#d168excels CCSD 168 Families - Please join me in giving a shoutout to our wonderful food service provider - Just a Dash! They have been simply amazing! They have gone above and beyond to assure our families have wonderful meals Monday through Friday. Thank you Just a Dash!
#d168excels CCSD 168 Families - Just a reminder that today is a Remote Learning Planning Day for staff. We will see our scholars in residence back tomorrow at 9 am!
#d168 Letter from Dr. Donna S. Leak, Superintendent
#d168excels - New Location! Free Meals for Seniors starting April 7, 2020 pick up meals at Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church 10am to 12pm
#d168excels E/Remote Learning Plan
with Questions and Answers https://www.d168.org/article/223616?org=district
are located in the NEWS section.. E/Remote Learning resumes April 6-30, 2020
#d168excels CCSD 168 Family- Guess what today is? It’s Census Day 2020! Please make sure to fill out your Census today! We want to make sure Sauk Village is counted! Happy Census Day 2020! Check out a live message from Dr. Leak on our Facebook page
#d168excels E-Remote Learning April 6-30, 2020
#d168excels CCSD 168 families - Hopefully you are enjoying your spring break! With the announcement by the Governor of the extended stay-at-home through April 30th, we will be extending our E/Remote Learning. We will be sending out more information before the end of the week. Stay safe and stay home! Also, this is a great time to fill out your Census to make sure Sauk Village is counted!
#d168excels Free Meals on Tuesdays to Help Support Our Seniors - Thank you Faith Church in Dyer, Indiana
#d168excels -While we are apart, we want to share with our scholars in residence and their families how much we appreciate and miss them. Enjoy and we will be back to E Learning on April 6th! CCSD 168 Staff" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7mG10qvHb0
#d168excels Tune in to YOUTUBE for a Special Message from Superintendent Dr. Donna S. Leak https://youtu.be/U8dQx5watvQ
#d168excels Virtual Field Trips for Kids Spring 2020- Spring Break March 30-April 3, 2020 https://www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/
#d168 Grab and Go Meals Extend Mar 17-April 7, 20
E-Learning continues March 23-April 7, 2020
#d168excels CCSD168 Offers Students Mobile Meal Distribution Locations - Effective March 23rd - April 7th
#d168excels CCSD 168 Families - With the Governor’s Executive Order our E-Learning Days will extend to April 6-7. We will continue to distribute grab and go breakfast and lunch throughout this time. We are also adding bus routes for meal distribution beginning on Monday, March 23rd. Please check the website and Facebook post for the routes. This is in addition to our school pick up.
#d168excels ISBE Offers Educators Continuing Education Resources
#d168excels Free Internet Services and Increased Speeds from AT&T, Comcast, Spectrum and Verizon
#d168excels Electronic Report Card Access
#d168excels Social Distancing "What Does It Mean?"
#d168excels CCSD168 Student Report Cards will be delivered electronically
#d168excels CCSD 168 Families - breakfast and lunch meals are being distributed at Wagoner, Strassburg and Rickover until noon today. We will see you there!
#d168ecels Breakfast and Lunch Pick up Happening now at Rickover Jr. High 10am to 12pm.
#d168excels FREE - Internet services during school closures dial 1-844-488-8398 provided by Spectrum
#d168excels Spring break March 30-April 3, 2020
#d168excels - Grab & Go Free Meals for Any Child age 18 & Under (M-F 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
#d168excels-UPDATE: E-Learning days start Tuesday, March 17, 2020
#d168excels CCSD 168 families - as we send children home today to convert to E Learning, we will also be sending home a breakfast and lunch grab and go schedule. Please be sure to look for it in your child’s backpack.
#d168excels - Economic Assistance for Illinois Families - Opportunity to apply for Unemployment Assistance Insurance
#d168excels E-Learning days March 17-April 3, 2020 Buildings Closed effective March 17, 2020
#d168excels CCSD 168 Parents - Please be advised that school buildings will be closed from Tuesday, March 17th through Friday, April 3rd. We will be following our E Learning Plan from 3/17 - 3/19 and 3/30 - 4/3. Please know that Student Led Parent Teacher Conferences will still occur on March 19th and 20th as scheduled but will be in an electronic format. You will receive communication from each building to set up your conferences. Thank you for your patience, understanding and flexibility. District 168 strong!
Dr. Donna Leak
#d168excels Comcast offers FREE internet service phone 1-855-846-8376 (English) or 1-855-765-6995 (Spanish)
#d168excels TRACK YOUR SYMPTOMS - Know the difference is it the flu, allergies, or COVID-19
#d168excels Important Message: Parents Please Complete the Student Electronic Device Survey click on the link to begin the 2 minute survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfY5K4m9Hf4HKkz7TTYD3Z62iySR0fCEKrQQ005ScyskzRKiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
#d168excels Possible Disruption of School
#d168excels List of underlying medical conditions that may increase the risk of serious COVID-19
#d168excels Deadline Update: Electronic Survey Due Tomorrow March 12, 2020. Available Online Today
#d168excels Electronic Survey Available Online--Parents for your convenience, you are welcome to complete the short electronic survey online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfY5K4m9Hf4HKkz7TTYD3Z62iySR0fCEKrQQ005ScyskzRKiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
#d168excels Parents please complete and return the "Electronic Device Survey" to your child's teacher no later than Monday, March 16, 2020. Thank you
#d168excels Rickover Jr. High host scholastic bowl meet against Hart Middle School.
