April 13 & 14 - Spring Testing
April 15 - NO SCHOOL
April 21 - Spring Play "Failure: A Love Story" 4:00 PM
April 22-23 - Spring Play "Failure: A Love Story" 7:30 PM
April 25 - Orchestra Gala - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Band Concert - 7:00 PM
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May 4 - Choir Concert - 7:00 PM
May 14 - Senior Prom - 6 PM - 11 PM
May 18 - Senior Honors Night - 7:00 PM
May 19 - Senior Breakfast - 8 AM - 11 AM
May 20 - Mandatory Senior Marching Practice and
Cap & Gown pickup 9:00 AM
May 22 - Class of 2022 Commencement - 3:00 PM
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STATE TESTING DAYS
APRIL 13 & 14
Students will receive a personalized email message with their testing room location on Monday, April 11.
PACE Bus pickup for testing week.
Wednesday, April 13 - Pick up students at 1:05 p.m.
Thursday, April 14 - Pick up students at 11:55 a.m.
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BOARD VOTES TO LOWER FEES FOR FAMILIES |
The Board of Education voted on April 4 to lower fees from the current $370 per year per student cost to just $250 for next school year. The board has lowered fees for families over the past several years with this reduction being the most substantial.
As part of this vote to reduce the school resource fee from $370 to $250, several individual fees that families pay if their child is a part of a specific program were eliminated. The digital imaging, art, chamber music and certified nursing assistant fees were eliminated. A year ago the Board voted to eliminate charges for parking, making all student parking free.
Fees for driver’s education, yearbook and other optional fees remain in place.
In all cases, financial aid is offered to any families in need of support.
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This Week:
All students updated their Schoolinks account to add in school activities, clubs, sports and work experience to help keep track of what students have done so far in high school. 12th graders completed an alumni section of Schoolinks to help with communication with students after they graduate. Later in April, parents/guardians will be provided login information to Schoolinks in order to access their student's account.
Next Week:
State testing for grades 9-11 will be on April 13 & 14
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FOUNDATIONS/INVESTMENT CLUB |
The Maine East Foundations/Investment Club competed in the Northern Illinois University Business Olympics (virtually) on Saturday, and came out with some fantastic results.
Of the 24 club members that competed, 12 walked away with prizes totaling $3,000. (Each member of a 1st place team earned $200 and each member of a 2nd place team earned $100.) The event was sponsored by Plante Moran, a Chicago based Accounting firm.
This was the 4th year that Maine East competed against other high schools and community colleges at NIU, and by far, this was the most successful. By competing in the Business Olympics, club members learned what it takes to work in a team, make a professional presentation and analyze real-world business problems.
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The team of Prem Shah, Alex Tomy, Om Prajapati, Jay Prajapati and James Righi won 1st place in Forensic Accounting as well as Digital Marketing. |
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The team of Riddhi Patel, Lydia Darweesh, Rachel Easo, Karena Gau and Jessica Vidal walked away with 2nd place in the Mobile App Idea Competition. |
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The team of Riddhi Patel, Lydia Darweesh, Rachel Easo, Iffat Ali and Ayush Soni earned 2nd place in Digital Marketing. |
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INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION |
This year, Maine East's "International Celebration"( sponsored by Tina Sabatello and Annie Propst) was held during the lunch periods in the student cafeteria. Filipino Club kicked off a week of events by selling lumpia (mini egg rolls), demonstrating the traditional dance Tinikling and Kali martial arts as well as engaging the students in the cafe with Filipino music. Additional clubs participating through Wednesday, April 6. are Muslim Student Association (MSA), Assyrian Club, South Asian Student Association (SASA), Black Student Union and Cricket Club. Assyrian Club will be serving a variety of their cultural foods on the Assyrian New Year's Day, Friday, 4/1.
The clubs will share activities and traditions with the students of Maine East. We look forward to the return of an annual community event next year preceded by a week long of events during the lunch periods to get many students and families in the community involved in the Saturday International Celebration Event.
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SOUTH ASIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION |
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CLASS OF 2022 INFORMATION |
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED OUT WITH SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COMING WEEKS. BE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR UPDATES.
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It’s National Library Week, read all about it! (All of this week’s books are set in a library, or are about librarians and/or readers.)
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