Northbrook Star

Hornell offers advice on raising children to be independent, responsible adults

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:26:00 -0500

NORTHBROOK — Parents who are looking for some advice on turning their middle school children into responsible adults may enjoy listening to author Deb Hornell discuss successful strategies in this area. Hornell, author, business strategist and mother of three, on Thursday will present “Parenting with the Future in Mind” for those who have middle school youngsters. The presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Field School Auditorium, 3131 Techny Road, Northbrook. It is open to the public and free, courtesy of the School District 31 Education Foundation ACT NOW campaign, although a donation is suggested. Hornell, the author …

District 30

Sun, 12 May 2013 06:06:46 -0500

Six District 30 students named Character Counts! Essay Contest Winners Six District 30 students were named contest winners in the 2013 Character Counts! Essay Contest. First place winners were Willowbrook School fifth-grader Julia Blazejewski, Maple School sixth-grader Mari Fujiki, seventh- grader Emily Garti, and eighth-grader Jake Turk. Second place winners included sixth-grader Eric Carter and seventh-grader Lindsey Goldman. These students will be recognized for their achievements during a future Board of Education meeting. For more information, go to www.ccglenview.org. Maple’s Electronic Recycling event set for April 13 Maple School’s PTO is holding its annual Electronic Recycling Event, from 9 a.m. …

District 28

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:15:27 -0500

Quiz Bowl results The Northbrook Junior High School 8th grade Quiz Bowl Team took first place in the Feb. 28 Northbrook Youth Commission Quiz Bowl. The following students competed on the team: Joshua Gonzalez, Sarah Paton, Alec Leven, and Joshua Prupes. NBJH has won the Quiz Bowl for four straight years. Registration for summer school Registration for the District 28 Summer School program is open until April 12. The District’s summer school program features enrichment and athletic courses, with a number of new classes — including Introduction to Yoga, Recording Studio, and Introduction to Knitting — being offered this summer. …

District 27

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:13:37 -0500

School Carnival scheduled Shabonee School’s Carnival will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 15 at the school. Featured will be an obstacle course and other games, a photo booth, tattoos, an airbrush T-shirt booth and raffles. Cotton candy and other snacks will be available. Shop & Share Days The District 27 PTAs has partnered with Sunset Foods to offer two Shop & Share days to benefit the James L. Rohrabaugh Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarship money to seniors from Glenbrook North who attended District 27 schools. The Shop & Share days will be on March 19 and 20. …

District 30

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:10:52 -0500

Board of Education meeting rescheduled for March 21 District 30’s Board of Education meeting that was set for March 14 has been rescheduled, and will take place at 7:30 p.m., March 21 at Maple School’s Library Media Center, 2370 Shermer Road, Northbrook. For more information, contact Board Secretary Nancy Cook at (847) 498-4190. Report card distribution Elementary report cards will be distributed on March 20. 5Essentials Survey for Parents now available Parents across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the Illinois 5Essentials Survey: Organizing Schools for Improvement. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at …

District 31

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:57:20 -0500

Winter Band Concert features guest musicians District 31’s Winter Band Concerts featured several guest musicians who joined the combined Concert Band and Symphonic Band under the direction of Mike Miller, band conductor, to perform the concert finale “Winchester March” by John Edmonson. At the evening concert on Feb. 21, parent musicians participated including Phil Holliman, trombone; Sandra Hill, flute; and David Ruth, trumpet. At the school concert on Feb. 22, Field teachers and staff musicians participated including Nancy Kim, flute; Heather Stodola, flute; Susie Smith, French horn; and Gina Clinton, tuba. District 31 band competition results Congratulations to all the …

Congregation Beth Shalom welcomes specials needs students to carnival

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:46:00 -0500

NORTHBROOK — In her red hat, Alma Perlish, a Skokie resident of 30 plus years, looked the Grande Dame part in the spirit of the famed Red Hat Society. But Perlish, a Northbrook Congregation Beth Shalom (second grade) Sunday School teacher, preferred to defer center-of-attention-status to children who came in costume to celebrate Purim. Today’s lesson couldn’t be better. Can you say Walters Avenue Purim Carnival midway? Eye candy in the form of real deal lollipops gracing another hat, a crown, no less, just yards from where Perlish stood like a lady-in-waiting, attending to the carnival game she supervised. Grins …