#d168excels Change of date alert - Our March Community Chat has been moved to March 17th, 5 - 6:30 pm NOT March 10th. We look forward to seeing you at the Administration Center on March 17th to share information and hear from you!
#d168excels Coronavirus - Prevention Tips in Review -
• Wash your hands often for 20 seconds with soap
and water
• Appropriately cover your coughs and sneezes
• If you are sick, please stay home
#d168excels Coronavirus - Prevention Tip for Today – If you are sick, please stay home. Staying home while you are ill helps to prevent the spread of illness. Immediately dispose of used tissues and remember to wash your hands often with soap and water. We hope you feel better.
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MAP Strassburg Goal Party!
#d168excels Coronavirus - Prevention Tip for Today - Appropriately covering coughs and sneezes: Turning away from others, use your sleeve or elbow, completely cover your nose and mouth. Do not use your hands.
#d168excels Coronavirus - Prevention Tip of the Day: Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the restroom and before eating helps to kill germs
#d168excels Learning continues, even on Saturdays! Rickover students visit the Black Creativity Career exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry
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Strassburg's Black History Assembly!
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Rickover Jr. High NWEA Reward Dance.
#d168 Coronavirus letter can be found by clicking this link: https://5il.co/dch7
#168excels Celebrating Teach Kindness Champions Special Guests
#d168excels Illinois State Senator Elgie R. Sims Jr. announces new holiday "February 24, 2020 is Teach Kindness Day" honoring Wagoner Elementary School
#d168excels Wagoner Elementary School Wins 2020 NationalTeach Kindness Challenge!
#d168excels Meet the 2020 National Teach Kindness Challenge WINNERS! Wagoner Elementary School
#d168excels Big news is coming at 10 am this Monday morning!
#d168excels Something great is happening in CCSD 168 today!!
#d168excels CCSD 168 Community- Tune in for something BIG in District 168 at 10 am this morning!!!
#d168excels CCSD 168 Blossoms about to perform to “Wake Up” and be counted in the Census 2020!
#d168excels Unveiling Rickover’s new Drum Line at the CCSD 168 Black History Celebration!
#d168excels Packed house for the CCSD 168 Black History Celebration! Rickover Choir performing inspirational songs for all!
#d168excels 2020 Black History Celebration in full swing! Pre-K students showcasing African American firsts in replicas! Walking Museum set up by our students! Census 2020 information and vendors are all set up! Come on out and enjoy the festivities!
#d168excels Getting ready for our Annual CCSD 168 Black History Month Celebration! Doors open at 4:45! See you there!
#d168excels PreK is Taking Off with our Transportation Study
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Ms Ransom’s class with our focus book/author/illustrator for World Read Out Loud Day
Kadir Nelson-The Undefeated
Rickover Jr. High Students Learning all about the Earth's Layers. #d168excels
#D168excels Lets Go Raiders! Girls Volleyball Team plays against Jesse White.
Raiders Scholastic Bowl Team VS Hart Middle School Lets Go Raiders! #d168excels
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The students earned this and we had a great time!
Teacher Pie in the Face Assembly!
2nd Saturday 2/8/2020 IAR Test Prep Bootcamp. Rickover Students Gearing Up For March Testing. #d168excels
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Ms. Dumas’s Class “Socks It to the MAP Test”! The students made their growth goal on the test!
#d168excels Participating in International Day for Heart Health! Dr. Leak in her red to support this effort.
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World Read Out Loud Day @Strassburg
Thanks to all our dads,uncles,granddads and all other family members who came out in support of our students in the district for Donuts with Dads. #d168excels
#d168excels #NSBAAI2020
Preparing to advocate to our federal legislators on behalf of our CCSD 168 families! Listening to Eugene Robinson deliver information to help us get prepared.
#d168excels Students Attends Saturday IAR Test Prep Boot Camp Class.
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Classroom Attendance Winner for Q2 @Strassburg! Ms Murphy’s class earned a pizza party provided by our PTO and a gift card to say “thank you” to one of our parents for always having their student at school on time!
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Building equivalent fractions with Ms. Ransom’s Class!
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CHAMPS Donut Parties!
#d168excels Congratulations to Rickover student Dakayla
Mitchell! She is a runner up in Senator Elgie Sims’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest! Thank you Senator Sims for supporting our young people!
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Ms. Dumas is always building strong relationships with her students! Keep up the excellent work!
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Quarter 2 Awards Celebration
Movie & Popcorn!
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Quarter 2 Awards Assembly
Principal's Award!
Rickover Spelling Bee 2020 #d168excells
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Ms Elliott's Class wins our Jack's Warehouse Field Trip for earning 180 CHAMPS tickets! Congratulations!
#d168excels CCSD 168 families - Happy New Year! Our staff is working hard today to be ready to greet our scholars tomorrow as we welcome them back to school!
Rickover’s Choir Gives Holiday Cheer to Seniors. #d168excels
Blossoms Holiday Magic
#d168excels Rickover Raiders finishing a tight game!
#d168excels Rickover Ugly Sweater Day!
#d168excels NJHS Reads to Wagoner Students for the Holidays
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Pajamas and Storytime!
#countdowntowinterbreak
Special thanks to our parents, students and staff for making our 2nd annual winter concert a success. #d168excel
#d168excels Rickover 2nd Annual Winter Concert Going on now! Please join us!
