Not to be undone by planned construction at Whittier School, all festivities will continue as in previous years in outdoor tents and facilities that will accommodate and do justice to this year's Ethnic Festival. Come one, come all, and call your school for more information. This is the studio where I work on painting along with four other local teachers. The first meeting was Wednesday, April 18th. Oak Park Public Schools will play a major part in this organization, which will involve partnering with an international sister city through pen pal and email student programs, music, art and language programs and exchanges involving students, parents and educators.
Efforts are currently underway with two cities in Cuba.
Julian achieved an overall 4th place finish. Julian's 8th grade team included Longfellow alumni Alex McLeese, Scott Dunlavey, and Mike Elsen who all received a perfect score, which enabled the 8th graders to bring home an overall 3rd place in the Team Division. Julian also received a third place award in the category of Creative Thinking, and Alex McLeese received third place ribbons for his individual performance. In the science department at Julian, Lizzy Dembkowski participated in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Fair. Her project received the Outstanding Rating and she will be competing at the state level in Champaign on May 5th.