Media Releases for Feb. 24, 2014

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         Copeland Manor students in first, second, and third grades, along with the Chorus Club, will participate in a winter music program called "Getting’ Down with Mama Goose!” at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 at Highland Middle School, 310 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.

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Butterfield first- and second-graders will present a Winter Olympic musical celebration of keeping active and healthy, at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the school, 1441 W. Lake St., Libertyville.

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 A pep assembly will be held at 1:45pm on Feb. 27 at Adler Park School, 1740 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. The rally will include the fourth and fifth grade boys and girls basketball and cheerleading teams. There will be cheer routines, basketball shooting contests, basketball player introductions and a basketball shootout by staff.  

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         Rockland fifth grade basketball teams will face off against one another during a special event at 6 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Highland Middle School, 310 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville. The teams will square off during the special event called “Rock the House.” “It’s sure to be a great time by all who attend to support our fifth graders,” said physical education teacher Mike Kolar. The Chorus Club also will perform.

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         A parent workshop focusing on the trending concerns of anxiety and peer relationships will be held at 6:45 p.m. on March 5 at Hawthorn Townline Elementary School, 810 Aspin Drive, Vernon Hills. Parents will learn  what's typical and what's troubled within these two topics. Presenters will be providing strategies for parents to take home and try.

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       Highland Middle School will hold its third annual All School Dance from 7 to 9:30 pm on March 7 at the school, 310 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville. Proceeds from the dance will benefit Camp I am Me.  

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            Several art projects and shows are scheduled in the village for Libertyville Elementary District 70 students.

         March is Youth Art Month, as well as Libertyville Fine Arts Month. Artwork from District 70 students will be displayed at the David Adler Music & Art Center on Milwaukee Avenue through March.

         District 70 student artwork also will be displayed at Cook Park Library from March 12 through April 4, with an Opening Reception to run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 12 at the library. Strolling Strings and the HMS Choir also will perform at the opening.

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            An eighth-grade gym jam will be held on March 15 at Libertyville High School on Park Avenue in Libertyville. There will be swimming, basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, ping pong, baggo, and dancing.

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ROCKLAND HOLDS CAREER FAIR FEB. 28

            Representatives of 20 different professions will talk about their careers when Rockland School holds a Career Fair on Feb. 28 for grades first through fifth.

           The local business leaders, including a pilot, fire chief, investigator, vet, mechanical engineer, dean/coach, police officer, hair stylist, actor, a CPR for cell phones, chemist, bike builder/designer, Navy representative, chiropractor, muscle specialist, director of human resources, soccer coach, as well as the mayor will each give five 30 minute presentations to students between 8:25 and 11:15 a.m. at the school, 160 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville. Students between first and fifth grade have chosen six the careers to learn about. Last month, a committee of teachers and parents assigned students to five careers. During the fair, they will travel from station to station within the school. 

         "Every 30 minutes the halls will be filled with excitement as more than 300 students move to a new presenter," said Rockland teacher and Career Fair coordinator Dale List.

            The fair is sponsored by the Rockland Family Association.

            ''A study shows that by fifth grade if a student is not exposed to a career, they will not choose that career in their lifetime,'' said List.

            For kindergartners, a special Career Day will be held on Feb. 27 at the school. A few special presenters, including a companion dog, firefighter, director of human resources, and a librarian from Cook Park Public Library will be on hand for the younger students.  

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LIBERTYVILLE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT 70

HOST ORIENTATIONS FOR KINDERGARTNERS,

PARENTS AT SCHOOLS

         The four elementary schools in Libertyville Elementary District 70 will hold Kindergarten Orientations on March 6.  

         During the orientations, students and their parents will be introduced to administrators, teachers and the school building. While parents will be told what their children will need in order to begin school in the fall, including vaccinations, students will get an idea of what to expect during the school year.

         If they have not already been submitted to the schools ahead of time, parents are asked to bring their completed school forms, textbook rental fee and the child’s birth certificate with the official raised seal to the orientations. 

         Kindergarten Orientation will be held on March 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Adler Park School, 1740 N. Milwaukee Ave., at Butterfield School, 1441 W. Lake St., at Copeland Manor School, 801 S. Seventh Ave. and at Rockland School, 160 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.

         For more information, call the appropriate school involved. Questions on school boundaries should be addressed to the district office at 847-362-9695.

