Representative Burke Visits OLHMS!

January 28, 2012

7th Grade Social Studies classes had the wonderful opportunity to learn about our Illinois State Government and real lawmaking from Representative Kelly Burke, 36th District. Social studies teachers, Mr. Weber and Mr. Sifling, have been studying Illinois State Government and provided classes the opportunity to engage in discussions and debates with a real-life Illinois State Representative. At OLHMS, we are very interested in creating learning experiences for students that are both meaningful and relevant, transforming knowledge outside the parameters of textbooks into students lives. Let me know what you think about the visit? I am especially interested in hearing what our 7th Grade students think! What did you most learn most about government from Representative Burke?

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I wasn't hear either when Representative Kelly Burke came but I found it interesting about the law making process. It helps us all to learn about this so we may all have a better understanding of both our Federal and State Government.

Allison L. 3:32PM 01/31/12

we learned that covington is a old building in Oak Lawn

matt janus 3:20PM 01/31/12

I think that Kelly Burke is the best!!! Even though my class didn't get to meet her I still think that she is great!!!! :)

Hayley 2:44PM 01/31/12

I thought it was really cool that a person in the goverment was at our school. It's seems that she is a really nice person because she took time out of her time to come here even though I didn't get to meet her. Also it seem to be very intresting that some students got to meet her. That would had to be a good experience to get to meet her and they would probely never forget that because they met someone from the governerment. :)))))))

Crizzy Miller 2:43PM 01/31/12

When Kelly Burke came i learned that she is the representative of the 36th district.

Becky 10:52AM 01/31/12

When Kelly Burke came i learned that she is the Representative of the 36th district.

Jessica Melnik 10:52AM 01/31/12

I learned that all the laws can be interpreted 2 times if there is people that will be convinced that this law is worth a second chance.

Benjaminas Buikys 10:46AM 01/31/12

I think that it was a great experience for me and my peers, we really enjoyed meeting somebody in real life that had to do with what we are studying, you don't always get to do that. I think she really was open minded and cared of what we had to say.

Derek Gonsch 10:44AM 01/31/12

I thought it was a great experience to meet Representative Burke.

Anthony Rojas 10:43AM 01/31/12

It was very interesting having Kelly Burke here, I learned a lot.

Annabelle 10:43AM 01/31/12

I learned a lot from Representative Burke. For example, i learned how to veto a bill and how to make a law. Also, i learned how the Three Branches of Government work.

Stephanie Gasca 10:42AM 01/31/12

I learned how the government negotiates an idea that will make us have a better life in the future.

Elizabeth G. 10:42AM 01/31/12

I think it was very interesting when she showed us how laws get processed and I also liked when we got to talk about laws that we would liked passed. Some of them might really make a difference.

Brianna Brown 10:42AM 01/31/12

i like the pictures

eoin 10:42AM 01/31/12

I learned most about how each branch works and what it does.

Mary Kate Brennan 10:40AM 01/31/12

I think the visit from Kelly Burke was amazing.I learn that she tell us the government from the Representative she work hard doing her own job.

Jesus Rueda 10:36AM 01/31/12

I think it is nice for Kelly Burke to take her time and visit us so we could learn more about the government. I liked having her visit and learned more about how a law gets passed.

aiste 10:35AM 01/31/12

Learning about that was fun i learned that stuff is complicated but fun at the same time.

Patrick Gibson 10:33AM 01/31/12

i think when she visited it help us kids to know more about the Illinois government. she explained what needs to be done in order for a law to be passed. she told us how many people are in the branchs.

kevin arredondo 10:33AM 01/31/12

I learned that being in a government like she was is really a big job! And, that they have to deal with some simple things and some complicated things.

Adam Holesha 10:32AM 01/31/12

What I thought about Kelly Burke's appearance at our school was it was nice of her to take time to come out to our school and I learned a little of what she does and how the laws are made for our district.

Angelica Olivera 10:32AM 01/31/12

I liked that Kellie Burke came in because I understood how the government actually worked and learned more than I could from the study guide. I learned how the laws were passed and what happened if they weren't approved.

Paige Gapski 10:32AM 01/31/12

I think when Representative Burke came it taught us more about the government. I learned a lot more about what she does and about making up a law in our government.Also i think when she made some people act out some stuff that helped too.

Julia 10:32AM 01/31/12

I thought her visit was very interesting. It taught me more then just looking at a book because we got to experience how they actually make laws and it got me better understanding of why those laws are made. It takes a long process to make the laws so now i know that even if i don't like the law, it must be good because of how many other people like the law and think it is a good idea.

