Principals Newsletter Spring 2017
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
Student Services Recognized..<br />
A Decade of DECA Success....<br />
Celebrating ‘207’s Best’...........<br />
Social Science Engagement...<br />
Special Education News.........<br />
Calendar of Events.................<br />
Italian Students and DaVinci...<br />
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regularly check the Maine West<br />
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for important information.<br />
We are at west.maine207.org<br />
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Once Again, West Students<br />
Make Me Want to Cheer<br />
By Dr. Audrey Haugan, Principal<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Principal’s <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
Maine West High School, Des Plaines, Illinois<br />
As you have probably seen or heard, our Girls’ Basketball team had an<br />
incredible season that ended in a Super Sectional loss to Geneva. Our<br />
girls played extremely well all year despite<br />
the loss of their legendary coach, Derril Kipp.<br />
Under the outstanding leadership of Coach<br />
DeMarigny, they stepped up and had a stellar<br />
season. What was also impressive was the<br />
fan support at all of the post-season games. To<br />
look in the stands and see current and former<br />
fans, families and supporters was pheonomenal,<br />
as was the support of the Maine West cheering section. Toward the<br />
end of the Geneva game, when it was evident we would not win, there<br />
was a hush by the Maine West fans, and a sense of not knowing what<br />
to do. I know I felt it. There was disappointment in having had such a<br />
great season come to an end. There is not really a cheer anyone does<br />
when they know they are going to lose, and the fans typically wait for<br />
the “Nah nah, hey hey, good-bye” cheer from the other team. Of course<br />
we heard that, but in our moments of not knowing what to do, a small<br />
group of students started to sing the Maine West Fight Song. By the<br />
second line of the song, the fans in the stands were united in singing the<br />
Fight Song to show support and team spirit toward this team and Maine<br />
West. It was an amazing thing that many people noticed and commented<br />
on later. It was a spontaneous reaction from a group of young fans who<br />
knew exactly what to do; and it was the perfect thing to do!<br />
It was a reminder to me what a wonderful place Maine West is, especially<br />
when it’s time to come together to make a difference for others.<br />
It’s great that we have such amazing students here, and I’m very proud<br />
of them. It makes me want to stand up and cheer.<br />
Follow us on Twitter @Maine_West
Student Services Department Again Earns<br />
National Recognition as a Model Program<br />
For the second time, the Counseling Department at<br />
Maine West has received the RAMP Award from the<br />
American Counseling Association. RAMP stands for<br />
Recognized Asca Model Program. This means Maine<br />
West is recognized by the American<br />
School Counselor Association<br />
as “a model school with a comprehensive,<br />
data-driven counseling<br />
program, committed to delivering<br />
the highest level of services to our<br />
students in the three counseling<br />
domains of Academics, Career, and Socio-Emotional.”<br />
Only 41 schools in Illinois have this recognition,<br />
and we are proud that Maine West is one of them!<br />
Intervening Before It Is Too late!<br />
Our two Intervention Rooms - the Executive Functioning<br />
and Behavior Redirect - continue to work<br />
with our students in need of skills to succeed in the<br />
classroom. Our Social Emotional groups continue<br />
to address the needs of our students so not only can<br />
they succeed academically but also socially and personally.<br />
Our department’s “Problem Solving Teams” which<br />
include the student’s counselor, dean, social worker<br />
and psychologist meet once a week in order to make<br />
the best decisions regarding interventions and help<br />
for our students. However, our students can always<br />
go directly to the Family Center located at the end<br />
of L-wing if they need immediate attention or their<br />
counselor is not available.<br />
Career Exploration<br />
We have focused on having our freshman and sophomore<br />
students identify and analyze careers early so<br />
they can truly begin planning and taking advantage<br />
of the many opportunities available to investigate<br />
careers such as elective courses, internships, and<br />
volunteer programs among others. Through the<br />
use of Career Cruising inventories and classroom<br />
discussions with their counselors, all freshman and<br />
sophomore students have identified what career<br />
