AHSD 25 News - '17-'18
D25 News & Stories - '16-'17
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VIDEO: Pride of the Wolfpack hits the links
7/10/87 - Get a golf lesson from Principal Kaye and see how a community can come together at Thomas, even in the summer!
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VIDEO: Inside Look - The TMS Expansion Project
7/7/17 - Take a walk through Thomas with Communications Coordinator Adam Harris and see the new gymnasium, new front entrance and expanded commons!
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VIDEO: Leaving a $1,200 legacy
6/28/17 - Before eight 5th graders graduated Ivy Hill they put together a $1,210.50 donation to Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Medicine.
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Video: Author kicks off summer with a house call
6/23/17 - This was genuine surprise and joy from one of our fifth graders at Olive.
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VIDEO: As they enter middle school...
6/23/17 - Smoothies, more friends, more clubs...these five are ready to jump right in and get involved as they transition from elementary to middle school!
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VIDEO: Going into first grade with a vision
6/16/17 - We asked a few of our graduating kindergartners what they were most looking forward to about entering first grade.
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WATCH: Rolling into programming at Westgate
6/14/17 - Westgate's Sphero Club kicked off this past Spring with a generous grant from GCAMP.
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VIDEO: Everyone Rocks at District 25!
6/12/17 - Windsor Elementary School students painted rocks as unique as they are to end the school year.
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Longtime Arlington Heights Crossing Guard Retires
6/10/17 - Lois Wardecki had a special bond with the community she served for 17 years.
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VIDEO: A nostalgic stroll through Patton
5/31/17 - Graduating seniors at Hersey High School returned to Patton Elementary School to walk the halls one last time before walking up on stage to get their diploma.
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VIDEO: Real world education at Windsor
5/31/17 - Fifth grade students at Windsor Elementary were seen behind counters, in stock rooms and wearing aprons all morning for their annual World of Work day.
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Face-ing Food Allergies at Ivy
5/19/17 - Two students at Ivy Hill Elementary School wanted to create a Food Allergy Cafe at lunch and raised funds using teachers' faces and pie.
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Three’s not a crowd in the Horne family
One Arlington Heights family now has three recipients of the District 25 PTA Scholarship awarded yearly at the scholarship recipient breakfast in mid-May.
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VIDEO: D25 Student Art Show!
5/4/17 - This was the 25th year the Arlington Heights Library hosted this show!
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Real world experience is nothing to mock
5/4/17 - Every eighth grade student at South Middle School went through a rigorous week in the real world by preparing for and going through mock job interviews.
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VIDEO: The Pride grows by two at Thomas
4/27/17 - Thomas inducted two new members into their Pride of the Wolfpack Hall of Fame today and we caught up two members!
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VIDEO: Global Day of Design at Patton
4/25/17 - Today students at Patton were inventors, engineers and designers. Their creative minds were pushed to the limit, and what resulted was impressive!
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South Student Council gives back
4/24/17 - Inspired by one of their own members, the South Student Council put together a craft drive for Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital that exceeded expectations.
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VIDEO: Dryden skypes friends in Brazil
4/19/17 - Figuring out engineering solutions for the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs with students from Brazil!
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Patton Panthers raise $400 for two great organizations
4/17/17 - Eights students kept their hands busy making over 100 items to be sold at a craft fair.
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VIDEO: Author/Illustrator, not robotic, Interview
4/12/17 - Peter Brown, author/illustrator of The Wild Robot, visited all D25 elementary schools to inspire and motivate!
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It's on to state for South & Thomas in Science Olympiad
3/20/17 - South and Thomas Middle School students are busy preparing for the state Science Olympiad competition with nationals on the brain.
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March dancing isn’t just for basketball at Olive
3/15/17 – Students at Olive are in the middle of a three week, studious trip around Japan, and last week they took some dancing lessons from a former D25 teacher.
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VIDEO: Why did these BG students want to visit TMS?
3/15/17 - One hundred and forty-five BG Bison High School students chose to make their difference felt at Thomas.
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VIDEO: Greenbrier's third annual Read-A-Thon features a new group
3/1/17 - Mystery Readers, High School athletes and future educators, flashlight reading, and more!
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Pumpernickel and her quadricorn
2-17-17 – What on earth could be better than a unicorn? Find out here!
