We have used the book Adem's Cross as part of the ASK program for three years. We have had several specialist for this book. The first year we used a Peace Corps worker and an U.S. Army translator. For the past two years, we have had Ardian Vukpalaj as our specialist (See Below).
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The Specialist:Ardian Vukpalaj was born in the town of Pec in Kosovo where he lived for a short time with his older brother and two sisters. He then moved to Pristina where he and his family lived for over twenty years. About three years ago, on April 2nd during the civil war, he left his country for the United States. Ardian is a Christian Albanian who is currently working for the Lutheran Social Services as a Resettlement Specialist. The Students:Students from Mount Clemens Junior Academy interviewing the specialist about Adem's Cross are shown below.Students from grades 6 - 9 throughout the county have read Adem's Cross and participated in the interviews.
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Ardian Vukpalaj
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For additional information contact Jim Wenzloff, jwenzloff@misd.net