Gina Schoengarth landed the dream job she didn’t know she wanted when she found a position as an architectural consultant with Blackstone Consulting. “I get to work from home, and they fly me all over the country to consult on projects that are all so different,” she said. Her advice for students who are thinking […]
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People of Racine County Eye: Poncella Risiner And Her Factory Work
Poncella Risiner turned 90 years old today. Born in Atlanta Georgia on March 12, 1927, Risiner’s family moved to Chicago in 1930. She went to the same school Ella Fitzgerald went to. And that was home until 1969 when she and her husband moved to Racine. Five weeks after the move, Poncella landed a job […]
People of Racine County Eye: Cynthia Vasey on a Mission to Succeed
Cynthia Vasey is a woman on a mission to succeed; as a mom, as a police officer, and as a member of the greater Racine community. Vasey, 27, of Racine, is the single mother of four children ages 3 to 13. She is acutely aware of how quickly people can form an opinion about her when […]
Fund Established After Beloved Crossing Guard’s Surgery
Beloved Racine Unified crossing guard Olga Rico will be absent from her spot at Osborne, Arthur and Graceland streets for a few weeks while she recovers from hip surgery. Racine County Eye met Olga last fall while she was on duty, waving at passing cars and telling us about how excited she was to be […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet RAE Mom Sha’Meeka Boykin
Sha’Meeka Boykin knew her son, Christopher Cosey, was having a hard time in school, and because she considers him a gift, giving up on him was never an option. “He was slipping further behind because he was cutting class, and he was cutting class because he fell behind,” she said. “There were so many bad influences […]
People of Racine County Eye: RAE’s Christopher Cosey Plans to be Great
Christopher Cosey admits he wasn’t a good student when he attended J.I. Case High School. He cut class and didn’t keep up with his homework, but his mom knew he could do better. Now a student at Racine Alternative Education, Cosey, 17, is recovering his lost credits and on track to graduate in 2017. He […]
People of Racine County Eye: Art Teacher Megan Goers Inspired by Students
Art teacher Megan Goers has such a positive effect on her students that not only do many continue taking classes with her long after they’ve earned their required elective credits, but they also plan careers in which they’ll be helping people. Goers said the inspiration goes both ways. “It’s so amazing to work with these […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet Teacher & Author Emily Corr
Fratt Elementary teacher Emily Corr and her Title I reading students have written and illustrated “Follow Your Arrow,” a story that has a lot in common with the encouraging rhymes of Dr. Seuss. The primary theme of the book is about pressing forward through the hard times to feel the sunshine again, and Corr said she […]
Racine Unified Teacher, Students Write & Illustrate Book
Fratt Elementary teacher Emily Corr has been a Title I reading teacher for 10 years, but she only recently considered writing a book herself. After a visit last year from a self-published author, she got the idea to write, “Follow Your Arrow,” a rhyming story that encourages students to persevere even when the clouds are […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet New Operator of Chick-Fil-A
Brian Goode never saw owning a fast-casual restaurant in his future when he embarked on his education career. But, the leadership development for which he has a passion is a core value of Chick-Fil-A and the primary reason he quit his job as an assistant principal and jumped with both feet into learning the business […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet Crossing Guard Olga Rico
Drivers traveling Osborne Blvd. during the week start their day off with a wave and a, “Good morning!” from crossing guard Olga Rico. She’s the friendly face smiling at the corner of Arthur, Graceland and Osborne waiting to escort children safely across the streets on their way to school. Rico has been stationed at that corner […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet Ahmad Kweku Qawi
Ahmad Kweku Qawi has been with the Racine Family YMCA for over ten years, first as a leader of the Youth Leaders Academy and now as its Chief Operating Officer. Qawi is committed to helping young people – especially African American boys and young men – reach their full potential by providing educational opportunities and […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet Sturtevant Police Officer Anguiano
Officer Anguiano of the Sturtevant Police Department has wanted to be a police officer for as long as she can remember. “The more I learned about the job police officers do, the more I wanted to be one,” she said.
People of Racine County Eye: Meet Takayla Marshall
Case High School junior Takayla Marshall helped staff the Eagles’ booth at Mount Pleasant Day Saturday. In addition to selling Case spirit gear, she also helped current Case students and their families – alumni, too – take photos holding a sign that read, “I am Case.” When Racine County Eye asked Marshall why she was […]
People of Racine County Eye: Meet Local Filmmaker James Hauser
By day, James Hauser is an assistant vice president at Tri-City National Bank, helping local business owners navigate the complicated waters of investment and growth. But, in his free time, Hauser and his Enough Stupid production company is using local actors and crew members to make movies based right here in Southeast Wisconsin. While he […]
