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This year, Bensenville School District 2 is encouraging students to "
ALWAYS BELIEVE!
"
We hope you'll join us!
Thank you for your support, and have a great school year!
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Fenton’s 2017 Senior Profile shows where our grads go!
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Before they received their diplomas, members of Fenton High School’s Class of 2017 shared their post-graduation plans for the school’s 2017 Senior Profile.
According to that profile, 182 of those 350 graduates attended Blackhawk Middle School before arriving at Fenton. Following graduation …
47%
planned to attend a
four-year college
or university
42.5%
planned to attend a
community college
or trade school
6.6%
planned to begin working
and not attend school
2.8%
planned to join
the Armed Forces
A total of 173 of them sent out 682 admissions applications, which resulted in a ...
74%
acceptance rate.
In all, they reported earning ...
$595,840
in scholarships.
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Bensenville School District 2 receives two ‘Those Who Excel’ awards!
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Deanna Berardi
, the STEM Lab teacher at Blackhawk Middle School, was recognized this fall with an “Award of Special Recognition” in the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) prestigious “Those Who Excel” Education Awards Program.
ISBE also presented an “Award of Special Recognition” to District 2’s Project CARE Facilitator Team, which is led by longtime CARE participants
Lara Schwarz
, the program’s coordinator, and school-level facilitators
Sue Vitale
,
Lisa Simoncelli
, and
Laura Butz
.
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Blackhawk showcases literacy in all its many forms!
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Blackhawk Middle School attracted families from all across the District to its Literacy Night and Book Fair on Wednesday, September 27. The evening was highlighted by a Skype session with K.A. Holt, the author of several middle-grade novels. It also featured a dramatic Latin poetry presentation by the Frida Kahlo Organization, the Scholastic Book Fair, student performances, a poetry slam, word games, crafts for kids, cafe snacks, and raffle prizes.
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Sixth Grade takes center stage to start the school year!
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Blackhawk Middle School held its first-ever Sixth Grade Mixer after school on Thursday, September 14. With music, dancing, and concessions, the event provided students with opportunities to meet and make friends with classmates who attended a different elementary school last year.
Speaking of mixers, the day before the big dance, some of the sixth-grade students’ parents dropped by Blackhawk to get to know their kids’ teachers while enjoying coffee and donuts.
To kick off the year, Blackhawk’s sixth graders--the Class of 2024--put their career aspirations in writing, and posed for photos with their "I believe ..." statements. Their teachers then printed those photos and combined them into a HUGE hallway photo gallery for their parents to check out during the school’s August 30 open house.
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Tioga emphasizes responsibility, kindness, respect, and safety!
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Tioga students reviewed the school's behavior expectations during an all-school HERO Assembly on Thursday, August 31.
To kick off the assembly, Tioga Co-Principal Carlos Azcoitia led the students in a call-and-response cheer of "I AM A HERO," and reviewed with them what the HERO acronym means.
HERO stands for ...
- Have Responsibility
- Extend Kindness
- Respect Yourself, Your Classmates, and Your School
- Obey Safety Rules
New Tioga Co-Principal Jeff Kersten then led a discussion about how to behave like a HERO at different times of the day and in different areas of the school. As students shared their thoughts with Mr. Kersten, Mr. Azcoitia rewarded them with HERO tickets to enter into a raffle for small prizes.
To conclude the assembly, Ava Blalark and Natalie Galarza, the school's new social workers, chose students from the audience to select HERO tickets with teachers' names on them instead of students' names. The winning classes received popsicle parties!
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Students and staff give to help hurricane recovery efforts!
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Johnson School has organized a variety of hurricane relief fundraisers, and last week’s big event was "Hats for Houston."
Students who donated $1 could wear their favorite hat all day. (Johnson teachers also chipped in with "$1 Denim Day.")
Next up, "Inside Out for Irma." On Wednesday, October 11, students who donate $1 can can come to school wearing their clothing inside out.
Also, every Tuesday and Thursday morning, students can buy "Takis for Texas" or "Fruit Snacks for Florida."
They can also donate their change toward the fundraising effort any time by dropping it off in donation buckets in their classrooms. Grades K, 2, and 4 are Team Hurricane Irma, and Grades 1, 3, and 5 are Team Hurricane Harvey. The first team to collect enough donations to "rebuild" their "houses" displayed in the school’s Innovation Lab will win a prize.
All of Johnson's hurricane relief fundraising will benefit schools in Houston and Florida that need help recovering from these devastating natural disasters.
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Recent McTeacher Nights prove popular and profitable for PTAs
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Thanks to everyone from the Tioga School community who came out to support the school's McTeacher Night on September 21! It raised $866 for Tioga's PTA, making it the school's most successful McTeacher Night ever!
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Thanks to everyone from the W.A. Johnson School community who came out to support the school's McTeacher Night on September 13! The place was packed from beginning to end, and the event raised over $600 for Johnson's PTA.
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Bensenville School District 2
210 S. Church Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
630-766-5940
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