DEERFIELD AND HIGHLAND PARK
Township District 113
*Area senior citizens are invited to an evening of music, dancing, student-led performances, appetizers and desserts from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave., Highland Park. Admission is free, but registration is required. Call Beverly at 224-765-2008.
DIAMOND LAKE
District 76
*An informational meeting to discuss a possible referendum will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the library at West Oak Middle School, 500 Acorn Lane., Mundelein. Call 847-331-5141.
GREEN OAKS
District 68
*Oak Grove School is seeking parents to speak to 6th grade students about their careers for the upcoming career unit in May. Call Susan Angster at 847-367-4120, ext. 592.
LAKE COUNTY
*Student artists from Warren Township High School will be participating in the annual North Suburban Conference Art Festival from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Wauconda High School, 555 N. Main St., Wauconda. Student artists from North Chicago, Round Lake, Stevenson, Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Zion-Benton, Antioch, Grant, Lakes Community, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lake Zurich, and Mundelein High Schools will participate. Call 847-526-6611.
LAKE FOREST
District 67
Free educational screenings for preschool-age children who reside in District 67 will be April 18 at the Administration Center at Deer Path Middle School, 67 W. Deerpath. Children ages 3-5 who have not entered kindergarten are eligible for the preschool screening. The screenings help parents identify developmental lags in their children. For an appointment, call 847-604-7422.
District 115
*A free joint percussion festival including students from Lake Forest High School and Deer Path Middle School will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Lake Forest High School, 1285 N. McKinley Rd. Call 847-582-7376.
LIBERTYVILLE
District 70
*Highland Middle School Family Association will hold a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday in Highland Middle School, 310 W. Rockland Rd. Money raised will go toward a project to spruce up the grounds around the school. Call Sharon Aspinall at 847-362-9020.
*Erin Wyatt, learning center director at Highland Middle School, recently received the School Library Staff Member of the Year Award from the North Suburban Library System.
*Copeland Manor School alumni will celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary at 5 p.m. April 23 in Copeland Manor School, 801 S. Seventh St. Call 847-362-0240.
LINCOLNSHIRE AND PRAIRIE VIEW
District 103
*Lisa Reigel, author of “No Parent Left Behind: A Handbook for Parents of Struggling Students,” will share strategies and tips for helping middle and junior high school students succeed in school at 7 p.m. April 17 in Wright Junior High School, 1370 Riverwoods Rd., Lincolnshire. Call 847-295-4030.
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