HIGHLAND PARK, TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 113
Board of Education members will host an informal drop-in meeting with community members at 9 a.m. Saturday in the library lobby at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave. For information, call 224-765-1005.
LAKE FOREST
Students at Lake Forest Academy recently participated in the “We the People” competition at Hamburger University in Oak Brook. The group placed second in the state behind Maine South High School. The following students participated in the competition: Lyndley Baldwin, Charles Blackwell, Alanna Dillon, Blair Gordon, Dustin Holloway, Alexandra Jones, Doug Kaplan, Nick Krislov, Andy Miller, Caroline Reyes, Marty Rosenbaum, Stacy Snow and Leo Sokolov. For information, call 847-615-3268.
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 128,
LIBERTYVILLE/VERNON HILLS
The Board of Education recently hired two athletic directors. Briant Kelly and Brian McDonald will be the athletic directors for Libertyville High School and Vernon Hills High School, respectively. They will begin their positions on July 1 following the retirements of current athletic directors Tim Albers of Libertyville and Al Janulis of Vernon Hills. For information, call 847-327-7186
Students participating in the Feasts for Beasts fundraiser at Libertyville High School collected 12,082 cans and bags of pet food and $1,560 to benefit Save-A-Pet, a no-kill shelter in Grayslake, and the Flint Creek Animal Rehabilitation Center in Barrington.
LINCOLNSHIRE, DISTRICT 103
The parenting program “Parenting with Love and Logic” will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in Wright Junior High School, 1370 Riverwoods Rd. District 103 staff members will lead a session centered on practical solutions to everyday issues. Admission is free. For more information, call Katrina Bruley, assistant superintendent for instruction, 847-295-4030.
MUNDELEIN, FREMONT DISTRICT 79
The Board of Education recently received a $1,500 grant from Target in support of early literacy programs for English as a Second Language students.
VERNON HILLS, DISTRICT 73
Parents of next school year’s Hawthorn kindergartners are invited to an information night at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 in the gym at Middle School South, 201 Hawthorn Pkwy. The meeting will offer parents information about the district’s schools and programs, including Elementary South, Elementary North, Townline and Aspen, as well as the Dual Language (Spanish/English) Program. Kindergarten registration packets will also be available. Hawthorn’s 2007-08 kindergarten class is open to children who will turn 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. For information, call 847-990-4200.
Linda Kurtzman will present an interactive puppetry program to parents and children in Grades K-4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 3 in Aspen Elementary School, 500 N. Aspen Drive. Registration is required. The fee is $5 per family, or $2 per person. For information, call 847-680-1137.
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