November 2024

Celebrating 35 Years!

The LPEF newsletter is a monthly publication highlighting LPEF activities and upcoming events.
For questions, comments, or more information, please contact Becky Wyatt, executive director of LPEF, at rwyatt@lphs.org or 630-295-5264.
Lake Park HS Educational Foundation

Night of Fine Dining & Theatre

Friday, December 6, 2024

Join us for the Night of Fine Dining and Theatre on Friday, December 6 along with the Lake Park Theatre Production of Harry Potter & The Cursed Child.


Guests will enjoy an amazing winter tasting menu along with a silent auction and musical entertainment from the Lake Park Jazz Ensemble before getting VIP seating for the Lake Park holiday play!


Tickets on sale now at the Night of Fine Dining website! We are currently soliciting for donations to the auction, please view the auction information.


Hosted by Lake Park Alum / Host of The MVP Game on Marquee Sports Network: Justin Roman

Win the Best Student Parking Spots at Lake Park!


The LPEF will be hosting an online auction the week leading up to the Night of Fine Dining & Theatre for the 2 best student parking spots at West Campus! Parents of juniors and seniors for the next school year (2025-2026) can bid on the closest spots to the door in the main senior student lot!


Online bidding will begin on Monday, December 2 at noon and be available through Friday, December 6 at noon.  At that time, guests at the Night of Fine Dining & Theatre will have one last chance to place a winning bid. The two highest bidders will each receive a parking spot. The winner does not need to be in attendance to win.


The parking spots are numbers 43 and 54 in the West Campus senior student lot.

Nominations for Lake Park High School

Distinguished Alumni Awards

The LPEF is inviting nominations for the Spirit of Excellence - Distinguished Alumni Awards. Please submit your nominations by November 30, 2024. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.


To qualify for this award, alumni must have graduated from Lake Park High School at least 10 years ago, with a minimum of two years of attendance at Lake Park. They should have demonstrated remarkable achievements in their respective fields, public service, or within their community.


For additional information on the Distinguished Alumni Award and the nomination form, please visit the website.

Robotics Partnership Tournament

Lake Park High School, in partnership with the Lake Park High School Educational Foundation, hosted the LPHS robotics tournament on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The event consisted of over 40 teams competing for State and National qualifications.


Thank you to our sponsors - Ramcel Precision Stamping & Manufacturing and Robert C. Weisheit Company!


The goal of the Robotics Partnership between LPEF and the robotics club is to grow robotics at Lake Park High School. The Robotics teams design, build, and compete in local robotic competitions hoping to make it to State, National, and World competitions. For more information about the Robotics Partnership and the Tournament, visit the robotics website.

Thank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors from last year:


Gold Sponsor

  • ARCON & Associates

Silver Sponsor

  • Itasca Bank & Trust

Blue Sponsors

  • Catering with Elegance
  • Wickstrom Chevrolet
  • Lake Park Education Association

White Sponsors

  • Bloomingdale Bank & Trust
  • Sam Tornatore - DuPage County Board

Past Event Sponsors

  • Electri-Flex
  • Prince Industries
  • Ramcel Precision Stamping & Manufacturing
  • Quest Food Services
  • Robbins Schwartz
  • The Larson Company
  • Performance Services Inc.
  • Imagetec
  • Comfort Services, Inc.
  • Relish Catering Kitchen
  • Athletico
  • Law Office of Kory Atkinson
  • Trophies by George


To learn about sponsorship opportunities for this year, please contact Becky Wyatt, LPEF executive director at rwyatt@lphs.org or 630-295-5264.

Make A Difference at Lake Park
Join the LP Educational Foundation!
The Lake Park Educational Foundation is looking for interested individuals to join us. The Foundation was created in 1989 with the mission to provide resources for unique programs and activities to enhance student learning at Lake Park.

Volunteers can help at the board level and/or with events and programs.  We are looking for community volunteers for the INCubator program, Robotics Tournament and the Night of Fine Dining & Theatre to name just a few opportunities.

To learn more about the Foundation and volunteer opportunities, please visit the Foundation’s website.
Ways to Get Involved with LPEF

Lake Park HS Educational Foundation | 630-295-5264 | rwyatt@lphs.org | www.lphs.org/foundation

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