Wesmere students & grandparents share in school experience
Wesmere Elementary School second grade teacher Lisa Mueller still remembers sharing a day at school with her grandparents and aunt when she was in grade school. And for the past nine years she has been passing along those memories to her own students.
Second grade students in Mueller’s class will welcome their grandparents or special friends from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2010, in their classroom for Lisa Mueller’s ninth annual Grandparent’s Day Luncheon. Wesmere is located at 2001 Wesmere Parkway, Plainfield.
The students have several activities planned including making as many words as possible out of the word “grandparents,” completing a Venn diagram comparing their grandparents’ school lives to their own, singing songs and eating lunch.
“This special day gives the kids and grandparents an opportunity to compare their school lives, and for the students to show them what they have done so far in class, what their classroom looks like, and have a social lunch in the mere enjoyment of one another’s company,” Mueller said.
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Board of Education nominating petitions available September 21
Nominating petition forms for the April 5, 2011 School Board election in Plainfield School District 202 will be available beginning Tuesday, September 21, 2010 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the District 202 Administration Center, 15732 Howard Street, Plainfield, IL.
Completed petitions must be filed between December 13-20, 2010, at the District Administration Center. Three seats on the seven-member Board of Education are up for election on the April 5, 2011 ballot. The seats up for election are currently held by Board President Stuart Bledsoe, Board Vice President Dave Obrzut and Board member Roger Bonuchi. Candidates elected will serve four-year terms expiring in April 2015.
To be eligible a candidate must be a U.S. citizen who is a registered voter, at least 18 years of age on the date of the election, and a resident of the state and school district for one year prior to the election.
The School Board election is nonpartisan, and Board candidates do not run under political party affiliation.
Please contact Bea Ryan for more information at (815) 577-4006 or bryan@psd202.org
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Plainfield South High School custodian charged with distribution of child pornography
A Plainfield South High School night custodian was charged today in United States District Court with one count of distribution of child pornography, a felony offense.
Anthony Skoien was arrested and taken into custody at his home Friday morning and arraigned in U.S. District Court Friday afternoon. He is being held without bond pending his next court appearance.
At this point, there is no indication that the allegations involved any District 202 students or staff.
The District has initiated appropriate disciplinary and employment procedures and Skoien will not return to work pending resolution of this matter.
Skoien has worked as a custodian for District 202, assigned to Plainfield South High School, since 2002.
A review of Skoien’s personnel record indicates that at the time of initial employment he passed all criminal background checks, references and employment procedures as required by law and district policy.
District 202′s top priority and primary concern is the welfare of our students, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Harper. District officials will continue to work collaboratively with law enforcement in this investigation, he said.
***WHILE WE APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY’S CONCERNS, THIS IS ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT OFFICE. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED AS APPROPRIATE.***
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Six District 202 students help clinch national softball championship
Six District 202 middle school students helped their traveling softball team clinch a national championship this summer.
The Stone City Sharks traveling softball team won the 12-and-under “A” North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) National Championship tournament, which was played July 22-25, 2010.
The Sharks include Indian Trail Middle School eighth grader Michaela Schlattman and seventh grader Samantha Sabor; Aux Sable Middle School eighth grader Jordan Harbacek and sixth grader Kayla Curbis; Timber Ridge Middle School eighth grader Gretchen Egly and Richard Ira Jones Middle School seventh grader Allison Lindroth.
At the NAFA national tournament in Eagan, Minnesota, the girls won all eight of their games against teams from across the country, to capture the first place title.
The win completed their season where they went 57-19 and won three additional tournament championships.
The Stone City Sharks is a traveling tournament softball team whose home field is in Minooka. The girls are coached by Joe Findlay, whose own daughters now play softball for the Chicago bandits.
Each year, softball players from around the area try out to capture a spot on the Stone City traveling softball teams. For more information on the teams, visit www.sharkssoftball.net.
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