Congrats to Sarah Kurian, a Field 5th grader, on winning the 2024 D64 Spelling Bee Championship! The winning word was "unscathed.” It was a terrific back-and-forth between our contestants for 19 rounds.

Emerson 7th grader John Hayashi came in second, and Roosevelt 4th grader Evangelene Apostol came in third. The D64 Spelling Bee had the top three spellers from each school. A job well done by all! 

Sarah will now head to the North Cook Regional Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 13. 

Read more on the District Spelling Bee. 

Beans, Brew & Ben Is Next Week

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 are 100 days smarter! We had so much fun celebrating the 100th day of Second Grade! #engageD64"

~@MsALombardi

"5th Grade Enjoying An Author’s Visit!

#EngageD64"

~@MrB135_D64

"Thank you @fieldschoolpto for bringing @troxcummings to Field today! We had a great day of creating together!!! Shout out to @the_book_stall for getting us books to be autographed. #firldlrcrocks #engaged64 #authorvisit"

~@fieldlrc

"Last week we were the pledge helpers for the week! Wonder what fun things will happen this week in our classroom? #CALovetoLearn #CAEngaged #CAMagicintheJourney #engageD64"

~@MrsKomenda

"I was so proud of our former and current Field kids who were part of Moana, Jr. this weekend!The Special Gifts Theater did an amazing job with this production!

#EngageD64"

~@MrsDiMaso

"Happy 100th day of school from some very smart 100 year old learners! 💯"

~@MsLiesLearners

Worlds of Wonder course description brochures are posted online.

Registration will open at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024.

View information about the schedule on the WOW page.

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.

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.

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.

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 | 847-318-4300 | news@d64.org

#engageD64