D228 TEP students create and sell over 500 cards during holiday season

Students in Ms. Botica-Marquardt's Transitional Employment Program (TEP) recently made over 500 holiday cards and sold them to staff across all four district schools.

Students were responsible for helping design the card, use a Cricut to cut out the materials for the project and individually assemble each card. Students delivered the cards to staff and managed the sales for the project. Future plans for this project include students making a seasonal card quarterly to distribute and sell to the district staff.
TEP is intended to further prepare and develop workplace skills and employment opportunities. Students are from all four district schools and attend TEP at South Suburban College Oak Forest Campus.
Additional staff involved in creating this initiative include Mike Klimson, Amy Morrissey, and Reema Haddad. The students who were involved in the project are:

Zachary Bulow (OF)
Sabrian Carter (BR)
Omarion Collins (BR)
Valiyah Gordon (TP)
Kylen Hales (BR)
Camayah Hill (BR)
Julian Ochoa (OF)
Aron Rosales (TP)
My'Aire Taylor (BR)
Mya Townsend (BR)
Kyle Aldridge (BR)
Felix Barajas Mar (BR)
Dominique Brown (HC)
Ceylicia Dean (HC)
Devon Holloway (BR)
Kevin Luklan (HC)
Deven Mahone (HC)
Nicholaus Rodriguez (BR)
Monique Smith (BR)

About Bremen High School District 228
Bremen High School District 228 is located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and serves the communities of Midlothian, Posen, Tinley Park, Markham, Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills and Oak Forest. District 228 serves over 5,000 students and employs 800 full and part-time staff members. Bremen High School, in Midlothian, opened its doors to students in September of 1953. Since then, District 228 opened three additional schools. Tinley Park High School opened in 1961; Hillcrest High School, in Country Club Hills, opened in 1967; and Oak Forest High School opened in 1970. For more information, please visit https://www.bhsd228.com/