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April 21, 2023

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

April 21-22 - Spring Play 7 PM

April 24 - Orchestra Concert 7 PM

April 26 - MTHS Foundation Benefit 5 PM

April 26 - Band Concert 7 PM

April 28 - Blood Drive 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM

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May 1-12 - AP Testing

May 3 - Choir Concert 7 PM

May 12-13 - Ecology Club Native Plant Sale

(see information below)

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Hello Maine East Families,

On behalf of the Park Ridge Police Department, I am sharing a very brief survey to get input from families on the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program. Officer Kevin Ryan is the SRO @ Maine East. Please take a couple of minutes and share any feedback that you have about the school resource officer. Thank you very much for your time! SURVEY LINK

STUDENT ADVISORY

This week in Advisory:

9th-11th grade students started a community building activity of creating a poster about school spirit and Maine East's R-Code. 12th grade students had a presentation about end of the year activities and graduation

Next week in Advisory:

9th-11th grade students will finish up their poster activity. 12th grade students will take their end-of-high-school survey sharing their post secondary plans. This survey is required for all 12th graders and will be done through Schoolinks.

Support the Maine Township High School Foundation

The Maine Township High School Foundation will host its annual benefit at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26. All parents and community members are invited to attend this event.

The foundation assists the schools by distributing resources to support student well-being and promote innovative learning opportunities. The foundation has donated more than a quarter of a

million dollars to District 207 and its schools.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CLASS OF 2023 END OF YEAR EVENTS

To the Students and Parents/Caregivers of the Class of 2023:

It’s hard to believe that the last quarter of the school year is here and that graduation is just a few short weeks away! This means that as seniors, along with maintaining your grades and keeping up with classes, there are a variety of events scheduled to help you celebrate and remember your high school experience. Please read through the Parent Letter carefully, mark your calendars, and return the Commencement Agreement Form and Senior Send-Off Message no later than Friday, May 5, 2023.

Please check the Class of 2023 webpage regularly for updates.

Class of 2023

MAINE EAST PRESCHOOL FOR 2023-2024

Registration is now open for the Maine East Preschool Program for the 2023-2024 school year. Please use this link to register or view the daily schedule.

ECOLOGY CLUB NATIVE PLANT SALE

The Ecology Club is teaming up with Go Green Park Ridge again this year for our annual native plant sale - May 12th (4-6pm) & 13th (9am - noon). We'll have over 40 species of native flowers and grasses. We will be offering tours of the oak savanna and will have people available for garden design help if you need it. Check out the species list here and feel free to share the flyer.

FINE ARTS

MATH TEAM

Congratulations go out to the Math Team for qualifying the entire team for State Finals on Saturday, April 22nd at Illinois State University. The following students will be competing:

Freshmen: Andrew Greene, Petar Radovic, Maya Salwa, Ilhan Suljic, Elbron Terzian, and Nina Volpe

Sophomores: Kasim Akram, Ryan Luong, Mattias Mekonnen, Luis Mendoza, Alex Mitev, Shalini Patel, Lucy Ryken, and Zyd Sayed

Juniors: Evelyn Alsop, Dibyansh Choudhury, Karena Gau, and Alexandar Radovic

Seniors: Joseph Boydk, Talia Lasky, Macy Monical, Sarah Phan, Arya Rimal, Noah Trivedi, and Krisna Vasnani

Way to go Blue Demons and good luck at State!

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