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(Editor’s Note: another photo op will be 8:05 a.m. on 12:05 p.m. on Monday March 17 when the children at Rockland School see what the leprechauns have done to the classroom and traps.)

ROCKLAND KINDERGARTNERS

READY TO TRAP LEPRECHAUNS

MARCH 14

          The Rockland kindergarten classes will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day by creating elaborate Leprechaun traps in hopes of catching the tiny pranksters.

          The students and their families work together to create elaborate traps, which will be displayed for classrooms throughout the day on Friday March 14, with special showings from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. and from 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. for the families. The school is located at 160 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.

          During the display, students will demonstrate how their traps work and how they will catch Leprechauns, which have traditionally visited the school every St. Patrick's day. Students will set the traps on March 14 and discover if a leprechaun has been caught when they return on MONDAY MARCH 17. To date, no Leprechauns have been caught but students have seen evidence of Leprechauns having visited the classrooms by springing their traps.

           Adler Park first-graders also will be building traps this year, said teacher Theresa Gasick.

         Parents are invited to view the traps from 9-9:45 a.m. on March 17. Before the trap viewing, however, students will be performing a Reader’s Theater at 9 a.m. in the classrooms of both teachers, Theresa Gasick and Ashley Zeinz. During the trap display, parents will be able to use their smart phones or available iPods to scan QR codes that will show audio podcasts created by the students that explains how to catch a leprechaun.

Adler Park students will try to draw out some leprechauns before they go home for the day, taking their traps with them.  The school is located at 1740 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville.

         Butterfield first-graders also will build leprechaun “playgrounds” and view them during lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. on March 17 at the school, 1441 W. Lake St., Libertyville. Traditionally, the playgrounds are so tempting that students often find clues leprechauns were there that very afternoon. The playgrounds will then be displayed in the Learning Center for a week so then entire student body can view them.

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BUTTERFIELD PARENTS
SPONSOR USED CLOTHING, TOY SALE
MARCH 14 & 15
          The Butterfield Family Association is sponsoring its spring Gently Used Children’s Clothing and Toy sale on March 14 and 15 at the school.
         Members of the family association, parents of children attending the school, will part with some of their treasures for the sale, which will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 14, and from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on March 15 (when selected items also will be half off) at the school, 1441 W. Lake St., Libertyville. Forty percent of the sale will go to the BFA, a volunteer group which enhances education at the school. 
        Items for sale include spring and summer clothes for infants through pre-teens, and shoes. Other items will include toys, baby items, books, DVDs, games, and sports equipment. 
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ROCKLAND SPONSORS

ANNUAL PATTYCAKE BREAKFAST

MARCH 15

         The annual Rockland Patty Cake Breakfast, featuring pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee, will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. on March 15 at Rockland School, 160 W. Rockland Road, Libertyville.

         The fund-raiser offers parents and their children time to share a meal together with classmates, neighbors, and teachers. The raffle starts at 10:15 a.m.

         The event is sponsored by the Rockland Family Association.

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ADLER PARK SCHOOL’S SPRING MUSICAL

AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL SET FOR MARCH 18 

         First, Third and Fifth graders from Adler Park School in Libertyville will be performing a musical titled "Lights! Camera! Action!" for their annual spring musical on March 18.

The students will be performing classic songs from Disney.  Some of the songs to be performed will include  "The Candy Man"," You Can't Stop The Beat"," Disney On Broadway" and "Seventy-Six Trombones" to name a few.  The concert is set for 7 p.m. at Butterfield School, 1441 W. Lake St.  Students will be dressed in Black and White colors for the evening.

         Artwork will be displayed by the fifth grade students to "decorate" the concert.  Speaking parts by various fifth grade students will inform the audience about various aspects of the various famous songs from musicals and Broadway.

         An ice cream social, sponsored by the Adler Family Association, will be held immediately following the concert.

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HIGHLAND SCHOOL PROJECT

TO SUPPORT BUILDING A PIGGERY

FOR UGANDA STUDENTS

REACHES GOAL 

     A visit from an author and motivational speaker, a schoolwide book read including parents and a 5K race were all a part of Highland Middle School students, teachers and parents working together over the last several years to support a piggery that will feed students attending a school in Uganda. 

         Staff and students raised about $10,361 to build, supply and support a piggery through the COVE Alliance. Cove Alliance helps orphaned and disadvantaged children in Uganda. The piggery will help feed students in a school in the town of Kapeeka.

