Education Partners, good afternoon.

Some pre-Thanksgiving break news:

• Congratulations and best luck to the eight St. Charles East High School girls swimmers and 11 St. Charles North High School girls swimmers competing at state this weekend:

STC East High

o Caitlin Dauw, 200 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Claire Desormey, 200 i.m., 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Jody Petersen, 100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Meredith Beebe, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Christine Gordey, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Molly Carrignan, diving
o Amy Holmstrom, alternate
o Lillian Cabel, alternate

STC North High

o Kristen Bast - 400 free relay
o Jessica Cohen - 200 medley relay
o Nikki Chokran - 200 medley relay
o Melanie Edgar - 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
o Kaylee Jamison - 200 IM, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Laura Johnson - 400 free relay
o Brigid Leavy - medley relay, 100 back
o Catherine Nosal - 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay
o Ashley Potocki - 200 medley relay
o Taylor Reynolds - medley relay, 100 back, 400 free relay
o Sarah van Oss - 200 IM, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay

• All current District 303 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders wanting to enroll in a computer course next school year must take a keyboarding class or pass a keyboarding placement exam. Click here for more information: http://www.d303.org/news/press/keyboarding1105pr.htm
   
• District 303’s two Future Educators Association clubs raised $2,620 for education and charity through the second annual Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) International Walk for Education. Click here for more info: http://www.d303.org/news/press/feawalk05pr.htm
   
• A belated Kudos to Wredling Middle School 7th graders Nathan Vanderlaan and Mario Moreno, who raised $203 for the American Red Cross by organizing and running a haunted trail on October 29, 2005.
   
• Fifty-two District 303 high school band, orchestra and choir students have been chosen to participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association District IX Festival Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Willowbrook High School. Kudos and best luck to them. Click here for more info: http://www.d303.org/news/press/imeahsfest1105pr.htm
   
• CORRECTION: Matthew Bartindale and Nate French, the two District 303 soccer players named this week to the Chicago Fire’s All State, All Academic team both attend St. Charles East High School. My mistake, with apologies.

Have a great weekend,
Tom Hernandez
Director of Communications