East Side News

UPCOMING EVENTS

Pivot to Hybrid In-Person Schedule

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Starting on Tuesday, November 17, In-Person Learning

will include ALL A & B Group Students:

This is a change from the original plan for only B group students to attend. The reason for this is that based on the numbers of students attending in-person, we can safely accommodate the combined A & B students in all classrooms. This means that all In-Person students at Maine East will be able to come to school every week.

If you are planning to be a full remote learner contact your counselor.

Week of November 16: "A" & "B" GROUPs - In-Person Learning Schedule

November 16 - Locker Clean Out (see below)

November 16 - Winter Sports Tryouts (see below)

November 18 - Dine and Share at Chipotle

November 23 - Locker Clean Out (see below)

November 23 - At-Home Learning for ALL Students (ODD Block Schedule)

November 24 - At-Home Learning for ALL Students (EVEN Block Schedule)

November 25-27 - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

School Calendar

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

As District 207 prepares to begin in-person learning the week of Nov. 9 following the hybrid schedule, it is important to understand the safety rules and guidelines that will be in place for students who have opted in for in-person learning. Please watch this entire video that outlines that plan at Maine East.

For more information on the schedule, Group A and Group B assignments and the two-week rotation, please visit the District website. Additionally, to learn more about the transition plans, please read this important information from the superintendent.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Maine East at 847-825-4484.

2020 WINTER SPORTS START UP

Welcome back to those of you that have decided to come back to school under our new hybrid schedule and we are certainly excited to see you back in the building. We are also excited to announce that the IHSA winter sports season is scheduled to begin next week, Monday, Nov. 16.

The following Illinois High School Association (IHSA) winter sports will begin practices/tryouts on November 16th : basketball, girls gymnastics, boys swimming and diving, cheerleading, and competitive dance. Wrestling has been postponed until the summer season, April 19 - June 26, 2021.

At this time, girls and boys basketball will begin non-contact practice/tryouts on November 16 & 17 per current Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines for higher risk sports. For now, no scheduled interscholastic competitions are allowed. Maine East will continue to evaluate and determine if contact practices, intra-team scrimmages, and/or competitions will be allowed for the 2020-21 season. Communication will be shared with coaches, athletes, and parents if and when this occurs.

Please see below for details pertaining to winter sports start-up and registration.

2020 WINTER SPORTS START UP

PRACTICE/TRYOUT SCHEDULE & INFORMATION

Practice/tryout times are also posted on each team's webpage. Questions pertaining to practice or tryouts should be directed to the head coach of the program.

Guidelines for Winter Sports:

Sport-specific guidelines and mitigation plans have been developed for implementation by the IHSA's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and can be found on the IHSA COVID-19 Resource Webpage. Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines prior to registering for participation.

#ThereAreNoShortcuts-Maine East Athletic & Fine Arts PSA: Check out our new PSA and help us do everything we can to participate safely in extracurricular activities: https://vimeo.com/475489543

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and I certainly hope many of you decide to come participate in athletics this season.

Kendall Griffin

Athletic Director

kgriffin1@maine207.org

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The Athletic Department needs 1,000 subscribers to its new YouTube channel in order to start posting events! Please use the link below to subscribe and watch!

GO BLUE DEMONS!

Athletics YouTube Channel

Dine and Share for

Senior Lyceum

Join Maine East Senior Lyceum at the Chipotle at 8488 W Golf Road from 4-8 PM on Wednesday, November 18th! Proceeds will go to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, a non-profit organization dedicated to influencing pro-immigrant policy.

If you choose to order online, make sure to use the code 7BANHFK sometime from 4-8PM. If you choose to order at the restaurant, make sure to show the cashier this flyer. We hope to see you there!

COLLEGE & CAREER

Career Goal Conversations & Career Experiences:

The CCRC is here for you! Students and families can schedule individual appointments based upon your needs here: calendly.com/MsMussay.

Ongoing career experience offerings are available here: bit.ly/D207Career

The ICATT Apprenticeship Program is hosting a number of events from now until the end of the year. Attend an informa-

tional session to learn more about their apprenticeship offerings and obtaining a free Associate Degree. Attend their Open House with Wittenstein to learn more about their partner companies. Apprentice-ships available: Advanced Manufacturing Technician, Mechatronics Technician, CNC Machining, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician.

CCRC Resume Building Workshop

Students can attend this virtual workshop on 11/18 at 3pm to learn tips and tricks in building a strong resume. Ms. Mussay will walk students through the major points of a resume and answer questions about individual resumes.

Students can always set up an individual resume review with Ms. Mussay at calendly.com/msmussay/resume.

DISTRICT 207'S BEST

November - Community Service

Roshni Lotwala

Roshni has been an engaged leader in Student Council for all four years of school and other school-related leadership roles include being a founding member and now President of the South Asian Student Association, being an R Code Leader (Maine East’s PBIS organization reinforcing Respectful /Responsible/Ready actions and dispositions), and being an academic tutor for COACH (the school’s peer tutoring program), in addition to tutoring for other community entities.