NOV | DEC 2021
YOUR SOURCE FOR GOOD NEWS IN OUR DISTRICT
Lake Forest Elementary School District 67
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Welcome Back to Insight 67!
News Highlights Delivered Straight to Your Inbox
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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.
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PRINCIPAL MATTERS
Checking in with DPM'S Thomas Herion
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DPM Principal Thomas Herion gives a thumbs-up to Associate Principals Sam Paulsen and Megan Eigenrauch as they serve up slices to a Month of Gratitude winning homeroom. |
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With the school year at the halfway point, Insight checked in at each District 67 school, asking principals to share highlights and describe National Gratitude Month celebrations. Here’s what we heard from Principal Thomas Herion. Read More
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Checking in with Cherokee’s Chad Prosen |
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Principal Chad Prosen, pictured reading to Caryn Tsagalis’ first-grade class, says he has enjoyed witnessing the many events and traditions Cherokee celebrates as a school community.
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At Cherokee, Principal Chad Prosen says “having the community back together has been a highlight of the school year.” Read More
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Checking in with Everett’s Renée Fitzsimmons |
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A Thankful Turkey was one of the symbols of gratitude during the month of November at Everett.
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Principal Renée Fitzsimmons shares all the ways Everett displays gratitude and kindness. Read More
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Checking in with Sheridan’s Susan Milsk |
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The Thanksgiving Turkey Feather bulletin board is a tradition at Sheridan, allowing students to write and decorate “feathers” to show the things - and people - for whom they are grateful, says Principal Susan Milsk. |
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Principal Susan Milsk highlights the ways Sheridan celebrated Gratitude Month. Read More
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Districts Unite to Help Address Hunger in Lake County
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More than 130 families participated in the Great Full Market. |
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School Districts 65, 67, and 115 helped ensure that scores of families had a more bountiful Thanksgiving through the Great Full Market, a free pop-up farmers market held in partnership with Waukegan’s Beacon Place on Nov. 14. Read More
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District 67 and the American Legion Partner on New DPM Flagpole Just in Time for Veterans Day |
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A day before Veterans Day, members of American Legion McKinlock Post 264 were at Deer Path Middle School for a brief flag-raising ceremony at the newly installed flagpole behind the school. Read More
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D67 Students Do the Honors at Tree Lighting Ceremony |
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A crowd gathered as District 67 students prepared to light up the tree with Lake Forest Mayor George Pandaleon. |
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Six District 67 students, who are new to the Lake Forest community, were chosen to join Lake Forest Mayor George Pandaleon as they "flipped the switch" to light the tree at the 37th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Market Square on Nov. 26. Read More
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DISTRICTWIDE NEWS
School Board Members Honored
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District 67 was among school districts across the state that marked Illinois School Board Members Day on Nov. 15 by thanking and honoring its Board members. Read More
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Staff Coaching Initiative Relies on Professional Teamwork to Buoy Students |
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Denise Galatsianos (left), Literacy Coach, and Stacey Weber (right), Behavior Coach |
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As part of the District 67 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, educators are creating a districtwide model for coaching aimed at providing collaborative, supportive professional learning partnerships for all staff members. Read More
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Inclusive Learning: ‘Creating a Climate of Belonging’ for All Students |
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Defining “inclusive learning” can get complicated. But Districts 67 and 115 take a straightforward approach. Read More
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At District 67 Preschool, Students Learn From One Another |
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District 67’s youngest learners — those with special needs as well as typically developing students — get a head start on transitioning to kindergarten at the Community of Learners Preschool. Read More
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SPIRIT OF 67
A New President Leads the Way for a Busy Spirit of 67
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Spirit of 67 Foundation Board President Nicole Korczak |
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Coming off the success of its fall Home Tour - Outdoor Spaces, the Spirit of 67 Foundation is not slowing down, with two events planned, the 2022 Grants process underway, and early successes in the Crosstown Challenge. Leading the Spirit of 67 is new Foundation Board President Nicole Korczak. Read More
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CROYA
What’s Cooking at CROYA?
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CROYA hosted Paws for Patrick therapy dogs during after-school drop-in last month with Camille Stohlgren (from left) introducing Lexi Rose to Erik Hense and Jessie Bess. |
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CROYA — the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff middle school and high school youth organization — will be closed Dec. 20 to 24 for Winter Break and then open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, through Thursday, Dec. 30, said Manager Todd Nahigian. Here’s a look at what else is going on at CROYA. Read More
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Happy Holidays
from the Staff of Insight 67!
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