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March 8, 2024

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

March 12 – Orchestra Concert 7:00 - 9:00 pm

March 13 – Job and Volunteer Fair 5th Period**

March 14 – District Wide Choral Concert 7:00 - 9:00 pm

March 14 – End of 3rd Quarter

March 14-15 – March Madness College Panels**

March 25 - April 1 – Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

**Additional Information Below

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Maine East Families,

Thank you to those of you who have completed the 5Essentials Survey so far. This is a reminder that the survey is open until March 29, 2024.

We need a response rate of at least 20% from parents or caregivers to receive a report with the results. As of today, we are at 4%. Over the next three weeks I hope we can generate enough responses to get to the 20% threshold. Thanks in advance for your support in helping us to improve in all aspects of school.

Here is the link to the survey: Illinois 5Essentials Survey

We appreciate your partnership; thank you very much!

Melissa Pikul

Principal

DISTRICT 207'S BEST

March - Career Exploration

Zanain Sami

Zunain’s zest for learning is felt by his teachers and peers as well.

Mr. Przekota shared that, “He does a great job seeing things in different perspectives and I think this is why he does so well working with others. He celebrates all of his peers' contributions to group work and respects their opinions and evaluations of the products he produces. Zunain brings great energy and enthusiasm everyday to class. He definitely plays the role of “promoter” in his groups. All of his groups are filled with conversation and energy but still able to complete the tasks at hand. I do not have to worry about who Zunain works with because he is so welcoming and is able to work well with all of his peers.”

DECA COMPETITION

The Maine East DECA team is returning to the national stage! Two of our students, Krishna Gandhi and Jahnavi Patel finished 2nd in the state in the overall category of Marketing Management Team Decision Making. We are heading to Anaheim in April.

Additionally, Ayush Soni and Jainam Patel and Muhil Jailawala finished in the top 10 in the state in Entrepreneurship Series and Project Management Financial Literacy Project respectively.

Stay tuned for more details after the national competition.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Maine East sent 30 students to compete in the annual History Day event at UIC on Saturday, March 2nd. Every US History and AP US History student at Maine East has the opportunity to submit their research projects for this competition and these 30 students were selected by the Social Science Department and other staff. Good luck to these wonderful students as they wait to hear if their projects move on to the State level competition.

MATH TEAM

On Saturday, February 24, Maine East’s Math Team competed in the ICTM Regional Math Contest and did an outstanding job. Seven teams qualifying for State Finals on April 6! State Qualifiers are listed below.

Junior Alex Mitev, representing Maine East’s Oral Team, gave a spectacular presentation solving problems on logic circuits and took first place. Alex was awarded a medal for his fine performance.

The Freshman-Sophomore Eight Person Team also did an outstanding job taking first place.

Freshman-Sophomore Eight Person Team

Front (left to right): Emily Lee, Kaelyn Yager, Ayesha Hakeem - Back (left to right): Elbron Terzian, Mohammed Muhriz, Ilhan Suljic, Petar Radovic, and Nina Volpe

The Calculator Team also did a fantastic job, taking second place.

Calculator Team:

Front (left to right): Emily Lee, Kaelyn Yager, and Ayesha Hakeem - Back (left to right): Ilhan Suljic, Logan Lay, Alex Mitev, Evelyn Alsop, and Ryan Luong

The Freshman-Sophomore Two Person Team also had a fine showing, taking second place. Freshman Mohammed Muhriz and sophomore Petar Radovic were awarded medals for their impressive work.

The Algebra 1 Team, consisting of all freshmen, had an impressive performance, taking second place. Ayesha Hakeem and Muhriz Mohammed were awarded medals for a tie for 4th place individual performance and Emily Lee was awarded a medal for second place individual performance.

Algebra 1 Team:

Left to right: Alex Chan, Joshua Mathew, Mohammed Muhriz, Emily Lee, Kaelyn Yager, and Ayesha Hakeem.

The Geometry Team, consisting of all sophomores, also did a stellar job, capturing 3rd place. Ilhan Suljic was awarded a medal for 4th place individual performance.

Left to right: Ilhan Suljic, Mariemichelle Kovacheva, Elbron Terzian, Petar Radovic, Nina Volpe, and Maya Salwa

The Algebra 2 Team, consisting of all juniors, did a fine job as well, taking 3rd place. Alex Mitev was also recognized with a medal for his second place individual performance.

Algebra 2 Team (left to right): Shaini Patel, Temuujin Enkhbayar, Ryan Luong, Alex Mitev, Zayd Syed, and Shivam Patel.

Overall, Maine East took 3rd place overall at the regional. Way to go, Blue Demons! Good luck at State!

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LIBRARY SPOTLIGHT

As Ramadan begins, we encourage all members of the Maine East community to celebrate & discover more about the lives & experiences of Muslim students.