clusters best match their interests and where their<br />
own strengths and skills are. Please ask your child<br />
what they have discovered about themselves, and<br />
as they begin thinking about careers and/or course<br />
selections for the future, please have them explore<br />
their many options with our counseling staff.<br />
Teddy, the Therapy Dog, Reports for Duty<br />
Teddy is in the house! Teddy is our new addition<br />
to the Student Services Department. Ms. Elizabeth<br />
Hoover, a counselor at Maine West, took the initiative<br />
to help us obtain a therapy dog. After much<br />
training and a lot of anticipation, Teddy is finally<br />
working at Maine West. He helps our kids who may<br />
need the extra<br />
support to calm<br />
their anxieties<br />
or worries. Research<br />
has shown<br />
the value therapy<br />
dogs provide in<br />
helping students<br />
and adults calm<br />
anxieties, lower<br />
blood pressure,<br />
and de-escalate<br />
angry outbursts.<br />
We are very fortunate<br />
to have<br />
Teddy at West.<br />
As the School Year Wind Down, Let’s All Stay Healthy<br />
This is the season for colds, flu,<br />
and viruses. Just a few reminders<br />
from the Health Office to keep<br />
you healthy:<br />
• Get a flu shot sooner rather than<br />
later. It takes about two weeks<br />
until it is fully effective<br />
• Avoid close contact with people<br />
who are sick and practice good<br />
hygiene<br />
• If you are sick, STAY HOME!<br />
You must be fever free for 24<br />
hours to return to school<br />
• Finish all medicine your doctor<br />
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gives you even if you are feeling<br />
better<br />
• Do not come to school if you are<br />
vomiting or have diarrhea<br />
• Stay fit and eat healthy. This<br />
helps boost your immune system<br />
to fight off illnesses.
A DECAde of Success for Maine West DECA<br />
Distributive Education Clubs of<br />
America was founded in 1946.<br />
However, just as the world has<br />
changed greatly since that time, so<br />
has this organization. Now simply<br />
known as DECA, it has continuously<br />
evolved its programs<br />
and activities to remain relevant<br />
in education and provide meaningful<br />
experiences for students.<br />
DECA is an international organization<br />
that prepares emerging<br />
leaders and entrepreneurs<br />
in marketing, finance, hospitality<br />
and management. Currently<br />
there are over 215,000 members<br />
from 3,500 high schools in all 50<br />
United States, Canada, China,<br />
Germany, and more. The Maine<br />
West chapter of DECA was started<br />
ten years ago, with a small<br />
group of business education students.<br />
Every year since then, the<br />
chapter has had approximately<br />
40 dedicated members who work<br />
closely as a team to achieve success.<br />
Any student who is currently<br />
enrolled, or has taken a<br />
business education course (including<br />
the required Consumer<br />
Education class) may join DECA.<br />
The main focus of DECA is competition<br />
at the regional, state and<br />
international level. Success at<br />
each level leads to advancement<br />
to the next. Competitions have<br />
an entrepreneurial focus aligned<br />
with four career pathways: business<br />
management and administration,<br />
marketing, finance,<br />
and hospitality & tourism. Students<br />
can choose the pathway<br />
that most aligns with their interests,<br />
experience and career goals.<br />
Within each pathway, there are<br />
three main facets to competition:<br />
exams, role plays and written<br />
events. Exams test students’<br />
economic and<br />
business content<br />
knowledge,<br />
however, the<br />
role plays and<br />
written events<br />
are the most<br />
valuable for students.<br />
In a role<br />
play, students<br />
receive a real-life business scenario,<br />
and have up to ten minutes<br />
to prepare a solution before presenting<br />
to a judge. Every DECA<br />
member competes in two roleplays<br />
at regional competition,<br />
and it is high-pressure practice<br />
for real-life interviewing skills.<br />
Any member who wishes to compete<br />
at the state level must also<br />
enter at least one written event. In<br />
a written event, students prepare<br />
a 5- to 30-page paper on a specific<br />
topic, and present it in a 15- to<br />
20-minute professional presentation<br />
to a judge. Many of the written<br />
events require primary and<br />
secondary market research and<br />
data analysis. Some recent topics<br />
that Maine West DECA members<br />
have successfully presented in<br />
competition are a creative marketing<br />
plan for the Park Ridge Civic<br />
Orchestra and an employee retention<br />
program for Toys “R” Us.<br />
The top three finishers in each<br />
