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Dryden staff staying connected to their community during COVID
The Dryden Staff missed their students and community but did their best to stay connected.
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Windsor's Star Communicator
6/26/20 | Adam communicates with his iPad using a great program. He's an expert at it!
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Randy is retiring after 41 years of service!
6/24/20 | Today Randy retired, after 41 years in education and 23.5 years of service here in District 25.
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This 1st grader developed her own podcast during stay-at-home!
6/16/20 | Stay Home with Suhani is catching the nation by storm!
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This OMS 5th grader made it to the finals of American Ninja Warrior Junior!
6/12/20 | Owen Pham is an OMS student and a Ninja Warrior!
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COVID can't stop Patton's annual Walkathon
6/5/20 | The 13th Annual Walkathon continues to make an impact, despite the stay at home order.
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Baseball's cancelled? Let's just donate!
6/4/20 | This South student rallied his baseball team to give back during the pandemic.
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Westgate says an energetic and heartfelt goodbye to their community.
5/26/20 | This is one example of how our schools said goodbye to their community.
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Olive says a BIG goodbye to their 5th graders!
6/4/20 | This is one fun example of how our schools said goodbye to their 5th graders!
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TEACHER FEATURE: Dance party with MBD!
5/19/20 | Mary Beth Delaney explains how remote learning is working for her students.
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Not your "typical" cap and gown pickup.
5/18/20 | South & Thomas made cap and gown pickup extra special, with pom poms & dancing!
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These Windsor students made sure ALL students can enjoy the playground, equally.
5/14/20 | These girls saw the need for a PECS board on Windsor's playground so they did something about it.
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This student's 5th grade project inspired his community to give, give, and give.
3/4/20 | Journey's Road Home received a big boost because of this Greenbrier 5th grader.
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TEACHER FEATURE | Mrs. Jen Dawson gets her 1st graders to connect virtually through books.
5/7/20 | Our teachers are working to stay in contact with all their students. Here's a great example.
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Thank a Lunch Staff Member today!
5/1/20 | Today, thank a lunch hero via text, message, social media, pigeon gram, etc.
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TEACHER FEATURE | Christina Barbaric brings ELA virtual
4/28/20 | English Language Arts at SMS, remote, is unique and impactful.
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This South student answered a desperate call for masks by his neighbor
4/26/20 | This student makes masks at home and giving them to frontline workers.
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Cincinnati Bengals Player of Personnel, Duke Tobin, is a Thomas alumni and has an important message for his community.
4/24/20 | Duke Tobin was inducted into the Pride of the Wolfpack this year.
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Goodbye Gators!
6/18/20 - Just one example of how our schools said goodbye to their students in 2020.
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Pride of the Wolfpack - 2020
4/23/20 - Bengals General Manager Duke Tobin and Kelly Olson were inducted into the Pride of the Wolfpack this year.
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Teacher Feature: Alyssa Maloney, Patton Art!
4/16/20 - Mrs. Maloney teaches us about art and about how learning from home is more about passion and creativity than hard content.
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We miss you, Gators!
4/7/20 - These Gators miss their Gators as we all learn remotely.
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Over $6,750 raised at Windsor's Kids' Heart Challenge!
3/1/20 - In February, the Windsor community came together to raise over $6,750 and awareness around heart health.
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This student has an important message about saving the environment
3/4/20 - During empower hour, this student made the environment her priority.
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South's Italian class celebrates Carnivale
3/4/20 - It's Carnivale time in Italy...and at South Middle School's Italian class!
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The new t-shirt design is out!
2/25/20 - An Olive student's design was chosen as the new Get 'Burbed 5K.
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Pawn to E4! These two chess champions brought their trophy to Ivy.
2/20/20 - Ivy Hill is home to a couple of local chess champions!
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She's headed to Springfield!
2/12/20 - This student wrote an essay to honor Abraham Lincoln on his birthday, and she won a contest.
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This future author/illustrator was inspired by #WorldReadAloudDay at Patton
2/6/20 - Napkin man, diaper man, star man - all characters drawn and written by this creative kiddo, and all brought to light on World Read Aloud Day at Patton!
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Big Super Bowl moments in District 25
1/3/20 - Jimmy Garoppolo quarterbacked the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV which put District 25 on the national map.