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4th grade field trip to the Museum of Science & Industry!
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The 1st Annual Strassburg Toy Mart was a success!
Thank you Faith Church for Providing This Opportunity to Our Families!
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Special Thanks to Chicago Height Moose Lodge #828 for donating 20 holiday meals for our families in our district.
#d168excels Let’s Go Raiders!
#d168excels Learning continues on Saturdays...Mr. Petraitis, Art Teacher leads our budding Rickover Artist in painting our stage background for our winter concert, 12/18 @ 6pm
#d168excels Spend our Saturday School using the Window Notes Thoughtful Classroom Tool building our character watching a lesson regarding Self-Control... Choosing to do what we should do even when we do not want to.
#d168excels Congratulations to our Rickover Raiders Boys basketball team as they head to the championship this morning! Let’s go Raiders!
#d168excels Our Raiders are preparing for their Championship Game at the Cottage Grove 9th Annual Holiday Tournament 12/14 @ 10 am
#d168excels Love reading to our students! Thank you Ms. Maple’s class and Mrs. Koontz’s class
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The students loved Shop With A Cop!! Thank you Sauk Village!
#d168excels Shop with a Cop 2019! Thank you so much Sauk Village!
#d168excels Annual Shop with a Cop has begun!
#d168excels Getting ready for our Annual Shop with a Cop! Thank you so much Sauk Village Police Chief and Mayor!
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What a Busy Weekend for Strassburg!
Crete Country 5k (Let Me Run Club) & Behold the Wonder (Dance Troupe)
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CCSD #168 Family Math Night @Strassburg!
#d168excels CCSD 168 families - “Winter Numberland” Family Math night is going on tonight at Strassburg starting at 5 pm! Hope to see you there!
#d168excels CCSD 168 will be counted! Getting ready to participate in the Governor’s 2020 Census Education Summit! Looking forward to information to make sure all of our families are counted!
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CHAMPS classroom donut party winners for the month!
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5th grade reading STAR program! I am so proud of our students!
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Monitoring student progress with four-digit multiplication in Ms. Tanquilut's class!
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Thankful Writing with Ms. Tyler's Class!
#d168excels Blossoms hosts workshop and breakfast entitled “Dealing with Challenging Behaviors.”
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Ms. Merritt’s star students instructing the class on how to solve word problems.
Keep up the excellent work!
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Examples of 3rd grade narrative writing!
Excellent job Ms. Elliott's Class!
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STEAM Saturday School @Strassburg
Focus-Engineering
#d168excels Building an “I can” mindset at Blossoms PreK! #prekrocks
Be Great with Less than 8! Mrs. Pastierik’s Class had Perfect Attendance today!!
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Having a ball at Family Literacy Night!
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Family Literacy Night Rocks!
#d168excels PreK enjoys Family Literacy Night!
Thanks to all the parents for helping us achieve our goal of Be GREAT with less than 8! We appreciate you!! #d168excels
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Q1 PBIS Celebration @Strassburg!
We had a dance competition, arcade, and team games!
The kids had a BLAST!
Be GREAT with less than 8! Wagoner celebrated GREAT attendance today with only 11 absences for the whole school!! Attendance = Success #d168excels
Wagoner students embrace the kindness challenge!! Keep up the great work Wagoner!! #d168excels
Kindness matters at Wagoner School! We are celebrating each other and being good friends! #d168excels
Thank you to our Wagoner families for making our book fair such a success! Keep reading, Wagoner! #d168excels
Investigating science concepts in Mrs. Matulis’ and Mrs. Haberman’s class. #D168excels
Exploring engineering during STEM class at Wagoner! #d168excels
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STEAM Candy Corn Cauldron Challenge!
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Spirit Week @Strassburg
Pajama Day!
#d168excels Blossoms has a lot of great characters!
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Red Ribbon Week @Strassburg
Twin Day!!!
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Strassburg celebrates our COMMENDABLE rating with a pep assembly & the Bloom 206 Band!
#d168excels Rickover Spirit Week Pajama Day Fun!
#d168excels Rickover Spirit Week! Twin Day Fun!
Ms. Sucic and Mr. Hernandez celebrate perfect attendance with the students. Be GREAT with less than 8 absences for the whole school year. #d168excels
Wagoner School celebrates classrooms with perfect weekly attendance. Congratulations to Mrs. Ivie’s classroom. Be GREAT with less than 8 absences for the whole year!
#d168excels Student-Led Conferences @ Rickover
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Student-Led Conferences @Strassburg!
Student-led Conferences at Wagoner! Great work, learners!
#d168excels Rickover 6th Grade Q1 Awards Ceremony
#d168excels Thank you Ms. Pat for all you do! Know you are appreciated! Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Week!
#d168excels Thoughtful Educators participating in Thoughtful Learning
#d168excels At Rickover the Learning continues even on Saturdays! Museum of Science and Industry Science Work Exhibit
Rickover Goes Pink! for Wear it Pink Day
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STEAM Saturday School-Chemical Reactions!!
Winning!
Let’s go Raiders!
Lady Raiders on the move!
Lady Raiders motivated and ready!
#d168excels One of my favorite activities- reading to our children! Thanks Ms Bertram’s PreK! Awesome class this morning!
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September CHAMPS Winners!
