Referendum to be placed on April 4 Ballot

D23 is asking voters to approve additional funding to improve safety and security and make repairs at every DIstrict school and expand Eisenhower School so we can offer full-day Kindergarten for all students, just as most neighboring communities do. This plan reflects the priorities parents, community members, and staff identified last year. 

You can learn more about this initiative by visiting the Building A Better D23 website, which includes a tax calculator and attending a community meeting this Saturday or in March.

Sat., Feb. 18, 2023  10:00am      Eisenhower 

Mon., Mar. 6, 2023   10:00am         Sullivan 

Mon., Mar. 6, 2023   6:00pm         Betsy Ross

Wed., Mar. 22, 2023   6:00pm         MacArthur

Election Day is April 4. Learn more about voting, early voting, requesting a mail ballot, and registering to vote at https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections.

If you build it, they will come...

Just like Field of Dreams, our Marauders showed up for the Neon Dance last week. Over 350 students entered the building to experience their first middle school dance and activity night! It was a blast and they were so well-behaved! I hope they returned home and went straight to bed because they looked exhausted when they were leaving. The best quote was heard as they were leaving, "This was the best night of my life!"

Thank you to the Student Senate students and sponsors for organizing this event!

We are getting ready for another round of parent teacher conferences at MacArthur and to best meet your needs and our teachers schedules, we are focusing our in-person conferences on February 23rd and our virtual conferences on March 2nd. Obviously, if only one date works for you, please select that date, but in the fall, we had about half of the families come in while others took advantage of the virtual option.

Also, each conference will consist of the ELA teacher and the Math OR Science teacher. This two-teacher format allows us more conference slots to better meet all our families.

Please click on the link that corresponds to your teacher's ELA teacher.

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

On Tuesday, in Orchestra, we celebrated Stand Partner Appreciation Day. Students were showing appreciation towards their stand partners and got them gifts. 

Last week, we had another round of Mock Interviews. As part of our Careers unit in Family & Consumer Science class, our 8th graders develop resumes and cover letters, preparing them for entry level jobs that a typical teen would pursue. They also prepare for mock interviews for those jobs. These interview are moderated from a number of our community resources. In quarter 1, we had members of our D23 School Board interview students. Last quarter, members from the Hersey administrative team joined Principal Rogers to meet our Marauders. Last week, Dr. Hubbard and the Wheeling administrative team interviewed our Marauders. In quarter 4, our leaders from the local library, police, fire, and park districts will be on hand to interview our students. Thank you to Mrs. Alvaro for continually modifying the process to make it the best experience for our kids!

6th grade Art is finishing up their digital projects where have been working on their iPads using the "Sketchbook" app. Through this, they are learning about layers, editing tools, digital collages with different images. One is a landscape and one is a Meme project.

The 7th grade ELA /SS team is working hard on cultivating new lawyers following our study of the first ten amendments. From criminal to civil trials, from freedom of speech to the right to vote, we've covered it all. The state-mandated Constitution test is coming up soon, but don't fret-–we will have a giant review covering Chapters 8, 9, and 10 before we get there. In ELA, we're reading non-fiction stories about famous Americans, and covering various topics such as simple, compound, and complex sentences, creating Treasure Maps that only a pirate could love, and memorizing the state capitals. Finally, as part of our reading series, Study Sync, we're discussing the nuances of denotation and connotation (snake, the reptile vs. snake, a sneaky person). If students are unclear about these topics, they'll be made to walk the plank! (Just kidding!)

Our Unified Basketball team competed against Addams School last Friday. It was a great game for our Marauders as they improve with each practice and game. Also making their debut was the Unified Poms team! After only a few practices, there routine is looking great! Great job to both organizations and their coaches!

Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team where training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. At MacArthur, this can also include our school-day programs like Unified Advisory and PE classes. Applications to be a part of this program for next year will be coming out in the spring. Be on the lookout for that information when we send out other course information!

Science night was a huge success to bring about an engaging night for our Marauders to be apart of extending the learning of science phenomenon.

Health education is an important part of our curriculum, and of the Illinois Standards for Physical and Health Education. As we have in past years, we are partnering with Candor Health to deliver instruction to our 7th grade students on March 23, 2023. Our 7th grade students will participate in the program called Teen Sexual Health. In addition, more information describing the program can be found here: https://candorhealthed.org/teen-sexual-health-1/

This year, Candor Health has also provided us with the links to the presentations that will be shown to the students. These can be accessed by clicking on the link below. The password for the presentation is Preparation23. 

Parent Information Video

Please contact your child’s PE teacher prior to March 20th if you wish to excuse your child from the presentation

We are planning the end of the year events!

Tentative schedule:

5/25 Ice Cream Social

5/26 D23 Parade

5/31 Promotion (WHS)

Because we are a member of the IESA, they are passing along a coupon for you to use in two weeks to get ready for those Spring Sports!

From Friday, February 17 thru Monday, February 20, DICKS Sporting Goods is offering the families of the IESA a 20 percent off discount throughout the store. Grab the items needed for the season and all the other gear you have been wanting too!

The coupon is valid in-store on the dates above and should be shown at the register during checkout.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS EVENT COUPON: https://www.iesa.org/temp/dicks_spring_coupon.pdf

Dear Eisenhower Families, 

We are trying to identify children who will be attending kindergarten in the fall of 2023.

All children who will be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2023 are eligible.

Parents who will be enrolling their child for kindergarten in District 23 will be required to provide a certified copy of the student’s birth certificate. 

In addition, three (3) current proofs of residency, a current physical with immunizations, and a vision and dental exam are also required. Birth certificate and proofs of residency are required when registering. 

Health requirements should be met prior to the first day of School.

Parents of eligible children will need to contact our school office at 847-870-3875

prior to the registration dates. At that time, we will collect information from you

regarding your child.

More detailed information/forms will then be mailed to those families who have contacted us.

Kindergarten registration will take place at Eisenhower School, 1 N. Schoenbeck Rd., Prospect Heights, IL 60070 (at the corner of Camp McDonald and Schoenbeck Rds.) from 8:30AM - 4:00PM Wednesday, February 1st through Friday, February 24th.

We look forward to seeing you and your child!

-Institute Days: 4/10

-School Improvement Days: 5/12

-Holidays: No School

  -Presidents' Day: 2/20

  -Spring Break: 3/27-3/31

  -Memorial Day: 5/29

-Additional Non-Attendance Days: 2/17, 4/7

-8th Grade Promotion (tentative): 5/31

-Last Day of Student Attendance (if no emergency days used): 6/2