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Holiday Season of Sharing
Community Consolidated School
District #62 - Dr. Jane Westerhold
Sixth grade social studies teachers and
students raised more than$572 by making
and selling lanyards. Alderman Patti
Haugeberg helped by selling lanyards at a
City Council meeting. The Des Plaines
Self-Help Closet & Food Pantry and a
family that was affected by flooding were
the beneficiaries of this service learning
project.
Carlyle #1 - Joseph Novsek
Carlyle FFA members along with their advisor Mrs. Tamra Gerstenecker and Principal Joe Wilkerson
traveled to New Minden, IL to assist with tornado relief efforts after an F4 tornado went through the town. For
the fifth year in a row, the Carlyle Junior High School has participated in The Great Bedtime Story Pajama
Drive. Under the direction of Mrs. Lindsay Fark, our school turns into PJHS for a few short weeks. The
beauty of this program is the partnership between the Pajama Program and the Scholastic Book Company.
Not only will those in need receive a new pair of pajamas, but through the generosity of Scholastic, they will
also receive a book!
Community Consolidated School District #181 - Dr.
Renee Schuster
The G.I.V.I.N.G. Committee of Walker School (Clarendon
Hills) sorted through thousands of pieces of donated
Halloween candy. Students, parents and staff then filled over
900 bags of candy to be included in holiday care packages
for soldiers through Operation Save Our Troops - Illinois. The
G.I.V.I.N.G. Committee (Girls and Boys Initiating
Volunteerism in our Neighborhood and throughout the Globe)
is an extra-curricular group that leads service-oriented
activities benefiting the community; members include
students, staff and families.