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Illinois Reading Council Library Grant Winner!
Our very own Ms. Ransom! Congratulations!
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Individualized Learning with Ms. Bultema’s Class
#d168excels Lady Raiders are back in business! Basketball season has begun! Let’s go Raiders!
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On Friday Sept 27, 2019 for SEL in Mrs. Royal's Homeroom Class we learned all about RESPECT.
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"On Friday Sept 27, 2019 for SEL in Homeroom Class we learned all about RESPECT. I teach 8th grade so I have to be real creative to keep them engaged. One of my students decided to be artistic to answer these questions. I thought she did an awesome job."
-Mrs. Carlita Royal
#d168excels Rickover's 8th Grade Students in Dr. Strain's Class envision their futures by creating Vision Boards.
believe it see it achieve it!
#d168excels Rickover's 8th Grade Students in Dr. Strain's Class envision their futures by creating Vision Boards.
believe it see it achieve it!
#d168excels Congrats to our students for being selected for student of the month for Sept.
Danielle Kyle 6th grade (nominated Cherise McLaurin)
Stephanie Estrada-Duran 7th grade (nominated by Mrs.Ross
Danarius Reed 8th grade (nominated by Mrs. Glees)
The Character Traits for the Month of Sept was Respect.
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4th grade STEAM Challenge!
First graders had fun learning about nature during the field trip to Plum Creek. #d168excels
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Strassburg celebrates Grandparents Day!
Wagoner welcomed our fabulous grandparents to celebrate them and all the love they give! Happy Grandparents Day! #d168excels
#d168excels Wagoner Open House in full swing! Looking forward to meeting with our families!
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Strassburg Open House 2019!
#d168excels Strassburg Open House in full swing!
Wagoner scientists making predictions! Learning is fun at Wagoner School! #d168excels
Girls' Basketball Tryouts
#d168excels Rickover Staff getting ready for Open House! Looking forward to seeing our families!
#d168excels Early Dismissal for Rickover Jr. High @ 1:35 P.M.
Please Join us for Open House Night @ Rickover Jr. High Sept 3, 2019 6pm-7:30pm #d168excels
Wagoner students enjoy new backpacks and school supplies. Thank you to ELIM and ComEd. #d168.com
Wagoner students enjoy working together during STEM class. d168excels
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Friday Night Lights (reading with a flashlight) in Ms. Dumas’s Classroom!
#d168excels Donations keep coming in to support our children! Thanks to the Moose Lodge 828 for your support! Their supply drive ended and as they continued to get supplies they thought of us, CCSD 168! Thanks!
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Dr. Camilleri and Mr. Spires visiting classrooms to discuss CHAMPS expectations
#d168excels #iLBackto School
2019 CCSD 168 Back to School Bash! Food, music, fun for everyone!!
#d168excels #ILBacktoSchool CCSD 168 2019 Back to School Bash! So glad to celebrate the start of another year with our families!
#d168excels #ILBacktoSchool The 2019-2020 school year has officially begun! Thank you to Faith Church for your generous donations of time, mural painting over the summer and supplies for our children! At CCSD 168 it is all about the learning!
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First Day @Strassburg! All students received school supplies! Thank you Faith Church and Elim!
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We are ready for the 2019-2020 school year! Can’t wait to see our students tomorrow!
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Getting ready for the 2019-2020 school year with Team Building Activities @Strassburg!
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Welcome back to our amazing CCSD 168 staff! Opening Institute Day as we work on becoming Thoughtful Educators prepared to welcome our students back on Monday, August 19th!
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Exciting news! Last school year, CCSD 168 teachers received $5,564 towards their classroom requests on @DonorsChoose. We’re thrilled to see our teachers’ innovation on display, and can’t wait to see what they think up this year!
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CCSD 168 Community Bus Tour with our 2019 New Staff Cohort! The Tradition continues!
Future 6th Graders tour Rickover!
8th Grade Parent Meeting!
Rickover 6th Grade Orientation!
#d168excels The Sauk Village Police Chief getting ready for the dunk tank! Sauk Village Night out!
#d168excels Hanging out with Sauk Village Mayor Burgess at the Sauk Village Night Out! Fun times!
#d168excels CCSD 168 Board President Jones and Sauk Village Clerk/CCSD 168 Board Member Campbell-Pruitt enjoying National Night Out in Sauk Village!
#d168excels Enjoying National Night Out in Sauk Village!
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Over 200 volunteers from Faith Church and our own staff members came out to prepare a surprise for our wonderful students that they will see for the first time on August 19!
#d168excels Strassburg Idol features singers, tap dancers, gymnasts, dancers and more!!
#d168excels Strassburg Idol in full swing on our last day of the school year!
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Jesse White Tumblers perform for Strassburg!
#d168excels Our Annual 2nd Grade Read for Fun in the Sun may have moved inside but was still a warm, sunny feeling with Dr. Leak and Dr. Nepote reading some favorite books!
#d168excels Our PreK Celebrations are always the best! Petting zoo, bouncy houses, ponies, food and fun! Awesome event Blossoms Family!
#d168excels Rickover End of the Year Staff Bash! Thank you Hog Haven of Dyer for coming and grilling on-site!
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Our students and staff also got to enjoy Italian Ice today on our field day!
Celebrating our friendship during Wagoner Field Day 2019.
Wagoner learners having fun during Field Day 2019!