Alyssa Sorrentino 10:32AM 01/31/12

I liked having representative Burke come to our school is because she told us about how bills are passed and she told us about her job as a representative. I learned that to pass a bill you have to have witnesses and the other members have to agree on the law.

Jack Keane 10:32AM 01/31/12

Represantative Burke tought us about how her branch of the government she told us that when they vote on a bill they dnont just make little papers and put in a bucket no they use hightech gear and buttons to put there votes in and atb the end they say why they feel that a bill should be passes on. And if they disagree they dont just argue they have to vote all over again until one gets the most.

Alejandro Jimenez- Baeza 10:32AM 01/31/12

i learned how the court system works with cases switching courts. i liked that she was very straightforward and direct with her opinions.

jacob rankin 10:31AM 01/31/12

I think that is was pretty cool and interesting how Kelly Burke came to our school. i learned how laws are made and passed on through our Government system.

Kerri D. 10:31AM 01/31/12

I thought that her visit helped us understand our government better by having us think about ideas for new laws. She then took one groups idea and went through the process of what the law would have to go through in order for it to be a law. I thought it was a good learning experience.

Joseph Mendala 10:31AM 01/31/12

I think that it was very nice of her to come and teach us about the government. the most interesting part, i think is the when she explained how difficult it really is to make a law. I also thought the whole system of the government was cool because its actually larger then i expected.

Meagan Moreno 10:31AM 01/31/12

I learned that when you want a law passed they vote on rather it should be passed or veto'd.

Rachel Cartolano 10:31AM 01/31/12

I enjoined a representative coming to our school and giving us a little more information on State government. I thought that Kelly Burke did a great job at presenting us with great information and giving us a deeper understanding of our own government. I learned a lot about how a bill or idea gets passed down to a law and how complicated it is to have it be done.

Stan Wrobel 10:31AM 01/31/12

I think that when Kelly Burke visited, it was very interesting what she had to say. She really told us what it was mostly like and how it was being in the office. I learned that it can sometimes be hard in office because of law making and other things.

Shelby Roberts 10:31AM 01/31/12

I thought that the visit from Kelly Burke was not only educational it was inspirational and fun. She gave us some really good fun facts that i did not even know. There is a total of 59 Senates. The information that Ms.Burke gave us was great!! I'm really glad she came.

Joy Cromwell 10:30AM 01/31/12

I though it was a fun experience to have an actual representative from the state of illinois to come and explain what it is actualy like instead of just reading about it. What I learned the most from Kelly Burkes visit is that a bill has to go through so many things for it to be turned into a law and, how long it takes to hear if your bill got approved or not.

Brendon Schneider 10:30AM 01/31/12

When Kelly Burke came to our school, she told us how a bill is passed in the general assembly. She told us about the process on how the bill goes through and how representatives vote. We also came up with possible laws like lowering the driving age and debated over it like it would be debated in government.

Gina Snyder 10:30AM 01/31/12

I think the visit was an interesting way to learn because it's different from a more traditional classroom with textbooks and worksheets. I learned most about how representatives and people like that function along with the government. It was very informative.

Casey Fitzpatrick 10:30AM 01/31/12

I learned that government people are just like regular people and have and live a normal. They are not as scary as I thought that they are. Also they have to go through a lot to just pass a law.

Melissa Krzak 10:30AM 01/31/12

Representative Burke helped us have a better understanding of Illinois government when asking us what kind of bills we think that could have a positive impact on our state.

Kayley Carey 10:30AM 01/31/12

we learned a lot of the steps it takes to make a bill

Grayson Galland 10:30AM 01/31/12

I thought her visit was a good learning experience. I learned most about how they make Bills and the law making process. I learned most about that because we set up our own government with the students and made our own Bills.

Brigid R 10:29AM 01/31/12

I thought the visit was a great learning experience for us. We got to learn about the law making process and more. What I learned most was how laws are made and passed on from each branch of the Government.

Jennifer Potoczny 10:29AM 01/31/12

I wasn't here when Representative Kelly Burke visited OLHMS, but I believed she helped the other students learn more about the laws about Illinois State Government. I believe that her visit made an impact on the students and their futures as Illinois Citizens.

Zunaeed Salahuddin 10:29AM 01/31/12

I thought that it was kind of interesting to have someone from the government here. I learned the most about the law-making process.

Joe Condon 10:29AM 01/31/12

i really enjoyed listening to Kelly Burke and all the interesting facts that she shared with us. It really helped me better understand her job.

