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Making the Grade
CHAMPAIGN - We'd like to close out this year's making the grade honorees by highlighting someone who's overcome tremendous obstacles. This student didn't speak a word of English when he came to our area a year ago. But now, he's on his school's honor role.
Paul Chemyeam is a seventh grader at Saint John's Lutheran School in Champaign, which is worlds away from his old classroom in Thailand.
Since coming to central Illinois Paul has picked up English and a lot of friends.
"What's your favorite part about school?" - we asked Paul.
"My friends & the teacher."
Paul's teacher, Randy Niemann says "He has fit in phenomenally well, he has done a really good job, works hard at it everyday."
Congratulations again to Paul and to all our Making the Grade winners this year.
If you didn't get a chance to nominate a student we'll be accepting nominations again in the fall.
Reported by Matt Brickman
Posted:
Paul Chemyeam is a seventh grader at Saint John's Lutheran School in Champaign, which is worlds away from his old classroom in Thailand.
Since coming to central Illinois Paul has picked up English and a lot of friends.
"What's your favorite part about school?" - we asked Paul.
"My friends & the teacher."
Paul's teacher, Randy Niemann says "He has fit in phenomenally well, he has done a really good job, works hard at it everyday."
Congratulations again to Paul and to all our Making the Grade winners this year.
If you didn't get a chance to nominate a student we'll be accepting nominations again in the fall.
Reported by Matt Brickman
Posted:
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