Being recognized for your creativity and hard work is the best feeling, and dozens of Lincoln Middle School students got to do that by sharing their art with the community. 

Students displayed their artwork at Triple Scoop’d Ice Cream in Park Ridge on Thursday to share with everyone. Artwork ranged from black and white photography, charcoal drawings, abstract watercolors, and much more. 

Lincoln art teachers Lee Deines and Janice Starkey helped put their students' artwork on display for all to enjoy.

Student artwork will be displayed until the end of March and can be viewed during business hours. Grab a cone and enjoy some art! 

The Emerson and Lincoln Middle School wrestling teams wore new uniforms at their meet at Maine South On Friday, January 26th. The Maine Eagles Wrestling Club and Park Ridge Wrestling Community donated the latest threads. 

Emerson wrestling coach Erich Marx expressed his thanks for their generous donation and continued support for both teams. "This is a gracious and generous donation to the schools and their growing wrestling programs!" 

Read the full story online.

There will be no school on Friday, March 8, 2024.

We only had two days of school closings due to inclement weather before February 1st, meaning Friday, March 8th becomes a Records/Planning Day. Staff will work, but there will be no student attendance on March 8th.

Also, we have received a few questions regarding the March 19th "FPT" day on the calendar. There is no student attendance on March 19th, 2024. The Parent-Teacher Conference day, or FPT, has been relabeled on the public-facing calendars in hopes to avoid any misunderstandings. The update is now reflected on the 2023-2024 School Calendar Overview List and our website's embedded calendar. This change was only in name for the public calendars to make things clearer and not a change to the actual calendar.

• The most up to date calendar documents can always be found on our Calendar Overview page.

More information about this year's Worlds Of Wonder Summer Program have been posted to our website. Included are course description brochures for students who have completed K-3 and 4-7.

Classes for students who have completed K-3 will be held at Washington Elementary School, while classes for students who have completed 4-7 will be held at Lincoln Middle School.

• Session 1: Wednesday, June 12 - Friday, June 28 (No School Monday, June 19)
• Session 2: Monday, July 1 - Friday, July 19 (No School Wednesday July 3, Thursday, July 4, or Friday, July 5). 

Our community coffee series continues from 9-10:30 am on Tuesday, February 13th, at South Park Rec Center (833 W Talcott Road, Park Ridge). We’ve enjoyed hosting these events and the numerous meaningful conversations that have followed. 

Please let us know if you plan on coming and chatting with us to give us a better idea of how much coffee to bring and how the setup will work. 

We have another Parent U event scheduled on Tuesday, February 27th at 7:00 pm in the Hendee Rooms (8200 Greendale Avenue Niles, IL 60714), where we will be hosting a viewing of the short film Angst. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, educators, experts, and parents to raise awareness around anxiety. The recommended age is 5th-8th grade parents and students.

The goal of Angst is to help people identify and understand the symptoms of anxiety and encourage them to reach out for help. Angst screens in schools, corporations, communities and theaters around the world. The film and corresponding materials provide tools, resources and above all, hope.

The North Cook Regional Office of Education/Intermediate Service Center partnered with Angst creator/producer/director Scilla Andreen to offer this for free to our community. View a trailer for the movie.

Please RSVP to the free viewing of Angst.

The fun in D64 continues, and we're excited to host a lunch/town hall with our local real estate agents!

Join us for lunch on March 8th, 2024 at Noon. We'd love the opportunity to talk about all things D64 and our schools, as well as share info to help you when selling homes in the area.

If you are a local real estate agent and would like to come, please make sure to RSVP.

Date: Friday, March 8th

Time: Noon

Address: Hendee Rooms (82000 Greendale Avenue, Niles, IL.

Upcoming Board Meetings

The following are the next regular Board meetings:

• February 22, 2024 - 7 p.m. - Jefferson School
• March 21, 2024 - 7 p.m. - Jefferson School

Looking to catch up on past meeting highlights? A summary of each meeting is available on our Current Board News webpage.

Please confirm meeting dates and times on the Board meetings webpage.

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open for ALL District 64 students!

You can find the steps on how to enroll at d64.org.

The deadline to register your child for the 2024-2025 school year is noon on Friday, March 22nd. We are offering an early bird discount on families’ school fees if they complete registration, as well as pay fees before noon on Friday, March 22nd. For any families who do not register by this date, you’ll receive a records release as we’re assuming you’re going to another district. 

• It is important to note that to take advantage of the discount, you will need to have the registration forms filled out and submitted by Monday, March 18th. This allows our staff time to verify documents and send out invoices so you can pay them by noon on Friday, March 22nd. You can find our fee list for 2024-2025 here, and it shows what fees would be before and after the deadline.

Come join our awesome team in District 64! Some of the open positions include Substitute Teachers. Apply Online!

Substitute Teachers

• $150 PER DAY
• All grade levels and subjects
• Technology training provided
• Apply here

Comments and questions may always be directed to the Superintendent or Board members through these links:

Email Dr. Ben Collins, Superintendent or contact members of the Board of Education via email links.

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