         “This project offered a unique opportunity for global awareness with our students,” said Highland Middle School Principal Jon Hallmark. “With this we helped students discover there’s a bigger place out there than Libertyville.”

         In a community that is very civic minded like Libertyville, there is always a fundraiser somewhere. But too often, he said, students are donating for projects and events and they don’t know what they are donating for.

“A majority of students in Uganda have to walk to school, leaving home at 5:30 in the morning,” said Hallmark. The project was selected three years ago and we wrapped it up this school year."    

“Students there eat meat once a year on Christmas,” Hallmark said. “With a piggery, we hope to get more protein into their diet.”

Proceeds from both staff and student talent shows were contributed to the fund-raiser, Hallmark said. Students and staff also read a memoir by Mawi Asgedom to learn about how hard life can be in a third world country, how Mawi adjusted to America and how youth can set goals for their lives.  

              Aside from raising funds for the piggery, a farm where pigs are bred and kept, teachers also are brought the event to students in the classrooms as teachers taught about Uganda and Africa. 

         While the school always has worked on service projects, this was the first all-school, multiple year fundraising project. 

           “The teaching opportunity for this is big and we know we can make a difference when we focus our energy in one direction," he said. 

         This year the students are raising money for Camp I am Me, a camp for children who have been severely burned. Students and teachers already have raised $2,323 for the camp through a student talent show, candy gram sale and student/staff volleyball games

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DISTRICT 70 TEXTBOOK

FEES REMAIN THE SAME NEXT YEAR

         Student textbook fees for the 2014-2015 school year in Libertyville Elementary District 70 will remain unchanged – for the seventh year in a row. 

         Fees for the upcoming school year, textbook rental fees and supply costs, would be as follows: students in kindergarten will pay a $60 student fee and a $20 technology fee; students in first through fifth grade will pay a $65 student fee and the $20 technology fee. For students in middle school, from sixth through eighth grade, the student fee will be $80 and a $20 technology fee.

          “We've made a commitment to maintain these fees for our community and are grateful that we can continue do so," said Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher.

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(Editor’s Note: The dates of Summer School have been changed to accommodate emergency Snow Days in June. Summer School was pushed back two days to give teachers time to prepare course work and custodians time to prepare the schools.)

LIBERTYVILLE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT 70

PLANS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 2014

        Although temperatures are hitting record lows this winter, planning is underway for the popular Libertyville Elementary District 70 summer school

Session with registration set to open on March 9.

       Summer school for this year will be held from June 11 through July 10,

Monday through Thursday, at Highland Middle School 310 W. Rockland Road, and neighboring Rockland School, 160 W. Rockland Road, both in   Libertyville.

         While Adler Park physical education teacher Gerry Carollo will return for his fourth year as principal, Highland Middle School Assistant Principal Lorenzo Cervantes takes over as director.

         “I am excited to join the summer school team,” said Cervantes. “There is an unbelievable energy between the staff’s passion and the enthusiasm of the students.  It sets the stage for an unforgettable summer of learning and exploration.  The courses are a great mix of academic and extra-curricular.  Students have the ability to brush up on their math skills and learn how to publish a website.  There is something for everyone; academic support, sports, technology, arts, and so much more.”  

         Students entering second through eighth grades in the fall will attend summer school at Highland, while children in pre-kindergarten, pre-first grade, as well as Title I, and daily Spanish instruction, will attend at Rockland. Younger students attend the smaller elementary school.

         Busing will be available for students to match school hours from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Busing information also will be posted on the summer school website.

         Summer school classes will e posted on-line at the district web site, www.d70schools.org/summerschool as of Feb. 28. The link to register also will be located on the summer school website.

         While course offerings are being developed, some of the popular

classes offered every year include building with legos, ball games,

cheerleading, and floor hockey.

        District residents may begin registering on March 9 and end

on May 23.

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HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

TO HOLD SPEECH, DRAMA FESTIVAL FEB. 24

         Highland Middle School's speech and drama teams came away with first and second places after an annual conference festival was held at the school when other schools pulled out of the event due to low interest and schedule conflicts.

         With top-notch teachers acting as coaches, Highland’s speech and drama club has kept up membership, as students are still interested in performing great literary pieces, says head coach and teacher Sara Raymond. She works with the school’s smallest team, which focuses on sole member seventh-grader Jessica McLennan.

