Itasca School District marched in the Itasca Parade, which was held on May 25, 2009. Fifth grade students who participated in the DARE program throughout the school year marched together as a team. Showing their outstanding skills, the Peacock Marching Band members displayed their excellence as they traveled through the streets of Itasca. Great job students!
At the end of the 2008-2009 school year, four outstanding educators will be retiring from Itasca School District. The retirees are Joanna Medwick, Ilse Bolle, Patricia Butler and Donna Dengler (shown below left to right). At a Retirement Dinner on May 20, 2009, they were honored for their accomplishments, as well as their dedication to educating the children in the Village of Itasca.
Fifth grade students participated in the Tour of Itasca on Friday, May 15, 2009. This annual event involves the fifth graders visiting several entities in the Village of Itasca. Itasca School District #10’s students are shown visiting the district’s Administrative Center. Great job fifth graders!!!
Students from Peacock Middle School took “1st Place” in this year’s Lake Park Math Contest. Congratulations to the team! At an Itasca School Board meeting, Dr. Nickisch and Ms. Kaye gave recognition to the members of the winning team! The team members are shown below.
On Monday, May 11th, 2009, Itasca School Board members attended the Shape of Itasca Town Meeting. Presenting for the Itasca School Board, President Valerie Hogan provided an overview of the highlights that have occurred within Itasca School District throughout the past year. Shown below is President Hogan presenting to the public at the meeting, which was held at the Itasca Holiday Inn.
Health World will soon be located at Springbrook Nature Center in the Village of Itasca. As shown below on March 4th, a few students from Peacock Middle School had the opportunity to experience some of the exhibits offered by Health World. Once Health World has completed their move to the Village of Itasca, they will be providing services free of charge to Itasca School District.
On March 11, 2009, second grade students participated in the annual Career Day at Benson Primary School. Businesses and organizations throughout the Village of Itasca participated in the event. Shown below are students learning more about the job of a police officer.
We are all sad to see Dr. Medwick retire as Principal at Franzen Intermediate School. To replace Dr. Medwick, Mr. Jeff Murphy has been employed. Shown below, Mr. Murphy is congratulated by Board Member Charles Sprandel. Mr. Murphy’s first day as principal will be July 1, 2009. We all welcome Mr. Murphy!
Once again, Dr. Nickisch (pictured below) and his staff organized an excellent Middle School Science Fair. With 40 projects, 65 students participated in the Science Fair at grades 6-8. The Golden Test Tube winners are shown below (left to right: Brianna, Rebecca, Nick, Justin and Kelsey). Congratulations to all participating students!
Jazz Band members from F.E. Peacock Middle School were outstanding in their performance on Saturday, March 7th, 2009. All of their practice and dedication was displayed in the wonderful music that they provided the guests throughout the evening. As expected, the Joel Moore Quartet was a special treat as they performed with the middle school Jazz Band. Perfect evening!