role play and written event at<br />
state competition qualify for the<br />
international level. These competitions<br />
draw over 20,000 DECA<br />
members from around the country<br />
and world at locations that<br />
have recently included Salt Lake<br />
City, Orlando, Atlanta and Nashville.<br />
Maine West has qualified for<br />
international competition every<br />
year since 2010, and at this highest<br />
level of competition, can boast<br />
two First Place<br />
and a Top 10<br />
Finalist. This<br />
year, many<br />
members have<br />
been working<br />
hard on practice<br />
exams, role<br />
plays and writing<br />
papers in<br />
the hopes of qualifying for international<br />
competition in Anaheim<br />
in April. Competition is the main<br />
focus, but DECA is also proud of<br />
its involvement in the Maine West<br />
community. An annual Maine<br />
West tradition, Cans Across Des<br />
Plaines, was started as a written<br />
event by three DECA members.<br />
In its initial year, this community<br />
service project attracted the attention<br />
of ABC 7 News and was<br />
the first Maine West paper to<br />
qualify for international competition.<br />
Current DECA members are<br />
planning an eyeglass collection<br />
this spring and next fall to benefit<br />
the Lions Club. So, hold onto<br />
your old eyeglasses and donate<br />
them to support our next community<br />
service project.<br />
Success in DECA requires commitment<br />
of the members on their<br />
own personal time. So, why do<br />
they do it? Well, it’s fun! The current<br />
officer team of Dara Kovacheva,<br />
Runal Patel, Alvin Thomas<br />
and Caty Buchaniec ensure Maine<br />
West DECA members are a closeknit<br />
group who get together for<br />
study sessions and social events,<br />
and network with students from<br />
all over Illinois. In addition, current<br />
members agree that the benefits<br />
of DECA go beyond having<br />
fun and provide an opportunity to<br />
enhance skills necessary for success<br />
in today’s competitive world.<br />
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Celebrating ‘207’s Best’<br />
Emil Smochina<br />
Improved Performance<br />
Emil’s story is one of significant<br />
change and improvement since<br />
his freshman year. Emil’s transcript<br />
shows that he has grown<br />
from starting high school in ESL<br />
to taking three AP<br />
classes in his senior<br />
year. His GPA,<br />
while quite respectable,<br />
is not a true<br />
reflection of his<br />
ability. Early in his<br />
high school career,<br />
while he was learning<br />
the English language, Emil<br />
struggled in some classes due to<br />
the language barrier. Since then,<br />
his grades have improved, and<br />
his teachers have nothing but<br />
good things to say about his effort<br />
and participation in his classes.<br />
As a result, Emil has been named<br />
an AP Student Leader, placed<br />
third at a History Fair, and third<br />
at “Skills USA,” in the computer<br />
programming competition.<br />
Emil is also as dedicated to his<br />
extracurricular activities as he is<br />
with his academics. He has taken<br />
advantage of many opportunities,<br />
such as the Adventure Club,<br />
“Project Connect,” Boys’ Swim<br />
Team, Pi Sigma Pi (Illinois Honor<br />
Society for excellence in History),<br />
and COACH Tutoring. COACH<br />
Tutoring is of great significance,<br />
because students are chosen for<br />
their academic abilities and ability<br />
to relate well to peers. Emil’s<br />
abilities, attitude, and work ethic<br />
put him ahead of his peers in<br />
many ways, and his diligence and<br />
drive definitely put him in the category<br />
for earning most improved<br />
on his own. We are proud to recognize<br />
him as one of 207’s Best.<br />
Megan Kalinowski<br />
Academic Achievement<br />
I believe Megan Kalinowski has<br />
exemplified the mantra “She believed<br />
she could, so she did” her<br />
entire life. Megan can do all she<br />
sets her mind to, making an incredible<br />
difference<br />
not only for herself,<br />
but for the entire<br />
student body. Her<br />
academic load includes<br />
AP Chemistry,<br />
Spanish 4<br />
Accelerated, AP<br />
English Literature<br />
and Composition, Senior Leaders,<br />
Multivariable Calculus and<br />
Differentiated Equations, and AP<br />
U.S. Government and Politics.<br />
Her list of activities is ridiculously<br />
long and includes academic and<br />
athletic endeavors such as Athletic<br />
Council, Varsity Golf, Varsity<br />
Badminton (where she has been<br />
a State qualifier), COACH tutor,<br />
Model UN, Spanish National<br />
Honor Society, National Honor<br />
Society, Warrior Pride, School-<br />
Wide Fundraiser Committee, Pi<br />
Sigma Pi, Lurie Children’s Hospital<br />
