The Golden Apple

Happy Halloween RLAS-116! We hope you have a fun and safe time celebrating. As we near the holiday season, we have a lot of fun and festive events coming up, so please read this newsletter in full to stay up to date on recent changes and important dates.

On Monday evening, several members of our district staff and leadership teams gathered to celebrate a ribbon cutting for the expanded and renovated Early Education Center and Birth to Five facility.

Our new and improved building features bright and colorful learning spaces which include: a playhouse, fully renovated library, classrooms, testing areas, offices, and a new storage area that holds toys, clothing, and supplies available for loan/distribution for those in need.

This project would not have been possible without the grant received from the Illinois State Board of Education. The grant collected around 240 applications, eight of which received funding. We are incredibly grateful to have received the largest award of 6.4 million dollars.

We are overjoyed to offer this space to our littlest learners!

Thank you to STR Partners, Allied Facility Partners, Schreiber Philanthropy, our RLAS Board of Education, administrators, staff, and the Round Lake District 116 Ed Foundation Kindergarten Readiness Committee for supporting our vision.

Round Lake High School's National Honor Society is conducting a Virtual Blood Drive throughout the year! You can pick the date that works best for you to visit the donation center. Ready to give blood? Sign up at this link!

We invite you to attend our next Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee meeting Nov. 15, where we will discuss the Seal of Biliteracy process. This meeting will take place on Teams from 11 a.m. to noon.

Find more information on our website or reach out to Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist Maria Colunga at mcolunga@rlas-116.org or 224-842-2017 if you are interested in becoming involved!

The Round Lake High School Girls Volleyball program is hosting a youth clinic for 3rd-8th grade girls that are interested in learning more about volleyball. The clinic will be on Saturday November 9th from 12-3PM at Round Lake High School.

For more information or to sign up, please fill out the below form. You may email coach Alma Sierra at asierra@rlas-116.org with any questions.

On October 22, the honors civics class, in collaboration with the Lake County League of Women Voters, hosted a candidate forum for the candidates competing in the Lake County Board District 2 race.

Students engaged closely with the League to receive training on forum operations, including moderation techniques and managing rule violations. They formulated the questions and executed the forum entirely.

Attendees included students from the government courses, who participated as the audience. The students received numerous compliments for their insightful questions and the overall execution of the forum.

We had the most incredible night celebrating Hispanic heritage earlier this month, and none of it would have been possible without community! Thank you for attending, for cheering, and for sharing your culture with us. We're already looking forward to next year!

No School Days

• Nov. 5, Election Day, No School District-Wide
• Nov. 25-29, Thanksgiving Break, No School

Fall Play, "Animal Farm"

• Nov. 7-9, 7:30 p.m., Round Lake High School

Fine Arts Booster Family Bingo Night

• Nov. 15, 6 p.m., Beach Elementary

Winter Sports Parent/Athlete Night

• Nov. 19, 6 p.m., Round Lake High School

EEC Family Involvement Night

• Nov. 20, 6 p.m., Early Education Center

Beach Thankful for Families Night

• Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m., Beach Elementary