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February 15, 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS

February 14 - 18 - Random Acts of Kindness Week

February 16 - College Planning Night 6:00 PM
(see information below)

February 18 & 19 - 7:30 PM "Mamma Mia!"
(ticket information below)

February 21- Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL

February 23- Moretti's Dine & Share - All Day

February 25 & 26 - 7:30 PM "Mamma Mia!"
(ticket information below)

February 26 - MCYAF Living Snowball Social Fundraiser 12-3 PM
(see information below)
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March 15 - District 207 Financial Aid Night 7-9 PM @ Maine West
(see information below)

March 19-27 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

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April 13-14 - Spring Testing

April 15 - NO SCHOOL
5ESSENTIALS PARENT SURVEY
Dear Maine East Parents & Caregivers,

Every year, parents, students, and teachers in schools across the state take the 5Essentials Survey to help describe where schools are successful and where they can improve. Your feedback as parents/guardians is crucial to our future so we would appreciate your time in filling out this brief survey. The survey is open now and closes March 11, 2022, and requires a 20% parent participation rate in order for us to receive data. Currently, we have a 5% participation rate. Additionally, most teachers have already completed the survey and Maine East students completed the survey on February 2 in Advisory.

The link to take the parent survey:

  • When you click the link above, you will be prompted to enter your email, county (Cook), and school (Maine East High School).

Maine East administrators use this information to look at organizational health and change. We receive only aggregated data, not individual responses. This data also impacts some local housing and real estate ratings for schools, so please be aware that this might not be the place for overly critical comments or individual issues. Those are still always best dealt with at the individual teacher, coach, or administrator level.
Thank you in advance for your participation and for the opportunity to serve you and your students.

Sincerely,

Dr. Mike Pressler, Principal
STUDENT ADVISORY
Last Week:
9th-12th grade students explored careers and set a career goal through our Schoolinks platform

This Week:
9th-12th grade students will participate in a career event during advisory and watch different career videos based on their identified interests. Students are asked to bring a set of headphones for their chromebook so they can listen to specific videos for themselves. Later in this semester, information will be shared with parents/guardians on how they can view their student's Schoolinks account and follow along with the development of their student's individual career plan. 
COLLEGE PLANNING NIGHT
Join us on Wednesday, February 16th for College Planning Night. The event will take place starting at 6 pm in Room 230.

Students and families will learn about the college admission process, how to find which colleges to apply to, and how to afford college.

We will be joined by Rosa Glombicki who is the Assistant Director of Admissions at Marquette University. 

Questions?
Contact Mark Weber
Career & College Admissions Specialist
mweber@maine207.org
847-692-8514
District 207 will once again provide Summer School courses for current 11th, 10th and 9th graders as well as incoming 9th graders. To learn more about Summer School registration and review the brochure (available in English, En Espanol, Po Polsku and بالعربية please use the link below for additional information.
SCHOLASTIC BOWL
The Maine East Scholastic Bowl Team finished the CSL regular season on Feb. 9th with two big wins, beating New Trier and Highland Park. The team has 7 wins and 4 losses in the CSL and 28 wins and 11 losses overall. Maine East is also the top seed in the upcoming regional tournament, and has already qualified for the NAQT National Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia in May! Team members include Kelly Tsogtjargal, Stella Tsogtjargal, Sarah Phan, Talia Lasky, Katie Ruhnke, Aleks Bargosz, Alex Henricksen, and Anna Gierczynski. 

Congratulations and Good luck to the Scholastic Bowl Team at the CSL Conference Tournament on March 1st and at the IHSA Regional Tournament on March 7th. 

PRESCHOOL OPEN REGISTRATION
Open registration for the 2022/2023 school year has begun. 

Maine East Preschool is a lab-based early childhood program. High school students work with the children that attend our program. The high school students prepare the lessons for the children daily, all of which focus on the preparatory skills needed for the preschool children to be successful in kindergarten. They also complete observations to gain a better sense of the preschool children's development and educational needs.  

Families may register online by using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/4arz8rne

If you have any questions, contact Michelle Meyer mmeyer@maine207.org
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