BARRINGTON
A ceremony to present the U.S. Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anne Catholic School, 319 E. Franklin St. To register, call Assistant Principal David Wood at 847-381-0311, ext. 224, or e-mail dwood@stanne.pvt.k12.il.us.
BUFFALO GROVE
Special Kids, Special Families will meet for the program “Do You Suspect a Reading Disability? How Children Will Be Assessed Under New Federal Law” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Jewish Council for Youth Services, 1700 Weiland Rd. To register, call Marilyn Green-Rebnord at 847-821-7740; Rachel Langtry, 847-478-9545; or Chris Eng, 847-913-1812.
CRYSTAL LAKE
The spring term will begin Monday at Webster University’s Crystal Lake location. Webster offers an MBA and master of arts in teaching, counseling, management and leadership, and human resources development, as well as online master’s programs. New students may apply and register anytime before the first class. For information, call 815-356-9619 or visit www.webster.edu.
DISTRICT 47
Kindergarten registration for the 2007-08 school year will be held on the following days in all Crystal Lake elementary schools: Canterbury, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 3 p.m. Jan 10; Coventry, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 and 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Jan 11; Glacier Ridge, 10 to 11 a.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11; Husmann, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11; Indian Prairie, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday; North, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday; South, 10 to 11 a.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday; West, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11; and Woods Creek, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10. Children must be age 5 on or before Sept. 1. An original or certified copy of a birth certificate and proof of residency are required at registration. Register at the school your child will attend. For information, call 815-459-6070 or visit www.d47schools.org.
DISTRICTS 54/211
The Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs is offering one-year $1,500 scholarships to eligible high school seniors graduating in 2007. Up to two scholarships to a junior college, trade or vocational school will be available for seniors graduating in the upper 50 percent of their class; up to nine scholarships to four-year colleges and universities will be available for seniors graduating in the upper 30 percent of their class; and one Bonnie Greenberg Memorial Scholarship will be available for a special-needs senior with a current individualized education plan. All seniors must have attended a District 54 elementary school for at least one year and a District 54 junior high school for two years, and will attend an accredited university, college, junior college, or trade or vocational school upon graduation. Applications are available in the guidance/student services offices in all District 211 high schools, St. Viator High School, the Illinois Math and Science Academy and the District 54 Office, or online at www.sd54.org/SD54/ptascholarship.htm. Applications are due by 3 p.m. Jan. 31. For information, call Mary Kay Prusnick at 630-736-5737 or Debbie Loughman at 847-301-9394.
DISTRICT 214
The second in a series of mental-health awareness lectures will discuss teen drug-use trends and the myths of the adolescent responsible drinker at 7 p.m. Monday in Elk Grove High School, 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village. For more information or assistance with child care, call Scott Deutsch at 847-718-4453.
A recital capping the district’s annual Instrumental Soloist Competition will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Hersey High School theater, 1900 E. Thomas St., Arlington Heights. Semifinalists from each of the district’s high schools will compete to perform as a featured soloist with the Honors Orchestra at the Honors Music Festival in March. Admission is free. For details, call 847-718-4047.
The Prospect High School choir department will sponsor the Princess Ball, a dance for girls ages 3 to 10 and their dads, from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 13 in the school’s field house, 801 W. Kensington Rd., Mt. Prospect. Tickets cost $15 per dad, and daughters get in free. Tickets also will be available at the door. Call Richard or Donna Nygren at 847-797-8635.
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Students interested in enrolling in General Educational Development (GED) courses must attend a free two-night session for placement testing, counseling and registration. Session 1 will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Monday and Jan. 10 in Niles North High School, 9800 Lawler Ave., Skokie; session 2 will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 11 in Maine East High School, 2601 Dempster St., Park Ridge. Also, free English as a second language classes will be offered for ages 16 and older. Registration for evening ESL classes will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Glenbrook South High School, 4000 W. Lake Ave., Glenview; Maine East; and Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton St., Skokie; Jan 10 in Maine West High School, 1755 S. Wolf Rd., Des Plaines, and Niles North High School; and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Lincolnwood Public Library, 4000 W. Pratt Ave. Registration for daytime ESL classes will be held from 8:50 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in First Congregational Church, 766 Graceland Ave., Des Plaines, from 12:20 to 3 p.m. Tuesday in Niles Community Church, 7401 Oakton St.; from 9:15 to 11:55 a.m. Jan. 10 in Temple Judea Mizpah, 8610 Niles Center Rd., Skokie; and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Center for Professional Development, Old Orchard mall, 34 Old Orchard Center, Suite E34, Skokie. For information on GED and ESL classes, call the Alliance for Lifelong Learning at 847-635-1426.
SCHAUMBURG
An information session on the new Saturday program will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Roosevelt University, 1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Through the Saturday program, students can take classes leading to an undergraduate certificate in organization leadership, a graduate certificate in training and development, and master’s degrees in integrated marketing communications, elementary education, business administration and public administration. Call 877-277-5978 or visit www.roosevelt.edu/Saturdays.
