Dear District 113 Community,

Now that the 2022-23 school year has ended, we take a moment to celebrate some highlights from second semester.

Please enjoy looking through the many achievements attained and milestones reached by our students and staff. As a community, we should be so proud of all they have accomplished.

Have a great summer.

Bruce Law, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Congratulations to the Deerfield High School and Highland Park High School graduating classes of 2023!

Each month during the school year, the District released a new video in conjunction with the Passion for Excellence video series, which aims to highlight and tell the story of teachers and staff in District 113.

Six students from Deerfield High School and five students from Highland Park High School had their artwork featured at the Northern Regional Exhibition, which is one of the state's largest and most influential student art exhibitions that celebrates artistic achievement and provides talented young artists with opportunities to showcase their artwork and compete at the state level.

Kristina Cvejic, sophomore at Deerfield High School, earned Honorable Mention in pottery, Ella Gand Seidita, senior at Deerfield High School, earned Silver in time arts, Ariel Glassberg, senior at Highland Park High School, earned Best in Show in pottery, and Laura Rodriguez-Rios, junior at Highland Park High School earned Honorable Mention in painting.

Deerfield High School has earned the 2022 College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded young women's access in AP computer science courses. Deerfield High School is one of 832 schools from across the country to be recognized in the category of AP CSP.

In order to earn this award, schools must have either 50 percent or higher female exam taker representation in one or both AP computer science courses, or a percentage of female computer science exam takers that meets or exceeds the school’s female population.

Highland Park High School’s annual Charity Drive helps raise funds and awareness for a nonprofit organization selected by students and staff. This year, Highland Park High School students and staff selected the Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation as the beneficiary for Charity Drive 2023, which aims to provide personal support to those affected by pancreatic cancer through tailored resources, connections and education, and funding for early detection research.

Thank you to the Highland Park High School students, staff, parents and community for all their hard work in raising $105,260.52 for the Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.

Deerfield High School's School Chest takes place in the fall semester. In fall 2022, School Chest raised funds for the Dragonfly Foundation. According to the timeline, a review of proposals for the fall 2023 are underway.

Ten seniors were recognized as Scholars by College Bound Opportunities (CBO), which aims to motivate and prepare under-served students to attend and graduate from college. This year's graduating CBO Scholars are:

Fourteen seniors from Highland Park High School earned scholarships in conjunction with the Schuler Scholar Program, which helps high achieving and underrepresented students gain access to and succeed at highly selective colleges. This year's graduating Schuler Scholars are:

The following individuals either retired during the school year or will retire before the start of the 2023-24 school year. Thank you for all that you have done for our students and schools.

Gloria Gibson

Janeen Hyde

Michael Mccomb

Yaffa Berman

Helen Crowley

Blanche Esgar

Marilena Fiore

William Knesley

Robert Weitzel

Steven Winiecki

Lesa Friedrich

Aliza Gilbert

Christine Hill

Nickolaos Kanellopoulos

Raffaella Perrelli

John Reinwald

Scott Shallenbarger

Timothy Sirois

Ronald Smith

Ana Thompson

Steven Trommer

Katherine Wynhoff

Below are some of the honors and accomplishments our staff have earned during the spring semester.

Below are some of the honors and achievements our students have earned during the spring semester.