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October 6, 2023

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

October 9 – Indigenous Peoples' Day - NO SCHOOL

October 10-11 – Yearbook Photo Retakes for Grades 9-11

October 13 – Senior (Yearbook Only) Picture Make-Up Day (Final)

October 26 & 27 – Half Day for Students

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November 2 – V-Show 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

November 3 & 4 – V-Show 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

November 14 – Fall Drama Showcase 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

November 15 – Fall Concert 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

November 21 – Blood Drive 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM

November 22-24 – Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Parent Advisory Meeting - Please Join Us!

Please save the date for an event coming up on Monday evening, October 16th at 6:00 p.m. in room D101 (visitor parking lot, enter through main entrance) Our 2nd Multilingual Parent Advisory Council Meeting. ALL parents/caregivers are welcome to attend. This meeting will further discuss the role of our Parent Advisory Council and the meaningful work this group can engage in. The goal of the Multilingual Parent Advisory Council (M-PAC) is to advocate programs that serve multilingual learners, to help make decisions to ensure the school meets the academic, linguistic, and cultural needs of students, and to actively participate in parent leadership workshops that advance multiliteracy. We would greatly appreciate your support by attending this meeting and learning about how you can get involved!

LOST AND FOUND

If you lost it...

we probably found it!

Please remind your students to check the lost and found for missing items. There are electronics, water bottles, clothing, and many other items.

Students may stop by the Attendance office before or after school for assistance.

SEE SOMETHING...SAY SOMETHING

If you have a school safety concern, you can make an anonymous report anytime using the link below. The link can also be found on the Maine East website.

Anonymous Alerts Link

THE WEEK IN ATHLETICS

Congrats to our Girls JV Volleyball Team! They won the Rolling Meadows Quad last Friday and earned a 2nd place finish at the Ridgewood tournament on Saturday. Way to go ladies!

FINE ARTS EVENTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MATH TEAM!

On Thursday, 9/28, Maine East’s Math Team competed in the first North Suburban Math League Contest of the year, facing Highland Park, Lake Forest, York, St. Charles East, and Rochelle Zell. Special congratulations go out to junior Alexander Mitev (pictured left), the team’s Oralist, who in his first ever oral competition, did a fantastic job, earning second place!

Special recognition also goes out to the Freshmen and Sophomore Teams, who both had first place finishes in the competition!

Overall, Maine East’s Math Team took second place overall for a terrific start to the season. Great job, Mathletes!

Sophomore Team (Pictured Below): (Left to Right) Sofija Khan, Nina Volpe, Vadym Felenehak, Ilhan Suljic, Petar Radovic, and Andrew Greene

Freshman Team (Pictured Below): Front (L to R): Alex Mitev, Mr. Eller, Vinita Parekh, Kaelyn Yager, Kazi Khan, Zuhair Sami Back (L to R): Ayesha Iqbal, Ali Farooqui, AJ Jirobe, Alex Chan, Muhriz Mohammed, Bilal Usman, Mamata Bosker, Cece Romagnoli, Ayesha Hakeem, Joshua Mathew, Maria Rucka, Monika Wierzchon

Congratulations to CTE/Automotives teacher Ken Adkins, who was awarded a $1000 grant from Harbor Freight Tools to buy tools and supplies to support the Skilled Trades program and students!

Mr. Adkins is now a finalist for the 2023 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence in which he is eligible to win a share of $1.5 million dollars to further support the students and programs in the Career and Technical Education Department!