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On Dec. 6th, James Hart's 8th-graders were the expert witnesses testifying before Congressional committees examining the U.S. Constitution and the functions of goverment.
On Dec. 12th, Willow School's 1st-graders enjoyed celebrating "Grinch Day," with How the Grinch Stole Christmas inspired lessons and dress code.
Churchill School has a new giant holiday card thanks to the creativity and hard work of its 5th-Grade Art Club.
The James Hart Interact Club joined the Homewood Rotary Club to wrap presents for students at Glenwood Academy.
The James Hart Chamber Orchestra spread a little holiday cheer to seniors at Sunrise Assisted Living and Citidel Estates on Dec. 7th.
The National Junior Honor Society conducted a food drive to benefit the Thornton Township Food Pantry.
Rost Achieves "Gold Standard" of Teaching
Lisa Rost, Willow School’s reading and math interventionist, is our latest staff member to achieve National Board Certification—known as the gold standard of the teaching profession!

To be board certified, teachers must spend 600 to 800 hours over multiple years in professional development, analyzing and documenting their work with students, reflecting on lessons, involving families and communities in their practice, collaborating with colleagues, and delving deeply into the decisions they make each day in order to show national education leaders that they meet their students’ needs at the highest level.

Congratulations to this amazingly dedicated educator! #153Proud
Homewood Rotary Honors Teachers
The Homewood Rotary Club named teachers Cathryne Czarnecki and Karen Gnatt with one of Rotary's great honors--the Paul Harris Fellow Award. The two were honored for their outstanding work with the James Hart Interact Club.
Cathryne Czarnecki, with Dr. Dale Mitchell and Homewood Rotary Foundation member Rick Thiernau.
Karen Gnatt, with Dr. Dale Mitchell and Homewood Rotary Foundation member Rick Thiernau.
James Hart Releases 1st Trimester Honor Roll
Congratulations to the 436 James Hart Panthers who have earned a spot on the first trimester honor roll! Students on the high honor roll have earned grade point averages (GPAs) between 3.75 and 4.00. Students on the honor roll have GPAs between 3.25 and 3.74.
6TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL 
  
Micaiah Abramczyk, Cameron Arseneau, Asia Augustus, William Belue, Haley Bockstruck, Lucy Bolling, Grace Cairo, Aubrie Camp, Vincenzo Canali, Cole Churlin, Ethan Clark, Joshua Clark, Anayah Collins, Daniel Contreras, Mikayla Dunn, Owen Eaheart, Laylah Elmore, Dominic Fanelli, Sawyer Fogarty, Nathan Ford, Kaylee Grage, Eric Gsell, Veronica Hamaguchi, Anjeliena Hamm, Jacob Harris, Jenesys Harris, Madison Holly, Jada Johnson, Tai Jordan, Raena Kaminski, Adeyemi Kasali, Morgan Kimble, Aerial Kimbrough, Guinevere Lay, Lauren Lesimple, Emma Lewandowski, Amarion Lifschultz, Thomas Losh, Quinn Loudon, Pedro Lugo, Eric Lwanyaga, Marcus Maddox, Lorenzo Martinez, Maya McNeil, Eva Mendoza, Moira Michel, Rylee Miller, Khalis Muhammad, Imani Nunn, Heaven Odom, Sommer Owens, Lauryn Parker, Terrianna Patrick, Chloe Pease, Jukhi Peebles, Eleazar Penn, Princess Phipps, Nicholas Piotrowski, Eli Pitts, Penelope Quirke, Joshua Riner, Logan Roberts, Aaron Rogers, Michae Rush, Oreoluwa Shodipo, Jaye Sinwelski, Oliver Stickney, Niah Tibbs-Turner, Nora Vargo, Kaylee Vitolka, Kennedy Walker, Analeese Weber, Tabitha Werner, Zachery Westerhoff, Paris Whalum, Roxy White, Thaddeus Whorton, Arel Wiggins  

7TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL

Peyton Bell, Louis Bloomberg, Elijah Burr, Cameron Cage, Caiden Campbell, Alice Corbitt Seitz, Leo D Astici, Ella Dedo, Kimora Delaney, Erin Donaire, Joshua Fajardo, Alex Fox, Margaret Franc, Melanie Garofalo, Michael Gaughan, Tamra Gill, Nathan Greep, Nyla Huddleston, Zainab Ibrahim, Eleanor Jenkins, Andrew Johnson, Joshua Jury, Andrea Kearns, Jack Keigher, Lucas Kramer, Sophia Krupa, Destinee Lane, Sydni Leverson, Lani Lewis, Matthew Lively, Ava Loudon, Evelyn Malvestuto, Nyla McGowan, Morgan Mollett, Isaac Morrow, Ruby Moxley, Nevis Myers, Cade Noble, Aubrey Ooms, Jovan Plaxico, Jahira Quintanilla, Violet Quirke, Brayden Reid, Jazmin Rhodes, Luke Romans, Alexis Schaller, Delani Scheutzow, David Schlismann, Addison Sextonson, Jacob Sline, Mia Starkenburg, Alyssa Steiner, Emma Steiner, Kaiden Stine, Madyson Stine, Christopher Swoope, Degan Tucker, Sydney Valentine, Madison Vitolka, Amy Ward, Catrell Washington, Shane Weishaar, Andrew Wilson, Isabella Woodward, Sari Zinnerman, Sani Zinnerman, Audrey Zirbel

8TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL

David Anderson, Anna Arrivo, Andrea Ascencio, Kailah Austin, Dylan Barnas, Jack Barry, Asia Bing, Grace Blonn, Phoebe Bosch, Emmanuelle Bouyer, Jakara Brooks, Miranda Douglas, Brooklyn Edwards, Alexander Ekstrom, Devin Embrey, Ashley Esparza, Anthony Fanelli, Kiera Flanigan, Taylor Fowler, Tori Frangella, Citlally Gabriel, Connor Garhammer, Omani Hagerman, Dyllan Hanna, Peyton Henry, Emilia Hilgen, Timothy Hoekstra, Charlotte Holly, Georgia Holt, Emma Humes, Alexandria Jacox-Washington, Patience Jones, Amina Kendrick, Makiya Knazze, Aden Kozel, Amira Lowery, Graham MacLeod, Jada Marsh, Kailyn Marsh, Allison McCracken, Aaron McIntyre, Ethan McNair, Truman Moss, Korey Mulling, Berlinda Nwachukwu, Alexander Pease, Nicole Peterson, Lola Pohrte, Mason Richert, Alexandria Rickabaugh, Jeremiah Ryan, Julian San Juan, Jenna Simpson, James Sperti, Adrianna Stansbury, Grace Suchor, Karani Tabor, Imoni Taylor, Lily Temple, KeAndrea Tolbert, McKenzie Toler, Jeremiah Turner, Nizhoni Ward, Abigail Webb, Allison Webb, Alexander Williams, Nicholas Williams, Jaiden Williams, Jana Williams, Danavan Wright, Ana Maria Zambrano

6TH GRADE HONOR ROLL

Jason Aronson, Josiah Bailey, Kiara Balbuena, Davan Benion, Zachary Bernath, Ashira Blakey, Rachel Brooks, Anne Bruner, Ryan Castady, Brandon Courts, Leon Danta, Catherine Denmark, Niah Foley, Jackson Grage, Keziah Hillard, Josiah Hoehn, Parnell Hughes – Hightower, Victor Hutson, Andre Isaac, Javiyah Israel, Bailey Jackson, Jacobi James, Trevion Johnson, Kaden Kabat, Adefemi Kasali, Henry Kyei-Dompim, Benjamin Labno, Nicholas Leonard, Jack Linde, Raina Mackowiak, Kyla McAlister, Jemiyah McDonald, Asia Moore, Eric Nickerson, Comfort Nnaemeka, Alaysha Pettis, Jayden Posey, Jacob Quirke, Danielle Rafalovitz, Cristina Ramirez, Naomi Ramirez, Devin Randall, Timya Reed, Kendall Richmond, Claire Rissmiller, Logan Roberts-Donahue, Evion Rodriguez, Hannah Saint-Victor, Finn Schmidt, Wesley Schmidt, Cameron Shakir, Blessing Simon Ohia, Joseph Stauersboll-Heredia, Cornell Stevenson, Kainoa Tannehill, Jaylen Taylor, James Troche, Kyra Van Baren, Layla Watson, Akeelah Webster, Emily Weishaar, Emmanuel Wilson, Mariah Wilson

