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the winnetka current | February 22, 2018 | 9
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damaging carpeting, the
walls, furniture, technology
and most other belongings
situated in the space.
“Literally everything we
had in there was gone,” Gikas
said.
Despite the damage, Gikas
said the accident did
not put a damper on the
spirits of the WYO. Instead,
she said, the incident
ended up being a great way
for the teens to renovate
and reclaim the space as a
better space than before.
While the Winnetka
Community House was responsible
for replacing the
drywall, Gikas said over
a two-month span, both
teens and adults throughout
the community — including
those who grew
up with the WYO from
years past — donated or
helped purchase new music
equipment, computers,
furniture and other decorations
to remodel the center.
“The community was really,
really supportive and
empathetic of the situation
and wanting to help,” she
said. “The teens really advocated
for the space too,
and got their parents to donate.”
What also made the renovations
more special was
the fact that the old center
had not been changed in
more than 20 years, and
now, the space reflects the
interests of modern teens.
“We had a lot of participation,
a lot of ideas coming
from the teens,” she said. “It
was actually so much fun
because they were able to
make the space their own.”
So, with the slogan,
“New Year. New WYO.,”
the WYO introduced their
newly designed center to
the community at an open
house on Jan. 28.
“It is really astonishing to
see how many people value
the WYO,” Gikas said.
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engineers, architects, construction
managers and
staff will begin the detailed
design process so proper
bid documents and construction
documents can
be created in time for the
project to begin immediately
after the conclusion
of the 2018 swimming
beach season. The board’s
approval came following
the Lakefront Committee’s
recommendation at its Jan.
25 meeting to approve the
schematic design.
“We’re not approving
every single detail,” Commissioner
Bryan Abbott
said. “We’re approving the
schematic design and continuing
to work on these
particular details.”
The two major topics of
discussion at the meeting
were the parking lot and
trees. Wilmette resident
Ron Crystal spoke during
public comment explaining
that he counted a total of
327 parking spaces in the
existing lot. This count was
larger than the architect’s
count of 305 spaces due to
Crystal counting unmarked
spaces that beachgoers park
in and the architect not. The
goals that were previously
established for the new
parking lot by the board
were to not have a larger
footprint than currently and
have at least the same number
of parking spaces.
Reporting by Todd Marver,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at WilmetteBeacon.
com.
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
Students, residents
continue debate on D225
transgender policy
During the public comment
segment of District
225’s Board of Education
meeting on Monday, Feb.
12, Glenbrook North junior
Erin Rosenfeld was
one of five Glenview and
Northbrook citizens who
expressed their opinions
on District 225 policy regarding
transgender students,
which was adopted
at the board’s Jan. 22
meeting.
The policy allows transgender
students to use the
locker room that conform
to their gender identity.
“As a student, I greatly
support this policy,” said
Rosenfeld, who identified
herself as gay. “[Transgender
students] are not
trying to take advantage of
anyone else (in the locker
room), and there’s nothing
in the Bible against people
who are gay.”
Grace Chiappetti, another
GBN student, also
prefaced her comment by
saying that she was gay.
She called the policy “a
great opportunity (for fellow
students) to be more
open and accepting.”
Debby Shulman, a Glenbrook
South graduate with
three kids that attended the
high school and a member
of Parents and Friends of
Lesbian and Gay students,
also praised the policy.
“The passage of this
policy speaks to inclusivity
and diversity,” she said.
“We at PFLAG express
our deepest gratitude to
the board for supporting
children who might suffer
emotionally or incur bullying.”
Two citizens spoke
against the policy.
A woman — who told
reporters, “I don’t want
my name in the paper,”
when asked to identify
herself — told the board
she was from “a family of
faith” and “I don’t think
it’s right my child can gaze
at people like this; we’re
supposed to protect their
eyes, not open their eyes to
people like this.”
Reporting by Neil Milbert,
Freelance Reporter. Full story
at NorthbrookTower.com.
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