A Message From the Principal
Here we are at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Who knew that it would end this way? I couldn’t be more proud of the way our faculty, students and families have persevered through e-Learning. Our faculty made it happen in 2 days’ time. Our students jumped on and followed their teachers’ lead without question. Parents supported their children in this unexpected time while learning how to work from home themselves. Parents also supported and encouraged the teachers as they continued to educate and care for their students from a distance.  Your support helped us get through, along with our faith in God. We held firm to the truth that “…with God nothing shall be impossible.” (Luke 1:37)    
It has been over 11 weeks since we were last together in our school building. We have loved seeing everyone these last few days driving through to pick up the school supplies that had been left behind. We have missed the children’s smiling faces more than you know.   
Tomorrow evening we would have celebrated our graduates. We are committed to holding that ceremony at a later date, to honor them the way St. John’s does. The faculty has traveled to each graduate’s house to leave them a yard sign and to sing the blessing we would have sung at our closing chapel worship this morning.  It was a special time for our graduates right on their own front lawn.   
Once again, thank you for all of your support. Stay tuned to Wings and Constant Contact messages regarding registration in late June/early July, and re-opening information for the 2020-2021 school year. 
“The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. Amen.” 
 
In His service, 
Teri Lyn Mannes 
Honoring Mrs. Liz Willig
Liz Willig, our upper grade Physical Education teacher at St. John’s, is retiring at the end of this school year. These are certainly not the circumstances under which anyone imagined this would happen, but nonetheless, we want to honor her for her years of service at St. John’s.
           Liz graduated from Wheaton College in 1979, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education. After a year of teaching, she married her husband, Phil. Liz then returned to school to earn her Physical Therapist Assistant certificate and worked for fifteen years as a part-time P.T. assistant while raising Natalie and Zack, their two children.
           Mrs. Willig felt God’s calling to St. John’s when a P.E. position opened up for the fall of 1997. She was hired by then principal, Fred Behnke, and began teaching K-8 th grade P.E. as well as coaching the Track & Field Team at St. John’s. Liz also began teaching Beginning and Advanced Bread Baking classes during those years as another extra-curricular opportunity for our students.
           Seven years ago, Liz agreed to teach Physical Education only to 5 th -8 th graders. She also volunteered to lead the Adult Volunteer Library Team as well as the Student Library Club for 6 th -8 th graders. Liz continued teaching her Bread Baking classes and added intramural volleyball as well as So Kids, Sew to her list of activities.
           Liz and Phil live in La Grange Park and have been members at St. John’s since 1998. Liz and her entire family have been truly blessed during her years of service at S. John’s. She hopes to continue a relationship with St. John’s school in a different capacity. As Liz retires this June, she will be able to spend more time with her husband, granddaughter, grown children and elderly parents. She also wants to remain active by playing pickle ball and tennis, gardening, quilting and baking.
           May God bless your retirement, Mrs. Willig! Well done, good and faithful servant.
Celebrating Our Graduates!
Congratulations to the St. John's Class of 2020!!!!!!
Alex Carrillo
Brian Dahlstrand
Jordyn Krezel
Mateo Magana
Jason Neill
Maddy Nichols
Lealani Presa
Jacob Raschke
Greta Sandman
David Weber
Announcements
Awards Ceremony

We will be honoring 8th graders at their graduation ceremony later this summer. The 1st-7th graders will be recognized at the beginning of next school year.
You are still able to order items with your child’s artwork through the Artsonia website.  St. John’s earns 20% of each sale and we can use those funds to purchase more art supplies for next year. Thanks to all of you who ordered this year, we will receive a check for $268.67 so we can keep making beautiful artwork to share with you next year! Have a great summer and keep creating! 
St. John's Boon Supply Fundraiser
The fundraising sale will wrap up on JUNE 15th!

Here is how simple it is to order online or by phone:
Go to  www.boonsupply.com/57322  on your computer
Text boonsupply.com/57322 to your friends/family from your phone
Go to search by name, SKU or category to find your items
Enter order
Be sure to give the student you are supporting credit by entering their name at checkout
Pay with any of the following methods: Credit/Debit Cards, Amazon Pay, PayPal, etc.

Orders will be processed immediately and will be sent to your home.

This is an easy way to maintain your social distance and still support our school.
We appreciate your efforts and support!
St. John's Lutheran School
Rebecca Schiltz
Fundraising Chair
708-354-1690