Jim Ross, vocational facilitator for Special Education District of Lake County, SEDOL for short, said Laremont decided to start having its prom during the day in 2002 because many students had trouble getting back to the school in the evening. That's not something she normally does," she said. Jennifer Mullen, Laremont teaching aide, said she was amazed that her student Janna Corpus was making eye contact and interacting with the tech campus students. It's the biggest thing they do, just like any other high school kid," Paul said. It's a special day and all the attention is on them. "I know when my brother went to homecoming, you could tell he was nervous. Paul has a brother in Michigan who has special needs. Alexa Paul, junior at Warren Township High School, said she was nervous she'd mess up or wouldn't make the students happy. Some students admitted they were nervous about working with the Laremont students. warned me that he was a flirt," she laughed. "I had one kid named Miguel who blew me a kiss before he left. Over at the nail station, Anjelinne Toledo, junior at North Chicago High School, said it was fun to interact with the Laremont students. "Alex bites his hand and jumps around when he's happy," she said. She said because she interacts with him every day, she knows his ways of expressing happiness. Meija's educator, Kelli Lischwind, said Meija is autistic and was excited and nervous with all the cosmetology girls around him. Meija bit his hand and jumped around in his seat as three girls worked on his thick brown hair.Īlthough many of the students are non-verbal and it's hard to tell if they're having a good time, educators who spend every day with them could tell they were loving the attention. "OK, I'm gonna touch your hair now," she said. Alyssa Johnson, a Johnsburg High School senior on the hair team, said "It's rewarding to see how happy they are." One of her classmates talked Alex Mejia, Laremont student, through her steps as she spiked his hair.
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