There have been no complaints of clown threats in the Vernon Hills area. However, due to nationwide incidents the Vernon Hills police and Hawthorn District 73 has increased security in and around its schools.
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You are invited to a very special Board meeting on Wednesday, October 19 to receive important information about our proposed Educational Facility Master Plan (EFMP). As you may know, the district is continuing to experience growth and this EFMP will provide a long-term solution for both our urgent facility needs now as well as planning for continued growth and academic excellence into the future.
The Board hired DLR Group in March to evaluate our current facility conditions and to facilitate a Core Team made up of community members, staff, administrators and facility leadership to discuss and create solutions that address our needs. This presentation and conversation will be your first opportunity to give feedback to the Core Team on their recommended EFMP solution prior to Board consideration later this fall.
Please make arrangements to attend this very important presentation and conversation at Townline Elementary on October 19th at 7:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided along with a light snack. Please RSVP by Monday, October 17 to Wendy Peterson at petersonw@hawthorn73.org or call her at 847-990-4215. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Aspen is starting a school wide reading program called “BUILDING Life Long Readers”. Click here to see a copy of the attached letter that went home with students last week.
Our 4th grade band and orchestra students will begin after school rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday starting Tuesday, October 11. Please remember to pick up your students in the back of our building.
Please be aware that the deadline for all health forms is due on Friday, October 14. All those with missing health forms will be in noncompliance and will be excluded from school until the forms have been received or we have proof that an appointment has been made. Please call our nurse, Roni Weiss, if you have any questions about your child’s health forms.
You are invited to a very special Board meeting on Wednesday, October 19 to receive important information about our proposed Educational Facility Master Plan (EFMP). As you may know, the district is continuing to experience growth and this EFMP will provide a long-term solution for both our urgent facility needs now as well as planning for continued growth and academic excellence into the future.
The Board hired DLR Group in March to evaluate our current facility conditions and to facilitate a Core Team made up of community members, staff, administrators and facility leadership to discuss and create solutions that address our needs. This presentation and conversation will be your first opportunity to give feedback to the Core Team on their recommended EFMP solution prior to Board consideration later this fall.
Please make arrangements to attend this very important presentation and conversation at Townline Elementary on October 19 at 7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there.
October 4th marks our mid-term. Mid term reports will be sent home on Monday, October 17.
Wednesday, October 5 is picture day. Please be sure and send your child to school with their picture day envelope and money if you choose to have their picture taken. All students will have their picture taken (for school records and yearbook) even if they do not order a picture package.
Our third grade students will be going on a field trip to Brookfield Zoo on Thursday, October 6. Be sure and send them with a disposable lunch that day if they have not already put in an order from our cafeteria.
PTO Cookie Dough sale begins on October 3 and goes through October 17 (firm – no late orders will be accepted). Your students should have brought home an envelope with product and order information. Please consider supporting our PTO by purchasing cookie dough.
Congratulations to Aspen School for making it onto the top 10 schools list during Attendance Week for having one of the highest student attendance records in Lake County. Aspen competed against 145 schools in Lake County for the honor. Please click here to see Lake County Facebook posts for area schools.
The Accelerated Weekend Experience (AWE) provides academically talented students a full, single weekend to explore an area of study in depth with an expert in the field. Spots are limited. The priority deadline for AWE registration is Sept. 26. Register now for the October 22 event which will be held at Middle School South.
District 73 is seeking mentors to join its female leadership academy and mentor girls in grades 4 through 8.
To kick off this new program, District 73 is inviting women who serve in leadership roles to attend a planning meeting at noon on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the District Office, 841 West End Court, Vernon Hills.
“This luncheon meeting will allow us to brainstorm and discuss our vision for students. We will discuss how managers, lawyers, engineers, bankers and PTO leaders can best mentor students through this program,” said Dr. Victoria Kieffer, who is spearheading the group.
The leadership academy is a part of the district’s volunteer program, FACES (Family and Community Engagement for Students) which supports the district’s strategic direction to develop a districtwide volunteer program to support student learning.
If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact Townline Principal Kieffer at kiefferv@hawthorn73.org or call her at 847-990-4901.
Hawthorn’s Dept. of Special Services has an enhanced presence on the main Hawthorn School District website. It can be found by going to www.hawthorn73.org and clicking on the Special Services tab.
The attached letter has additional information, including upcoming information nights for your calendar.
Hawthorn Dept. of Special Services
Experimenting with Mixed MediaSeptember 5, 2018 - 2:03 pm
Open House / Music Program InformationApril 25, 2018 - 8:26 am
Key to 73 Education Foundation Wants Your InputApril 19, 2018 - 1:20 pm
Aspen Updates April 13, 2018April 12, 2018 - 2:02 pm
PTO Family Fun & Fitness Night FundraiserApril 12, 2018 - 1:59 pmApsen Updates April 6, 2018April 5, 2018 - 3:21 pm
Staff Appreciation ContributionsApril 5, 2018 - 3:16 pm
District 73 Schedules Community Engagement MeetingsMarch 21, 2018 - 2:51 pm
Putting Contraptions to the TestMay 6, 2021 - 1:58 pm
Homemade Cars Are Put to the Test in Science Olympiad C...April 12, 2021 - 12:02 pm
Students Test How Far a Paper Airplane Can FlyFebruary 16, 2021 - 10:36 am
Valentine’s Day Activities Are a BlastFebruary 11, 2021 - 3:02 pm
Students Learn All About the SunFebruary 10, 2021 - 9:54 am
Encore Spirit Wear SaleNovember 18, 2020 - 10:45 am
Community and Families Provide Unprecedented Donations to...November 4, 2020 - 3:35 pm
4th Grade Band & Orchestra Orientation Night –...October 8, 2020 - 9:42 am