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14 | August 31, 2017 | The lake forest leader NEWS<br />
LakeForestLeader.com<br />
Woodlands Academy blesses freshmen, celebrates seniors on first day<br />
Submitted by Woodlands<br />
Academy<br />
The start of the 2017-18<br />
school year at Woodlands<br />
Academy of the Sacred<br />
Heart Aug. 23, combined<br />
a traditional candlelight<br />
service blessing its newest<br />
students with the fun<br />
of “Seniors Rule Day” celebrations<br />
both inside and<br />
outside the Lake Forest<br />
school.<br />
Head of School Meg<br />
Steele officially welcomed<br />
freshmen – members of<br />
the Class of 2021 – to their<br />
new home at Woodlands.<br />
“You are becoming part<br />
of a school that was founded<br />
near downtown Chicago<br />
on Taylor Street in 1858<br />
and then moved to Lake<br />
Forest in 1904. In addition,<br />
you are joining a tradition<br />
of Sacred Heart education<br />
that traces its roots back to<br />
France in 1800,” she said.<br />
“We have 24 Sacred Heart<br />
schools in the United States<br />
and Canada and more than<br />
150 schools around the<br />
world. As a member of this<br />
Sacred Heart community,<br />
you are personally welcome<br />
to visit in every one<br />
of these schools. On behalf<br />
of the thousands of members<br />
of the International<br />
Sacred Heart Community, I<br />
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boomers everything they need to know about<br />
health and wellness, fitness, financial planning,<br />
shopping and entertainment, assisted living, real<br />
estate, travel and more for the 4th annual Active<br />
Aging - An Expo for Ages 50+.<br />
DATE:<br />
Saturday, October 14<br />
TIME:<br />
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.<br />
PLACE:<br />
Hilton Chicago<br />
Northbrook<br />
Space is limited — DEADLINE: Sept. 27<br />
For More Information<br />
Call: 708.326.9170 ext. 16<br />
Email: h.warthen@22ndcenturymedia.com<br />
Deer Path Middle School garden receives awards<br />
Submitted by Deer Path<br />
Middle School<br />
Deer Path Middle School<br />
students who took care of<br />
the schools’ garden over<br />
the summer participated in<br />
the Gardeners of the North<br />
Shore Annual Flower and<br />
Garden Show at the Chicago<br />
Botanic Garden on<br />
Aug. 5. The week before<br />
the show, students chose<br />
the flowers and vegetables<br />
they wanted to enter and<br />
did some research on how<br />
to best present their entries.<br />
Teachers transported the<br />
entries early that morning<br />
for the 10:15 a.m. judging.<br />
Gerry Palmer, President<br />
of the Gardeners of<br />
the North Shore, emailed<br />
to inform Deer Path that<br />
the entries had won nine<br />
blue ribbons, six second<br />
place ribbons, Junior Best<br />
in Show for a watermelon<br />
entry and the John Dusold<br />
Trophy for the Best Children’s<br />
Entry.<br />
The mood was festive as members of the senior class celebrated their newfound<br />
status on the first day of classes, Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Woodlands Academy of the<br />
Sacred Heart. Photo Submitted<br />
am deeply honored to welcome<br />
you to Woodlands<br />
Academy.”<br />
During the service in<br />
the Chapel of the Sacred<br />
Heart each freshman – and<br />
transfer student – was given<br />
a candle, which she lit<br />
from a candle burning on<br />
the altar. This year’s new<br />
students then positioned<br />
themselves behind the altar<br />
prior to exiting the chapel<br />
in pairs as “This Little<br />
Light of Mine” was sung.<br />
Woodlands Academy is a<br />
Catholic day-and-boarding<br />
college-preparatory high<br />
school for young women<br />
in grades nine through 12<br />
that promotes academic,<br />
artistic and athletic excellence<br />
along with global<br />
awareness, social responsibility<br />
and strong faith.<br />
Deer Path Middle<br />
School’s name will be engraved<br />
on the trophy and<br />
the school will get to keep<br />
it until next year’s show.<br />
A committed group of<br />
about seven middle school<br />
and National Honor Society<br />
Lake Forest High<br />
School volunteers tended<br />
the garden every Tuesday<br />
morning during the summer.<br />
The students enjoyed<br />
seeing what had bloomed<br />
or ripened each week.<br />
Students took home kale,<br />
cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes,<br />
chives, basil and<br />
several pieces of watermelon.<br />
In the coming weeks,<br />
they are looking forward<br />
to harvesting cantaloupe,<br />
decorative pumpkin gourds<br />
and more tomatoes and cucumbers.<br />
A Garden Club is<br />
planned for the upcoming<br />
school year to continue the<br />
success, and to possibly expand<br />
the garden.<br />
In 2018 it will join with<br />
network schools across<br />
the continent to celebrate<br />
the 200th anniversary of<br />
Sacred Heart education in<br />
North America.<br />
This watermelon won first place at the annual Flower<br />
and Garden Show on Aug. 5. Photo submitted
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