theatre Guild

http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/05/15/69df7488d00442eeb97dbfb472fd8344/index.xml

Students from Lewis University present at math competition

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/students-from-lewis-university-present-at-math-competition/ax3msfr/

Joliet Central High School announces 2018 Mr. and Ms. J

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/29/joliet-central-high-school-announces-2018-mr-and-ms-j/ap3dbto/

Joliet Central grad receives USF scholarship

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/joliet-central-grad-receives-usf-scholarship/aqfqjmj/

Lockport sailor serves on the USS John C. Stennis

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/lockport-sailor-serves-on-the-uss-john-c-stennis/ap5wyr2/

Lincoln-Way East students excel in state reading program

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/lincoln-way-east-students-excel-in-state-reading-program/asjsfq3/

Lockport Township High School honor societies induct new members

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/lockport-township-high-school-honor-societies-induct-new-members/aklf01o/

Plainfield students create earthquake-proof buildings

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/plainfield-students-create-earthquake-proof-buildings/ab213oo/

Soldier surprises sister at Plainfield school

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/11/soldier-surprises-sister-at-plainfield-school/ahkqng3/

Plainfield senior to make conducting debut with Chicago orchestra

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/19/plainfield-senior-to-make-conducting-debut-with-chicago-orchestra/a1tn1fo/

Joliet Central band competes in Tennessee

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/19/joliet-central-band-competes-in-tennessee/a8gcd3f/

Stay cool this summer and save with early bird passes to Plainfield pool

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/19/stay-cool-this-summer-and-save-with-early-bird-passes-to-plainfield-pool/ajmu4t2/

Frankfort students study music in various forms

http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/05/19/a27c12da05df47d5ada2a389c3980993/index.xml

Joliet Montessori School summer camp programs now enrolling

http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/19/joliet-montessori-school-summer-camp-programs-now-enrolling/ampz14u/

And the newsletters:

Sign up for the Will County Go Guide

http://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/will-county-go-guide/#//

Sign up for the LocalLit Short Story Newsletter

http://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/locallit/

Sign up for The Munsonville Times

https://www.bryonyseries.com/munsonville-times

Illustration by Christopher Gleason for "Staked!"

Monday, June 12, 2017

New Reviews, BryonySeries Website Updated

A family emergency took precedence over many of my goals for this weekend, but I did get a little work on Henry's chapter nine accomplished, and Rebekah and I did update the BryonySeries website.

The Society page has a new review for Bryony as well as reviews for Cornell Dyer and the Missing Tombstone from students at Joliet Montessori.

Good reviews and bad reviews are both welcome. The books are meant to be read and enjoyed or not.

Read the reviews here: http://www.bryonyseries.com/society.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Bertrand (and I) Visit Joliet Montessori

Yesterday, I spent a delightful hour and a half with about fifty students at the Joliet Montessori School.

The school had asked for ten copies of Cornell Dyer and the Missing Tombstone to read and review. Had it not been for the students' comments, I might never have known we'd inadvertently uploaded an earlier copy.

This is what happened: Rebekah had trouble adding page numbers to the edited copy, and she finally had to use an earlier version (the final one may have been corrupted, who knows?).

The problem with reversion is making sure we caught every error. Somewhere in the confusion of moving manuscripts back and forth between us, we glitched. So we will fix it this weekend and re-upload.

Overall, the kids seemed to enjoy it, some more than others (and some less than others), and the responses were honest and enthusiastic. I'll be posting their reviews (good and bad) on the website this weekend.

The kids also shared what they liked and didn't like to read, their own writing projects, their opinions on what makes for good reading, how to overcome writer's block, good ways to open stories, and first person vs. third person.

One girl who is graduating this year is a prolific writer and contributed greatly to the discussion, but nearly everyone had something to share during our time.

I passed out BryonySeries cards and left a few gifts: two copies of Bertrand and the Lucky Clover, two copes of Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from Bryony, two copies of Bryony, one copy of Visage, and one copy of Staked!.

The person who coordinated the event and the reviews asked for an additional copy of Visage and Staked! so I'll drop those off, too, as another teacher may be interested in using the trilogy in the classroom come fall. She also briefly discussed the possibility of a long-term partnership.

Towards the end, I answered their questions about my writing and self-publishing process, and I talked some about my work at The Herald-News, which is my primary writing focus.

Oh, and speaking of Bertrand, he was a hit in his own right.