News from Lake Forest High School

Depression Awareness Week Features LFHS Teen Panel

Charity basketball game benefits Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

  The Lake Forest High School Theatre Department spring musical, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, will be performed April 26-28 at LFHS East Campus, 1285 N. McKinley Road. Tickets are available online at www.lfhs.org. This musical is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary with a Tony Award winning revival on Broadway. **** Information on summer opportunities for LFHS students can be found at www.lfhs.org. Academic Summer School registration is in progress and ends April 20. Driver Education and U.S. History will be offered. Links are available for summer job, adventure, volunteer, and internship opportunities, such as the Dold for Congress Campaign, which is seeking motivated and energetic individuals to apply for …

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Meet the New Superintendent Wednesday

District 67, 115 Boards of Education host reception for Michael Simeck and his family.

  School District 67 and Lake Forest High School Boards of Education will host a reception to welcome incoming superintendent Michael Simeck and his family from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday (April 4) in the Board Room at LFHS West Campus, 300 S. Waukegan Road, in Lake Forest. Simeck will join the district on July 1, succeeding Harry Griffith, who is retiring June 30. Simeck received a bachelor's and master's degree from Eastern Michigan University, and is completing a doctorate in educational administration at Michigan State University. Since 2007, Simeck has served as superintendent for the Berkley K-12 School District in Oak Park, Mich. He previously served as superintendent in Dansville, Mich. (2003-2007). Simeck and his wife, Mari, have three …

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Residents Thank District For Being Part of Superintendent Selection Process

Michael Simeck was the choice of both Community Interview Committees.

  As has been communicated by both the District 67 and District 115 Boards of Education, a group of community members (comprised of parents, teachers, staff and tax payers) participated in the interview and selection process for the new District 67/115 Superintendent. As members of the two “Community Interview Teams,” we would like to sincerely thank the Boards for allowing us to actively participate in the interview process. We would also like to congratulate them on their outstanding selection of Michael Simeck as our new Superintendent. District 115 Board of Education President Sharon Golan has stated that “the collaborative process works” and, in this instance, we could not agree more!  Not only do we feel that our input was valued and…

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Simeck Has Dealt With District Employee Convicted of Crime Before

New Lake Forest superintendent also will be thrust into high school contract negotiations.

Four years ago, a Berkley (Mich.) High School secretary was sentenced to two years’ probation after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $27,000 from the student activities fund. Eleanor Holmes, 62, had worked for Berkley School District for 29 years, and her job duties included collecting deposits from high school activities. When school auditors detected problems with the bookkeeping, they contacted police. Michael Simeck had been on the job as superintendent of Berkley School District for less than a year when Holmes was sentenced. When he takes over as superintendent for Lake Forest School District 67 and Lake Forest School District 115 on July 1, he will face the aftermath of the firing of Deer Path Middle School Principal John …

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News from Lake Forest High School

Lake Forest High School Moves Prom Date Due to Chicago Hosting NATO/G-8 Summits

Students can voluntarily take Illinois Youth Survey on Feb. 6.

  Lake Forest High School's Prom has been rescheduled from its original date of May 19 to May 12. The change comes due to the announcement that both NATO and G-8 summits will be held in Chicago the weekend of May 19, and the resultant citywide security concerns. More information can be found at www.lfhs.org. In addition, Junior parents are encouraged to volunteer to be chaperones for Prom. Volunteers will enjoy dinner together at the chaperones’ tables and parking spots will be reserved at LFHS in the main lot for all chaperones. Contact APT parent volunteers, Janet Hughes at 847-615-9488/
janethughes@hotmail.com or Shelley Saffrin
 at 847-615-1718 /shelleysaffrin@comcast.net. **** LFHS students will be asked to complete the Illinois Youth…

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Lake Forest High School Contract Still Awaiting Teacher Approval

Hope for resolution before school breaks for holidays.

  Lake Forest High School teachers are awaiting to view the final version of the one-year contract between the Lake Forest Education Association (LFEA) and School District 115 following recent subcommittee meetings to iron out the language. Chuck Gress, LFEA's media liaison and a math teacher at the high school, said Thursday that a tentative agreement was reached on the contract language done at a subcommittee level comprised of members from both sides. "We finalizing the actual document and then we make it available to the teachers to view for five days, then we schedule a date to vote on the contract," Gress explained. "We're hoping to have it done before the holidays," he added. After months of negotiations dating back to April, the …

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One Year Contract Needs Lake Forest High School Teachers' Approval

If teachers approve the final wording of contract, work on next year's could start soon.

  The Lake Forest Education Association (LFEA), representing Lake Forest High School teachers, and the District 115 Board of Education will likely be back at the bargaining table within the next few months if a one-year tentative agreement between the two sides is signed. After months of negotiations dating back to April, the Board of Education announced Friday that a tentative agreement had been reached. The teachers have been working without a contract since June 30. The agreement came after two marathon sessions last week following a notice of strike letter filed by the LFEA. The one-year agreement calls for a freeze in teacher salaries, and no change in health or retirement benefits. “We were hoping to get a two-year contract,” said …

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School District 115, Teachers Union to Meet Again Thursday

Cite more progress from Tuesday's meeting than in previous ones.

Progress. That was the word coming out of Tuesday night's negotiations between the District 115 Board of Education and the Lake Forest Education Association representing teachers at Lake Forest High School. Both sides indicated more progress was made Tuesday than in previous meetings, which has spurred another scheduled meeting for 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 17). "We're advancing through the process," said School Board President Sharon Golan. "The fact that we are meeting again says that." The School Board sent out an e-mail to parents of Lake Forest High School students indicating another meeting date had been set. Mark Stein, Uniserve director with the Illinois Education Association, who is on the bargaining table with LFEA, said while he …

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School District 115 Board Responds to LFEA Column, Strike Notice

Has strike plan in place to keep classes in session if necessary.

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