10/6/23
Happy Friday Woodlawn! Things were great here this week as our musical students continue to practice, soccer, girls basketball and cross country are in full swing. Our students are rocking it. We are running into that time of year when one day it is warm and then the weather turns. Make sure your child is ready for any kind of weather, day by day!
PHYSICALS - 6th Graders
6th grade parents, physical forms must be in by October 15th or your child will be excluded from school. If you have any questions, please contact our school nurse, Denise Kaufmann at [email protected]
7th & 8th graders…
Sports Physicals- Please Read
Any 7th, or 8th Grade student interested in Boys Basketball, or Wrestling must have a current Sports Physical to participate. There will be no exceptions. Now is a great time for families to check and get everything in order.
If you have any questions about your child’s current Sports Physical, please contact Denise Kaufmann at [email protected] or call the Woodlawn main office at 847-353-8500.
An Update From Mr. Grana
I have been having a few conversations with parents about middle school behaviors and things that students say or do that make you scratch your head. As a school, we talked about being part of a community at the beginning of the year and being respectful of one another. Please remind your student that there are expected behaviors with both words and actions that they are responsible for following. I love this age level and have worked with 11 to 14 year olds for the vast majority of my 34 year teaching/administrative career and will continue to believe in each child because they are special. Sometimes, we must have conversations that make them realize that the topics or words they are using are toxic and need to be addressed. As I said on curriculum night, when I talk to a student, I will do it with respect and understanding but a serious tone. Thanks for your support.
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, October 9th - No School
Picture Day - Retake Day - Wednesday, October 18, 2023
If you would like your child to have their school picture retaken, please click on the Color Portraits website and put in our School Code Event number. Pictures will be retaken early in the day on October 18th. Students must bring the school pictures they received a few weeks ago back to Woodlawn if they are doing the retakes.
Website: ordercp.com
School Code Event: 10017602
Wolves of the Month
Congratulations to our Woodlawn Wolves of the Month for September. Each team chooses a Woodlawn student to be their representative. The characteristics we look for are consistently demonstrating respect, kindness, responsibility, and perseverance, as well as serving as a role model for outstanding expected behavior.
Congratulations to Yana Pikhunyk, Ray Riordan, Joleigh Berns, Alex Wang, Siddharth Rajan, Avani Pandey, Zara Kazmi, Ashley Kruzel, Ellie Livesay.
Parents - No Door Dash Deliveries
Woodlawn parents, as stated in the handbook, food deliveries from outside vendors are not allowed. Please make sure that you are not having lunch delivered for your child. Thanks.
SHS World’s Fair
Stevenson’s Diversity Council invites you to attend the World’s Fair, the school's LARGEST annual fair celebrating cultural diversity, featuring 30+ student performances and around 40 booths representing cultures across the globe. This year, the World's Fair will be held on Saturday, October 21, and Sunday, October 22, at Stevenson High School at 1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire, IL.
Booths will be selling a variety of cultural foods from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Forum and Wood Commons, and performances will take place in the PAC from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Admission to the event (including performances) is FREE, but food can only be bought from booths with tickets priced at $1 each. Both cash and card will be accepted, and food tickets can be purchased on the day of. Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and family!
Lake County STEM for Girls Conference
We are excited to share that the Lake County STEM for Girls Conference is back! The conference hosts women from various STEM fields who work with the attending students by engaging in hands-on activities with real-world applications. Each session is interactive and inspiring! Girls in grades 6th-8th are invited to attend.
We have a STEM fair (with lots of goodies) and also invite parents/guardians to attend adult sessions to learn more about saving for college, how to support students in high school academic paths and mindfulness. We have a fantastic keynote and an enthusiastic closing for both students and parents!
This year the conference is being held at Vernon Hills High School on November 4th, 2023. We've attached a flyer to this email and can't wait to hear how it goes when your child attends.
Registration is open!
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Middle School Health (Repeat)
Please click HERE to access the ‘23-’24 Health Education letter.
. CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
The Woodlawn Cross Country team has been very busy these last few days.
Last Friday our Cross Country teams headed to Vernon Hills High School to compete in the Hawthorn Invitational. There were over 600+ competitors representing 28 schools from all over Lake County.
Here are some meet highlights...
- Sloane Wagner, 6th grade, finished in 9th place.
- Selma Foudil, 7th grade, finished in 15th place.
- 7th grade BOYS team finished in 9th overall.
Team members: Luke & John Norvell, Sharvil Morkar, Alex Kim, Connor Ray, Gavin Goldberg, Anish Bandaru
- 8th grade BOYS team finished 15th overall.
Team Members: Max DiGuiseppe, Az Amartuvshin, Griffin Oliver, Ali Diwan, and Aarit Perswal (7th grade).
Yesterday evening we hosted our Patriot Conference meet to wrap our regular season.
Some meet highlights were...
- 6th grade GIRLS team took 3rd overall.
Scoring Team Members: Sloane Wagner (2nd), Mira Linnenburger, Sragvi Chigurupati, Lillah Yarberry, and Lisa Aver.
7th and 8th grade girls did not have enough runners to score as a team, but had almost every team member finish inside the Top 10.
- 7th graders: Selma Foudil (3rd), Scarlett Strezewski (4th), Aliya Berns (10th), Josie Ballester (11th)
- 8th graders: Avani Pandey (6th), Elizabeth Paniv (7th), Tessa Tinge (8th)
7th grade BOYS team took 2nd place
- Scoring Team Members: Luke Norvell (6th), Sharvil Morkar (7th), John Norvell (12th), Alex Kim (17th), and Anish Bandaru (20th)
8th grade BOYS team took 3rd place
- Scoring Team Members: Max DiGuiseppe (5th), Griffin Oliver (18th), Ali Diwan, Az Amartuvshin, and Jerami Martinez.
The team will compete this Saturday at IESA Sectionals in Grayslake.
GIRLS team members:
Selma Foudil, Sloane Wagner, Mira Linnenburger, Elizabeth Paniv, Avani Pandey, Aliya Berns, Josie Ballester
BOYS team members:
Max DiGuiseppe, Luke Norvell, John Norvell, Sharvil Morkar, Alex Kim, Griffin Oliver, Az Amartivshin, Gavin Golberg
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Save the Date
Wednesday, October 25th 6pm-8pm
Fall Glow Party
Online MTK sales are October 14th to 21st.
Cash Only In-person sales during lunch October 23rd, 24th and 25th.
Cash Only entry tickets and raffle tickets will be sold at the party.
*Woodlawn Students Only*
Purchase through MTK and receive a free raffle ticket with your $10 entry ticket! And a free raffle ticket with each $10 bundle purchase!
In person sales will be $10 entry ticket and $10 for 10 raffle bundles or $1 each
Event Includes: party treats and snacks and entertainment
Finally, every once in a while I get busted for listening to one of my guilty pleasure songs. When I am either at home alone or here at Woodlawn late for sporting events and no one is around, I will turn my music choices up and enjoy some tunes. Usually, no one comes into the office but occasionally, the stars will align and someone will walk in while I am listening to a song that will cost me a punch in my man card. Here is a list of some of my favorite guilty pleasure songs that I really should not admit to the world:
10. Hold On - by Wilson Phillips (amazing harmony)
9. Since You’ve Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson (I hit that high note with Kelly)
8. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (It is Rick - enough said)
7. I Want It That Way - The Backstreet Boys (The boys and I just belting it out)
6. Fergalicious - Fergie (Just fun stuff)
5. MMMBop - Hanson (Love that MMMBop)
4. Waterloo - Abba (The best ABBA song)
3. Barbie Girl - Aqua (Making a comeback with the movie and all)
2. Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus (My youngest daughter and I still dance to this)
And still champion -
Amerian Girl - Tom Petty (The best!)
Feel free to ask Alexa to play any of these and I dare you not to get pumped up!
Have a great weekend!