Thank you to our Wonderful Wagoner parents for helping out with Field Day 2019! We appreciate all you do!
#d168excel Rickover host our published student authors book signing. Thank you Señorita Sanabria for your generous donation of books for each author.
#d168excels Rickover continues teacher appreciation! Chrio One does massages for our staff. Thank you PTO President Jones for arranging the event.
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Strassburg Field Day!
Due to the rain we had to improvise!
#d168excels Kindergarten Graduation 2019!
#d168excels Getting ready for Kindergarten Graduation!!!
#d168excels One of my favorite activities at the end of the year! Reading for fun in the sun! Encouraging our children to read over the summer! Thanks for our Read for Fun in the Sun Day Strassburg!
#d168excels Rickover students are preparing to dunk their Administrators! Mrs. Bullock also sings Karaoke!
#d168excels Rickover Specials Educators Rock! Field Day is rocking and rolling...
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Strassburg 2nd Annual Career Day!
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Our Strassburg girls at Girls on the Run 5k
#d168excels Congratulations Rickover Class of 2019! Wonderful graduation tonight!
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Strassburg Principal for the Day-Carter Luster!
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Strassburg Science Fair!
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“Caught Being Good” -Japanese Notan Art
#d168excels Happy Mother’s Day to all of our CCSD 168 Moms!
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Last STEAM Saturday School for the year!
Volcanoes 🌋
#d168excels Rickover at Track Sectionals on this brisk Saturday morning
#d168excels Proud of our 1st-4th grade Math Bowl Participants! Great job!!
#d168excels Congratulations Eboni Little for being CCSD 168’s MVP at the South Cook Math Bowl!
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Thank you CCSD #168 for our Staff Appreciation Gifts!
#d168excels Rickover 8th Graders on Lake Michigan
#d168excels Our Annual 8th Grade Boat Trip! Enjoy the experience!
#d168excels Family Math Night from 5 - 7 pm at Strassburg tonight!
#d168excels So proud of our 2019 Math Bowl Participants!!
#d168excels Congratulations Timothy McElroy named District 168 Math Bowl MVP 2018
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Staff Appreciation Assembly @Strassburg
#d168excels Our Board Members got in on the Celebration for Teacher Appreciation!
#d168excels Every Day is a Day for Teacher Appreciation!
#d168excels Enjoying our Teacher/Staff Appreciation Celebration at Strassburg! Students expressing how much they have learned from their teachers!
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Staff Appreciation Week-Dress Up As Your Favorite Staff Member!
#d168excels Rickover Valedictorian 2019 Samantha Swan!! Congratulations!!
#d168excels Congratulations to 2019 Rickover Salutation Damara Collins and Valedictorian Samantha Swan!
#d168excels Rickover 8th Grade Awards Night is a Red Carpet Affair!
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Celebrating Staff Appreciation Week @Strassburg!!
#d168excels Just finished our Facebook Live Community Chat! Thanks to all who tuned in!
#d168excels Getting ready to celebrate our 2019 retirees - Marcia Ferrara, Katherine Lerner and Sharon Russell!
#d168excels. This week we celebrate our amazing staff! Thank you to each and every one of our team members who give of themselves to uplift our children! Thank you!
#d168excels Rickover 6th Graders Experience the Medieval Period
#d168excels We are off...6th Grade Medieval Times field trip!
#d168excels Cinco de Mayo Commemoration 2019!
#d168excels Getting ready for our Annual Cinco de Mayo Commemoration!
#d168excels Getting ready for our Annual Cinco de Mayo Commemoration!
#d168excels Thank you Board President Jones and Member Brown for supporting our NJHS Induction 2019!
#d168excels Congratulations as we induct our new National Junior Honor Society Members tonight!
#d168excels Newly organized Board - President Tammy Jones, Vice President Mary Howard, Secretary Sene Garrett, Members Branard Barrett, RaDonna Brown, Marva Campbell-Pruitt and Brandie Jackson-Williams. Congratulations!
#d168excels Welcome to new Board Members Radonna Brown and Brandie Jackson-Williams and re-elected Member Tammy Jones as they took the oath of Office Monday, April 29th
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STEAM Saturday @Strassburg!
Building Lemon Volcanoes!
#d168excels Thank you to Sauk Village Clerk and CCSD 168 Board Member, Marva Campbell-Pruitt, and her Committee for an amazing Inaugural Sauk Village 7th and 8th Grade Spring Fling! Job well done! Wonderful exposure for our students!
#d168excels the Inaugural Sauk Village 7th and 8th Grade Spring Fling was a wonderful event! Our students looked amazing and enjoyed an evening with food and dancing!
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Congratulations to our 5th grade teacher, Ms. Ransom! She is the winner of the Michelle Obama Library Grant from the Illinois Reading Council!
#d168excels NJHS students hard at work helping out on Rickover Career Day 2019!
#d168excels Rickover Career Day 2019 was a great success! Thank you to the over 50 presenters for spending the morning with our students sharing stories of success!
#d168excels Congratulations to our Sauk Village Sticker Contest winners and Student Governance Day Participants! Wonderful luncheon to celebrate their hard work!
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Congratulations to our own Kammi Williams for representing Strassburg in the Sauk Village Vehicle Sticker Contest!
#d168excels Away track meet! Go Raiders!
#d168excels Away track meet underway! Go Raiders!
