It's been a strong start to the new year at District 181!
Have stories or photos to share? Simply reply to this email to reach Communications Director Jamie Lavigueur.
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Oak School Hosts Annual 'Blah Buster'
Oak School beat the winter blues by hosting its annual fun-raiser Blah Buster on Friday, Jan. 25. Festivities included a mechanical bull, magic show, pie-eating contest, cake walk, and green screen game. Students pictured with trophies are the girl and boy division pie-eating contest winners!
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Elm School Participates in One Book-One School
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Elm School hosted a grand reveal assembly of the title of their One Book-One School initiative in January. The book was revealed to a gymnasium full of cheers as "Charlotte's Web." Each Elm family received a copy of the book to take home thanks to the Elm School PTO. On February 1, students (Grades 1-5) will celebrate the completion of the book by seeing a production of Charlotte's Web at McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Walker Students Give Back - at record numbers!
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Walker School's Giving and Sharing efforts doubled this year — students collected more than 700 items for HCS Family Services! HCS Family Services assists residents of Southeast Dupage County facing food insecurity and homelessness. Thank you for your generosity Walker School families!
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The Lane School Receives Heart Monitors
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The D181 Foundation provided a grant to The Lane School for the purchase of heart rate monitors for P.E. class. Thank you D181 Foundation!
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Prospect School Digs Into Library's Best of 2019
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Prospect third through fifth graders checked out possible 2019 Caldecott winners in the library! Winners are revealed at the end of January.
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Madison Students Create Personalized Bookmarks
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The Madison library has coloring bookmarks available for students - and now some of them are designed by their fellow students!
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Monroe Students Apply K'Nex models to Real World
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After building their K’Nex models, 4th grade students at Monroe learned how solar and hydroelectric power can solve real world problems.
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HMS Celebrates First Day in New School, Ribbon Cutting
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The new Hinsdale Middle School held its first day of classes for students on Monday, Jan. 7, and a Ribbon Cutting Celebration open to the community followed on Thursday, Jan. 17. Thank you to all who made this incredible project successful — and on-time and under budget!
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CHMS Hosts Annual Cupcake Wars
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Anna Szymczak, Family and Consumer Science teacher at CHMS,
started Cupcake Wars as a "final" for 8th grade and advanced students four years ago and it's become a beloved tradition ever since. The students compete in groups and are judged based on professionalism, appearance, marketing and taste. The winner is chosen by guest taste-testers — which included Superintendent Dr. Hector Garcia this year!
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CHMS Art Student Receives Elite Art Recognition
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Out of thousands of submissions from students of all ages in the southwest suburban region, CHMS 8th grader Abby McMillan is one of only about 10 Middle School students in the region who received recognition in the Scholastic Art Awards competition.
CHMS art teacher Michael Bale said “Abby is a great student and exceptionally talented artist.” She received an Honorable Mention for her piece (pictured left). The Scholastic Art Awards is the largest art competition in the country for schools. Congratulations Abby!
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Social & Emotional Learning - Community Speaker Series
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On Jan. 23-24, nationally renowned speaker Dr. Lisa Damour spoke to D181 and D86 community parents about "Guiding Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood" as part of the D181 and D86
Community Speaker Series.
The series is sponsored by the D181 Foundation, D181, D86, and The Community House. This was the second of three events for the 2018-19 year.
The third event has two time slots on April 17: from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at The Community House and 7-9 p.m. at Hinsdale South High School. The event will feature Dr. John Duffy and his documentary "Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety." Stay tuned for registration info!
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Coming Soon: D181 Unplugged
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From February 11-15, all District 181 schools will be participating in “D181 Unplugged,” a week-long initiative aimed at reducing screen time at school and at home. We ask children to pledge to spend those five days with minimized or no screen time, and we ask parents to lead by example and do the same!
We hope that as students “unplug” from their devices that they feel a deeper connection to the world around them and are proud of their achievement. Screen-free fun ideas and a calendar of events for families to enjoy will be distributed in classrooms, along with a student pledge. We hope this week brings increased awareness to screen usage and creates fun memories for families!
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D181 Registration Info for 2019-20
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Early Childhood Education/Preschool
Registration for D181's Early Childhood Education/Preschool program at Oak School is currently underway! For more information, visit
www.d181.org/ece.
Kindergarten and New Student Registration: February 14-15, 20
Registration for kindergarten and new students opens online Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14 and 15. There will also be in-person evening registration available at the District Administration Office, 115 W. 55th St., from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20. More information is available at
www.d181.org/registration
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Current Student Registration: April 8
Registration for current D181 students will begin April 8. Stay tuned for more information!
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District Spelling Bee
4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Elm School. Winners from each D181 school's individual spelling bees will compete at the District level.
D181 Foundation Young Writers Night
6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Hinsdale Middle School. The District 181 Foundation hosts this special evening for 3rd-8th grade District 181 students and their families to celebrate, share and encourage writing.
Presentation: “The Opioid Epidemic” in DuPage County
6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, Hinsdale Middle School Gym. District 181 welcomes community leaders to learn and discuss what we all can do together to support our youth and one another with this growing problem. Speakers include: Chelsea Laliberte, MSSA, Founder and Executive Director of
Live4Lali
; The Stefani Family, including Neuropsychologist, Dr. Roger Stefani; and Robert Berlin, DuPage County State's Attorney. Questions? Contact HMS Social Worker Maria Jandak at (630) 861-4715.
Note: This event is not recommended for elementary-age students.
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COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 181
115 West 55th St. Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
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PH:
630.861.4900
FAX:
630.887.1079
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