DISTRICT U-46
District U-46 and the Elgin Council of PTAs will hold a free leadership conference on the No Child Left Behind Act from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 21 in the Educational Service Center, 355 E. Chicago St., Elgin. The conference is for community leaders from civic and faith-based organizations, parent groups, teachers, staff and administration leaders, and will be facilitated by the Academic Development Institute and the Parent Information and Resource Center for Illinois. Registration is required by June 12. Call 847-888-5000, ext. 5445 or e-mail tereseameyers@U-46.org.
DISTRICT 54
The 30th anniversary pancake breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in Enders-Salk School, 345 N. Salem Drive, Schaumburg. Call 847-357-6400.
The 9th annual golf outing sponsored by the Schaumburg Township Elementary School Foundation will be held June 20 at Poplar Creek Country Club, 1400 Poplar Creek Blvd., Hoffman Estates. Registration will be held at 9:30 a.m., with the shotgun start at 11 a.m. and the putting contest qualifying at 4 p.m. A silent auction and awards dinner will follow. Sponsorships are available. The foundation provides financial and other resources for educational enhancement and enrichment programs at district schools. The cost is $120 per golfer, $450 per foursome, and $25 for dinner only. Registration forms are available online at www.d54foundation.com or call Sophia Grassa at 847-352-0652.
The District 54 Environmental Education Committee is collecting used crayons for its annual crayon recycling project. The committee collects a variety of items throughout the school year and donates them to a good cause. Donations may be dropped off through June 30 at the collection box at the district’s Nature Center behind Frost Junior High School, 320 W. Wise Rd., Schaumburg. For information, call Michelle Mussman at 847-789-5006.
DISTRICT 59
A talent show will be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Salt Creek School, 65 Kennedy Blvd., Elk Grove Village. Call 847-593-4375.
DISRICT 211
The Concert, Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras will present a senior recognition concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in Fremd High School auditorium, 1000 S. Quentin Rd., Palatine. A reception will follow. The concert is free and open to the public. Call 847-755-2600.
DISTRICT 214
The Music Department will present its annual Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Gilbert Theatre at Rolling Meadows High School, 2901 W. Central Rd. The concert will feature the Jazz Band III, Jazz Band II, Jazz Ensemble I and the Jazz Combo. Tickets at the door are $3 for adults, and $2 for senior citizens and students. Call 847-718-5752.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Information sessions on the professional nursing program will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday and 6 p.m. June 19 in the Elgin Community College Advanced Technology Center auditorium, 1700 Spartan Drive. Reservations are encouraged. To register, call 847-214-7385. A pre-admission exam required for admission to the spring and fall 2007 classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon June 28. Registration and the non-refundable $50 fee for the exam are due Thursday. For information on the nursing program, call 847-214-7350 or visit www.elgin.edu/healthcare.
NORTHWEST SUBURBS
Applications are due June 15 for the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships for study abroad during 2007-08. Scholarships are for one academic year abroad and provide funding for round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room and board, some educational supplies, and language training if necessary, up to $26,000. Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country, including transportation, tuition and home stay expenses, up to $12,000 and $19,000 respectively. Scholars will act as ambassadors of goodwill and through appearances, represent their homelands and work to further international understanding. At least two years of university or college work must have been completed when the scholarship begins. For an application, call Richard Beals, District 6440 Rotary Foundation Chair, at 847-397-2868 or e-mail dickbeals@hotmail.com.
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Free summer reading classes for intermediate English as a Second Language students who have trouble reading will be offered by the Alliance for Lifelong Learning. Classes will begin in mid-June at various times and locations. Registration for Saturday classes will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Golf Mill Shopping Center, Entrance 1, Niles; and Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St.; and 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. June 17 at Lincolnwood Public Library, 4000 W. Pratt Ave. Registration for weekday classes will be held from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. June 8 at the Skokie Public Library; June 14 from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. at Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane; and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Oakton Community College Ray Hartstein campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie; June 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St.; and 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. June 21 at Golf Mill Shopping Center. Registration for evening classes will be held from 6:45 to 9 p.m. June 13 in the Des Plaines Public Library; 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. June 15 in the Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton St.; and 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. June 19 in the Northbrook Public Library. Call 847-635-1426 or visit www.oakton.edu/cont(underscore)ed/all.