         The annual Lakeside Conference Speech and Drama Festival was held on Feb. 24, right after school at Highland, Raymond said.  The Highland Middle School Speech Club members performed memorized monologues, poetry, speeches and other literary pieces before a panel of judges. Highland students traditionally place high in the competition, frequently placing first or second.

         Just last year, the festival pulled in students from Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and Oak Grove.

         Priya Varghese coaches sixth grade students Kelsey Collins, Will Gordon, Isabelle Greenberg, Thomas Hubbard, Alex Johnson, Joelle Ocheltree  and Jennifer Short.

         The eighth grade team, sponsored by Jenni Dunlap and Kara Dirst, includes Lola Akinlade, Madeline Bartush, Mia Clark, George Legan, Josh Lilja, Katie Lund, Sara Matheo, Claire Neuberger, Jack Otto, Sophie Richardson, Katie Roleck and Allison Southwick.

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HIGHLAND NAMES SEVENTH &

EIGHTH- GRADE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS

         The following students have been named to the 2013-14 Highland Middle School boys’ volleyball teams in Libertyville.
  

       The eighth grade team, coached by Bree Davidson, includes Alex Aksland, Nick Berlan, Mark Demaree, Kyle Erlandson, Zachary Ford, Jake Johnson, Brian McLinden, Noah Payant, Pacen Reimers, Jack Stevens, Patrick Tanski, Kevin Villanueva, and Peter Wacnik.

         The seventh grade team, coached by Mike Rumpf, includes James Davies, Brendan Duffy, Jake Duffy, John Freberg, Matthew Gaines, James Garwal, Gabriel Kosciuch, Christian Larsen, Quinn Lutz, Jack McDonnell, Jack Morris, Caleb Thomson, and Andrew Zemeske.
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HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

NAMES MEMBERS OF WRESTLING TEAMS

         Highland Middle School has named members of its interscholastic wrestling teams for sixth, seventh and eighth grades for the 2013-14 school year.

          The coaches are Highland teachers Shane Crown and Rob Rajcevich, and Adam Kimpler .

         Eighth grade wrestlers include Brandon Allen, Will Bertaud, Pat Conway, Jake DeBruler, Will DeBruler, Josh Groskopf, Michael Harger, Cormac Haverty-Dennis, Wils Hetzel, Ryan Ledman, Charles Morris, Max Moulton, Edward Moy, Sean Neal, Tyler Padilla, Charlie Schmidt, Spencer Sweeney, Chase Zundel

          Seventh grade wrestlers include Keith Allen, Jimmy Bolas, Angel Carpio, Will Conley, Niko Christensen, Ryan Damenti, Marek Fackert, Chris Fotso, Caleb Ngwangu, Ryan Padilla, Ethan Robbins, Jared Robbins, Nicholas Rogers, Peyton Sartin, Matt Wagner, and Bennett Whitney.

            Sixth grade wrestlers include Joey Bissing, Hayden DesLauriers, Eddie Downing, Cole Gebert, Samuel Hardy, Larkin Haverty-Dennis, Aiden Holmes, Ben Kistler, Shaun Luce, Thomas McGormley, Jacob Rhoades, and Brian Stacy.

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LIBERTYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 70 SCHOOLS

TO BE TESTING SITES FOR NEW STATEWIDE ASSEESSMENT

         Libertyville School District 70 will get an early look at the new statewide assessments being developed for the 2014-15 school year by participating in field tests this spring.

          The new assessment model is named after the consortium that developed the plan, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). The new PARCC will replace ISAT assessments.

          All five schools will be piloting different aspects of the PARCC tests.  The field tests will provide the opportunity to see firsthand how students adapt to the new test, how well the district’s curriculum is aligned and to provide feedback to PARCC, said Erik Youngman, District 70’s director of curriculum. 

          The new assessments change how student learning is measured. Instead of a one-time multiple choice test like ISAT, students will be tested twice a year. The assessments will require more detailed answers to measure students’ understanding and more testing time.

         Students in grades three through eight will be assessed statewide in 2014-15. 

         With the new PARCC, students will be able to conduct interactive online assessments as well as ‘bubble sheets.’ The new English Language Arts assessments will focus on reading comprehension and writing when analyzing text. The math assessment will focus on reasoning and modeling and include questions that require both short and extended responses, according to the PARCC sources.

