Daniel Wright

The Wright Way Club (WWC), a peer leadership program, has been busy with projects that provide families and individuals with much needed support.

• Please send in unopened food - canned meat, peanut butter, boxed pasta, and other items noted in this flyer for the Vernon Township Food Pantry through tomorrow, Nov. 22, to help families who are in need of assistance.
• A local women's shelter is requesting new, unwrapped toys, to give to their children for the holidays. Please purchase toys and send them in after Thanksgiving Break.
• Recently WWC raised $700, for Fill A Heart 4 Kids. as seen in these photos of students. The Fill A Heart 4 Kids organization provides homeless, at-risk, and foster children food, critical necessities, life skills, and educational support.

"These fundraisers are a great way for our students to see first hand that small efforts can make a big impact," said Ioana Ligdas, who sponsors WWC with Jackie Solway.

• No School: Monday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 29, Thanksgiving Break.

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The season will end on Friday, Nov. 22, for crossing guard assistance in District 103. Students who walk or bike to school should take extra precautions between now and spring break 2025. There will be no crossing guards

• For Sprague School at the intersection of Riverwoods Road and Yorkshire Drive

• For Riverwoods and Half Day Roads

• Or in front of Daniel Wright Junior High School

The date for eighth-grade graduation has been changed to Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Stevenson High School published the first day of summer school as Tuesday, June 3. This date is too close to the original graduation date, which was scheduled for the evening of Monday, June 2. The only date available at SHS the week before summer school was May 28.

Do you want to physically and mentally challenge yourself? Would you like to learn and develop lifelong self defense skills? Come join the Daniel Wright Wrestling Team - No Experience Needed. Practice begins Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the cafeteria. Questions? Contact Coach Jones ljones@d103.org or Coach Limon mlimon@d103.org. Physicals must be on file with the school. They are considered current for 395 days. Parents must complete the Tryout Permission Form and turn it in to a coach.

This year, we will use the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s online testing platform to hold our classroom qualifying spelling bee round via an online spelling and word meaning test.

This competition is open only to students in grades 4-8. To participate in the spelling bee, your child must register by Friday, Nov. 29, on the online testing platform. Review the words, School Study List 2025 and watch this video tutorial that will walk you through the registration process.

Once you have registered, the spelling bee coordinator will assign the appropriate test to your child. The test will be available only on Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 5. Your child must complete the test by the deadline. The qualifying test will be administered at home. The top five students from each grade with the highest scores will advance to the district-level competition. If needed, a tiebreaker will be used to determine which students move on to the District Bee.

An email will be sent out during the week of December 16 to inform students of those who have qualified for the next round.

Online registration through the RevTrak Web Store for the Winter After School Activity courses are open. Available classes are Chamber Orchestra, Game Club, and STEM. Programs do fill up and are offered on a first-come-first-serve basis. Classes begin the week of January 6th and run for about six weeks. Waitlist available for art and DAP.

This holiday season, let us take care of the meals while you shop for your loved ones. Enjoy stress-free dining or takeout from Monday, Dec. 9 through Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Culvers of Lincolnshire while supporting the Learning Fund Foundation's Fundraiser.

What a wonderful way to leave your mark in the district by gifting your graduating student a legacy brick that will be installed in the Daniel Wright walkway. Please visit www.103learningfund.org to purchase your special brick today from the D103 Learning Fund Foundation.

Please join the Vernon Area Public Library in celebrating its 50th Anniversary on Friday, Nov. 22, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This after hours, adults-only event is a fundraiser to support the expansion of our MakerSpace and Library of Things, giving us even more opportunities to engage with members of the community. We expect to have Appetizers, Drinks, Desserts, Raffles, Music, Trivia, Games, a Photo Booth and more! To donate or purchase tickets, please visit: VAPLD.info/foundation. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Samantha Fahndrich at sfahndrich@fvapld.org.

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• Mrs. Jessica Groncki, Principal
• Dr. Nina Nusbaum, Assistant Principal
• Mr. Kyle Thompson, Assistant Principal
  
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