March 1 - Start of Women's History Month
March 9 - Band Concert 7-9 PM in the Auditorium
March 9 - Dine & Share for ME Cares @Chipotle 4-8 PM
(see information below)
March 15 - Orchestra Concert 7-9 PM in the Auditorium
March 15 - District 207 Financial Aid Night 7-9 PM @ Maine West
(see information below)
March 15 - Community Resources Fair 6-8 PM @ Maine West
(see information below)
March 16 & 17 - Lost & Found Clear-Out Days
(see information below)
March 16 - Job and Volunteer Fair
(see information below)
March 17 - Choir Concert 7-9 PM in the Auditorium
March 19-27 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
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April 1 - Orchesis Dance Concert 7:30-9:30 PM in the Auditorium
April 13-14 - Spring Testing
April 15 - NO SCHOOL
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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 16% 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
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Last Week:
12th grade students met with their counselor, 11th grade students took a survey on social/emotional needs, and 10th & 9th grade students did some team building and discussed academic goals for the rest of the year.
This Week:
Students will discuss social media and cell phone use based on the documentary "LIKE". This will be a two week lesson. More information will be shared out to families in the coming days.
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Help send the Maine East Scholastic Bowl Team to the NAQT High School National Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia
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Fundraising Goal: $2,000
The Maine East Scholastic Bowl Team has had a very strong year. Our success in tournaments has earned the team an invitation to the prestigious High School National Tournament sponsored by the National Academic Quiz Tournaments organization.
The total cost of the trip is $6,335. We’ve already raised $3,850 but need your help to close the gap so we can represent Maine East!
Please consider donating, any amount helps!
Two convenient methods to donate
Drop off/mail your donation to the Maine East Bookstore: Scholastic Bowl.
Please Make checks payable to: Maine East High School |Memo Line: “Scholastic Bowl.” The bookstore takes credit cards too!
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History has been made! The Maine East athletic department and school community would like to congratulate seniors, Amy Villegas and Hannah Suboni-Kaufman for finishing "Top 6" at the 2022 IHSA Girls Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 26-27. Both girls earned IHSA All-State honors and Amy captured 6th place at 110 lbs. and Hannah captured 3rd place at 120 lbs. These are both firsts in the school's and program's history and they are both considering continuing their careers at the collegiate level upon graduation.
Both Hannah and Amy represented our school and wrestling program with toughness, perseverance, and pride. Both are the embodiment of hard work and dedication. This was a truly inspiring experience that will continue to pave the way for many more girls, just like the girls before them.
Great job ladies and thank you everyone for all of your support this season!
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OTHER ATHLETICS ANNOUNCEMENTS |
The IHSA Spring Season has Started: The IHSA spring sports season has started! The following sports are part of the IHSA spring season and registration remains open until March 14, 2022: Baseball, Softball, Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Water Polo, Boys Gymnastics, Girls Badminton, Boys Volleyball, Boys and Girls Track & Field (Outdoors), & Boys Tennis. Registration can be found on the ME Athletic 8 to 18 website HERE. Please make sure to have an updated physical on file and complete the online registration.
Congratulations to the ME Cheer Team who performed at IHSA Rolling Meadows Sectional on Saturday, 2/29. While the team didn't qualify for State, they had a very productive year and look for to the 2023 season.
Monday, 3/7 - Boys Volleyball Tryouts @3:45 in the Fieldhouse.
(Coach George Wong - gwong@maine207.org)
Must register online on 8to18 and have a physical form on file with the Athletics Department in order to attend tryouts.
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FCCLA STUDENTS SCORE BIG AT SECTIONALS! |
On Friday, February 25th several students competed in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) sectionals competition at Harper College. Students who competed in several events.
All the students qualified for the State Competition in Springfield in April!
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(Left) Taleen Jameel, Tess Murphy, Ava Fehrmann, and Samiyah Ansari individually competed in Fashion Apparel Display. In this event, each student had to use their knowledge of fashion elements of design and marketing to create a window display.
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(Left) Ananya Purohit, Lauren Lype, Dhyana Purohit and Ishaben Patel individually presented their child care expertise in the Personal Child Care Provider event. Each student created a portfolio to showcase their knowledge of developmentally appropriate activities and nutrition. Students were also judged during an interview process.
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(Below) Seven students competed in the Children's Literature Presentation event. Lily Majewski, Sofia Milovanovic, and Jheniya Reed competed individually. Partners Jessalyn Coppe & Lucio Roa and partners Vidhi Soni & Lorena Carbello worked together to present their story presentation. They demonstrated their innovative skills by creating their own interpretation of an early childhood story. All students in this event created their own interpretation of an early childhood story to present to an imaginary group of children; participants were also recognized for their ability to prepare and execute an organized lesson plan. |
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Margaret Tellez and Noor Abushihab individually competed with their cake decorating skills in Frosted Cakes. Margaret and Noor had 1 hour to demonstrate their piping skills on a cake for a Disney theme party. |
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Each event category selects a most outstanding (highest score) and Noor Abushihab’s Little Mermaid cake received this award in the Frosted Cakes category. |
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Congratulations to senior Adam Valiji on earning the National Speech & Debate Association's Academic All American Award! This coveted award recognizes academic rigor, competitive speech and debate success, and personal excellence.
From more than 141,000 student members of the National Speech and Debate Association, fewer than 1% of students earn the Academic All American Award every year. This tremendous accomplishment places Adam among the top one-percent of all student members across the county!
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WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 9TH
7:00 PM
MAINE EAST AUDITORIUM
ADMISSION IS FREE!
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The Community Resource Fair is being held at Maine West High School, but is open to all Maine East High School families and students. |
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On March 10th and 11th we will have over 50 college admission counselors visiting Maine East. Throughout the day there will be panels of 5 or 6 college reps to answer questions, inform students about their institutions, and educate them on the general college process. Students are invited to attend during their free periods or can come to the CCRC to get a pass to attend.
A full schedule of when all colleges will be attending will be made available soon.
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DISTRICT 207 FINANCIAL AID NIGHT
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Join us on Tuesday, March 15th, at Maine West High School to learn about how to pay for college.
All students and families in District 207 are invited to come to Maine West High School at 7 pm on the 15th.
We will go over the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and how to find additional scholarships to make college affordable.
No Registration Necessary
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