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EDUCATION
Proviso District 209 celebrates graduates
The Proviso Township High School District 209 had three big reasons to celebrate as its communities gathered for graduations on Saturday, June 8, at the University of Illinois-Chicago Credit Union 1 Pavilion. The district began the day honoring the 2024 graduating class from Proviso West High School, followed by Proviso...
Reconnecting with Julian Middle School
I was so glad to have the opportunity to go back to middle school as a presenter for Julian Middle School’s Career Day on May 23. It was an energizing experience to share what I do behind the scenes in library cataloging work. And it was special to be...
Julian’s new principal wants to engage with community
Nick Filipowski, the new principal at Percy Julian Middle School, hasn’t wasted any time getting to know the D97 community ahead of his July 1 start date. Already having attended the last board of education meeting, held on May 14, Filipowski told Wednesday Journal it was important to be part of the conversations.
OPRF breaks ground on $102M Project 2
Oak Park and River Forest High School celebrated the official start to the highly anticipated Project 2 this past week with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 4 at the high school. Supt. Greg Johnson welcomed board members, community members, students, and everyone who came out to celebrate the massive...
Safety and the middle schools
It is stunning, but not an actual surprise to hear dedicated teachers tell the District 97 school board that the middle schools are unsafe. Unsafe for some students. Unsafe far too often for teachers. This is not the first time we’ve heard this. In fact, in an engaging response to...
Full-day kindergarten was what D90 needed
The first year of full-day kindergarten at River Forest School District 90 has wrapped up. And administrators and teachers are calling it a successful launch. According to district officials, there were 47 full-time kindergarten students at Willard School and 57 full-day kindergarten students at Lincoln School. While the district allowed...
After challenging year, new Children’s School chief melds past and future
The new head of school at The Children’s School is looking toward the future of the private K-8 grade school, hoping to lean into what has worked while making way for change. “What do we need to conserve, what do we need to protect, what do we need to...
District 65 names new Lincoln Elementary School principal
During a chaotic school board meeting Monday that included a vote to close the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies and the appointment of a new chief financial officer, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 board also named the next principal of Lincoln Elementary School. Amber Samuels, a veteran Chicago Public...
Bringing history to life
Annual veterans school visit holds meaning for students and Sun Citians. Todd Ary and Mark Stahl, teachers at Heineman Middle School, sent students outside of the classroom and brought history to life for their students. Ary said, “We invited veterans from the community, allowing students to interview them and show...
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