Oak Terrace Elementary School in District 112 held its second annual McTeacher's Night at the Highwood McDonald's

Oak Terrace Elementary School in District 112 held its second annual McTeacher's Night on Wednesday, February 7th at the Highwood McDonald's on Sheridan Road.

A McTeacher's Night is organized to help raise money for local schools by having teachers and staff work at McDonald's and then giving a percentage of the night's sales back to the local school.

On February 7th, the restaurant was taken over by teachers and staff members from Oak Terrace Elementary excited to serve freshly prepared meals to students and their families to raise money for Oak Terrace PTO.

An Amazing 26 teachers and staff worked from the school, including Principal Amy Cengel who volunteered the entire night. The McTeacher's jobs included greeting guests, cleaning the lobby, working the front counter, serving drinks, clearing tables, selling apple pies and even dressing up as an apple pie.

A Special thank you goes to Sean Henaghan, Alissa Machani and Denise Oswald who volunteered to dress up as an apple pie while families donated funds for their own delicious pie! Thank you to PTO representative Leslye Whittman who organized the event. Oak Terrace Elementary School teachers and staff worked hard and with excitement, while the families enjoyed a spectacular evening.

Oak Terrace Elementary school raised $1,000.00 at the event and l plans to use the money raised for scholarships, field trips, and classroom supplies.

The McTeacher's Night was courtesy of the Highwood McDonald's Owner/Operator, Chris Prucnal. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/McDonalds-at-894-Sheridan-Rd-152041821480968/ For more information about events provided by the Highwood McDonald's contact Community Relations Director Julie Travers at julie.travers@comcast.net.