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Gerry's Cafe gets an extra boost from one exciting student
2/3/20 - A local movement, gains some traction in Mrs. Sandy Tassi's class at Westgate.
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23 year journey has impacted thousands
1/31/20 - Gail Komarek is an Arlington Heights legend, born and raised, and then raised her family here.
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670 The Score sports radio host joins Patton to talk about Math Day
1/6/20 - Math Day at Patton invited professionals in to talk about how math applies to their job, everyday.
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TEDx comes to TMS
12/27/19 - Our students had a unique opportunity two weeks ago and walked away very proud of themselves.
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For the LOVE of reading and writing
12/18/19 - These fourth graders LOVE reading and LOVE writing and they are not afraid to show it.
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WATCH: Why Ivy Hill is a Blue Ribbon School for 2019
12/17/19 - Ivy's students are proud of their school and here's why.
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Two authors are better than one!
12/13/19 - The One Book, One School movement came to a close with an author skype with the authors of the book Bob.
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The FUNK at South told a world-wide story
11/26/19 - Funkadesi came to South to bring perspective, culture, pride, and fun to our Cardinals through authentic music from around the world,
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Westgate's Veterans Day - Video and Photos
11/26/19 - This video is put together to honor the Veterans of the Westgate community.
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Veterans Day at Windsor
11/26/19 - Windsor's Veterans Day celebration was a success, again, for the 13th straight year!
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A Veteran, a crossing guard, a neighbor
11/11/19 - On this Veterans Day, we caught up with a Veteran and one of our crossing guards from Dryden.
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Hawks, Bears, Gators....OH MY!
11/7/19 - The Blackhawks put on a clinic and the Bears honored a GB teacher.
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Halloween at Windsor
11/6/19 - Last week the Windsor Wildcat family took Halloween seriously!
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One family's story to bring drug awareness to TMS
10/31/19 - The 525Foundation visited Thomas to share their message and create some awareness around drug use.
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A t-shirt to inspire a school
10/24/19 - These girls started a niceness campaign at Windsor to enhance the inclusion at recess and beyond.
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This love for school is inspiring
10/23/19 - This was a casual pop-into a classroom that turned into an inspiring interview.
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Annual Read-A-Thon Day was another hit!
10/16/19 - Buffalo Grove's Football and Volleyball teams visited GB for the annual Read-A-Thon Day!
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For the love of reading
10/14/19 - The love of reading begins early in District 25. Just ask Marc.
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Principals on the roof!
10/7/19 - Westgate's administration promised their community something fun if they reached their fundraising goal. The community answered.
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Bring on the SLIME!
10/4/19 - Slime was the reward as the Ivy community came together to raise over $13,000 for the school.
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When ivy turns blue
9/26/19 - Ivy Hill teachers received some exciting news from their Eagle mascot this morning.
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Peace. What does it mean to our 5th graders?
9/23/19 - Students at Westgate stand for peace on September 20 every year.
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Kindergarten friendships are the best friendships
9/17/19 - You learn a lot in kindergarten, but this friendship thing might be the most important.
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What do middle schoolers think about 9/11?
9/16/18 - Our students, were not born on September 11, 2011, so we wondered, what do they think/know/feel about what happened on that morning, 18 years ago? We asked.
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What's better than one author? Two authors!
9/16/19 - This author visit was exciting, engaging and impactful for the Ivy Hill Eagles.
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Growing up is way more than getting taller
9/4/19 - A Growth Mindset is all the power our Windsor Wildcats need.
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Folding with a purpose - Origami dolphins to welcome new students
8/30/19 - His mission this summer was to find a way to make any new Dryden student comfortable, and he did it, in his own way.
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Timeless first day advice from some 4th grade Owls
8/22/19 - They just wanna grow up, and now that they are in 4th grade, they feel like grown-ups.
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Share 25 is a tradition for over 20 years
This story showcases how much passion and dedication our teachers have for their jobs.
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Morning Meetings get the day started right at Ivy
7/29/19 - Ivy Hill teachers are encouraged to start their day with their students by having a morning meeting, allowing space for presence and learning.
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Abby, reporting LIVE on WCIU
This student did not disappoint as she made her debut on LIVE television.