7TH GRADE HONOR ROLL

Carmella Abramczyk, Olusoga Adeyiga, Austin Alexander, Aaliyah Anderson, Makayla Anderson, Josiah Animashaun, Natalie Banks, Jada Barrow, Jordan Berry, Camrin Billingsley, Elijah Boyd, Desmond Bynum, Dominic Calcaterra, Landen Cervak, Stephanie Chatman, Skylar Christopher-Animashaun, Aspen Coleman, Addison Collins, Sydney Curtis, Alyssa Daley, Morgan Davenport, Abigail Dean, Samantha Ekstrom, Archelaus Enty, Troy Farmer, Nicholas Fuller, Jordan Gary, Olivia Gary, Tamera Gill, Lauren Goins, Sofia Gomez, Kimberly Gordon, Braeden Greer, Julianna Hall, Richard Hamm, Owen Harrison, Taylor Johnson, Jabari Jordan, Rachel Keenan, Alexander Kraatz, Yahwey Lewis, Parker Lomaglio, Daniel Mahorney, Stephanie Martinez, Cameron Massatt, Ethan McAlister, Mya Miller, Gabrielle Miranda, Jolie Mitchell, Maleko Myers, Molly Nagan, Kelly Parker, Amarionne Patton, Venus Perry, Jaedyn Plaxico, Ja Ron Powell, Tyler Purcell, Gabrielle Raske, Harrison Riney, Aden Ruiz, Matthew Schab, Aa Niyah Sneed, Cayden Speerbrecker, Jordyn Stewart, Isabella Stewart, Kira Szczytowski, Andrea Taylor, Madison Thirston, La Caila Thomas, Adam Tovar, Naykeya Turner, Rebecca Urbaniak, Timothy Van Etten, Joseph Velez, Kayla Washington, Alani Watson, Sayuri Williams, Austin Wilson, Khamani Young, Emanuel Zambrano

8TH GRADE HONOR ROLL

Fawwaz Abayomi, Moesha Adetunji, Aniya Adkins, Mariyah Anderson, Abigail Angell, Faramoluwa Ayorinde, Ryan Bailey, Jason Ballard, Jada Barr, Kailyn Beckham, Joseph Bell, Colin Bertz, Gabriel Blankenship, Abigail Boersma, Jermaine Butler, Chase Carter, Nadyah Chism, Imani Commander, Chavontay Cooper, Leshon Courts, Nicholas Cross, Anna DeBruin, Donald Dowd, Ayomide Durodola, Ray Elliott, Alessia Faso, Quentin Gamble, Mallory Garcia, Kamauria Gill, Damarien Green, Karizma Harris, Dillon Head, Tiraja Henley, Anna Hutson, Jessica Jackson, Peyton Jackson, Daniel Johnson, Jacob Keene, Alexandrea Kelly, Faith Kenshol, Andrew Labno, Jared Lampkin, Alyssa Latham, Ashlei Lewis, Neil MacCormack, Madison Manley, Phoenix McCoy, Kayla McElroy, Lucan McIntosh, Cole McKeever, Christian McKinney, Lia Montgomery, Nathan Moore, Georgia Mott, Kyle Murry, Ly'Ana Passmore, Jaiden Powell, Aliyyah Pratt, Alijah Rainey, McKenzie Ray, Savannah Roberts, Marisa Robinson, Sofia Searcy, Jenesis Skipwith, Amari Smith, Tyson Taylor, Rileigh Thomas, Saniyah Thomas, Naomi Tolbert-Rias, Maria Tovar, Laila Townsend, Ayden Trotter, Ethan Tucker, Lance Tunstall, Langston Walton, Elijah Webster, Kaiden Wesley, Ramon Wooten
Congratulations to Churchill's "Never Give Up" Honorees
In alphabetical order:

Justin Abercrombie, Rileigh Adams, Nifemi Akintola, Maleah Anderson, Miriam Attakorah, Lumari Avitia, Toni Ayorinde, Max Benoit, Aaliyah Burns, Erika Bush Johnson, Tyler Chatman, Chloe Cleland, Alniya Curtis, Michael Daniels, Annie Dedo, Roan Dukes, Vanessa Esparza, Kimani Figures, Brin Fonner, Carlos Gil, Miyani Goldston, Francesca Gomez, Quinn Hanna, Genevieve Harding, Romyn Hendricks, Michelle Heredia, Felicity Howes, Elliott Jenkins, Paris Jones, Julian Grisius, Sabriya Lanier, Dequavia Lannom, Aiden Laxton, Tania McCoy, Keri McElroy, Nia McGowan, I'Lexzandria Molex, Elijah Moore, Kayden Morse, Anthony Nickolauo, Gabriela Rodighiero, Deon Romero, Janiah Roper, Madison Schneidewind, Mariana Sivels, Alexandria Spraggins, Dallas Stevens, Samone Terry, Addison Trotter, Kalani Victory, Marialyliana Villasenor, Auguste Wasniowski, Ginger Willford-Holley, Kendall Williams, Mariah Winn, Aiden Zimmerman, Evelyn Zirbel
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Churchill Winter Choir Concert (4th/5th/HCC)
James Hart Gym, 7:00 PM
Thursday, Dec. 20
Friday, Dec. 21
Winter break begins
Monday, Jan. 7
School Board Meeting
James Hart Media Center, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Classes resume
For a complete list of upcoming events, please check our website calendar.