May 17, 2019
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Last day of school is Friday, June 7
Friday, June 7, will be the last day of classes for BSD2 students.

The Board of Education set the end of the school year at its May 15 meeting while approving final revisions to the District's 2018-19 calendar.

In planning each year's calendar, five emergency days are included. Then, each May, the Board shortens the school year by any remaining unused emergency days. 

This year, the District used four emergency days due to snow and dangerous weather conditions. It made up one of those days by convening half a day of classes on Thursday, February 28, during spring parent-teacher conferences.
 
That make-up day will allow the District to dismiss classes for the year on Friday, June 7, instead of Monday, June 10. 

However, on Monday, June 10, staff attendance will still be required, and year-end parent-teacher conferences will be available for parents who wish to schedule appointments with their children's teachers. 

SENDING THEM OFF: Blackhawk Eighth Grade Promotion
Blackhawk Middle School will hold its eighth-grade promotion ceremony on Thursday, June 6, in the field house at Fenton High School, 1000 W. Green Street in Bensenville.

The ceremony starts at 7 p.m.

Students should arrive at 6:30 p.m.

Families of students participating in the promotion ceremony receive a total of six tickets.
PLEASE JOIN US: The next BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council meeting is Thursday, May 23
You are invited to join the Bensenville School District 2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council, known as BPAC.

BPAC meets four times a year. Its final meeting of the 2018-19 school year is Thursday, May 23, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Road in Bensenville. Childcare will be available.

BPAC is made up of parents of students in the Bilingual/English Learner (EL) Program, educators, and community leaders. The purpose of BPAC is to provide parent input in the planning, operation, and evaluation of the Bensenville School District 2 Bilingual/English Learner (EL) Program.

GET IN THE GAME: BMS coaches offering basketball and volleyball summer camps
Fifth, sixth, and seventh graders can now register for athletic summer camps at Blackhawk Middle School.

Basketball camps will be held June 10-14 and June 17-21, and a volleyball camp will be held June 25-29.

All camps will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Blackhawk Middle School gymnasium, and will be run by BMS coaches.

Transportation will be provided for summer school students from Tioga to Blackhawk. 

SUMMER NUTRITION:  Free meals available across Bensenville throughout the summer
Bensenville School District 2, Fenton High School, and Bensenville Community Public Library will all be serving FREE meals to anyone 18 years and younger throughout the summer.

Dates, times, and locations are listed below.

BENSENVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2
  • Location: Tioga School, 212 W. Memorial Road
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, June 11-28
  • Breakfast: 8-8:15 a.m.
  • Lunch: 11:40 a.m.-noon

FENTON HIGH SCHOOL

  • Location: 1000 W. Green Street
  • Dates: June 10-July 19
  • Lunch: 10-10:20 a.m. and 10:25-10:45 a.m.

BENSENVILLE COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

  • Location: 200 S. Church Road
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, July 1-August 9
  • Lunch: 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
 
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FOOD FOR FAMILIES: Tioga will host three pop-up pantries over the summer
Does your family need food?

Bensenville School District 2, in partnership with Fenton High School, the Bensenville/Wood Dale Food Pantry, and Northern Illinois Food Bank, will continue to offer perishable and nonperishable food to families in need throughout the summer.

Food will be distributed from 4-6 p.m. at Tioga School, 212 W. Memorial Road, Bensenville, on the following dates:

  • Tuesday, June 11
  • Tuesday, July 16
  • Tuesday, August 20

Please bring a box or bags to carry food in.

For more information, please contact W.A. Johnson School at 630-766-2605, ext. 3202.

FUN FOR ALL AGES:  Bensenville Spring Carnival to offer carnival rides, midway games, food vendors, live music, and more!
The Bensenville Spring Carnival will be held May 16-19 at the Deer Grove Leisure Center, 1000 W. Wood Street.

In addition to the carnival rides and midway games this event has offered since 2012, the Bensenville Spring Carnival will offer an assortment of food vendors, a beverage tent, and a variety of live music and entertainment offerings.
This year, the carnival’s hours of operation will be …

  • Thursday, May 16: 3:30-10 p.m.
  • Friday, May 17: 3:30-11 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 18: noon-11 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 19: 12:30-8 p.m. (10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- free, exclusive time for children and adults with disabilities and their families)

Unlimited ride wristbands will cost $30 a day and can be purchased along with individual tickets at the carnival.

Mega Pass wristbands cost $60 at the gate, and provide unlimited rides for all four days of the carnival.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

Enjoy two jammed packed nights of live music and entertainment at the 2019 Bensenville Spring Carnival:

FRIDAY, MAY 17

  • Cruise Night with Windy City Jeep Club and Classic Car Club of America
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Rock Steady
  • ​7:30 p.m. -- Tynan

SATURDAY, MAY 18

  • Noon -- Community Organizations Fair
  • 4:30 p.m. -- Mariachi Palmero
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Fenton High School Dance Force
  • 6 p.m. -- Official Program presented by the Village of Bensenville, Bensenville Park District, Bensenville Community Public Library, Bensenville School District 2, and Fenton High School
  • 7:30 p.m. -- The Business​
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE: Free local ESL classes offered this summer
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You can develop the English language skills you need for work, education,and everyday communications.

College of Dupage is offering two local classes for English as a second language (ESL) during its 2019 summer semester.

English for Non-Native Speakers classes will be offered at …

Fenton High School

  • Class Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-9:20 p.m. beginning June 3 and ending August 7
  • Placement Testing: 6:30-9:30 p.m. May 29
  • Last Day to Enroll: June 10

Bensenville Community Public Library

  • Class Dates: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:15 a.m.-11:40 a.m. beginning June 12 and ending August 8
  • Placement Testing: 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. June 11
  • Last Day to Enroll: June 18

For more information, call 630-942-3697 or email  esl@cod.edu .
 
Bensenville School District 2
210 S. Church Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
 630-766-5940