Community eNewsletter
Volume 8, Issue 36 . . . . . . . . . April 30, 2021
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While strange to see in the spring, we are sure glad to have football, and other sports, back! |
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May 23 - Senior Great America Day
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May 31 - No School - Memorial Day
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May 26-27 - Senior Finals
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WCCHS Social Emotional Support Web Page
The members of the Student Services Department recognize how difficult this time has been on our students, families, and members of our feeder communities.
With that in mind, we would like to share our social emotional support page which has a myriad of mental health resources for students, parents, and teachers.
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Final Exam Update
WCCHS students have been given the opportunity to OPT OUT of taking Final Exams. An A, B, or a C in a course gives students the OPT OUT option.
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ESL II Student Photography Exhibit at Gallery 200
Experience the photography of West Chicago Community High School ESL II students at an exhibition at Gallery 200, 103 W. Washington St., West Chicago. The exhibit is open during the months of May and June on Fridays from 2 - 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The exhibit is free.
Teenagers are divided. It’s the nature of adolescence. Divided between obligation and obliviousness, adventure and anxiety, nostalgia and the not quite yet.
Immigrants are divided too. It’s the nature of leaving one’s home. Divided between ritual and romantic, comfort and craving, nostalgia and the not quite yet.
That’s what this photography exhibit is all about; Photographs of lives in between, and the photographers who live in those places.
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Notice of Special Education Public Meeting
On May 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., conducted by Community High School District 94, will take place via phone or video conference. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district's plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for the 2021-2022 school year. If you are a parent of a homeschooled student who has been
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WCCHS Student COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
By the end of the day on April 29, 2021, more than 300 students age 16+ received COVID-19 vaccinations at WCCHS during their PE classes!
Thank you to Jewel-Osco for partnering with us to make this vaccination clinic happen.
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WeGo Places Highlights Successful WeGo Grads
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WCCHS Students/Parents:
We are excited to have you back at school, but PLEASE don't come to school if you are sick! Help us keep our doors OPEN!
Click on the photo below to view the video.
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Estudiantes/Padres:
Estamos emocionados de tenerlos de regreso en la escuela, ¡pero POR FAVOR no vengan a la escuela si están enfermos! ¡Ayúdanos a mantener nuestras puertas ABIERTAS!
Haga clic en la foto de abajo para ver el video.
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From Our Community Partners |
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Volunteers Needed for Exterior Home Repairs
West Chicago has been selected to be a part of DuPage Habitat for Humanity's first Community Cares Week.
Community Cares Week brings together volunteers to do exterior home repair projects for selected residents. DuPage Habitat has selected low income homes that qualified for exterior repair projects.
Volunteers are needed during the week of May 25 - May 29.
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The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence
May 4 7 PM FREE for D94 Families!
Lahey’s first book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed was a New York Times bestseller and has empowered many to support kids as they learn from their mistakes, and forge stronger, more trusting relationships. Her second book, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence is the culmination of her experience as an alcoholic, mother, and five years spent teaching in an inpatient drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents. How has COVID-19 impacted teen substance abuse? What must caregivers do now?
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Free Legal Consultations
WeGo Together for Kids and the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Services are partnering to provide free legal consultations for West Chicago families.
Participants will receive an hour long consultation with an attorney on the following topics: Immigration Law, Criminal Law, Housing Law and Family Law. Consultations will take place virtually either over the phone or on Zoom.
If you're interested in participating in the Legal Clinic, please sign up using the link below. Please look closely at the topic of law, language, date and time slot when you sign up. Contact Sarah
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HWC Virtual Workouts
Join in for a 20-minute functional fitness class, where we'll focus on movements to help your everyday performance. Get back to the basics with this workout that's anything but boring by using your body to
push, pull, bend, squat & more! No equipment needed as we increase strength, balance, and stability. All fitness levels welcome.
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Have a question? Want to suggest an eNewsletter topic?
Contact Communications Coordinator
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Notice of Nondiscrimination
The Community High School District 94 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
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