Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break and had a peaceful Christmas. It was nice to get away last week with family to a warmer area and enjoy relaxing with the family. Now that our boys are adults and living independently it is a joy to spend time with them relaxing and catching up! I am back in the office today refreshed and renewed for another few months. While the weather on vacation was great, today although cooler, is still a beautiful sunny day.

Buildings are being thoroughly cleaned and readied for the second half of the school year and will be ready for the return of students next Tuesday, January 3^rd. As you see in the picture, progress is being made on the new bus parking lot and which should be completed by the end of this week. We hope to move the buses into their new area as we return from the break period.

I hope everyone enjoys another week of relaxation and has a very happy and safe New Year's celebration. Happy New Year 2012!

Winter Break Begins

Winter break begins with the close of school today. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3. 2012. During this period buildings will be open daily from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm with the exception of January 26th and January 2nd. While school is closed our custodians will be working hard to clean buildings and ready them for the return of students in two weeks. We hope that the new bus parking area will be completed next week so we may begin to use it when we return. I hope that everyone has a restful vacation!

Holiday Cheer!

This week ends the first half of the school year and Winter Break begins with the close of school on Friday, December 16^th. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3^rd. I hope that everyone has a restful and joyous vacation celebrating with family and friends. We look forward to the return on students after the break for the challenges that 2012 will bring to us!

Here are some inspirational thoughts as you contemplate the coming holiday season:

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly. ~Andy Rooney

Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves. ~Eric Sevareid

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. ~Larry Wilde, The Merry Book of Christmas

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ~Washington Irving

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. ~Peg Bracken

Happy Holidays!

Winter Concert Season Is Here!

The annual District 66 Concert series begins this week. Concerts for this season are scheduled as follows:

Tuesday, December 6^th Lakeview, Concert Band, Chorus and Lab Jazz band

Wednesday, December 7^th Lakeview, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble

Monday, December 12^th Prairieview Concert, Cadet Band , Chorus

Wednesday, December 14^th Lakeview and Prairieview Choirs to Yorktown Mall

Thursday, December 15^th Downers Grove South Choir performance at Lakeview

Community is invited to all of these events. All evening events begin at 7:00 pm in the Lakeview gym.