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DISTRICT 30
Lew Blond Run registration
now open to all aspiring
runners
Registration has begun
for the 17th Annual Lew
Blond 5K, 1 Mile Run,
which takes place at 8 a.m.
Saturday, May 20, at Maple
School, 2370 Shermer
Road. The Lew Blond
Run fundraiser supports
ALS research through the
Les Turner ALS Foundation
and the Stuart Rosen
Transportation Fund, high
school scholarships and
special school projects.
For more information,
call Maple School at
(847) 400-8900. To register
go to lewblondrun.org
or register.chronotrack.
com/r/27077
Wegley to receive award
from nonprofit
On behalf of the Family
Service Center, District 30
Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Brian Wegley will receive
the 2017 Heart of the
Family Award at its 2017
Annual Benefit, which will
be held from 6:30-10 p.m.,
Saturday, May 20, at Pinstripes
in Northbrook.
Wegley will be honored
“in recognition of his outstanding
contribution to
the well-being of families
in the community,” according
to Family Service
Center representative
Therese Steinken.
The Family Service
Center is a not-for-profit
mental health agency providing
high quality therapeutic
counseling to those
seeking help for a wide
range of emotional, behavioral,
substance abuse,
and relationship problems.
FSC also provides crisis
response and outreach services
to the community.
FSC’s work is dependent
on community support and
local funding, as FSC does
not receive federal or state
funds.
Glenbrook North student Erin Mallicoat went to
Springfield in March. Photo Submitted
Maple students collect
3,000 items for food
pantry
Maple School’s Student
Council spent the past two
months collecting over
3,000 food items, which
were donated to the Northfield
Township Food Pantry.
Co-sponsors Lynn Reimer
and Lisa Kovarik said
that Angelina Abraham
will receive a gift card, and
Leora Kurz’s advisory will
receive a pizza party for
bringing in the most food
items. Maple’s Student
Council President Peter
Bazianos spearheaded this
food drive, because spring
and summer are when the
food collections begin to
dwindle at the food pantry.
GLENBROOK NORTH
Student goes to Springfield
Glenbrook North student
Erin Mallicoat, 17,
traveled to Springfield on
March 15. The Illinois
Senate declared that day
as Adult Syndrome Awareness
Day. “This resolution
is very important,” Mallicoat
said. “It’s important
that people with special
needs get the support they
need.”
Wind ensemble to perform
at SuperState
Glenbrook North’s
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
was selected to perform
in the 2017 Illinois
SuperState Concert Band
Festival held May 6 at
the University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana. The
ensemble was selected as
one of the top seven bands
(out of 110) in the Class
AAA Division. The Glenbrook
North bands are directed
by Rich Chapman
and Andy Zweibel.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Liss accepted into Phi
Kappa Phi
Cameron Liss, of
Northbrook, was recently
initiated into The Honor
Society of Phi Kappa Phi,
the nation’s oldest and
most selective all-discipline
collegiate honor society.
Liss is pursuing a
degree in accounting at
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
Liss is among approximately
30,000 students,
faculty, professional staff
and alumni to be initiated
into Phi Kappa Phi each
year. Membership is by invitation
only and requires
nomination and approval
by a chapter. Only the top
10 percent of seniors and
7.5 percent of juniors are
eligible for membership.
School News is compiled
by Editor Matt Yan, matt@
northbrooktower.com
GBN students repair disasterstricken
homes in New Orleans
Spring break trip
was part of service
learning project
Submitted by Glenbrook
North High School
What’s better than just
traveling to great locations?
“Getting to know the
local people and hearing
their stories,” Glenbrook
South sophomore Macy
Galante said.
Galante recently participated
in a SaLT (Service
and Learning Travel)
Spring Break trip to New
Orleans where she and
about 20 other local students
worked to restore
housing damaged from
Hurricane Katrina and a
tornado that occurred only
a few months ago.
“Hurricane Katrina
was so long ago but the
destruction was still evident,”
Galante said. “It
was difficult to look at.”
Nicole Baker, also a
sophomore at GBS, said
the trip was life-changing.
“We did 30 to 35 hours
of service,” Baker said.
“The homeowners were
very thankful for our
help.”
SaLT was started about
two years ago by local
educators in an effort to
help students find ways
to serve outside of their
zip code. The organization’s
mission is to “create
uniquely meaningful
student travel experiences
that meet the needs of a local
community while promoting
personal growth
and understanding.”
SaLTrips — SaLTin-
NOLA (Spring Break),
SaLTinALASKA (Summer)
and SaLTinOR-
SaLTinNOLA volunteers work to restore housing from
hurricane and tornado damage in New Orleans. The trip
occurred over Spring Break this year. Photo Submitted
LANDO (Winter) — are
not sponsored by just one
school which allows students
to attend from multiple
schools throughout
the greater Chicago area.
Students provide service
during the day and then
enjoy local attractions in
the evening. All chaperones
are veteran educators
who are passionate about
service learning and the
culture of the local community.
This past Presidents
Day weekend, students
from Glenbrook North
and Glenbrook South participated
in a SaLTrip to
Walt Disney World in Orlando.
The students served
Make-A-Wish Foundation
families who were staying
at Give Kids the World
Village.
“I thought the Disney
trip would be an eyeopening
experience, and it
really was,” said Zoe Galis,
a junior at Glenbrook
North. “The kids were so
happy to be there that they
forgot about their illness.
They were just there to
have fun.”
Emma Schwartz-
Dodek, a sophomore at
Glenbrook South, also attended
the Orlando trip.
“One day I just talked
to the kids for six hours,”
Schwartz-Dodek said.
“I’ve always wanted to be
a teacher when I’m older
and I think any interaction
with kids, like SaLT, will
help me toward that goal.”
The next SaLTrip will
be SaLTinALASKA from
July 23 to 31. The students
will work in collaboration
with the Tlingit
and Haida tribes of Juneau
to conserve Alaska’s pristine
landscapes as they
also learn about the lifestyles
and traditions of the
indigenous culture.
Registration for SaLTinALASKA
is open
through May 15. Call
SaLT co-founder Brad
Swanson at (847) 745-
9706, email saltstudenttravel@gmail.com
or visit
saltstudenttravel.com for
more information.