volunteer, and an intern for<br />
Bob Dold. Megan finds the time<br />
to do all of this AND holds a 4.911<br />
GPA!<br />
Mr. Tieman, Megan’s science<br />
teacher, says, “I was privileged<br />
to have such a highly motivated,<br />
inquisitive, dedicated, and intelligent<br />
student. Megan will be a<br />
great asset to any institution that<br />
she attends.”<br />
Megan’s qualities, along with her<br />
positive and shining personality,<br />
will take her far in her future endeavors.<br />
She is definitely one of<br />
207’s Best.<br />
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Margarita Patino<br />
Elective Achievement<br />
Margarita is described below by<br />
one of her teachers as “Quiet, but<br />
certainly not silent,” and when<br />
you meet her, you would agree.<br />
One needs to listen carefully to<br />
hear her voice, but<br />
what she has to say<br />
most always has<br />
an impact on those<br />
around her. She is<br />
a dedicated student<br />
who has worked<br />
hard in her four<br />
years at West, earning<br />
a 4.35 GPA in our most challenging<br />
classes. We honor her<br />
as one of 207’s Best for her contributions<br />
to the electives area,<br />
particularly Foreign Language,<br />
but we also recognize her accomplishments<br />
in all academic areas.<br />
Mr. Galanes, her Spanish V AP<br />
teacher says, “It is a pleasure to<br />
have Margarita in my Spanish V<br />
AP class. She is a dedicated, hardworking,<br />
and talented student<br />
who wants to improve her language<br />
skills. She succeeds at her<br />
language acquisition every day<br />
and does so humbly.”<br />
Ms. Ryan, Social Science teacher,<br />
adds, “Best at expressing her<br />
thoughts in writing, she has the<br />
ability to see a situation from<br />
multiple perspectives showing a<br />
high degree of empathy. She is an<br />
impeccable student and she puts<br />
100% into everything.”<br />
Margarita makes an impression<br />
on those she meets, and has done<br />
a stellar job at Maine West. We<br />
have appreciated her hard work<br />
and dedication to her academics,<br />
and are proud to recognize her as<br />
one of 207’s Best.
Social Science Department Provides<br />
Many Opportunities for Civic Engagement<br />
The Social Science Department is<br />
proud of the wide range of opportunities<br />
for Maine West students<br />
to be civically engaged, living up<br />
to our distinction as an Illinois<br />
Democracy School. In honor of<br />
Constitution Day and National<br />
Voter Registration Day in September,<br />
we registered over 50 students<br />
to vote and students took<br />
part in the Preamble Challenge.<br />
Forty students served as election<br />
judges in the November election,<br />
and all students were<br />
able to vote in our own mock<br />
election this past November,<br />
in which the winners of the<br />
Maine West election were<br />
announced on Election Day.<br />
lated to the Supreme Court case.<br />
In January, social science teacher<br />
Mr. Dan Fouts took a small<br />
group of Maine West and Maine<br />
South students to Washington<br />
D.C. to experience the Presidential<br />
Inauguration and visit<br />
national landmarks, including<br />
the Lincoln, MLK, Jefferson<br />
and FDR Memorials as well as<br />
Arlington National Cemetery.<br />
For the second year in a row, the<br />
Maine West Mock Trial Team has<br />
qualified for the state competition,<br />
sponsored by the Illinois<br />
State Bar Association. The team<br />
traveled to Champaign to compete<br />
at the University of Illinois<br />
Law School March 11 and 12. To<br />
In December, Law and Government<br />
students participated<br />
in the Constitutional<br />
Rights Foundation Equal Justice<br />
Under Law Program at<br />
the Dirksen Federal Building. The<br />
focus of the program was the Supreme<br />
Court case, Utah v. Strieff,<br />
and the 4th Amendment. The<br />
day began with an opening ceremony<br />
and an introduction from<br />
the Honorable Ruben Castillo, of<br />
the U.S. District Court, and the<br />
presentation of Supreme Court<br />
arguments by attorneys. Maine<br />
West students then examined and<br />
discussed the case with students<br />
from other high schools and lawyers<br />
who helped facilitate the discussion.<br />
Students also listened<br />
and asked questions of a panel<br />
that included a Chicago Police<br />
officer and a representative from<br />
the ACLU. The day ended with<br />
a Town Hall Meeting and Public<br />
Policy Vote where each school<br />
voted for or against a policy requalify<br />
for the state competition,<br />
our Mock Trial Team has competed<br />
in three tournaments thus<br />
far this year; DuPage County,<br />
Rolling Meadows and Waukegan.<br />
Congratulations to Catherine<br />
Buchaniec and Thomas Scheck<br />
