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Chicago Area Common Core Presentation

Submitted on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 08:24
National “Common Core expert” Sandra Alberti is presenting in the Chicago area about the importance of Common Core and the instructional shifts inherent in the new academic standards adopted by Illinois and 44 other states.
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Planting Day at Emerson Elementary

Submitted on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 12:19
Please join us for our first annual Plant Day! Emerson’s students will be busy working on our community garden and could use a helping hand! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO POOR WEATHER.
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The 2013 Boys and Girls District 89 Basketball Championships were held the last week of February at Proviso East High School.

Submitted on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 08:29
Roosevelt (9-3) VS Emerson (8-4) The third place boys game put two 8-3 teams together between Roosevelt and Emerson, but in the end it was Roosevelt that faired to be too strong offensively taking the contest by a score of 55 to 40. Big 6’6” Roosevelt center Michael Downy who was shut out in the first half started his scoring spree with two thunderous dunks that brought the Fans to their feet. From there on the Raiders were just too much for the Eagles to handle. Emerson also had their hot shooter for the game in the way of Kewon Johnson. Johnson entered the game in the 4th quarter...
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The 2013 Boys and Girls District 89 Basketball Championships were held the last week of February at Proviso East High School.

Submitted on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 11:48
Girls Games Emerson (9-3) VS Garfield (6-6) In the girls third place game Nala Hemingway led the Lady Emerson Eagles with 18 points while teammate Karen Dorsey added another 13 as the Emerson Girls proved to be too strong offensively against the Lady Giants of Garfield. Leading the way for the Garfield Girls was Kyrah Rhone with 8 points.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2013 SPELLING BEE CONTESTANTS

Submitted on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 11:31
The 6th thru 8th Grade Bee went 37 rounds GABRIEL FRANCO, 8th grader from Lincoln School was the Champion and will represent District 89 at the West 40 ISC SCRIPPS Spelling Bee on February 7, 2013! YULISSA ESCONTRIAS 6th grade student attending Garfield School, seized 1st Runner up, while 6th grader NATALIE GARCIA representing Lincoln School placed 2nd Runner up.
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District 89 Students Qualify for Destination Imagination State Tournament in April at NIU!

Submitted on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 08:45
The Destination Imagination program encourages teams of learners to have fun, take risks, focus, and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the arts, and service learning. Our students learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem solving process.
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Stevenson Math and Science Night

Submitted on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 11:18
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, Stevenson 7th grade students experienced the opportunity to communicate what they’ve learned from their scientific investigations to the entire school community during our annual Math and Science Fair Night!
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2012 Boys and Girls Soccer Season

Submitted on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 09:43
The 2012 Boys and Girls Soccer Season came to an end last night at Irving School. All the games were very competitive and such a pleasure to watch. On the Girls side, the 3rd Place Game needed overtime to decide a winner. After trailing 2-0 at half the Stevenson Girls scored two in the second half to force an overtime period against the Melrose Park Girls.
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Stevenson Family Reading Night

Submitted on Tue, 11/13/2012 - 14:36
In honor of, National Reading Month, Stevenson School’s Reading Committee hosted a Family Reading Night on Thursday, November 8, 2012. The theme for the evening was “Join a Team of Good Readers”
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OfficeMax Donates School Supplies to Make "A Day Made Better" for Teachers

Submitted on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 14:07
Five teachers in District 89 received a big surprise on Tuesday, October 2nd. They were among the 1,000 school teachers nationwide selected by OfficeMax to receive $1,000 worth of classroom supplies during OfficeMax’s “A Day Made Better” annual event. A team from OfficeMax and the school principal arrived at each teacher’s classroom to announce the award and present the classroom supplies. Each teacher was nominated for the award by a fellow colleague.
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