Thursday, February 9, 2012
Prairieview Principal Janeise Schultz picked up a Lace Elementary School T-shirt Tuesday.
The children in District 61 and District 66 raised a combined total of more than $22,000 for cancer research during the last week in January. It was an amazing feat, but it wasn't the end of the story. The districts were competing against each other to see which could raise the most money by selling paper fists for $1 each. Even though everyone was a winner in the competition, District 61 officially came out on top, raising more than $14,000 for Northwestern University's Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center. The terms of the bet required the principal from the lower-earning school to wear an item of clothing emblazoned with the other school's logo for a week. Prairieview Principal Janeise Schultz picked up a Lace Elementary School T-shirt from …
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Monday, January 23, 2012
The Cancer Smashers kicked off a fundraising competition Friday with a rally at Eisenhower Junior High.
One dollar at a time, the kids in District 61 and District 66 are hoping to make a difference in the fight against cancer. Positive energy filled Eisenhower Junior High’s gym Friday as the students kicked off a weeklong fundraiser for the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University. Students from Lace Elementary and EJH will compete against the kids at Prairieview Elementary and Lakeview Junior High to see which district can raise the most funds. They’ll raise the money by selling paper fists for $1 — fists that represent their goal of knocking out cancer. The fundraiser is the brainchild of Beth Tischler, who chairs Cancer Smashers, a youth offshoot of the H Foundation, a local group that raises money for cancer research. “I …
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Lace Elementary School students learned Wednesday about the cancer research fundraiser, which will take place the last week in January.
If sheer enthusiasm could cure cancer, the disease would have a mighty foe in the students at Lace Elementary School. The third- through fifth-graders at Lace filled the school gym with cheers Wednesday as Cancer Smashers chair Beth Tischler rallied them in support of an upcoming fundraiser. Tischler asked every student who knows someone who has been diagnosed with cancer to raise his hand. The gym filled with tiny, raised palms. She called to the front of the room members of Cancer Smashers, a group of local schoolchildren dedicated to supporting cancer research. “These people in front of you have decided they’re tired of cancer,” she said. During the last week in January, with the help of Cancer Smashers, Lace will join forces with …
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
School districts release annual compensation reports.
School districts in Illinois are required to release a report by Oct. 1 each year on administrator compensation, including salary, pension payments, bonuses and insurance. Patch compiled a chart ranking the base salaries of select administrators at the main schools and districts serving Darien students. The chart shows compensation for superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals and assistant principals at Darien School District 61, Cass School District 63, Center Cass School District 66, Hinsdale High School District 86 and Community High School District 99. The average administrator salary in Illinois during the 2011 school year was $109,759, according to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). According to the ISBE …
Stacey Tantillo
1:32 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
This is by far one of the best fundraisers that Lace and Eisenhower have done! So, so many people are touched by this horrible disease! It gives our kids a chance to have some good fun and raise money for a wonderful cause! LETS GO LACE AND EISENHOWER!!! We can beat Prairieview and Lakeview easily!!!!! Woot! Woot!! more ›