7th Grader 10:13AM 01/31/12

I think that it was a good experience for a representative to come in and talk to us on how a bill is passed and how long it takes. I also liked when Representative Burke talked about all the different funny and serious laws she talked about.

Tom Krzysiak 10:07AM 01/31/12

I thought that she was gonna have 4 really big security guards around her.... I was off.

Hadi 10:02AM 01/31/12

i really liked when Kelly Burke came, she shared a lot of information about how a law is passed and how many get approved.

doaa 10:01AM 01/31/12

what i learned from representative Burke's visit is that each part of the Iilinois government really isn't that hard to understand. what i liked about her visit is that game we played when we got to choose whether we liked idea or the other.

sincerity stinson 9:59AM 01/31/12

i think the visit was great from Kelli Burke. Kelli Burke is good for teaching law making process in Illinois. I would learn how to vote.

raven winston 9:59AM 01/31/12

i learned a lot about how our Illinois government runs we also learned a lot about how a law gets passed and we did an activity where we do what they would in the house of representatives i think having representative Burke at our school helped us learn more about our states laws and law making process.

Joseph Kupiszewski 9:59AM 01/31/12

I think Kelly Burke really helped me understand more about being a representative because she told use how her life is. I learned that being a representative is a lot of work. i also think that she did a good job explaining what it would be like to have a job like hers.

William Koenig 9:59AM 01/31/12

As a 7th grade student I've learned how the government works and who works with certain ideas. this is very interesting to me because i didn't know the facts and details that Kelly Burke had discussed with the 7th grade. this was a very fun activity ad i enjoyed it very much.

Ciera Delarosa 9:59AM 01/31/12

I learned a lot about Illinois Government from Representative Burke like a new representative trying to pass a law has to wear a red coat when giving a speech. Also I learned about the law making process in Illinois, and how they vote weather to pass the bill or not.

Colleen Murray 9:59AM 01/31/12

I liked the law-making process.

Daniel Grabowski 9:58AM 01/31/12

I think having a rep coming in helped us fully understand what they do and alittle more about our Illinois Goverment. Understanding our goverment will help us in the feature to know what our goverment is doing and how to know if they are doing wrong.Now that we strangthened our understanding i now know what our goverment does , how it works and the people who are involved and alittle more about our state.

kasey conroy 9:58AM 01/31/12

I liked the visit it made it interesting to learn about the law and Kelly Burke. It was fun to come up with ideas of new and better laws. It fit in to what we learning about in social studies so it was the right time for her to come.

Illiana Rangel 9:58AM 01/31/12

I think that it was amazing that Kelly Burk whent to are school. It was a privlage to have her come to olhms. The thing that intrest me the most was that she was showing us. How we could make laws and how to do it .

Edgar Cahue 9:58AM 01/31/12

I learned that the lawmaking is a very long process. I also learned that it is not easy to make a law. I liked when we did the debate about if you want or don't want year round school.

Rebecca Hanson 9:58AM 01/31/12

Representative Burke taught us how to pass a bill. and she also told us about some bills people passed in our state.

Erica Serna 9:58AM 01/31/12

I enjoyed having representative Kelly Burke come to our school because she helped us with better understanding the Illinois government. She even had some fun activities like a debate over the pros and cons of year round school.

Katelyn Vestal 9:58AM 01/31/12

The representative Kelly Burke came to our school. She showed us things about laws, how its like to be a representative, and we played a game to show us how things work out when they are making a law.

Crystal Saavedra 9:58AM 01/31/12

I thought it was really cool to see kelly burke in our classroom because she made things more clear to understand about politics.

Mike Alvarado 9:58AM 01/31/12

Ciera Delarosa 9:58AM 01/31/12

I liked the visit i thought it was nice for someone to come to are school and teach us somethings that she knows. She was telling us about the laws and what she does. I really liked that she had the time to come..

Alexis Ruiz. 9:57AM 01/31/12

i learned a lot from Representative Kelly Burke, but the most i learned from her was how the Government system works and how you make and create laws. Also it was a lot of fun debating in which school should be year-round or not.

Jenna Campfield 9:57AM 01/31/12

I learned that sometimes people in the house of representative don't always debate about serious and big issues. Just the little things that make a difference are debated about too.

Jacqueline Corral 9:57AM 01/31/12

i thought the visit was fun and it was cool to have someone from the government come to our school. I learned that you can make a law but it has to go threw steps. That is what i learned and what i thought of the visit.

alley cavazos 9:57AM 01/31/12

Representative Kelly Burke was very helpful. She made us brainstorm ideas about new laws. Also she made us debate about if we wanted to have school year round and kids got to vote. She was very fun to have at OLHMS and we learned more then we knew.

