U-46 students to participate in Relay For Life
Elgin Area School District U-46's 2015 Relay For Life will be from 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, until 6 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the South Elgin High School stadium, 760 E. Main St., South Elgin.
Relay For Life is a 12-hour, overnight fundraiser in which teams work together to "celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost to the disease, and fight back against a disease that takes far too much."
Teams of any size raise money throughout the year. At the annual event, team members take turns walking the outdoor track throughout the night symbolizing that cancer never sleeps. Teams will have their own campsites. There will be entertainment, activities, and food available during the night.
Participants raising $100 will receive a T-shirt each, and be able to spend the night.
Vendors, including Jamberry Nails, Origami Owl, Pampered Chef, and Cupcakes, will be selling items between 5 and 8 p.m. Friday. A portion of the proceeds will go to Relay For Life. Businesses interested in selling items should contact Ann Brady at annbrady@u-46.org.
To make a donation, visit relayforlife.org/southelginil. Contributions are tax-deductible.
For information, contact Kim Leisse at kimberlyleisse@u-46.org or Laura Thorpe at laurathorpe@u-46.org.
U-46 seats new board members: On May 4, Elgin Area School District U-46 school board bid farewell to four members and their 2014-15 student adviser, and seated four newly elected trustees and a new student adviser.
The board also elected new officers.
School board members elected April 7 include incumbent Traci O'Neal Ellis, and newcomers Phil Costello, Cody Holt, Susan Kerr, and Jeanette Ward. Holt will serve a 2-year term while the others were elected to 4-year terms.
Allison Holloway of Larkin High School will serve as the school board's student adviser until her graduation in May 2016.
After the trustees were sworn in, Donna Smith was re-elected board president. Ellis was elected vice president and Phil Costello was made secretary pro-tempore.
Chief Legal Officer Miguel Rodriquez and Chief Operations Officer Jeff King will continue to serve as the board's secretary and treasurer, respectively.
Trustees Maria Bidelman and Amy Kerber left the board after serving eight years each. Also leaving the board were Trustee Jennifer Shroder, who served four years and was not re-elected, and Linda Campos-Moreira, who was appointed and served one year.
Elgin High School senior Megha Bhattacharya, who served as the board's student adviser during 2014-15, is graduating.
U-46 CEO Tony Sanders recognized and thanked each of the outgoing board members for their service during a reception before the May 4 school board meeting.