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Press Releases/Recent News
South Takes on a New Beat
South School is featuring an Artist-in-Residence program during the month of April. Drummers Michael J. Taylor and Andrew Elbert are working with grades Pre-K through 5th on the music and culture of West Africa. Preschool through fifth grade students are immersed in the music, culture, languages, and history by playing traditional drums and percussion instruments. Through this music, the students will learn skills that reinforce cooperation, concentration and creative expression. Students will express and demonstrate their creativity through a new art form while working independently and interdependently to improve their discipline and focus in the drumming circle. Kindergarten through fifth grade students will spend eight hours learning and practicing with the musicians. Students will showcase their talents at an assembly at the end of the month. South School is located at 1535 Everett Avenue in Des Plaines. Times are to be announced. For more information: Lori Poelking, principal, or Joan Abrams, music/drama teacher, at 847-824-1566.
Olympic Hopefuls and Local Student Leader to Visit North
Agnes Zawadzki, Olympic hopeful, and Joey Gallagher, Daily Herald Leadership Team winner, will visit North Elementary School, 1789 Rand Road, Des Plaines, Friday, April 23 and Friday, April 29, respectively. Their visits will inspire and motivate North Elementary School students to reach for their goals. Former North student Zawadzki is a high school sophomore and trains in Colorado. She recently won 2nd place in the Junior World Figure Skating Competition in the Netherlands. She will visit North from 1-2 PM. Joey Gallagher will visit Friday, April 29 from 10:15-11 AM. Gallagher will speak about leadership and how one person can make a difference. North is located at For more information: Kathleen Clifford, 4th grade teacher, 847-824-1399
For more information, please contact MeLinda Ward, Director of Community Relations, 847-824-8070.
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NEWS TIP
Wednesday 4/14 - Saturday 5/1
Wednesday, April 14, Author Visit, 9:30-10:30 AM; 11 AM-12, Noon; 1-2 PM; 2:15-3:15 PM, Bob Raczka, local artist and author, will share his work with Cumberland students. A Plainfield Elementary School alumnus, Raczka has authored 12 children books about art and four picture books about the seasons. His texts are cross-curricular and teach important art concepts in age appropriate formats. Funding for this program was provided by the District 62 Foundation. For more information Laura Dooley-Taylor, LMC Specialist, 847-824-141 or dooleytaylorl@d62.org.
Thursday, April 15
K-1st Grades Concert, Times: TBA, Central Elementary School, 1526 Thacker, For more information: Kathryn Wells, music teacher, 847-824-1575
Lewis and Clark Cultural Arts Assembly, 9:15 & 10:15 AM, Forest Elementary School, 1375 Fifth Ave., For more information: Julie Fogarty, principal, 847-824-1380
2nd Grade Water Safety & Swimming Classes, North Elementary @ the Lattof YMCA, Nancy Llanos or Janis Steffan, teachers, 847-824-1399
Friday, April 16
2nd Grade Water Safety & Swimming Classes, North Elementary @ the Lattof YMCA, Nancy Llanos or Janis Steffan, teachers, 847-824-1399
Monday, April 19 - Friday, April 23
Read Across America
Board of Education Meeting, 7 PM, Forest Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room & Boardroom., 1375 Fifth Ave, For more information: Mindy Ward, director of community relations, 847-824-8070
Outdoor Education, Plainfield Elementary School, 1850 Plainfield, Dr.,. For more information: Rene Carranza, principal, 847-824-1301
Tuesday, April 20
K-5 & Middle School Choral Concert, 6:30 PM, Iroquois Community School, 1836 Touhy Ave., For more information: Jennifer Tabor, music teacher, 847-824-1308
3rd Grade Field Trip to Blackberry Farm, North Elementary School, 1789 Rand Rd., For more information: Jamie Ponce, Donna Grady, Dr. Regina Gursky, and/or Christine McKelvey, 3rd grade teachers, 847-824-1399
Hispanic Family Literacy Night (Grades: K-2), 6:30-8 PM, North Elementary School, 1789 Rand Rd., For more information: Cathy Borge, LMC specialist, 847-824-1399
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