DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 22, 2024
Today is a "B" Day
LOOKING AHEAD:
Friday, April 26th - PTO Dessert Day
Tuesday, April 30th - Early Release Day
Wednesday, May 1st & Thursday, May 2nd - Spring MAP Assessments
Friday, May 3rd - PTO Dessert Day
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD: Congratulations to our Science Olympiad team for finishing in 4th place overall at the State competition held this past weekend at U of I. Way to go Wolves!
State Team and Top 5 Finishers:
Bhatt, Neal (7)
Devabhaktuni, Sanjay (8)-- 3rd place in Fast Facts
Gattupalli, Tamoghna Reddy (7)-- 3rd place in Fast Facts, 5th place in Microbe Mission
Kessel, Olivia (8)-- 1st place in Can't Judge a Powder
Kim, Eli (8)-- 4th place in Wind Power
Mondal, Ishaan (8)-- 5th place in Anatomy & Physiology, 4th place in Experimental Design, 4th place in Meteorology
Nagarkar, Advait (8)
Patil, Prisha (7)-- 4th place in Experimental Design, 4th place in Wind Power
Perswal, Aarit (7)-- 4th place in Experimental Design
Potkonjak, Maxo (7)-- 4th place in Meteorology
Rivera, Vivek (8)
Saha, Sharanya (8)-- 1st place in Can't Judge a Powder
Saraf, Mohini (7)
Tsai, Janie (8)-- 5th place in Microbe Mission
Xu, Michele (8)-- 5th place in Anatomy & Physiology
JV TRIAL EVENTS:
Bandaru, Anish (7)-- 3rd place in Agricultural Sciences
Subramanian, Sanjay (7)-- 3rd place in Agricultural Sciences
Gulati, Kalen (8)
Vikram, Pratik (7)
Mathews, Philip (7)
Velagapudi, Avya (7)
Agarwal, Aditi (6)-- 2nd place in Pentathlon
Pandey, Avani (8)-- 2nd place in Pentathlon
Valencia, Sophie (8)-- 2nd place in Pentathlon
Varghese, Nithya (7)-- 2nd place in Pentathlon
Gulati, Anaya (8)-- 1st place in Solar Power
Ravipati, Surya (7)-- 1st place in Solar Power
K'NEX BUILDING CLUB is canceled for today. See you next week!
SPANISH CLUB: Spanish Club will meet this Thursday to celebrate Carnaval. Everyone is welcome! See you at 2:30 in room 718.
Senator McConchie's Teacher Appreciation Contest
To celebrate educators around the 26th Senate District, I am writing to request your students to participate in the 2024 My Inspirational Teacher Essay Contest. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to write an essay of 250-500 words on their most appreciated teachers. This year’s contest celebrates how teachers positively impact their students’ lives with the theme: How My Teacher Inspires Me. Students must submit their essays by Tuesday, April 30th to be eligible.
PARTICIPANTS: All participants will receive a certificate of recognition from State Senator Dan McConchie’s legislative office.
FINALISTS: Finalists from grades 6-12 and excerpts from their essays will be featured on SenatorMcConchie.com. Finalists and their nominated teachers will also be invited to Senator McConchie’s district office in Lake Zurich on Friday, May 10th, for an awards ceremony and reception from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: Two grand prize winners (one winner from grades 6-8 and one winner from grades 9-12) will each be awarded a $100 Amazon gift card to be used for educational supplies. (Governmental funds are not used for prizes. Amazon gift cards are donated).
Please send all entries to [email protected].
The Wellness Team is collecting old athletic shoes to recycle. Wearable shoes will be donated to those in need. The materials from unwearable shoes will be recycled and repurposed. If you have shoes to donate, please put them in the blue bin on the stage. See Mrs. Jakstas with questions!
*School Lunch Programs*
To learn more about the school lunch program, please visit our District Website. Within this link, you will find menus and how to complete pre-payment for meals. Applications for free and reduced meals are available on the District’s website. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 847-353-8500 or [email protected].
PRINCIPAL'S BLOG
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Physicals for sports - Any student that plans on trying out for one or more of our sports teams MUST have a current physical on file in the nurse’s office BEFORE the first day of tryouts. There can be NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule.