District 67 Brainstormers Spring, Summer Programs Set

District 67 Brainstormers has just announced spring classes (beginning in April) and dates for the summer program. Spring classes at the elementary schools include Elementary Italian, Spring Crafts, Stop-Motion Video, Chess Wizards and Math Masters. Summer classes will be held June 11-28 and Aug. 13-23. There will also be a summer musical camp for students entering grades 1-4, June 11 to July 7, offered in partnership with . Look for more information on the district website by clicking on Brainstormers under Quick Links on the homepage: www.lf67.org.

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April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Sheridan third grade musicians will tie this into their Chicago unit, learning about the history of Chicago jazz and how jazz is an important part of current Chicago culture. Students will perform for their parents and family members at 1:45 p.m. April 13 in the Sheridan Multi-purpose Room. Along with all 3rd graders, the Drumming Sharks of Sheridan will also perform.

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Family Sharing Nights will be held at all elementary schools on the following dates: 6:30 p.m. April 19 for Everett and Sheridan, and 6:30 p.m. April 26 for Cherokee. Family Sharing Night is a time for all elementary school students to share their classroom and school experiences with their families.

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Congratulations to the 43 Deer Path Middle School students who participated the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA), Solo and Ensemble contest at Hawthorn Middle School North in Vernon Hills. Each student sang or played a solo or small group piece of music and received a rating from a judge. The Deer Path students received outstanding ratings.

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Sheridan School's 29th annual American Heart Association Jump-a-thon was a huge success. Sheridan had 80 second, third and fourth grade participants who jumped for their own hearts as well as for others. Sheridan students raised $6,427.00 this year, and the school's 29-year donation total is $199,214.00.

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April 6 will be a day of non-attendance for all District 67 schools.

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The 10th  annual Spirit of 67 Foundation “Opening Doors for Education” Home Tour is scheduled for May 3, and there are opportunities to advertise in this year’s program book for both businesses and individuals. Starting this year, the program book will feature a dedicated “shout out” section. This is a great way to acknowledge a child, a teacher, a friend, etc at a very reasonable cost. If you would like more information, visit the Spirit website: http://www.spiritof67foundation.org/event_hometour.html.

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District 67 families and community members are invited to the Annual District 67 Fourth Grade Art Show, which is  on display at Gallery 300 at the Administrative Center (West Campus), 300 S. Waukegan Road, in Lake Forest. This show features work from every fourth grader at Sheridan, Everett, and Cherokee and will remain on display until April 6.

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The Deer Path Art League (located on the second floor of G) has once again graciously invited area schools to select six pieces of student art for its annual all-student exhibition, which will be on display until April 4.  From Cherokee School: Rachel Silvers, Finn Maxwell, Olivia Joyce, Daniel Baker, Olivia Witte, and Lilly Brennan. From Everett School: Andrew Lyon, Sydney Rubinstein, Mia D'Alessandro, Anthony Mordini, Daniel Crawford, and Ella Coleman. Sheridan School: Colette Belzer, Mimi Gordon, Ryan Harvey, Colin Kingsley, Richard Montanez, and Pamela Shattock.