Heilman Starts New Year With a Splash
January 6, 2022
Law and psychology teacher Jay Heilman walked into prospect on Monday for the first Institute day of the new year. As he walked in through door 30 he noticed a leaking pipe.
Little did he know, it wouldn’t be only faucet open that day.
On institute days staff typically first meets in the theater, but Monday was different. Frank Mirandola, associate principal of student activities, and the rest of the administration told the staff to meet in the field house for a “fun activity”.
Upon Arrival staff was spilt into 14 teams. Administration the addressed the group covering various topics before Mirandola took the Mic.
“[He] said we need one representive from each group to come to the half court line and shoot a half court shot.” Heilman recalled. ” The first person to hit a half court shot wins $5 amazon gift cards for their entire group.”
Heilman was selected, and found himself second in line.
Peter King bricked the first shot of the competition off to the right, and Heilman stepped up to the line. Half asleep and tight he took the shot. The rest was history.
“I splashed it, but I immediately felt bad because there were 12 people behind me that never even got to shoot.” Heilman said. “They were all just standing there and I’m just like: Sorry, I don’t make the [rules].”
But, Dean Nickolas Olsen who was directly behind Heilman wasn’t up set that his opportunity had slipped away.
“I was super happy that he made it, especially because he swished it.” Olsen said. ” I didn’t even know about the $5 gift card.”
Two fists in the air Heilman walked back to his group. They received their prize, took a picture then went about their day.
“It was a cool way to start the day.” Heilman said. “Perfect way to start the new year.”
Krzysztof Lesiak • Jan 7, 2022 at 10:43 am
Krzysztof Lesiak For Congress: Press Release: I nominate Prospect High School Teacher, Jason Block, for the Nobel Peace Prize, Pulitzer Prize and Congressional Medal of Honor!!!
7 STYCZNIA, 2022 ~ DODAJ KOMENTARZ ~ EDYTUJ”KRZYSZTOF LESIAK FOR CONGRESS: PRESS RELEASE: I NOMINATE PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, JASON BLOCK, FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, PULITZER PRIZE AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR!!!”
Prospect High School Journalism Teacher, The Honorable Jason Block (source: https://twitter.com/jasonblock216 )
I feel blessed by Jehovah God and Jesus Christ to be part of the Jehovah’s Kingdom University of Chicago Politics – Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056. Mount Prospect Truly is Special Like no place on Earth. I most fondly remember my time in the Prospect High School Journalism Department headed by The Honorable Jason Block, who I remember used to show „Shattered Glass” by Stephen Glass to J1 Students. Jason, Hey Man, You need to know, Brother, that You are The Number One Teacher in District 214. I took Your Journalism Class from August 25th, 2012 until June 2012. Anna Boratyn, whose sister, Veronica Boratyn, was a classmate of mine at The Late Great Polish American Patriot Wiktor Barczyk’s Fryderyk Chopin Polish School in Palatine, Illinois, wrote a fantastic article about student involvement in politics in which I was prominently featured. In that same edition of The Prospector, the now well-known Keaton Keller, a technology expert with a YouTube channel with over 3 million subscribers I believe, also had an article written about him….Okay…Jason Block, you were the only PHS Teacher who responded to my article on Independent Political Report about the Virgil Goode presidential campaign, and you gave me amazing, constructive, positive feedback! Jason Block, My Brother in Jehovah God, You’re the TOP OG Teacher of District 214, and Never Forget, Wherever You Go, The Chicago Street Crew Has Your Back, Brother! #JasonBlockForNobelPeacePrize #ATTHEVERYLEAST,,,,Jason Block, Man, You DESERVE The Pulitizer Prize, and the Congressional Medal of Honor, which, if elected to Congress and sworn in as a Member of the Mount Prospect/Des Plaines District 5 on January 3rd, 2023, I will make it my NUMBER ONE PRIORITY to ensure you get National Recognition from whoever The President of the United States of America will be at that point in the Future. God Bless Jason Block – Best Journalism Teacher in America, Incredible Mentor and Molder of America’s greatest Journalism Department at Prospect High School! #BlockPower #JasonBlock-America’s Greatest Public School Teacher #GetBlockThePulitzer #GetBlockTheCongressionalMedalofHonor – Krzysztof Marcin Lesiak, Prospect High School Class of 2015 @FearTheKnight @GoBigOrGoHome #JasonBlockNumeroPrimeroOGTeacherOfAmerica #PHS2015ClassReprezent #GodBlessIsrael #GodBlessPoland #GodBlessAmerica!