District 30

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:07:31 -0500

Teacher Institute Day There is no school on March 4, due to a Teacher Institute Day. District 30’s ISAT Testing is March 5-15 District 30 third through eighth graders will take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT), the state-required achievement test, between March 5 and 15. Students in grades three through eight will be tested in reading and mathematics. Students in grades four and grade seven will also be tested in science. Students’ individual performance results of the ISAT assessment will be reported to parents in the fall. District and school building results will also be available on the Illinois …

Glenbrook North speech competitors place at state

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:05:17 -0500

NORTHBROOK — Three Glenbrook North High School students returned from Peoria last weekend thrilled with their performances at the Illinois High School Association speech finals, after the school has not sent competitors for years. Amanda Mawrence, a 17-year-old senior, placed third in the state in the dramatic interpretation category with her presentation of a girl with autism. “I fought the line between being very authentic and offending people, and received pretty good comments from the judges,” she said. Ryan Wagner, an 18-year-old senior, took eighth place in the oratorical declamation category. “I fell in love with it immediately because its …

District 28

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:12:59 -0500

Update on fundraising efforts Students on the Northbrook Junior High School Executive Board will present an update on the school’s fundraising efforts for the American Diabetes Association during the Feb. 26 School Board meeting. The students will share information about the school’s dodgeball tournament, the “NBJH Unplugged” coffeehouse event, Spirit Week contests, and other events that are raising money for the American Diabetes Association, which NBJH students elected earlier in the year as the school’s Charity of Choice. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is held at the District’s Administrative Offices, 1475 Maple Ave. 8th Grade Art Show at …

District 27

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:12:56 -0500

Preschool screening Northbrook School District 27 will be conducting a preschool screening on Feb. 28 at Hickory Point School. The screening is for preschool children, ages 3 to 5, who reside within the district. If you have concerns about your child’s development please call (847) 498-2610 ext. 5130 by Feb. 21 to schedule an appointment. Board of Education meeting The District 27 Board of Education will meet in a regular board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Wood Oaks Commons, 1250 Sanders Road, Northbrook. Members of boys volleyball teams named The members of the boys volleyball teams at …

Preparing for Common Core underway at Glenbrook School District

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:55:38 -0500

NORTHROOK — Glenbrook School District 225 in Glenview and Northbrook is readying instructors for significant curriculum changes that will better prepare students for college and careers, district officials said. Common Core Standards, developed by researchers and educators, will impact grades kindergarten-12, especially in mathematics and English. Rosanne Williamson, district assistant superintendent for educational standards, presented the national program that each state adopts Feb. 11 to school trustees. “While this initiative requires changes in our curriculum, the work our teachers have begun will allow for a smooth transition to the new standards,” she said, adding Common Core is set for the …

Glenbrook North staff member diagnosed with viral meningitis

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:28:25 -0500

Glenbrook North High School is asking parents of students to monitor their children for symptoms of viral meningitis. Principal Paul Pryma said a staff member was diagnosed with viral meningitis and is receiving the treatment at a local hospital.

Campus News

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:13:55 -0500

The following Northbrook residents have been named to the fall dean’s list at Bradley University in Peoria: Sophia M. Astrene, Halyse R. Cole, Sara Falkin, Hallie L. Nissen, Katrina M. Stolpe and Samantha N. Strom. The following two Northbrook residents have been named to the fall dean’s list at Western Illinois University in Macomb/Moline: Sean Patrick Kincaid and Kayla I. Perry. Robert Guertin of Northbrook received a bachelor of science degree from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Lucy Harig of Northbrook has been named to the spring dean’s list at Biola University in La …

St. Norbert students seek out story of a lifetime

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:24:44 -0500

NORTHBROOK — In a break from tradition, St. Norbert School in Northbrook presented a slightly different kind of Christmas play this year. Eighty-seven pre-school through fourth-grade students on Dec. 20 delivered their version of “Breaking News in Bethlehem, “ which has two young reporters looking for “the story of a lifetime” not in yesteryear, but in real time. “We thought it would be a fun, new way of telling the Christmas story. And it had more modern songs for the kids to sing,” said Jennifer Szczerbinski, their music teacher. Fourth graders played the main characters and 87 pre-school through fourth- …

Schecter students help Sandy victims

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:10:01 -0500

NORTHBROOK — When Hurricane Sandy sacked parts of the eastern United States in late October, Suzy Hakimian’s students at Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago in Northbrook set about repairing and healing.