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D62 Winter Card Judging a Community Affair
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For the third year in a row dozens of seniors, as well as several community leaders, judged the entries of the D62 annual winter card contest at the Frisbie Senior Center. 

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Celebrating the Art of D62!
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Twenty-two colorful and unique pieces of art adorn the second floor of the Leon Smaage Administration Center, 777 East Algonquin Road. 

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D62 Staff Gathers Together for Institute Day
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On Friday, August 16, more than 900 D62 staff members gathered together in the Algonquin Middle School gymnasium to kick off the 2024-2025 school year! 

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Students and parents holding a banner that says Iroquois, Welcome Back Students & Staff while walking through the 4th of July parade.
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For the first time ever, students, parents and administrators from Community Consolidated School District 62 marched in the Des Plaines Independence Day Parade!

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Middle School Students You Should Know logo design
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Twenty-seven District 62 middle school students were recognized at the May 20 Board of Education Meeting as part of the Middle School Students You Should Know recognition program.

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Concert Features Special Guest Percussionist Dr. Amadei!
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All of the Southside elementary schools (Forest, Orchard Place, South and Plainfield) 5th grade band and orchestra students performed their final concert of the school year at Algonquin Middle School on May 16.

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D62 and D207 Give Breathtaking Choral Performance
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D62 choir students recently participated in the Des Plaines Choral Festival at Maine West High School, a musical collaboration that consisted of choir students from elementary, middle and high school grade levels.

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Thank You to Our District 62 Retirees!
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Community Consolidated School District 62 recognized and thanked its sixteen 2023-2024 retirees with a celebration at Fountain Blue Banquets last week. 

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A Once in a Lifetime Event!
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On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, students throughout District 62 had the once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the solar eclipse firsthand.

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Photo of the front of Plainfield Elementary School
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Community Consolidated School District 62 is proud to announce Dr. Lisa Carlos has been named a finalist for the 2024 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Leadership.

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Photo from the Foundation 62 Pizza Wars
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Community Consolidated School District 62’s Education Foundation congratulates Little Angelo’s Pizza and Catering of Rosemont for being named the winner of its first pizza wars event on February 25. 

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Traveling the World at Central School
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Students and their families did not need to pack their bags to travel around the world at Central Elementary School recently. 

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Field Trip to Downtown Des Plaines
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Fourth graders at Plainfield Elementary School recently visited three different locations in downtown Des Plaines to learn more about the history of the city and how it operates. 

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NYX Gold Design Award
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We are excited to announce that our new website has won a Gold Design Award from the NYX awards program.

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Tis the Season for Tree Decorating!
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Despite the rainy and cold weather, a number of groups from the district made it out to the annual tree decorating event in downtown Des Plaines on December 1.

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Kiwanis Club: Shoes for Kids Event
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The Kiwanis Club of Des Plaines recently sponsored an amazing event that resulted in 159 children getting a new pair of shoes or boots! 

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Newcomer Family Night!
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The EL Department hosted a family event on November 8 to support families who are new to the country.

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Astronomy Night at AMS
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Algonquin Middle School hosted its annual Family Astronomy Night on October 24. 

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Winter Card Judging is a Community Affair
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The Frisbie Senior Center in Des Plaines hosted the judging of the District 62 annual winter card contest for the second year in a row. 

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Surprise Visits from the Prize Patrol!
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Members of the D62 Education Foundation had a fun time visiting different schools throughout the district and surprising staff members with grants they had applied for earlier in the school year. 

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Welcome Back CCSD62!
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It's hard to believe our 10-month schools returned last week.

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Photo of staff from Terrace Elementary School at the D62 Foundation's Trivia Night
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Nearly 200 people attended the D62 Education Foundation's annual trivia night at the end of April at the Frisbie Senior Center. More than $8,400 was raised that evening, which will directly benefit the staff and students of District 62.

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Photo of the front of the Jane L. Westerhold Early Learning Center
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Des Plaines--Community Consolidated School District 62 will host a paraeducator job fair from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on October 25 at the Jane L. Westerhold Learning Learning Center, 1375 South Fifth Avenue, Des Plaines. 

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Development of CCSD62's New Strategic Plan
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The Community Consolidated School District 62 Board of Education will begin the process of developing a new multi-year strategic plan with support from students, staff, parents and stakeholders.

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6th Grade Middle School Camps
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Last week, Algonquin Middle School and Chippewa Middle School welcomed incoming sixth graders to their new learning communities.

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BPAC Field Day 2023
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For Parent University on Friday June 9th, our parents and students enjoyed a visit to the Des Plaines library and a Field Day afterwards. 

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Photo of a group of students with their Art teacher at the Des Plaines Public Library Art Show
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On April 25 students from all 11 CCSD62 schools had their artwork recognized at a reception held at the Des Plaines Public Library as part of the 2022-2023 Library Art Show.

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