Each One Teach One is a student-to-student summer tutoring program coordinated by a group of self-motivated local high school students. The goal is for high school students to support younger deserving students once each week (Sunday mornings) at the Aspen Drive Library. To learn more about becoming a tutor or receiving tutoring assistance, please contact student leader Heena Singh at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or check at the library.

The District 128 Foundation for Learning invites runners and walkers to take part in the 2nd Annual Lace Up 4 Learning on Monday, May 28 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Old School Forest Preserve, Libertyville. Race proceeds benefit the Foundations efforts to enrich the learning experiences and programs for students in Community High School District 128 (VHHS and LHS). For information, check the race poster or visit the online sign-up website, http://www.signmeup.com/D128laceupforlearning.

Loyola University Chicago School of Education’s CPELL (Chicagoland Partners for English Language Learners) team is pleased to announce that Loyola University Chicago has been awarded the National Professional Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, awarded on May 1, 2012.  As a CPELL partner, Loyola will reach out to Hawthorn 73 to plan and implement the university certification/degree offerings, professional development and parent programming as agreed upon in our letter of cooperation, which focuses on support for English language learners. As part of the CPELL grant, Loyola plans to begin the first graduate education cohort from the 7 CPELL partner school districts in Fall 2012.  The CPELL grant pays for 50% of Loyola tuition for either the English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement Graduate Program and/or the Masters (M.Ed.) in English Language Teaching and Learning degree program.  Please read on for more information…

Cook Memorial Library is bringing the “Dark Days Author Tour” to our library district on Friday, June 8 beginning at 6 p.m.  The event, which will be held at the Libertyville Civic Center, will feature a panel of fantastic Young Adult authors, including Veronica Roth, Aprilynne Pike, Bethany Griffin and Elisabeth Norris. To register, visit http://webres.cooklib.org, call 847-362-2330 or stop by the library. For details, check the Dark Days poster or visit the main Cook Library website, http://www.cooklib.org.

La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Vernon Hills and Lake Zurich are offering a 25 percent discount for Hawthorn teachers from May 15-17. For information, check the discount flier.

The May 2012 NIHIP Benefit newsletter offers information about discounts you can receive just by showing your Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance card. The newsletter also announces a COBRA vender change.

Our friends at the local VFW Post dropped off information about next fall’s Patriot’s Pen writing contest, which is open to students in grades 6, 7 and 8 (as of next fall). The essay topic is “What I Would Tell America’s Founding Fathers.” Essays are to be 300 to 400 words in length, and are due November 1, 2012. Letting you know ahead, in case you want to incorporate it into your lesson planning for next fall. For information visit http://www.vfw.org and check the Patriot’s Pen webpages. You can also call VFW contact Steve Kaminsky at 847-566-1918 for information and suggestions.

We had a request to include this event on our Community Notes site (http://www.hawthorn73.org/communitynotes), but wanted to also make sure staff was aware, as the run supports the efforts of the Caudle family at their school in Haiti… The 5th Annual Run/Walk for Ruth will be held on Saturday, May 26 at Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville. Proceeds support the Spirit of Truth School and Orphanage in Haiti. Help provide indoor plumbing and tuition for more than 450 children! For more information and to register, please visit http://www.renewhopeinc.org.

Our employee resource group offers assistance in finding summer camps. For information, check the summer camp flier, call 877-327-4753, or visit http://guidanceresources.com. Our Web ID is ZB3042Q.

Check out all of the summer 2012 elective classes available through SIU at the Grayslake Campus - including courses toward middle school endorsements, literature for young adults, science and math. For more information, contact SIU’s Jennifer Zell at 847-208-9603 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Merlin’s at 1464 Butterfield Road in Mundelein is offering 10 percent discounts on vehicle service if you show your Hawthorn ID. Merlin’s also provided coupons on the attached information letter.

We post lots of announcements and opportunities for our families on the Community Notes website. For instance, a lot of our families are interested in the Annual Butterfield Clothing and Toy Sale, which is coming up on March 9 & 10. You’ll find information on this sale and other things at http://www.hawthorn73.org/communitynotes.

Here’s the CLIC Safety Newsletter for February/March 2012.

Check out this article about Green Ribbon Schools entitled Sorry, Kermit - It Can Be Easy Being Green. More info on the Green Ribbon Schools program is available at http://www.ed.gov/blog/author/grschools/.

Some safety tips for staying upright, thanks to the CLIC Safety Newsletter.

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