Libertyville School District 70 Offers Summer School 2017

As temperatures rise to the 30s and 40s this winter, planning is underway for the popular Libertyville Elementary District 70 summer school

Session with registration set to open on March 5.

Summer school for this year will be held from June 12 through July 13,

Monday through Thursday, at Highland Middle School 310 W. Rockland Road, and -new this year- Copeland Manor School at 801 S. Seventh St., both in Libertyville. An Open House will be held June 8.

Adler Park physical education teacher and long-time summer school principal Gerry Carollo will move up to Summer School Director this year and add Highland Middle School special education teacher Amy Morales as principal.

"I'm excited for another fun-filled summer," said Carollo. "I'm very proud of the balance between academics and exploration our classes offer. There is really something for every student, every grade.."

Students entering second through eighth grades in the fall will attend summer school at Highland, while younger children in pre-kindergarten, pre-first grade, and daily Spanish instruction, will attend the Copeland Manor elementary school.

Busing will be available for students to match school hours from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Busing information also will be posted on the summer school website.

Summer school classes will e posted on-line at the district web site,www.d70schools.org/summerschool as of Feb. 24. The link to register also will be located on the summer school website.

While course offerings are being developed, some of the popular classes offered every year include building with legos, ball games, cheerleading, and floor hockey.

District residents may begin registering on March 5 and end on May 26.