The Lion's Den

From left: Mr. Moody (principal), Ms. Rightley (4th grade teacher), Ms. Schemmel (recipient and 5th grade teacher), Mrs. Cenatus-Adkins (assistant principal).

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Ms. Schemmel receiving her award alongside Patricia "Patti" Rendon, our school board representative for District 4.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th to October 15th, 2024.

We can't wait to celebrate our wonder students and families!

We love having you here and to prove that we do, we're starting our Beat the Bell initiative! Students can win prizes for coming to school on time and being in uniform. Every day is a new day Remember, students must be in their seats before the bell rings in order to win.

To continue celebrating seeing you every day, we will be having monthly attendance celebrations! Our next celebration will be held on September 30th! Be here and on time for the month of September to enjoy the festivities!

Throughout the day, students earn points and build their positivity ratio for demonstrating good behavior and work ethic. These points, in turn, can be used to purchase toys, games, and snacks, in our school store.

In order to shop, students must:

• Have points to spend.
• Be present on their assigned day to shop.
• Be in uniform.

Can't wait to see you there! Happy earning Lions!

Ms. Ramos, HeadStart teacher

Fun Facts:

• 11 years at Oak Park Elementary School
• I'm 4'9 and almost all of the students here are taller than me.

Ms. Delisme, HeadStart paraprofessional

Fun Facts:

• 6 years at Oak Park Elementary School.
• Of Haitian descent, from the island of Haiti

From left: Mrs. Mathers, Mrs. Flores, Ms. Pringle, Mrs. Cinerar

Mrs. Mathers, Kindergarten teacher

Fun Facts:

• 12 years at Oak Park Elementary School
• My first pet was a blue parrotlet that my class, at the time, named it after the famous Disney fish Nemo.

Mrs. Flores, Kindergarten teacher

Fun Facts:

• 3 years at Oak Park Elementary School
• I've lived in Italy for 4 years and completed all 4 years of high school there.

Ms. Pringle, Kindergarten paraprofessional

Fun Facts:

• 5 years at Oak Park Elementary School
• In a full circle moment! I've attended Oak Park as a student and now have returned to impact my community as an educator.

Mrs. Cinerar, Kindergarten teacher

Fun Facts:

• 11 years at Oak Park Elementary School
• My husband and I have been vegans for over 14 years, and we adore spending time with our magical rescue dog named Harry Potter.

Oak Park has a MANDATORY uniform policy.

Attending school regularly is crucial for your child's education. When a child misses a day, they miss out on learning something important that they will need to understand more difficult material later. Make up work and take-home assignments cannot replace the everyday learning your child loses by being absent.


If a student is absent for 10% or more of enrolled school days, this is considered chronic absenteeism. This includes excused and unexcused absences. In a typical school year, chronic absenteeism would be missing 18 days, which is approximately two days per month. Chronically absent students tend to have lower academic, behavioral, and social outcomes.

Read more about our district's attendance initiative HERE!

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