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Patton roars all day for World Read Aloud Day
2/16/17 - The Panther students had no shortage of reading on read aloud day with seven author skypes during school and a family reading day at night.
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D25 student reflections on display
2/1/17 - Student participants displayed their PTA Reflections entries at Ivy Hill and it was covered very well via Twitter.
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‘This is my family’ – Lori Kelly Day represents D25 well
1/29/17 - One front office staff member at Dryden is moving and the staff, students and parents wanted to celebrate her time in District 25.
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“Gattassi” students travel the world through a D25 legend
1/23/17 - Mary Stitt visited the 1st & 2nd grade multi-age classrooms at Westgate to enhance their world travelers unit.
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Bringing holiday cheer for all to hear
12/20/16 - Before break Greenbrier's 4th/5th grade chorus performed at the Lutheran Home.
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Using engineering to improve the holidays
12/21/16 – The Owls at Olive flew away to break with some ideas of how to use household items to engineer at home.
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VIDEO: Nearly 300 8th grade cardinals give back
12/19/16 - The entire 8th grade class at South Middle School embraced the holiday spirit, donating their time, effort and raised funds for Feed My Starving Children.
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New culture is a school bus ride away
12-14-16 - Dryden students had an experience what most need to travel across the Pacific for.
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Drawing creativity out of the Olive Owls
12/1/16 - A visit from a children’s author/illustrator inspired one second grader to write/illustrate her own book.
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Westgate's broad shoulders hold Chicago high
11/15/16 - Students at Westgate invited the community in for their Chicago Fair Exhibit, highlighting the cultural aspects of the Chicago neighborhoods.
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Moving on up in film at Dryden
11/13/16 - A group of South sixth graders got to rub elbows with big shot filmmakers at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in late October.
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VIDEO: What is your hope?
10/31/16 - Students and staff at Thomas were presented with a question as they walked into school one day.
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Innovating with cardboard at Dryden
10/14/16 - Dryden students were challenged to invent arcade games out of cardboard this past week. Here are the results.
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Dubai is closer than you think at Westgate
10/12/16 - Fourth graders at Westgate expanded their reach across the globe during their caravan unit by connecting with friends and family from other countries.
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Zipping around Dryden with STEAM on the brain
9/28/16 - Dryden Elementary School hosted a STEAM Career Day last week inviting volunteers with a career in science, technology, engineering, arts or mathematics to present.
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Nearly $2000 raised by a community partnership
9/26/26 - These Special Olympic athletes campaigned in partnership with the AHPD and D25 to raise money for their passion to compete.
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One book ONE Patton
9-12-16 - Last Friday, Patton Elementary School announced their One Book, One School effort with a disguised reveal that caused excitement within the student body.
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Meet your new admin: Lindsay Anastacio, Windsor Elementary School
9/6/16 - "I look forward to continuing to learn and practice the Wildcat Way with the staff and students here at Windsor!"
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Meet your new admin: Brad Carter, Westgate Elementary School
9/6/16 - "Westgate School is a very proud and respected community school. I hope to build relationships with my teachers, families and students to continue to support our school's mission and vision."
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Meet your new admin: Lori Naumowicz, Thomas Middle School
9/6/16 - "I've always admired the D25 school district and felt that this would be a great place to call home!"
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Meet your new admin: Steve Perkins, South Middle School
9/6/16 - "I have had many teachers throughout my life who impacted me and made me realize that teaching is what I wanted to go into. Both of my parents were also educators their entire careers so I have always been a part of the educational realm."
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Catch up! #d25firstday
8/30/16 - Yesterday was the first day of school for over 5400 D25 students, and our teachers and staff documented it on Twitter. See some here!
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VIDEO: If you give a retiree a microphone...
8/25/16 - District 25 has a dedicated and passionate retiree community. They took time to give some advice to the current staff on Opening Day.
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A promise to family on Opening Day
8/25/16 – Dr. Bein made an exciting and bold promise to staff at this morning’s Opening Day where the entire D25 staff kicks off the school year with an assembly.
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Community collaboration serves public for 10th straight year
8/16/16 - Arlington Heights is an incredibly collaborative and caring community. Last Thursday, that was seen first hand.