MAY-JUNE 2021
YOUR SOURCE FOR GOOD NEWS IN OUR DISTRICT
Lake Forest Community High School District 115
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Welcome Back to Insight 115!
News Highlights Delivered Straight to Your Inbox
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As our school community heads into summer break and gets ready for a new chapter in the fall, this newsletter brings you stories celebrating our District's continued commitment to outstanding instruction and academic growth, inclusive practices, social emotional well-being, the fine arts, extracurriculars, athletics, and giving back. It's "the good stuff" you don't want to miss.
Please help us find and tell those stories by emailing us with your suggestions at insight@lfschools.net. You’ll find us here again with the good stuff in August.
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HATS OFF
‘A Day of Celebration’ as LFHS Class of 2021 Graduates
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Lake Forest High School’s Class of 2021 graduated together — with their families there to cheer them on — as a front-lawn ceremony on June 5 capped an unparalleled year. Read More
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Community Welcomes New LFHS Principal |
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Saying she is “both humbled and inspired to have been selected as the next principal of Lake Forest High School,” Dr. Erin B. Lenart (pictured) will begin her new role July 1.
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Champion of Change Award Created to Honor Dr. Holland’s LFHS Legacy |
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Kailey Albus (left) and Dr. Chala Holland (right). Photo courtesy of Visual Image Photography. |
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In recognition of Lake Forest High School Principal Chala Holland’s “extraordinary” leadership and vision, District 115 families created the Champion of Change Award. The $500 scholarship was awarded for the first time at Lake Forest High School Honors Night 2021, with senior Kailey Albus (pictured with Dr. Holland) selected for the honor. Read More
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New Members, New Officers for District 115 Board of Education |
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Four community members — one incumbent and three newly elected Board members — were sworn in to four-year terms on the Lake Forest High School District 115 Board of Education on May 4. David Burns, Dr. Marcus Schabacker, Dr. John Venson (pictured from left), and returning Board Member Sally Davis join Board Members John Noble, Dewey Winebrenner, and Jenny Zinser. Read More
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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
Prom 2021: ‘Something Special’
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Lindsey Asmussen and Mac Uihlein have their red carpet moment. |
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Prom — featuring such treasured LFHS traditions as walks down the red carpet and new twists including alfresco dining under tents on the school lawn — went off in style May 22. Read More
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APT IN ACTION
LFHS APT Treats Teachers, Salutes Seniors, And Does Much More
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The LFHS APT had a packed schedule in May, starting with Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week May 3-7 (which featured a breakfast treat to start the celebration) and stretching to Prom and Honors Night toward the end of the month. In between were many other activities including delivery of graduation signs to seniors — with help from a big group of parent volunteers, said APT President Beth Pierson. Read More
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LFHS FOUNDATION
Four Pitch Night Teams Secure Funding for Their Startups
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BoxU Team Ready for the Next Challenge |
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Team members are (pictured left to right) Jacob McEvoy, Jan Kubata, Josca Schabacker, and Finn Casey. |
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A year after winning last year’s Pitch Night 2020 Foundation Cup — which signifies the business judged most viable — members of the BoxU team are getting ready to head to college, having “grown and accomplished more than we ever thought possible when we arrived at the Business Incubator class.” Read More
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Project F_LL/School’s Out Food Drive Fills 250 Bags
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Students who will be freshmen in the fall help sort food collected for the Project F_LL/School's Out Food Drive. |
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Schools Get Answers for Community’s COVID-19 Questions — and Host Vaccine Clinics |
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Dr. Michael Bauer (pictured above) is currently the medical director of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, where he previously served as the chief of pediatrics. |
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Districts 67 and 115 shared information about COVID-19 vaccinations in a community forum, featuring Dr. Michael Bauer (pictured above), and provided opportunities for students to get the shots at clinics at Deer Path Middle School and Lake Forest High School in May and June. Read More
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NOTEWORTHY
NSSED Gets New Name: TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804
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The Northern Suburban Special Education District, or NSSED, debuts a new name — TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 — on July 1. Read More
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CROYA, the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff middle school and high school youth organization, dedicated its "U BELONG” mural at the Illinois Road viaduct in Lake Forest as part of celebrations of what it’s calling its 40th(+1) anniversary. COVID-19 prevented a celebration of the 40-year-mark in 2020 so CROYA is marking the milestone this year, with events including a June 6 celebration festival that featured live music, food, fun, and photos of events throughout the organization’s four decades. Read More
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Transition Newsletter Celebrates Class of 2021 |
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Transition, a Lake Forest High School special education program, marked the end of the 2020-2021 school year with special coverage in its June newsletter. This month's edition features the Class of 2021 (including photos as they receive graduation gifts) and includes students and staff weighing in on favorite school-year memories and on what they are looking forward to this summer. The Transition newsletter resumes in September. Read More
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EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
LFHS May Music Festival Provides ‘Much-Needed Joy’
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Live concerts returned to LFHS after a very long pandemic pause, with the May Music Festival featuring the band, choir, and orchestra in a “Ravinia-style” event on the school lawn. Read More
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LFHS Marks Mental Health Awareness Month |
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LFHS student Ella Starr (pictured) uses art to “shine a little light.” She’s among students who merit a shout out. Read More
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Look for our next issue of Insight 115 in August.
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