for winning the Outstanding Attorney<br />
Award, and to Matthew<br />
Montanile for winning the Outstanding<br />
Witness Award. Additionally,<br />
Maine West hosted our<br />
very first Mock Trial Invitational<br />
on March 4, in which<br />
14 teams from across Chicagoland<br />
performed both<br />
prosecution and defense in<br />
preparation for the Illinois<br />
State Bar Association’s State<br />
Mock Trial Tournament.<br />
Model United Nations (also<br />
Model UN or MUN) is an<br />
academic simulation of the<br />
United Nations that aims to<br />
educate participants about current<br />
events, topics in international<br />
relations, diplomacy and<br />
the United Nations agenda. The<br />
participants role-play as diplomats<br />
representing a country in a<br />
simulated session of a committee<br />
of the United Nations, such as<br />
the Security Council or the World<br />
Health Organization.<br />
This year Maine West<br />
sent 15 students to the<br />
University of Chicago’s<br />
MUNUC conference<br />
to represent the<br />
delegation of Iceland.<br />
Maine West’s Mock Trial<br />
Team (left) again qualified<br />
for state competition. In<br />
January, students travled<br />
to the nation’s capital<br />
(above).<br />
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Special Education: Students Dive into<br />
Special Olympics, Basketball, BreakOut<br />
Special Olympics provides students<br />
with disabilities the opportunity<br />
to develop their physical<br />
fitness, demonstrate courage,<br />
and participate in social relationships<br />
through the comradery<br />
of a team and community.<br />
Maine West has 13 student athletes<br />
who participate and compete<br />
in Special Olympics. Our students<br />
have the opportunity at Maine<br />
West to participate in snowshoeing,<br />
bowling, and for the first time<br />
in recent history, track and field.<br />
This past February, five student<br />
athletes (Azuolas Antanaitis-<br />
Rudawski, Nicholas Carrion,<br />
David McDonough, Marisela<br />
Moreno, and John Saluta) competed<br />
in snowshoeing and four<br />
(Azuolas Antanaitis-Rudawski,<br />
Nicholas Carrion, Marisela Moreno,<br />
and John Saluta) qualified<br />
for the winter games at state.<br />
A huge congratulations to all<br />
of the Maine West student athletes<br />
who participated and especially<br />
to John Saluta for his<br />
silver medal in the 100 meter,<br />
Marisela Moreno for her bronze<br />
medal in the 50 meter, and<br />
Nicholas Carrion for his participation<br />
ribbon in the 100 meter<br />
at State. Way to go Warriors!<br />
Christian Volkman<br />
Basketball Tournament<br />
The Christian Volkman basketball<br />
tournament has been hosted by<br />
Maine West for over the past 20<br />
years. Through the organizational<br />
skills of Laura Pettyjohn, Maine<br />
West welcomed seven area school<br />
districts to the February 18 tournament.<br />
Sixteen teams consist-<br />
ing of students with disabilities<br />
from Maine Township District207,<br />
Niles Township District 219, New<br />
Trier, Warren, North Shore Special<br />
Olympics, Hope Wall, and<br />
Highland Park participated.<br />
This year, Maine West had two<br />
teams and 14 total students participate<br />
in the tournament. A<br />
special thank you to the 15 staff<br />
members and 50 student volunteers<br />
who assisted with coaching,<br />
acting as team buddies, assisting<br />
with concessions, keeping score<br />
and welcoming other teams.<br />
Aside from celebrating an undefeated<br />
record, Maine West<br />
enjoyed the competition, social<br />
interactions, and support<br />
of the school community.<br />
It was through the participation<br />
of our student athletes, ongoing<br />
support of their families, and<br />
dedication of our school community<br />
that continues to make<br />
this event such a huge success.<br />
Engaging Students<br />
through BreakOut EDU<br />
Gioia Lauro-Geruso, special education<br />
teacher, attended her first<br />
BreakOut EDU session during the<br />
Illinois Council of Instructional<br />
Coaches conference in October.<br />
BreakOut EDU can best be described<br />
as an escape room type<br />
activity, but instead of solving<br />
puzzles to breakout of a room,<br />
possibilities of using this platform<br />
in her classroom, and knew it was<br />
just what was needed to promote<br />
collaboration and teamwork.<br />
BreakOut EDU can best be described<br />
as an escape room type<br />
activity, but instead of solving<br />
puzzles to breakout of a room,<br />
students solve a series of critical<br />
thinking puzzles in order to<br />
open a locked box. The puzzles<br />
can be created around any content<br />
area, and can be used to reinforce<br />
or assess skills that students<br />