#d168excels Congratulations to Rickover 6th grader, Semaj Jones, winner of the Sauk Village Vehicle Sticker Contest! And a big thank you to our School Board for supporting the work of our children!
#d168excels Thank you to Sauk Village Clerk Marva Campbell-Pruitt for the hard work putting together the Sauk Village Student Governance Day last night!
#d168excels Proud of our students who participated in Sauk Village Student Governance Day last night! A wonderful opportunity to showcase our students and their many talents! Job well done! Thank you Sauk Village!
#d168excels Samantha Swan serving as Sauk Village Student Mayor hard at work at last night’s Student Governance Day! Great job Madame Mayor!
#d168excels Student Robert Brown participating in the swearing in of the new Police Sergeant as the student Village Clerk for the night
#d168excels Sauk Village Student Governance Day going on right now! Proud of our young people!
#d168excels Our state Representative acknowledges our visit to Springfield
Wagoner teachers participating in professional development! Go Wagoner! #d168 excels
Wagoner students practicing math and having fun learning together! #d168 excels
Wagoner students participate in their weekly Spanish class! #d168excels
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Ms Vondrak’s class opens their new computers funded by Donors Choose!
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Ms Avance’s class enjoys this beautiful spring day!
#d168excels Off to Springfield we go! Annual 7th Grade- Grade Level Field Trip!!!
#d168excels Superior and Excellent that’s who we are! Rickover’s choir made history! We received Superior metals and Excellent ribbons in our 1st IESA Solo and Ensemble State Competitions!!!
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We had a wonderful time! Great job Strassburg Stars!
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Q3 Strassburg Rewards Dance!
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Q3 Rewards Assemblies @Strassburg
Strong learning partnerships make learning fun at Wagoner! #d168excels
Wagoner students, parents, guardians, and students celebrated learning during Student-led Conferences! #d168excels
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Our wonderful Strassburg parents at spring conferences!
#d168excels From plan to execution...Rickover’s student led conferences were a success!
#d168excels Rickover student’s 1st breakfast in Washington D.C.
Rickover Jr. High Student Lead Conference
#d168excels Glad to be able to share information about assessments with parents at our 2019 Parent Conference!
#d168excels Our parents enjoying the morning speaker, Al Cleveland, at the Parent Conference
#d168excels Getting ready for the Superintendent Commission Parent Conference 2019! Looking forward to learning with our parents!
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Paraprofessional of the Month for Strassburg!
Thank you for your continued dedication to our staff, parents, and students Mr. Sandoval!
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Creative Book Reports from Ms. Vondrak’s Class!
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Saturday STEAM fun! Making rain models!
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Saturday Morning Basketball Training @Strassburg
#d168excels Love running into our parents and students getting ready for soccer on a Saturday!
#d168excels 2019 Daddy Daughter Masquerade Ball! Love seeing our dads out tonight!
Wagoner is preparing for tonight’s Daddy Daughter Dance! #d168excels
Happy Pi Day!!!
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NED visits Strassburg!
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Strassburg Student Council Sponsors Our Penny Wars!
Wagoner Math Night was exciting and fun! #d168excels
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Winners of the Staff Baby Picture Fundraiser!
You really know our Strassburg Staff!!
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“Read Across America” Week @Strassburg
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Black History Month Door Decoration Winners!
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Strassburg Celebrates Black History Month!
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Strassburg Students Visit our Black History Museum!
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STEAM Saturday-Making Tetrahedral Kites!
#d168excels 6th Grade Students enjoying Saturday at the Museum of Science and Industry.
#d168excels Rickover girls off to Northwestern University Career Day for Girls . . .Learning at Rickover continues even on Saturdays!
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STEAM Saturday School
Making Snowflakes!
#d168excels A few of Rickover students and staff prove learn continues, even on Saturday! We returned to Rickover Empowered.
#d168 Rickover students are dressed for success are ready to attend the 4th Annual Youth Empowerment Conference sponsored by JASSC Empowerment Foundation, INC!
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Strassburg students spreading kindness and love around our school!
Our Girls Volleyball Last Home Game!
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Honoring Mr. Doss today! One of our most dedicated paraprofessionals. Thank you for your work!
Damani Jackson represents our district at the South Cook Spelling Bee
#d168excels CCSD 168 Families- We will be making up the snow days from January on May 28th and 29th. We will be closed on Monday, February 18th, Presidents’ Day as listed on our calendar.
Thank you Prairie State College Trio program for introducing Rickover students to the theatre! We had a wonderful time at GSU.
#d168excels Our Blossoms students performing with the Muntu Dancers!
#d168excels Thank you to our MC, Mel Jackson, and the Muntu Dance Company for being part of our celebration!
##d168excels Black History Moth Program 2019 - Passport to Africa! Looking forward to seeing our students perform!
#d168excels Black History Program - Passport to Africa- in full swing!
#d168excels The Passport to Africa Walking Museum is open!
#d168excels Getting ready for our 2019 Black History Program - Passport to Africa! Hope to see you here at Rickover starting at 5 pm!
#d168excels Love how our staff collaborates on lessons for our children! Great 2nd grade Learning Club Meeting!
Please join us tomorrow, February 7th for the Annual District Black History program Passport to Africa: Celebration of Black History hosted by Rickover Jr. High
See flyer for more information!
