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News Releases Archive 2004-2005

June

06/20/2005Frank C. Whiteley Earns Senate Recognition
06/10/2005District 15 Board of Education Acts on Salary Increases
06/09/2005Thomas Jefferson Students Experiment with Sound
06/08/2005Imagination Theatre Comes to Plum Grove Junior High
06/07/2005School Supply Lists Available on District Website
06/06/2005State Representative Susie Bassi Visits Sanborn
06/02/2005District 15 to Host Quality Workshop
06/01/2005Walk-in registration set for Wednesday, August 3 at all District 15 schools

May

05/26/2005Dr. Laura Crane Honored by District 15
05/25/2005Pleasant Hill Students Win Award in Stock Market Game
05/24/2005Jane Addams Second Grader Wins PTA ‘Reflections’ Contest
05/23/2005Hunting Ridge Teams Win Highest Honors in Wordmasters Challenge
05/20/2005Paddock Students Win Environmental Awards
05/19/2005Paddock School Team Places First in Wordmaster Competition
05/18/2005Plum Grove Junior High Students Place in Math League
05/17/2005District 15 Receives United Way Award
05/12/2005District 15 Names New Principal for Winston Campus-Elementary
05/11/2005Lake Louise School Receives General Mills Award
05/03/2005Winston Campus-Elementary Student Earns WordMaster Honors
05/02/2005May Employee of the Month: Barbara Brisson, Title I Program Assistant, Lincoln School
05/01/2005May Volunteer of the Month: Janet Bethke, Walter R. Sundling Band Volunteer

April

04/27/2005Board of Education Seats New Members, Establishes School Start Times for 2005-06
04/26/2005Sanborn Student Wins Highest Honors in WordMasters Challenge
04/25/2005Plum Grove Junior High to Present ‘Into the Woods’
04/24/2005Marion Jordan School Plans ‘Fun Walk for Life’
04/23/2005District 15 Junior Highs Invite Parents to Schools
04/22/2005Lincoln School Third-Graders Build Rockets
04/21/2005District 15 Junior High Graduations Set
04/20/2005Author to Visit Frank C. Whiteley School
04/19/2005Winston Campus Student to Receive Award
04/17/2005Bus Drivers to Hone Skills at District 15 “Roadeo”
04/15/2005Whiteley Third Graders to Celebrate Arbor Day
04/14/2005District 15 Schools to End Year on June 8
04/07/2005Kindergarten Registration Set for April 19, 2005
04/06/2005Hunting Ridge to Receive Township Award
04/02/2005April Employee of the Month: Bob Streicher, Shop Foreman, Transportation Department
04/01/2005April Volunteer of the Month: Deirdre Koehler, PTA and School Volunteer, Stuart R. Paddock School

March

03/18/2005Pay Preschool Offered Through District 15
03/17/2005Plum Grove Student to be Honored at Assembly
03/16/2005Whiteley Service Over Self Club Raises $2,004 for Tsunami Relief
03/11/2005Winston Campus Presents Dinner/Dance March 19
03/09/2005Four District 15 Schools Recognized by ISBE, NIU
03/07/2005Kindergarten Registration Set for April 19, 2005
03/01/2005March Employee of the Month: Dave Jedlink, Head Custodian, Lake Louise School
03/01/2005March Volunteers of the Month: Hilda Rodriquez and Norma Bombela, Virginia Lake PTA Bilingual Committee

February

02/25/2005Central Road School Receives EPA Grant
02/24/2005SPARK Plans Summer Activities Fair
02/23/2005Learning Academy Students Plan Computer Recycling Event
02/22/2005Lincoln to Host Multi-Cultural Event
02/21/2005District 15 to Host IGSMA Contest
02/14/2005NEA President to Visit Community Consolidated School District 15
02/11/2005Hoffman Estates Displays Art by Thomas Jefferson Students
02/10/2005Plum Grove Student Receives Volunteer Honor
02/08/2005Virginia Lake School To Host Multicultural Festival
02/07/2005Communicating with Kids Topic of PTA Session
02/05/2005Paddock Students Set District 15 Basketball Contest Record
02/04/2005Central Road Players Present Honk! Jr.
02/03/2005Carl Sandburg Student Wins District 15 Spelling Bee
02/02/2005February Employee of the Month: Carolyn Alexander, School Lunch Coordinator, Lake Louise School
02/01/2005February Volunteer of the Month: Lisa Isaacs, PTA, Thomas Jefferson School

January

01/30/2005Two District 15 Teachers Named Golden Apple Finalists
01/29/2005SPARK Meeting to Focus on Transition to High School
01/25/2005Sundling Jazz Band Wins Jazz Competition
01/23/2005Carl Sandburg Eighth-grade Basketball Team Wins District 15 Tournament
01/22/2005District 15 Schedules Referendum Information Meetings
01/21/2005Thomas Jefferson Celebrates Reading with Winter Storyfest
01/20/2005District 15 Junior High Orchestra Members Perform with Fremd, Palatine High School Orchestras
01/19/2005Teams from Six District 15 Schools Qualify for FIRST LEGO League State Tournament
01/18/2005Plum Grove Sells Chocolate Roses to Aid Tsunami Victims
01/17/2005Jane Addams Drama Club Presents ‘Once Upon a Time at Jane Addams’
01/16/2005Thomas Jefferson School Raises Funds for Tsunami Victims
01/15/2005District 15 Students Win High Honors in WordMasters Challenge
01/14/2005PTA Groups Support Coat Closet in District 15 Schools
01/13/2005District 15 Names Assistant Superintendent for Business and Auxiliary Services
01/12/2005District Fifteen Educational Foundation Plans Benefit
01/11/2005“Hat Day” at Willow Bend Raises Funds for Tsunami Victims
01/10/2005Virginia Lake to Present “Dear Edwina”
01/07/2005Carl Sandburg Students to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/06/2005Sensory Integration Topic for SPARK Meeting
01/03/2005District 15 Food Services Department Rates Student Satisfaction
01/02/2005January Employee of the Month: Ed Hansen, Maintenance Technician
01/01/2005January Volunteer of the Month: Lisa Leahy, Hunting Ridge PTA

December

12/20/2004Sandburg Teachers Take Pies in Face for Charity
12/17/2004District 15 Food Services Department Rates Student Satisfaction
12/16/2004Frank C. Whiteley Students Win Holiday Sculpture Contest
12/15/2004Carl Sandburg Students See Plays Performed
12/14/2004Willow Bend Students Helping Animals
12/13/2004Author Catherine Stier presents at Virginia Lake, December 17
12/10/2004District 15 to Host Quality Workshop
12/08/2004Serenading the Commuters
12/07/2004Virginia Lake Students Raise Funds for Hurricane Victims
12/05/2004December Employee of the Month: Jennifer Reilly, Reading Consultant Specialist, Thomas Jefferson School
12/04/2004December Volunteer of the Month: Jean Harraman, Kimball Hill PTA Volunteer
12/02/2004District 15 Schools Reach Out to the Community
12/01/2004SPARK Parents’ Group Focuses on Reading Comprehension

November

11/30/2004District 15 Teachers Earn Certification from National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
11/29/2004District 15’s Senior Exchange Program Offers Residents a Unique Opportunity
11/28/2004District 15 to Host Quality Workshop
11/22/2004Author, Retailer Support Literacy at Thomas Jefferson School
11/15/2004Carl Sandburg French Students Write Pen Pals in France
11/14/2004Kimball Hill School To Offer Family Literacy Night
11/13/2004District 15 Board of Education Member Ed Yung Receives National School Board Award
11/12/2004Willow Bend Plans Family Reading Night
11/11/2004‘Family Reading Night’ at Central Road to Focus on Poetry
11/10/2004Pleasant Hill Reaches Out To The Community
11/09/2004District 15 Schools Observe Veterans’ Day
11/08/2004Plum Grove Students Sponsor Children in Chernobyl
11/05/2004City, State Officials to Attend Walter R. Sundling Veterans Day Observance
11/04/2004November Employee of the Month: Katie Winer, Math Teacher, Carl Sandburg Junior High School
11/03/2004November Volunteer of the Month: Carole Paul, Dog Therapy Volunteer, Willow Bend PTA and Plum Grove PTSA
11/02/2004District 15 Students Declare George Bush as Winner
11/01/2004District 15 to Host International Delegations

October

10/28/2004District 15 Students ‘Vote’ for Presidential Candidates
10/26/2004Japanese School Educators to Visit Plum Grove Junior High
10/25/2004SPARK Parents’ Group Focuses on Central Auditory Processing Deficits
10/22/2004District 15 Mentioned in Noted Author’s Book
10/21/2004Board of Education Members Earn Recognition from Illinois Association of School Boards
10/20/2004District 15 Special Olympics Team Benefit Planned
10/18/2004Japan Quality Award Council Reps to visit Frank C. Whiteley School
10/14/2004District 15 to Seek 48-cent Tax Rate Increase
10/12/2004U.S. Department of Education Representative Visits Pleasant Hill School
10/07/2004Central Road School Conducting ‘Read-a-Thon’
10/06/2004District 15 Shares Baldrige Journey with Others
10/04/2004U.S. Department of Education Representative to Visit Pleasant Hill School
10/03/2004PTA Special Needs Group October Meeting to Focus on Reading Disabilities
10/02/2004October Employee of the Month: Cindy Schalk, Accounts Receivable/Secretary, Department of Business and Auxiliary Services
10/01/2004October Volunteer of the Month: Pam Loden, Marion Jordan School PTA

September

09/29/2004National School Boards Association Honors District 15 as Trailblazer Award Winner
09/28/2004State Representative Suzie Bassi to Visit Sundling Junior High
09/27/2004District 15 to Offer ‘MegaSkills’ Training for Parents
09/20/2004Pleasant Hill Named 2004 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School
09/19/2004Carl Sandburg Students Participate in Congressional Laureates Program
09/18/2004Winston Campus-Junior High Offers Discount Card
09/17/2004Math Expert to Visit Frank C. Whiteley School
09/15/2004District 15 to Present at National Quality Education Conference
09/08/2004Kiszka Honored By Board Of Education
09/07/2004September Employee of the Month: Mary Kay Ochal, Health Services
09/06/2004September Volunteer of the Month: Gia Miller, Jane Addams PTA
09/02/2004District 15 Administrators Participate in Regional Malcolm Baldrige Conference
09/01/2004Chicago Bears Team Members to Join Police, Fire Officers for Safety Event at Central Road School

August

08/29/2004District 15 Panel to Share Information on Special Education Services
08/28/2004District 15 Schools Schedule Parent Orientations
08/27/2004District 15 to Host Quality Workshop
08/26/2004Japanese Teachers to Visit Two District 15 Schools
08/23/2004District 15 Superintendent to Make Back-to-School Visits to All 20 Schools
08/17/2004District 15 Transportation Department Wins State Award

July

07/28/2004District 15 Foundation sponsors Family Night at the Schaumburg Flyers
07/22/2004District 15 Board of Education names two administrators