What a Great Week!

This has been a great week for Center Cass SD 66! This past weekend the District PTO completed its annual on-line auction and raised well over $8,000 for the students of the District. Special thanks to Jill Hegarty and Cheryl Fererri for all of their hard work in organizing and conducting this project. They worked very hard and did a great job! Thanks also to Kathy Kucera for her work to facilitate the use of the website for the auction!

Yesterday afternoon Lakeview held an assembly to present their donation to the 2010 Ride Janie Ride Foundation. The Ride Janie Ride Foundation provides assistance to those in need who have incurred medical costs not covered by insurance while fighting cancer. Two of the three recipients of aide this year have close ties to Center Cass SD 66. To start the assembly members of the Foundation rode their motorcycles into the Lakeview gymnasium accompanied by cheers from students and faculty! Principal Paul Windsor presented the Foundation with a check for $13,000 representing funds raised by the Lakeview community. This was a wonderful experience for our students and staff. Thanks to teachers Erika Myers and Allison Ohlander for organizing this project. The response to this need has been overwhelming and wonderful. This was a very moving assembly for everyone! For more information about the Ride Janie Ride Foundation visit their website at www.ridejanieride.org

Too Good for Drugs

Prairieview 5th Graders had their graduation ceremonies for the Too Good for Drugs program on Friday, April 9, 2010. This program has been taught Deputy Dave Kotovsky of the DuPage County Sheriff's Department. In this program students learn about legal and illegal drugs and strategies for keeping themselves safe,strong and drug free. Attached are some pictures from the ceremony today.

Classes Resume

Classes are back in session as we move toward June and the close of the school year. Over spring break all buildings were thoroughly cleaned and made ready for the last nine weeks of school. It was great to hear the bustle of little bodies moving through the hallways after a week of silence in the building.

Spring sports teams have been selected and the spring season will begin in the next few days for girls and boys soccer, girls softball and boys volleyball. Rehearsals for the spring musical, Oklahoma are well underway for performances in May. This is a very busy time of year as spring open houses and concerts will soon be upon us.

On a financial note, we still have not received any state funding for the second or third quarter with the exception of general state aide. You will also note that the legislature is not in session and continues to avoid the fiscal problems of the state. This picture continues to dim!

Have a good week and stay dry as we get those spring showers that will bring spring flowers!