The 929 September 25, 2024

Get ready for a fun and active day this Saturday, September 28, at the 112 Education Foundation’s annual 5K and 1-mile family walk at the beautiful Ravinia Festival! This event is all about supporting our District 112 students by raising funds for a need-based scholarship that helps cover things like musical instrument rentals, field trips, team uniforms, after-school programs, and more. It's a great way to give back while getting some fresh air! To join in the fun or learn more, visit 112foundation.org/fund-run. We can’t wait to see you there!

Please come out and join the first ever Cooper's Dream Team- Sled Hockey game vs Highland Park Hockey Team on Sunday, October 27th at 5:30pm at Centennial Ice Arena. Please see here for details of this wonderful philanthropy.

All Illinois schools must conduct a law enforcement lockdown drill each year within the first 90 days of school. According to Board Policy 4:170, the District will conduct safety drills for all students "except for those exempted by administrators, school support personnel, or a parent/guardian." Please read this Lockdown Notice to ensure you are informed of the process.

Nominate an outstanding teacher at Edgewood Middle Schools, North Shore School District 112, for a chance to win the Highland Park Community Foundation Golden Apple Award! Please see this attached document for nominations! Paper Copies available in the office and submissions due by Friday, November 15, 2024, at 5:00 P.M

The order for the Edgewood yearbook is now open! Yearbooks can be ordered for $28 through the Infinite Campus parent portal under “school store”. Please email Natasha Wadhwa with any questions or to send in photos to be included in the yearbook (nwadhwa@nssd112.org).

Students received an email from Miss Henderson on Monday 9/16 with an interest form for student council involvement. If your student is interested in joining a club that is all about bringing our school community together while providing students a space to get involved and learn leadership skills, please encourage them to fill out the form. We will meet approximately 2 Tuesday’s a month from 3:00-4:00 pm. The first meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 1st in the Health Room! Students can contact Maddie Henderson (mhenderson@nssd112.org) or Christina Garza (cgarza@nssd112.org) with any questions.

We look forward to seeing the leadership potential in all of the students!

If your student is taking the Late Bus home, this service is available to all Edgewood students free of charge. There are two buses: the North Bus and the South Bus. Please see below for details on which bus your student should take:

NORTH BUS: For students living north of Central Ave.

Bus Routes: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 20

SOUTH BUS: For students living south of Central Ave.

Bus Routes: 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19

Edgewood Middle School partners with the Lake County Health Department to provide an underage drinking prevention campaign for both students and parents. Students get different messages via posters and newsletters throughout the year as well as interactive activities. The campaign is supported by a Youth Advisory Committee to help inform the campaign. You can find the monthly content for the parent campaign in the newsletter link below. You can also see the student campaign materials, parent campaign materials, and more on prevention112.com.

On Monday, September 30, 2024 all students will be taking the BESS screener at Edgewood. This will take place during SSB class, please see this memo for more details.

Please join us for an informational hour with Mike Walther, CPA/PFS, CFP®, CFA® and founder of Oak Wealth Advisors as we discuss our curated list of Special Needs Financial Planning Tips. To learn more click here.

Please see the document for upcoming Hispanic Heritage events at the Highwood Library.

September is Suicide Awareness Month, a time to focus on getting people to speak more openly about mental health struggles and learn how to recognize the signs that someone might be thinking about suicide. Carthweel Care offers a free toolkit to provide people with the know-how to spot when someone’s struggling and give them the confidence to do something about it. You can download the toolkit from Cartwheel’s website.

If you or a loved one are experiencing mental health-related distress, call or text 988 for free and confidential support.

Dine & Donate | Michaels

Tuesday, October 1 | 4:00pm-7:00pm

As part of this Dine & Donate event, beginning Wednesday, October 23, rounding up any Michael's order at point of sale will benefit the PTO directly.

Food Days Deadline

The deadline to place an order, or make changes to next week's Food Days service is Thursday, September 26 |10:00am. Link directly to Lunch Solutions here: Lunch Solutions

For more information about PTO activities and events, including those outlined above, please follow this link to the PTO website: Edgewood PTO

Questions and feedback for the PTO can be directed here: edgewoodpto112@gmail.com