DISTRICT 21
The final two State of Schools community meetings will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday in Holmes Middle School, 221 S. Wolf Rd., Wheeling, and Feb. 23 in Frost School, 1805 Aspen Drive, Mt. Prospect.
DISTRICT 54
Parents can still visit schools to learn about programs: Enders-Salk (English-Spanish dual language), 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23, 847-357-6400; Hanover Highlands (English-Spanish dual language), 9 a.m. Thursday and Feb. 15, 630-736-4230; Lincoln Prairie (multi-age; multiple intelligence), 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Friday, and 1:30 to 3 p.m. Monday, 847-357-5955; Muir (Literacy Academy), 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:15 p.m. Feb. 16, 847-357-6444; and MacArthur (English-Spanish dual language), 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 4 and 6, and 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:15 p.m. April 5, 847-357-6650.
A choral festival will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hoffman Estates High School, 1100 W. Higgins Rd. The 7th- and 8th-grade chorus students from Eisenhower Junior High School will perform with high school chorus students. Call 847-755-5600.
A parent education workshop, Strategies for Funding Your Children’s Education, will begin at 7 p.m. Monday in Hoover School, 315 N. Springinsguth Rd., Schaumburg. For more information, call Kate Hoke at 847-843-2323.
DISTRICT 59
The new Dad’s Club will hold a Build-It Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday in Clearmont Elementary School, 280 Clearmont Drive, Elk Grove Village. Pupils and their dads, stepdads, granddads or other man will build and decorate a wooden toolbox. Registration is required. Call 847-593-4372.
The 5th-grade band concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Holmes Junior High School, 1900 W. Lonnquist Blvd., Mt. Prospect.
DISTRICT 200
Kindergarten registration will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Dierzen Early Learning Center, 2045 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Children must be 5 on or before Sept. 1. Parents must show a birth certificate as proof of age and documents (current tax bill, voter registration card, current utility bill) to prove residency. Emergency contact information also will be needed. The registration fee is $55 but may increase. Call 815-338-8883.
The annual Book Taste will be held from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Feb. 16 in Westwood Elementary School, 14124 W. South St. Westwood students, teachers and families can share books and snacks. Call 815-337-8173.
DISTRICT 214
“Death of a Salesman” will be performed for Gold Card holders at 6 p.m. Wednesday and for the general public at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Rolling Meadows High School, 2901 W. Central Rd. Tickets are $5, and all seats are reserved. Call 847-718-5792.
The Buffalo Grove High School National Honor Society will sponsor a drive on behalf of the Warm Blankets Children’s Foundation during the basketball game at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 W. Dundee Rd. Community members are asked to bring twin-size fleece blankets and school supplies, including paper, pencils, crayons (boxes of eight), pens, blunt-nose scissors, paste, hand-held pencil sharpeners and coloring books. For more information, call Anita Rhodes, honor society adviser, at 847-718-4324. For more information on Warm Blankets, visit www.warmblankets.org.
DISTRICT 220
The Barrington High School orchestras will present two concerts in the Johnson auditorium at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, the concert will feature orchestra students from Prairie and Station Middle Schools and the Barrington High School Symphony Orchestra. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the district’s elementary school orchestras will join the Barrington High School String Orchestra. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children, students and seniors. Call 847-842-3214.
DISTRICT 300
The district will hold the final two community meetings on its referendum and proposed 2006-2007 budget cuts from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Dundee-Crown High School, 1 Charger Country Rd., Carpentersville; and Feb. 16, Westfield Community School, 2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Algonquin.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The string quartet Faith Action Quartet, also known as FAQtet, will perform old and new music written primarily by African-American composers, at noon Thursday in the Elgin Community College Advanced Technology Center Auditorium, 1700 Spartan Drive. A discussion of the film “Crash” will be held at noon Tuesday in the auditorium. The events will be presented for African-American History Month. Call Shirley Bell at 847-214-7939 or visit www.elgin.edu/news.
McHENRY COUNTY
High school students considering careers in conservation can apply for the Mitchell Memorial Conservation Scholarship, an endowed fund managed by the McHenry County Conservation District. The fund helps students attend environmental workshops, camps and career seminars. It is not intended for funding college fees or tuition. The deadline to apply is March 1. For details, call Prairieview Education Center at 815-479-5779.
Sheriff Keith Nygren of McHenry County will award a $500 Illinois Sheriff’s Association scholarship to a county resident wishing to pursue higher education during the next academic year. The money should go toward tuition, books or fees. Students must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning in Illinois. Applications are available in the sheriff’s office, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, and at www.ilsheriff.org. Students must submit applications and an essay by March 15. Call 815-338-2144.
McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE
“Magic of Dance” will begin at 7 p.m. Friday in the Conference Center of McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. Belly, ballroom, salsa and hip-hop dance will be featured. Refreshments and details about dance classes will be offered. For more information, call 815-455-3700.
A financial aid workshop for new students will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in Room A345 of McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. For an appointment, call 815-455-8761.
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A free reception for an art faculty exhibition will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Oakton Community College’s Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines. The exhibition will include paintings by James Krauss, chairman of Oakton’s art department, and ceramics by faculty member Peter Hessemer. The exhibition is open through March 24. Call 847-635-2633 or visit www.oakton.edu/museum.
PALATINE
An open house will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Quest Academy, 500 N. Benton St. Families may tour classrooms and meet with staff, students and their parents after a brief presentation. Quest Academy is an independent day school for gifted and talented children in preschool through 8th grade. For more information, call Judy Jankowski, director of admissions, at 847-202-8035, ext. 438, or visit www.questacademy.org.
SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP
The annual Mardi Gras Casino Night sponsored by the Schaumburg Township Elementary School Foundation and Alexian Brothers Hospital Network will begin at 6:30 p.m. March 3 in Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg. Tickets are $75 and include dinner and dancing. For more information, call Sophia Grassa at 847-352-0652 or visit www.d54foundation.com.
The Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs will hold a blood drive from 2 to 8 p.m. Feb. 15 in Frost Junior High School, 320 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg. Adults age 17 to 75 who weigh at least 110 pounds may participate. For more information or an appointment, call Julie Cizek at 847-891-5829.
WOODSTOCK
Registration for incoming freshmen will be by appointment from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 15 in Marian Central Catholic High School, 1001 McHenry Ave. Open registration will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 19. For more information, call 815-338-4220.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25, March 3 and 4 at Marian Central High School, 1001 McHenry Ave. Tickets are $6, $4 for students and seniors. Call 815-338-4220, ext. 100.
