Polo Community High School

Polo (IL) students research, share fallen veterans’ stories through ‘the Grateful Nation Project’

Ogle County Newspapers reporter Earleen Hinton visited Polo Community High School in Illinois, where she interviewed Social Science Teacher Jeff Bargar. Mr. Bargar brought The Grateful Nation Project into his classroom, where PCHS juniors used the Hero Cards and accompanying online biographies to create presentations about America’s fallen heroes. Read the full story >

PCHS student presenting a Hero’s store

Photo courtesy of Earleen Hinton, Ogle County Newspapers