#d168excels Thanks to our Sauk Village Public Works Department! The water main break has been repaired and Rickover will be open for school tomorrow! We will see our students in the morning!
#d168excels CCSD 168 Families - Due to a water main break behind Rickover Junior High School, there will be no school for Rickover on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.
#d168excels Preparing our DIVAS for Life
We spent a Saturday morning learning how to be even better young ladies!
#d168excels Blossoms is ready to celebrate Black History Month!
#d168excels CCSD 168 Families - Due to the impending inclement weather, all after school activities will be cancelled for today, January 29. We will also be closed on Wednesday, January 30, and Thursday, January 31. Please stay safe and bundle up!
#d168excels CCSD 168 families - School will be open tomorrow, January 29, however all after school activities will be cancelled. We will notify parents in the morning regarding plans for Wednesday, January 30, and Thursday, January 31. Please stay safe and bundled up!
Celebrating the 100th day of school is fun! #d168excels
#d168excels CCSD 168 families- We are open today, January 28. Please take it slow and bundle up!
Graduation is right around the corner for our 8th Graders! Today they took the Placement Exam for Bloom!
8th Grade Raiders Collaborating on a Game Plan at Regionals
#d168excels It’s a great day to learn something new at Blossoms!
#d168excels Due to the impending weather conditions, all CCSD 168 after school activities are cancelled today, January 22nd.
8th Graders visit the United Airlines Exhibit
Rickover 8th Graders are celebrating MLK at the Museum of Science and Industry!
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CHAMPS classroom winners for Quarter 2 celebrate with a donut party!
Rickover Q2 Awards Assembly
Farewell: 8th Grade Raiders Play and Cheer for Last Game
#d168excels Come out for our D168 Community Chat this evening! We will be at the Ad Center - 21899 S. Torrence - from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Share your thoughts and ideas with District Administrators! See you there!
#168 1st STEAM Saturday School of the New Year!
NWEA Pep Rally!
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Reggio “The Hoofer” performs for Strassburg for our Q2 celebration!
#d168excels 2019 Donuts for Dad!
#d168excels Our Annual Donuts for Dad is underway at Rickover!
1st Girls Volleyball Game of the Season and We Win!
#d168excels Getting ready to launch the Lady Raiders Volleyball season! Go Raiders!
#d168excels Congratulations Damani Jackson - our Rickover Spelling Bee Champion!!
#d168excels Spelling Bee Finalist ready to compete!
#d168excels Getting ready for the Rickover Spelling Bee Finals!!
Spellers are ready! Let the Spelling Bee Begin
#d168excels Strassburg Musical in full swing! Great performances by our students. And thank you to our Chief for supporting our program!
#d168excels Strassburg Winter Musical in full swing this morning!
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Strassburg students assemble gift bags for needy families!
#d168excels Wagoner’s 1st and 2nd graders put on a great Holiday Concert tonight! Nice job Wagoner students and staff!
#d168excels Thanks to our Sauk Village Police Department sponsoring our children with Shop with a Cop!
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Strassburg students in Ms. Vondrak’s Class receive holiday gifts!
RJHS Winter Musical 2018
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Last STEAM Saturday of 2018!
Making Gingerbread Houses!
Raiders Rocked the Cottage Grove Tourney
We win 35 to 29!
8th Grade’s Final Turkey Tug
#d168excels Thank you to the Tinley Park High School Choir for providing wonderful music for our Blossoms Holiday Festivities!
#d168excels Holiday festivities at Blossoms! Wonderful activities for our great families!
#d168excels Celebrating the holiday season at Blossoms!!
Let the Turkey Tug Begin!
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Teacher Perfect Attendance Award Winner-Mr. Okigawa
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Strassburg Character Winners!
#d168excels Blossoms staff working hard with 5 Essentials Survey Data! #growing #gettingbettereveryday
STEAM Saturday School @Strassburg
Making ice cream!
#d168excels We love our Moms! Muffins with Moms a huge success! Thank you She Fit, Mary Kay, Papparrazi, Franciscan Health and Fitness Center, Parents, and Blossoms Staff! #prekrocks #Blossoms
#d168excels Wagoner staff hard at work analyzing their 2017 5Essentials data for continued school improvement! Nice work Wagoner!
8th Grade Girls Basketball Regional Game has been postponed to Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at Peotone Junior High against Herscher-Limestone Junior High!
Let's Go Raiders!
#d168excels Parents - Busses will be running late as they get through the snow. Please bear with us as we are working to get all of our children to school safely this morning.
#d168excels CCSD 168 family - We are open today. Please make sure to bundle up as you head out today! We will see you at our normal time ready to learn!
Please Note: The Boys Basketball game scheduled for December 13, 2018 has been cancelled.
Lady Raiders Head to Regionals!
#d168excels Come on out to our 8th Annual Community Fest! At Rickover until 7 pm
#d168excels There will be donated clothing available to those in need at this evening's CCSD 168 8th Annual Community Fest! Please stop up anytime from 5 to 7pm TONIGHT at Rickover Jr. High.
#d168excels Join us for the 8th Annual Community Fest TONIGHT from 5 to 7pm at Rickover!!!
#d168excels November Superintendent Parent Coffee Chat.
#d168excels Thanking our Veterans for their service and sacrifice
#d168excels Today we pause to honor those who served to allow us the freedoms we enjoy as a country. Veterans Day 2018
Rickover’s Raiders playing a close game against Cottage Grove.
