Articles filed under Hawthorn District 73

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  Sixth grader raises funds for shelters Feb 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Like many kids do, Hawthorn Middle North sixth-grader Alyssa Locascio loves animals. However, she has taken her passion to the next level, launching a “Don’t Shop — Adopt” campaign to encourage people to adopt pets from shelters.
  

   

• Welcome for Hawthorn superintendent: Feb 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Residents of Hawthorn District 73 are invited to an informal reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, to welcome Nick Brown, who will be taking over as the new superintendent beginning July 1.
  

   
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  Vampire bats have a long, interesting history Feb 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Second-graders in Rachel Boehm’s class at Hawthorn Elementary North asked about vampire bats. “Why are vampire bats called vampire bats and what was the largest and smallest bat ever found?” The word vampire often conjures up the misty image of Transylvanian counts with ferocious fangs. The word origins are foggy — scholars think the word could come from Turkish, Greek or Serbian.
  

   

• New Townline principal: Feb 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hawthorn Townline Elementary school will welcome Victoria Kieffer as new principal beginning this fall replacing current principal Karen Cencula who is retiring
  

   

• Child care contract extended at Hawthorn Feb 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  As it continues to examine space needs for the future, Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn District 73 will stick with its long term provider for child care service for residents and employees. Continuity as a new superintendent takes over July 1 was cited in the decision to extend the contract with the Afterschool Club for three years.
  

   

• Testing topic of curriculum coffee Feb 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will host a curriculum coffee at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the district office, 841 West End Court, Vernon Hills.
  

   

• Concert for food bank in Vernon Hills Jan 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  HiFi Superstar, one of the area’s hottest rock bands, will perform Friday, Feb. 3 at “My First Rock Concert and Food Drive” hosted by Cub Scouts Pack 273 at Hawthorn Middle School South, 430 North Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills.
  

   
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  Hawthorn District 73 introduces new superintendent Jan 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Indiana educator Nicholas G. Brown has been selected from among 67 applicants to replace long time administrator Sue Zook, who is retiring at the end of the year from Hawthorn District 73.
  

   
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  Suburbia's Got Talent: Hawthorn Dist. 73's Eagle Chorus Jan 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Eagle Chorus made up of 48 Hawthorn Elementary District 73 students in Vernon Hills is flying high these days. The fifth-graders from Townline Elementary and the Hawthorn School of Dual Language in Vernon Hills took a global approach to music last month when they performed their “December Round the World.”
  

   

• District 73 considers after-school, day care choices Jan 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Kindergarten meet for D73: Jan 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Parents of children who will turn 5 by Sept. 1 are invited to a kindergarten information meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at Hawthorn Middle School South, 600 North Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills
  

   

• Vernon Hills poms presents clinic Jan 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  The five-time state champion Vernon Hills High School varsity poms squad will present its annual ‘Junior Cougar Dance Clinic’ open to girls, ages kindergarten through 8th grade on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the high school, 145 Lakeview Parkway.
  

   

• Tips for safe use of space heaters, fireplaces Jan 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Countryside Fire Protection District cautions residents regarding the potential hazards of space heaters and fireplaces.
  

   

• Hawthorn may offer modified full-day kindergarten Dec 13, 2011 12:00 AM
  Plans to provide tuition-based full-day kindergarten at all Hawthorn District 73 elementary schools next year is on hold, although a scaled-down version appears likely.
  

   
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  Thirty families benefit from school food drive Dec 6, 2011 12:00 AM
  The annual food drive at Hawthorn Middle South in Vernon Hills this year netted nearly 2,100 nonperishable food items that benefitted more than two dozen families.
  

   

• District 73 task force meets Dec. 5Dec 2, 2011 12:00 AM
  Hawthorn Elementary District 73’s Financial Advisory Task Force will meet 6-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the district office, 841 West End Court, Vernon Hills, to explore whether an optional full-day tuition-based kindergarten would serve the needs of the community and generate revenue for district programs.
  

   

• Hawthorn school financial task force to meet Nov 27, 2011 12:00 AM
  Hawthorn District 73’s Financial Advisory Task Force will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the district office, 841 West End Court, Vernon Hills.
  

   
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  Thanksgiving celebrated in many ways around the world Nov 22, 2011 12:00 AM
  The first Thanksgiving in the American colonies, held in late December, 1621, was a three-day feast. Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation honored the Wampanoag Indians, who had helped the Pilgrims with their difficult transition from England to the New World, with a supersized meal featuring deer, lobster, oysters, water fowl, squash and pumpkin. Most likely, they borrowed the idea for the feast from their former home where the British had been hosting fall harvest festivals for hundreds of years.
  

   

• Hawthorn winter boutique Nov 21, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Hawthorn District 73 PTO will hold a Winter Boutique Arts & Crafts Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Hawthorn Middle South, 600 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills.
  

   

• Veterans Day events in Lake County Nov 9, 2011 12:00 AM
  Many Local communities and groups are commemorating Veterans Day with special events on or around Friday, Nov. 11. We have a list of Lake County events.