Kudos to Two Local Grads

Izzy Motokoff and Alexis Chan developed SteadyScribTwo local graduates are making news this week. Read below about Edgemont's Alexis Chan who designed a new product and Rachelle Gage who published her fourth book:

Alexis Chan, a 2020 graduate of Edgemont High School and a 2024 graduate of Northwestern, has just released a new product. Chan majored in biomedical engineering and worked with another student at school to develop SteadyScrib. SteadyScrib is a comprehensive pen set that includes a magnetic pen, pairing clipboards, and two magnets to secure paper to help people with Parkinson’s to write.

It’s the first writing utensil designed for people with Parkinson’s Disease.

The product was inspired by Chan’s co-founder Izzy Mokotoff’s weekly letter exchanges with her grandfather Pops which were cut short by his Parkinson’s symptoms. Now, in his loving memory, Co-Founders Alexis Chan and Izzy Mokotoff have our sights set on helping millions of others with Parkinson’s disease.
SteadyScrib is available for purchase on the company’s website. The Co-Founders are actively seeking opportunities to collaborate with healthcare providers, support groups, and advocates to extend their impact and bring this innovative solution to more individuals in the Parkinson’s community.

The design is now officially patented. Izzy and Alexis were named to Forbes 30 under 30 Chicago and have been featured on many news channels including NBC News, ABC7, and recently Good Day Chicago.

Learn more at www.steadyscrib.com.

 We're Not Ok

SHS 2012 grad Rachelle Gage recently published her fourth book, and her first that is out of the children’s bookRachel Gage recently published her fourth book. world. The book is called We’re Not OK: Jewish and Ally Experiences Post 10/7 and brings together personal anecdotes, poems, and letters following the 10/7 attack on Israel. The words are taken from social media platforms and illustrated by Gage. Some of these voices are those of mothers sharing their fears for their visibly Jewish children, and students writing to their universities with concerns about the pro terror encampments.

Gage says, “As a proud Jew and granddaughter of an Auschwitz survivor, I was impacted firsthand by the rise of antisemitism in the silencing of Jewish voices. I knew I had to amplify these voices, and published my recent book, which includes submissions of various perspectives through personal anecdotes, poems, and letters. This collection and other similar projects are so important in this time where Jewish voices are being silenced, and our history erased. While the title states We’re Not OK, the takeaway message is that we’re not alone. I hope that my book not only raises the authors’ voices but provides comfort to others who have felt isolated for these past two years.”

Find your copy on Amazon or Barnes and Noble here: