Greetings BSD2 Families, Students, Staff and Community Members, 

Friday, September 9, was “Learning & Growing Together Day” in District 2. Students and staff all across the District spent this wonderful day celebrating the District’s new motto in their own unique ways. 

The smiles in the photos say it all! – the day was as fun as it was meaningful. Personally, I will always remember the contagious energy in our buildings and the priceless smiles on our students' faces as they brought our new motto to life. 

That motto - “Learning & Growing Together” - was developed by our entire community. Staff, students, parents, and community members all came together to develop our strategic plan, and through that work expressed a strong desire to develop this new statement encapsulating our beliefs and ideals as an institution.

Learning and growing together is the key to every successful organization and I couldn’t be more proud of our staff and students and our launch of the school year.

Later this month, we’ll be unveiling a new BSD2 logo to go with this motto. The Board of Education, staff and community members all had the chance to vote on their favorite logo. Students also shared their voice and voted on their favorite option on Friday during “Learning & Growing Together Day.” The final selection will be revealed to the Board of Education during its September 21 meeting as we present some of our strategic plan work. These district priorities and goals we’ve set for ourselves in this new plan will require us to breathe life into our new motto every day as we move forward throughout the year. 

With our District's strong commitment to learning and growing together, there isn’t anything we can’t accomplish together!  

Sincerely,

Dr. Katie McCluskey

Superintendent of Schools

Bensenville School District 2

Click here to view our "Learning & Growing Together Day" photo gallery.

District 2 is hosting a job fair from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, at Blackhawk MIddle School.

The District is looking for qualified applicants to fill these vital roles:

• Classroom Teachers (various bilingual positions)
• Speech/Language Pathologist
• Psychologist (bilingual preferred)
• Resource Teacher (bilingual)
• Occupational Therapist (part-time)
• School Nurse
• Full Service Community Schools Site Coordinators
• Classroom, Bilingual, and Special Education Aides
• Bus Drivers
• Lunch Supervisors
• Crossing Guards
• Substitutes (long-term and day-to-day)

Click here for the BSD2 Job Fair flyer. 

Hispanic Heritage Month begins Thursday, September 15, and will be recognized in a variety of ways across District 2 schools through its conclusion in mid-October.

Additionally, Bensenville Community Public Library and Fenton High School have planned special celebrations for the entire community. 

Bensenville Community Public Library will host two events this week to kick off the month-long celebration. First, it will host a screening of Encanto from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, as the first installment in its Latino Film Festival. The library will follow that up with a Bilingual Family NIght at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 15. The evening will be a "Mexican & Central American Independence Day Party," as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua all celebrate their independence that day, and Mexican Independence Day follows on Friday, September 16.

Then, on Saturday, September 24, Fenton High School will host a Latino Heritage Month Kermes. This family-friendly celebration will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on the school's football field. The day-long party will offer the entire community a variety of opportunities to enjoy Latino art, music, and - of course - food. The Kermes will feature a 5K walk/run and a three-on-three soccer tournament, as well. Click here for more information on the Fenton High School Kermes.

Click here for Fenton High School Latino Heritage Month Kermes flyer.

Bensenville School District 2 and Fenton High School's Padres Unidos are partnering this year to present a yearlong parent education series facilitated by Chicago-area psychologist Dr. Ferney Ramirez.

The first offering in the series will be held from 630-8 p.m. Thursday, September 15, at Fenton High School, located at 1000 W. Green Street in Bensenville.

The presentation will focus on empowering parents and children to make behavioral changes. 

This initial presentation in the series will only be offered in Spanish.

Childcare and food will be provided.

The Elmhurst and Bensenville-Wood Dale Rotary Clubs will welcome the Monarch Rail Relay Train to Bensenville on September 15.

Part of Rotary International's Monarch Butterfly 60,000 Tree Challenge, the Monarch Rail Relay Train travels the 3,000-mile path of the monarch butterfly's fall migration from Canada to Michoacan, Mexico, and the endangered Oyamel forests where they winter. Rotary's goal is to save the monarch butterflies by raising enough money to plant 60,0000 Oyamel fir trees.

The Monarch Rail Relay Train features a specially decorated boxcar promoting this project, and it will be in Bensenville, just east of York Road and north of Green Street, from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, September 15.

In anticipation of its arrival, local Rotary Club's are encouraging families to take the "Pollinator Pledge" and play "Butterfly Bingo" with their children.

• Click here for more information.

Our neighbors in Wood Dale School District 7 are partnering with Bensenville-Wood Dale Rotary to present the 2022 Pura Vida 5K Fun Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 17.

You, your family and your friends are all invited to participate.

Registration costs $20 for adults and $2 for each child. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and a goodie bag.

• Click here for more information or to register,

Click here to register for Namaste Saturdays with the Frida Community Organization 

If social media is your thing, we’d love it if you’d visit our Facebook page, click the “like” and button, and follow our postings to keep up with the latest BSD2 News.

• Click here to visit the Bensenville School District 2 Facebook page.

District 2 has gone "green" in its approach to distributing community flyers.

Rather than sending flyers home with each student via backpack mail, District and community flyers are posted on the BSD2 E-Flyers page for parents to view or print 24/7.

It is estimated that this saves our schools hundreds of hours per year spent sorting and handling the materials, not to mention the number of trees and other resources saved in producing them.

• Click here for the current list of BSD2 E-Flyers.