District Digest

May 25, 2023

In this issue…

• Board of Education Meetings
• Calendar Reminders
• Connect41 Newsletter
• 2023-24 Supply Lists
• Thank You EMS Practitioners
  
• Glenbard West Seniors Visit
• Ben Franklin Visits Feed My Starving Children
  
• D41 PTA Scholarships
  
• Superintendent Paints for Chamber Contest
  
• LWV Glen Ellyn Presents to 6th Graders
  
• Free Medical Clinic

NOTE: Summer Meetings will be held at the CSO, 793 N. Main Street in Glen Ellyn

• Monday, June 5, 2023, Special Board Meeting, 6 PM, Central Services Office

• Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Services Office

• Monday, July 31, 2023, Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Services Office
  

For Board Meeting agendas CLICK HERE. For Board Meeting stream archives CLICK HERE

• Monday, May 29, 2023 - Memorial Day (No School)
• Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - Last day of attendance for PreK/EC and Kindergarten students
• Thursday, June 1, 2023 - SIP Day -Last attendance day for students in grade 1-8
• Friday, June 2, 2023 - Institute Day (no student attendance)

The Connect 41 community newsletter will be delivered soon to all households in the District 41 boundaries. The newsletter is intended to provide information about the district to the almost 80 percent of households that do not currently have students in District 41 schools. To view the newsletter, CLICK HERE for English or CLICK HERE for Spanish.

Visit your school website listed below to find official supply lists for the 2023-24 School Year:

- Abraham Lincoln

- Ben Franklin

- Churchill

- Forest Glen

- Hadley Junior High

This week is the 49th Annual National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. District 41 would like to recognize the important contributions of our Glen Ellyn EMS practitioners in protecting the health, safety and well-being of our learning community. A special thank you to all of the EMS practitioners who have participated in every school's preparedness drills or directly provided care for staff and students in our D41 schools this year!

Pictured below: Cardiac response training with staff and EMS personnel at Hadley Junior High School. This training took place at all five District 41 schools this spring.

Senior Day at the elementary schools is a long-standing District 41 tradition. Glenbard West seniors visit the elementary schools that they attended around graduation time to parade through the school in their caps and gowns and inspire the current elementary students! They visit with some of their former teachers and connect with the students. Congratulations to our former District 41 Glenbard West graduates!

See below photos from Senior Day at Forest Glen, Churchill and Ben Franklin!

As a culminating activity of their Volunteers and Communities Social Studies Unit, Benjamin Franklin 3rd graders put their studies into action by volunteering at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. In the unit, students used inquiry to explore the following questions: What are ways people volunteer? How can one person make a difference? How can we get involved?
Great work, Franklin Bears!

PTA Council Representatives Ellen Brannegan and Hema Addanki attended Glenbard West High School’s Local Scholarship Ceremony to award Glenbard West seniors District 41 PTA Council Scholarships. Over 80 students received local scholarships at the event.

This year, the D41 PTA scholarship winners are:

Caden Gowans

Katie Kotarba

Khadija Patel

Caden Gowens attended Benjamin Franklin and Hadley Junior High. He will attend Illinois Wesleyan University and study elementary education.

Katie Kotarba attended Abraham Lincoln and Hadley Junior High and will attend the University of Iowa to study elementary education.

Khadija Patel attended Hadley Junior High. She will attend COD to earn her associate’s degree before transferring to a 4-year institution to study radiology.

Congratulations to these deserving former District 41 students! Best wishes to them all.

Superintendent Dr. Melissa Kaczkowski has serious art skills! As part of the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce Warhol Window Decorating Contest, Dr. Kaczkowski is painting a Warhol inspired window at the District 41 Central Services Office. Come check out the finished window art and take a selfie or two! All of the Warhol windows will be judged in Glen Ellyn on June 6 by the Chamber of Commerce. Way to be Wild for Warhol, Dr. K!

The Andy Warhol Exhibit at The Mac at the College of DuPage will be open June 3 - September 20. Click here for more information.

League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn presented to Hadley sixth graders as part of student research on social issues. League members gave examples of their advocacy work including environmental advocacy, idling cars campaigns, mental health resources, as well as ways to maintain local prairie paths. Thank you to the Glen Ellyn League for sharing real life examples of advocacy with students at Hadley!

Get your family physically ready for the next school year! This event is intended to help those who cannot afford their healthcare. Families and children are welcome. The clinic is free and open to the public.

Saturday, June 3, 9 am – 4 pm

Glendale Heights Sports Hub

250 Civic Centre Plaza

Glendale Heights, IL 60139

Register to receive free medical services, including:

• Pediatrics: school/sports physicals (immunizations not included)

• Dental exams

• Eye exams

• Laboratory screenings: glucose, urinalysis and pregnancy

• Diabetes and Nutrition Education

• Orthopedics

Pre-registration is preferred to ensure an appointment time.

Click here for more information about registering for a free appointment.

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