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Strassburg 3rd grade students visit the Field Museum
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Strassburg 4th grade students visit the Chicago History Museum!
#d168excels Please join us for Literacy Night this Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Wagoner Elementary.
#d168excels Getting ready for our Community Chat! Come on out and engage with our team!
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Game Day for our “Caught Being Good” Reward!
#d168excels Blossoms Early Childhood Newsletter for the week of November 5-9, 2018.
https://www.smore.com/06u7k
#d168excels The Human Resources Department hosts Traditions' New Teachers Program “Stress Management for Teachers." Thank you Cathy Rook from Sertoma Center, Inc. for presenting.
#d168excels Celebrating our Board Members at the IASB Fall Dinner. Congratulations on having 6 of our Board Members identified as Master Board Members!
#d168excels CCSD 168 attends the 28th Annual Illinois Skyward User Group Conference at the Peoria Civic Center.
#d168excels CCSD 168 administrators & office personnel at the 28th Annual Illinois Skyward User Group Conference at the Peoria Civic Center.
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Strassburg teachers participate in Red Ribbon Week Activities!
#d168excels Vote for Bloom High School for the Friday Flyover 2018! Voting is open until 7:00 tonight!
https://abc7chicago.com/sports/friday-flyover-2018-vote-for-your-favorite-school/4489950/#gallery-19
#d168excels Donuts with Dads/S.T.E.A.M. Workshop. Thank you to the Sauk Village Dunkin Donuts for always being so generous with the donation of donuts for our kids & the dads! #PreKrocks
#d168excels Homewood Home Depot came to Blossoms to lead a project during Donuts with Dad.
#d168excels It’s craft time during Donuts with Dad at Blossoms.
#d168excels Mr. Dennis and Mr. George from the Suburban Aero Club fly drones with Dads during Donuts with Dad at Blossoms.
#d168excels HR Coordinator Mrs. Harris recruits social workers at the National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chapter Convention in Lisle, IL.
#d168excels Community Engagement Board! #Forward #PreKrocks
#d168excels Sauk Village Trunk or Treat this Saturday, October 27th
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Strassburg Q1 Awards Assembly
#d168excels Thank you to our principals, Dr. Sharon Paver-Nepote, Dr. Jennifer Camilleri, and Mrs. Chantel Bullock as we celebrate Principal Appreciation Week! Thanks for all you give to our children every day!
#d168excels Lady Raiders force the overtime!
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Strassburg visits the Universoul Circus!
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First STEAM Saturday School of the year!
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Motivational speaker and XGAMES Champion Matt Wilhelm performs for our Quarter 1 Rewards Assembly!
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Building A Classroom Community
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Strassburg students visit our Hispanic Heritage Museum!
The Teacher Incentive Committee donates backpacks filled with supplies to our lucky students!
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Engaged Learning with Mr. Okigawa’s Class
#d168excels Enjoying Coffee with a Cop with our own Sauk Village Police Chief Kowalski! Thanks to all our officers who serve and protect us everyday!
#d168excels Excited to share my experiences as a woman of color in the superintendency at the Annual CUBE Conference!
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#d168excels Our Board is learning from CNN’s Bakari Sellers at the Annual CUBE conference. Amazing message of how we can systematically support our children!
#d168excels Thank you to our local legislators for sharing information about what we need to be focused on in the coming legislative sessions.
#d168excels Blossoms Grandparents’ Day a huge success!
#d168excels Attending the Fed Ed Meeting working on behalf of CCSD 168 to make our voices heard at the Federal level!
#d168excels Check out our new website and then head to the App Store to download the CCSD168 App! All CCSD168 information at your fingertips!
#d168excels School Board Meeting 7 pm tonight - we will be sharing information on our new App, website and more!
SuptLeak: #d168excels CCSD 168 Parents - Join me today for our first Superintendent Parent Coffee of the year! Wednesday, September 12 at 9 am at the Administration Center. See you there!
SuptLeak: #d168excels CCSD 168 School Board working through the weekend! Retreat 2018!
SuptLeak: #d168excels Thanks to our administrative team as they prepared for our first Community Chat!
SuptLeak: #d168excels CCSD 168 Community - Come join administrators for our Community Chat this evening from 5-6:30 pm. Share ideas, thoughts concerns. We will be at the Administration Center - 21899 S Torrence.
Hope to see you today!
SuptLeak: #d168excels Introducing our Virtual Parent Communities! Reaching out to support our parents as we strive to increase student success!
SuptLeak: #d168excels Join us as we are starting our evening Community Chats in CCSD 168! A great opportunity for our community to share ideas and thoughts! Come out Sept 4 from 5-6:30 pm at the Administration Center. See you there!
SuptLeak: #d168excels Board President Tammy Jones, Board Secretary Sene Garrett and PTO President Serena Jones working the Wagoner Open House
SuptLeak: #d168excels Principals getting ready for Open Houses this week! Meeting about our new virtual Parent Communities we will be rolling out this week! More support for our families and student success!
SuptLeak: #d168excels Congressman Bobby Scott, one of the authors of ESSA, and Rep. Will Davis, Chair of Appropriations for K-12, providing us with valuable information for our schools. Thanks Congresswoman Kelly for organizing this session!
SuptLeak: #d168excels Meeting with Congresswoman Robin Kelly and other superintendents discussing education and the supports we need for our communities!