Zade Lecaj 9:56AM 01/31/12

I like the activity of if there would be school all year around. I learned a lot about the goverment and a lot of other stuff thats in that area.

cecilio rodriguez 9:56AM 01/31/12

It helped me to understand more about our state and to know how it works.

william conroy 9:56AM 01/31/12

It helped me to understand more about our state and to know how it works.

william conroy 9:56AM 01/31/12

I liked how she told us what shew did and what laws they make. Kelly Burke said hat some people had thought of laws and what laws they would like.

Raymond Rossi 9:55AM 01/31/12

I thought the visit was pretty cool because she taught us a lot. One thing i learned is that 1 law has to be sent to a lot of places to get passed on for a law. One thing I liked about the visit was that she let us brainstorm and make up ideas for laws.

David Childers 9:55AM 01/31/12

What I thought about Representative Burke, was that it was great and good for our students because we got to actually see what they get to do, and not just read it. It was like a good hands on experience for the 7th grade.

Diego Arana 9:55AM 01/31/12

Kelly Burke was a great help! She taught us a lot about government and she told us a lot about how laws are made and how things work.

Matthew Duque 9:55AM 01/31/12

It was really fun and it was a good expierience

Ben Lynch 9:54AM 01/31/12

I thought it was a cool thing to do to get us a better understanding of bills and the illinois constitution. I learned about the creating a bill contest

Phazione McClurge 9:54AM 01/31/12

Representative Burke was helpful in our understanding of Illinois government. She not only assisted our students in their learning of the law making process in Illinois, but she challenged students to brainstorm ideas for new laws that would have positive effects on their future as Illinois Citizens. She enjoyed hearing from our students and the ideas they came up with!

Andrew Weber 8:37AM 01/31/12

Connecting the Past with the Present

January 21, 2012

We live in a great community! Knowing your community is extremely important. I believe it is the responsibility of us all to be stewards of where we live and to make a difference in our community. How much do we know about the Village of Oak Lawn? Take some time to read up on the amazing history of the very town we live in by accessing the Oak Lawn Village History page. After reading about our hisotry, take a look at the Historcial Buildings Pictures in our OLHMS Picture Gallery. Looking at snapshots from the past can help us better understand just who we are and show us how things have changed. Click on the pictures and see just some of the many historic homes, schools and buildings located throughout the Village of Oak Lawn! Respond to my blog about this topic. I am interseted in hearing about how everyone feels about the communties of Oak Lawn and Hometown!

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The Historical buildings are some what cool. I didn't know that Covington was that old!

Robyn Master 3:25PM 01/31/12

I think that the houses that are in Oak Lawn are very cool! I can't believe how many old houses we have in Oak Lawn. I wonder if they are haunted?!?

Sam Golinski 3:25PM 01/31/12

I think it's cool that Oak Lawn has historical buildings! I think on Halloween they should turn some of them into haunted houses because some of them look pretty creepy!

Alicia Gonzalez 3:24PM 01/31/12

I thought some places were cool because i knew of a lot of them and i actually go to St.Geralds for CCD

Alex W. 3:24PM 01/31/12

I found all of this so cool. It really shows our past living through the present and future. Also, it's neat to see the types of architecture and how they used to build homes in the 1800's and earlier 1900's.

Allison L. 3:23PM 01/31/12

The buildings have really cool pasts of when they were built.

Jonathan Prostka 3:21PM 01/31/12

I went to one of the houses[Keyhole house] for holloween and they gave me hot chocolate,brownies, and a lot of candy it rocks!!!!!!!!!

tommy olson 2:42PM 01/31/12

Kelly Burke taught us how the House of Representatives and Senate work and how a bill is turned into a law

jessica 10:50AM 01/31/12

Some of the buildings were very familiar I live by a few of them.

Annabelle 10:45AM 01/31/12

I thinks historical sightings makes Oak Lawn and hometown unique. It helps us connect to the past and learn more about history. I hope they don't knock the buildings down.

aiste 10:39AM 01/31/12

I love our community besides when there is bullying going around, and littering besides that i love the Oak Lawn and Hometown communities.

Patrick Gibson 10:36AM 01/31/12

i reconize some of the houses .

Katie 10:12AM 01/31/12

I think that the historical sights where cool. I thought they where creepy because they where so old. I thought it was interesting because, of how old are town actually is.

Tom Krzysiak 10:09AM 01/31/12

I think it is awesome that we have a historical house in oak lawn that is also by our school...

Mike Alvarado 9:56AM 01/31/12