District 67 Collects 20,000 Books for Bernie's Book Bank

More than 20,000 books have been donated by students during the District 67 APT Book Drive. The books have already been distributed throughout the Chicagoland area to kids in need by . Lake Forest elementary and middle school students, with the support of their teachers, more than doubled their goal. According to Brian Floriani, Founder and Director of Bernie's Book Bank, this was also the largest district-wide book drive in the organization's history. The third grade classes in each school stepped up and oversaw the official count of the books in each classroom. At the middle school, the Student Service Club took a leadership role in getting kids motivated to participate and donate their books. At each school, the biggest motivation was the competition to be the class with the most books collected at the end of the two weeks. The prize for the winning class in each school was a pizza party. (The pizza was paid for my Bernie's Book Bank and the drinks and cookies were donated by Sunset Foods.)

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Fifth Grade - Gold Team: Achievement, James Swartout, Emmet Rubin, Sara Larimer, Claire Mahoney. Blue Team: Achievement, Megan Brennan, Bennett Flynn, Megan McKeon, Flynn McClellen, Courtney Scmidt, Claire Millegan. Citizenship, Eleanor Colligan, Georgia Whitefield, Nicholas Mangione, Emma Kelly, Bill Avery, Bridget McGreevy. Encore Achievement Art, Sarah Newtown, Ben Reinkemeyer, Briggie Knox; Spanish, Eleanor Van Antwerp, Erik Leudeking; Mandarin, William Henry Sweetnam; Technology, Alessandra Osillia, Landen Messner; French, Claire Mahoney; Latin, Shaeffer Franklin; Music, Eathan Kurian, Kate Stephenson.

Sixth Grade - Blue Team: Isabelle Moore, Justina Griffith, Elizabeth Clayton, Joey Williams. Maroon Team: Kara Antonucci, Amalia Ligori-Coneff, Andrew Gherlien, Daily Frost. Gold Team: Ava Caputo, Pete Sint, Gillian Buckardt, Brett Chody. Citizenship, Gold, Griffin Strang; Maroon, Jason Smith; Blue, Meredith Delaney. Encore, Latin, Catherine Emanuele; Art, Julianna Roman, Liv Ekholt, Carter Allen, Trevor Allen; Spanish, Su Yardimci, Jillian Armstrong; Mandarin Chinese, Alissa Tomenek; Technology, Linsey Kuracina, Mike Seaman; French, Mary Gregg; Music, John Deering, Natalie Notz.

Seventh Grade - Gold Team: Language Arts, Alexandra Best; Social Studies, Alec Brandel; Math, Katie Bennett; Science, Kara Zehr; Character, Sailor Ward, Gus Rosales, Jared Rule, Vanessa Katz and Emily Hutchens. Blue Team: Language Arts, Erin Pattie; Social Studies, Andrew Traynor; Math, Kathryn Ragusa; Science, Carra Wu; Character, Stephanie Raupp. Maroon Team: Language Arts, Grace Kauffman; Social Studies, Will Howell; Math, Lielah Victor; Science, Greta Kullby; Character, Lisa Clair. Wellness, David Slear, Maddie Moore; Art, Alex Winsor, Drama, Etienne Najman; Applied Technology, John Higgins and Patrick Taylor; French, Andrew Ryder; Technology, Connor Clemmensen, Dominic Roti; Mandarin/Chinese, Margaret Nemickas; Home Arts, Jillian Moorman.

Eighth Grade - Gold Team: Language Arts, William Pintas; Social Studies, Matthew Koller; Math, Henry Steck; Science, Jack Skinner; Character, Michael Noronha. Blue Team: Language Arts, Ryan Vogel; Social Studies, Sarah Calcutt; Math, Max Phillips; Science, Troi Cadaoas; Character, Juliette Doree. Maroon Team: Language Arts, Alyssa Hollander; Social Studies, Kyle Belforti; Math, Phoebe Holman; Science, Jake Cirame; Character, Caroline Luedeking. Wellness, Jacqueline Glyman, Colton England; Art, Kelsey Griffin; Drama, Addie Jasica; Applied Technology, Brooke Kuby; Home Arts, Troi Cadaoas; Technology, Sofie Koppmann; Mandarin/Chinese, Geneva Lee; French, Jack Corrigan; Spanish, laina Tsarwhas.