are working on within the<br />
classroom. The solution to each<br />
puzzle provides students with the<br />
combination to one of many locks<br />
on a box. Once all the puzzles<br />
are solved and the combinations<br />
discovered, students BreakOut!<br />
Ms. Lauro-Geruso has run two<br />
BreakOuts so far this year. One<br />
was in her instructional level<br />
English/Reading class, where<br />
she wanted students to practice<br />
a variety of reading and word<br />
attack skills. Each puzzle centered<br />
around one of these skills.<br />
For example, students had to read<br />
a poem and answer questions using<br />
evidence from the text for<br />
support. Each answer contributed<br />
one letter to the clue, which<br />
eventually led to a numerical<br />
combination. There was so much<br />
excitement in the classroom, and<br />
with each puzzle solved and each<br />
lock opened, students became<br />
more engaged and more involved<br />
in solving the problems together.<br />
The positive impact on student<br />
learning is inevitable with<br />
BreakOut EDU games. They<br />
are student centered, problem<br />
based, collaborative sessions<br />
that encourage communication<br />
and develop problem solving<br />
skill. Teachers can create their<br />
own games, or choose from several<br />
teacher designed games<br />
available at Breakoutedu.com.<br />
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Important Dates: April - May <strong>2017</strong><br />
April 1 International Celebration Noon to 3 p.m. at Maine East<br />
April 4 Fine Arts Booster Meeting 6:00 p.m. - R202<br />
April 5 SAT Tests for Juniors 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<br />
April 10 Fine Arts Induction Ceremony 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 13 Art Awards 7:00 a.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 14<br />
NO SCHOOL<br />
April 19 DISASSEMBLY <strong>Spring</strong> Play - Senior Citizen 4:30 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 20 DISASSEMBLY <strong>Spring</strong> Play 4:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 21-22 DISASSEMBLY <strong>Spring</strong> Play 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 25 National Honor Society Induction 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 26 Social Science Awards 6:30 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 27 Masterworks Concert and Awards 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
April 27<br />
Progress Reports Available Online<br />
April 29 Junior Prom 7:30 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
May 1-12 AP Exams<br />
May 4 Guitar Concert 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
May 5 Life Skills Prom 5:00 p.m. - Student Cafe<br />
May 11 Band and Choir Concert and Awards 7:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
May 12 Dance Class Show 4:00/6:00 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
May 15 Speech/Drama/Broadcasting Awards Night 3:30 p.m. - Auditorium<br />
May 16-17 Senior Finals<br />
May 17 Senior BBQ 1:50 p.m. - Stadium<br />
May 18 Senior Marching Practice 7:45 p.m. - Auditorium/Spec Gym<br />
May 19 Honors Assembly 8:00 a.m. - Spec Gym<br />
May 19 Senior Prom 6:00 p.m. - Chateau Ritz<br />
May 21 Graduation 11:00 a.m. - Rosemont Theatre<br />
May 24 **Final Exams for Periods 3-2-6 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<br />
May 25 **Final Exams for Periods 1-9-5 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<br />
May 26 **Final Exams for Periods 7-4-8 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<br />
May 26<br />
**School Dismisses (Fourth Quarter Ends)<br />
June 9<br />
Semester Grades Available Online<br />
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Maine West High School<br />
1755 South Wolf Road<br />
Des Plaines, IL 60018<br />
Italian Students See How History Comes Alive<br />
“Astonishing” and “ahead of his time” are the words<br />
that students in Italian classes used to describe<br />
Leonardo DaVinci and his contributions to the<br />
world of art and science.<br />
In January, the Italian classes visited a traveling exhibit<br />
at the DuPage Children’s Museum, sponsored<br />
in part by the Italian Cultural Institute.<br />
History, art, science and the Italian language came<br />
together as students learned about the use of perspective<br />
in artwork, the science behind catapulting,<br />
what it might feel like to fly like a bird ... and so<br />
much more!<br />
The exhibit was very much a hands-on experience<br />
for students as they were able to draw, build, explore<br />
and soar!<br />
All in all, students had a great time and made connections<br />
about how an important figure in Italy’s<br />
history comes to life in the present day...every day!<br />
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