Meet Your Instructors
Justice Park District has an amazing team of qualified program instructors! Here you can find information regarding your program instructors. We are always happy to add more instructors. If you are interested in joining our team please click on the "Employment" Tab and fill out the form.
Dance & Cheer; Tumbling
Isabella "Bella" Baranski
Bella has danced for over 7 years and started gymnastics as a toddler! She has been teaching at Justice since the summer of 2021.
She Cheers with Argo High School The team has won the conference championship two years in a row.
Bella also was the Summer Camp Counselor for ages 4-6, our Happy Campers Camp.
Arts and Crafts/Crochet
Donna Hemphill
My name is Donna and I have been crocheting 60 years, I have many interests from sewing(quilting) to hands on crafts . The Justice Park District has welcomed us and created space and time for us to have crochet classes, wreath classes , crafts for the children from our community, we encourage everyone to come in and join in the fun.
Chess - Christian O.
Christian has been playing chess since he was five years old and has participated in many tournaments. Christian played for the Argo High School chess team and was a state qualifier for two years while also having an undefeated season for both those years. Christian has won many medals throughout his time playing chess and is very excited to teach others about chess.
Ballet/Tap Dance- Cherie Bennett
"My grandmother was a dancer and she was my inspiration for starting dance."
Miss Cherie began her dance training at the age of 9 at Tip Tap Toe Dance Studio. Training under various teachers including Paulette Mola and an instructor from Hubbard Street Dance Company. Training in tap, jazz, ballet and hip hop. Miss Cherie also took a summer semester of dance at Moraine Valley Community College with dance Instructor Melanie Herman, a former Chicago Honey Bear. Miss Cherie was a teacher at Tip Tap Toe for 11 years and taught at Bridgeview Park District for 17 years including instructing dance birthday parties, Pleasant Dale Park District and Palos Heights Park District, teaching Preschoolers, through adult age as well as a variety of Parent/tot classes and childcare. Miss Cherie participated in a dance - off with Debbie Allen in Chicago.
"Keep dancing."