         Two classes from each of the following grade levels and schools will be tested: third grade at Copeland, fourth grade at Rockland and Butterfield, fifth grade at Adler, and sixth, seventh and eighth grade at Highland.  Copeland and Highland will take the test online, while Rockland, Butterfield and Adler will take the field test with pencil and paper.

          PARCC is one of two consortia developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards. All 46 states that adopted the Common Core need assessments that are aligned to these more rigorous standards. District 70 is among about 15 percent of the districts statewide participating in the field test.

          “We have been working on aligning curriculum to the standards since 2010,” said Youngman. “We understand that individual school and student scores will not be reported to the school or the parents.  However, we are still very excited to see we how are doing in preparing students for the new assessment – and ultimately if we are on track in preparing our students for success in high school and beyond.”

          The field-testing opportunity also will provide valuable information on how students react to the new assessments and guidance on technical requirements for the computer-based tests.

          Youngman added that parents of students who will be participating in the exam will receive more details as the assessments get closer.

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FAQ

What is PARCC?

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of 18 states working together to develop a common set of computer-based K–12 assessments in English language arts/Literacy and math linked to the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Why do we need new assessments?

The new tests are being developed in response to the long standing concerns of educators, parents and employers who want assessments that better measure students’ critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and their ability to communicate clearly. They will provide more meaningful and timely information for educators, parents and students.

How will participating in PARCC field-testing help students and teachers?

Students will get a sense of the new assessments and will help prepare them for next year. Teachers will observe how students respond to the test, which will provide valuable information to help teachers prepare students for the program next year.

Q: What are the benefits of the PARCC assessments?

 A: In ELA/literacy, many states don’t assess writing and few assess critical-thinking skills. PARCC will do both. In math, most current assessments are fill-in-the-blank bubble tests. PARCC will give students a chance to solve real problems. Plus, they’ll not only have to solve complex problems, but explain how they solved them.

Q: How many PARCC assessments will students take during the school year?  

A: The PARCC summative assessments will be administered in a total of nine sessions throughout the school year.  At each grade level the Performance-Based Assessment component will require five sessions – three sessions for ELA/literacy and two sessions for mathematics. The End of Year assessment component at each grade level will require four sessions – two for ELA/literacy and two for math.

In total, the PARCC will require slightly more testing time than the ISAT and PSAE but testing will be spread out through the school year. PARCC also includes new components to capture comprehensive information about college and career readiness.  Currently, ISAT has three sessions for math and three sessions for reading. PSAE has two sessions for reading and two for math, which typically take between five and eight hours to complete. There is currently no writing assessed with either ISAT or PSAE, so that is part of the difference between the current assessments and the upcoming PARCC.

1.   Q: Will PARCC be administered in all grades K-12? If not, what grades?

A: The PARCC Summative Assessment (PBA and EOY) will be administered in grades 3-8 in both math and English/Language Arts. PARCC assessments will be administered in English 9, 10 and 11 and in Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra II as an end of course assessment. PARCC Formative Assessments may be used in grades K-1. PARCC Diagnostic Assessments may be administered in grades 2-8. PARCC Speaking and Listening assessments will be administered in grades 3-8 and high school courses related to English language arts.

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COPELAND MANOR STUDENTS

TO BE PUBLISHED IN POETRY BOOK

         Several Copeland Manor fourth-graders will have their poems published in an anthology called A Celebration of Young Poets this fall.

         “Another collection of wordsmiths are emerging and being recognized for their insights and ideas shared through poetry with Creative Communication,” said teacher Ann Livermore who makes the extra effort to submit their work for the contest that is nationwide.

         Selected to appear in the book publication for Fall 2014, and the name of their work are: Andrew Harvey ‘Wilderness Express,” Grant Keriazakos “Quickly Get Your All New Amazing Cars,” Addie Moss “My Nice Cool Teachers,” Liam Gaiden “The Stub of my Pencil, Annie McNett “Fabulous Gummi Bears,” Sarah Wolter “Types of People at School,” Kelsey Donovan “I Love Describing Words, “Ava Cox “Cupcakes are Incredible,” Chloe Chan “Sweet and Tasty,” Callie Leighton “Miss Hippopotamus,” George Huber “All Because of an Itchy Sweater,” Isabel Knuteson “The Amazing Life of Jack,” Charlie Farrington “Glorious Breakfast, “ and Sophie Damenti “My Amazing Cool Dogs.”

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