Eisenhower Jr. High 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

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Eisenhower Volleyball Team Undefeated in Conference

The team is 33-3 over the past two seasons, coach Jennifer Crum said.

The Eisenhower Junior High girls volleyball team put together and incredible record the past two seasons, in part because of their comfort playing together. They went 33-3 in 2011 and 2012, and were 12-0 in conference this season.  Coach Jennifer Crum said most of the girls have been playing together for four or five years now between Eisenhow and Lions Junior Volleyball Club.  Crum noted that two of the three losses the past two season were at a GLC club tournament, losing to two Illini Elite club teams.  The girls also participated in Volley for the Cure at Hinsdale South, where they played in an exhibition match against Westview Hills. The coach said she was  very excited about the season and is proud of the team's accomplishments over …

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Post Photos of Your Graduate to Darien Patch

Proud of your favorite grad? We are too. Share photos of their big day by uploading them to Darien Patch.

Post Photos of Your Graduate to Darien Patch

Proud of your favorite grad? We are too. Share photos of their big day by uploading them to Darien Patch.

It's a big week for local graduations. Downers Grove South and Hinsdale South seniors collect their diplomas Friday night, while Hinsdale Central seniors and eighth-graders at Eisenhower and Cass junior highs walk the stage Thursday. Celebrate your student's accomplishments by posting graduation photos to Darien Patch.

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District 61 Adds Four Positions for 2012-13 School Year

The board's vote means Lace School could rehire two teachers whose jobs were eliminated for the upcoming school year.

After cutting six positions in March, the District 61 School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to add four staff members. Lace School will get one third- and one fourth-grade teacher, while Eisenhower Junior High will hire a PE teacher and a guidance counselor  The PE teacher and guidance counselor roles are new positions. The move means, however, the district may rehire some Lace employees whose positions were eliminated for the 2012-13 school year. The latest enrollment reports show the schools will have more students next year than previously expected.  Adding third- and fourth-grade teachers would enable Lace to have seven sections at each of those grade levels. It would reduce the third-grade class size to 23 from 27 and lower the …

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Watch Eisenhower Jr. High's Drum Line Play Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance"

The students played their rendition of the pop hit Tuesday at Lace School's time capsule burial.

Eisenhower Junior High's drum line added to the festive atmosphere Tuesday at Lace School's time capsule burial by playing their percussive version of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance." The time capsule is part of Lace's 50th anniversary celebration and will be unearthed on June 1, 2052.

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Eisenhower Jr. High Band Continues Tradition of Excellence

The band took home five awards last weekend at the Music in the Parks Festival in Branson, MO.

It was a trip filled with music, spelunking and fried chicken. But the four-day weekend trip Eisenhower Junior High’s band took to Branson, MO, was also brimming with success. The band took home five separate awards when it competed against 17 other midwestern bands at the Music in the Parks Festival at Silver Dollar City. The jazz and marching bands each placed first, while the concert band came in second in its class, missing the top spot by just half a point. Eighth-grader Nicole Perillo received the outstanding overall soloist award for her trumpet playing. Perhaps the greatest source of pride, however, is the Esprit de Corps award Eisenhower received for the students’ outstanding character throughout the weekend. That integrity is so …

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EJH Student's Film on Diversity Moves on to State PTA Contest

Eighth-grader Mike Roberge wrote, edited and produced the minute-and-a-half long animated clip.

He’s only in eighth grade, but Mike Roberge can already add director, writer and composer to his list of accomplishments. Mike, 14, created a film about diversity for the local PTA Reflections contest that features animation he orchestrated, music he composed and a message he wrote. Now his entry is heading to the state level.  The Eisenhower Junior High student’s film features dozens of tiny rainbow-hued figures. Each time a different instrument plays, a differently colored figure appears until a globe shape in the middle of the screen fills with the miniature people. “I wanted to incorporate something with music because when I think of diversity, I think of something where everyone plays something different,” Mike said. Mike also found …

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EJH Students Perform ‘Tale as Old as Time’

Spring musical “Beauty and the Beast” runs Thursday through Saturday at Eisenhower Junior High.

Eisenhower Junior High Choir Director Puja Modi said she knew it would be tough to bring the musical Beauty and the Beast to life. “Disney is difficult because everyone has a preconceived idea of what it should look and sound like,” she said. But she also knew she had a secret weapon—the perfect cast. “Our cast has done a great job of making the musical their own and really living and breathing their characters,” Modi said. After weeks of rehearsal, the cast will share just how tailor made they are for their roles when they perform Beauty and the Beast this Thursday through Saturday at Eisenhower Junior High. Just as in a professional production, Modi said the students don elaborate costumes, learn detailed choreography and memorize …

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