LF_120618
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
12 | December 6, 2018 | The lake forest leader NEWS<br />
LakeForestLeader.com<br />
New performing arts center at <strong>LF</strong>CDS offers multiple functions<br />
Alyssa Groh, Editor<br />
Rex<br />
The Everett family, Lake Bluff<br />
Despite his maturity, Rex is<br />
high energy and thinks he is<br />
still a puppy! Rex is a 12-yearold<br />
Airedale Terrier. His favorite<br />
things are playing with his many<br />
squeaky toys, goofing around with his 19-yearold<br />
brother when he comes home from college,<br />
chasing rabbits in a big back yard and being<br />
walked around Tangley Oaks in Lake Buff by his<br />
very favorite dog walker/trainer, Andrew! He also<br />
loves visiting his friends and getting beautified<br />
after a sleepover at Pampered Pupz in Libertyville!<br />
Rex has rewarded his human family with cuddles,<br />
love, smiles and patience because after all, it’s his<br />
world, we just “chase him around” in it!<br />
HELP! The Lake Forest Leader is in search of more pets.<br />
To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send a photo<br />
and information to alyssa@lakeforestleader.com or 60<br />
Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook, IL 60062.<br />
Students, faculty, staff<br />
and community members<br />
have anticipated the opening<br />
of the new performing<br />
arts center at Lake Forest<br />
Country Day School since<br />
it started renovations in<br />
March.<br />
Finally, on Oct. 24, the<br />
completed performing arts<br />
center was revealed to the<br />
school and community<br />
members during a grand<br />
opening event.<br />
The original space was a<br />
gymnasium many decades<br />
ago said Joy Hurd, the head<br />
of school at Lake Forest<br />
Country Day School.<br />
A few decades ago the<br />
space was first renovated<br />
into the performing arts<br />
center, but after a little<br />
wear and tear, it was due<br />
for another face lift.<br />
Prior to the latest renovation,<br />
the space did not<br />
have much natural light<br />
and the chairs were uncomfortable,<br />
Hurd said.<br />
“Now it is a really interesting<br />
space, it is not your<br />
typical auditorium,” Hurd<br />
said.<br />
The newly renovated<br />
performing arts center<br />
contains windows on the<br />
east and west sides of<br />
the space, the stage was<br />
moved from the east wall<br />
to the west wall, a new projection<br />
system and sound<br />
system were installed and<br />
there are 345 new comfortable<br />
chairs, which can be<br />
moved around.<br />
The floor in the performing<br />
arts center is all one<br />
level opposed to a angled<br />
floor like many other auditoriums.<br />
Hurd said this decision<br />
was made to create<br />
a multi-purpose space.<br />
The newly renovated<br />
space will become an area<br />
for a variety of things, not<br />
just theater performances.<br />
The school will also host<br />
Joy Hurd (left), head of school at Lake Forest Country Day School, welcomes guests<br />
at the grand opening of the newly renovated performing arts center Oct. 24 at Lake<br />
Forest Country Day School. Photos Submitted<br />
The Lake Forest Country Day School choir performs at the grand-opening event.<br />
a speaking contest in the<br />
space, choir concerts and<br />
more.<br />
“Every student will benefit<br />
from this new space,”<br />
Hurd said.<br />
But, not only will students<br />
benefit from the<br />
multi-purpose space, the<br />
school will also host lecture<br />
series in the performing<br />
arts center, which will<br />
be open to the public.<br />
“We think of this space<br />
as a place that can be used<br />
for the greater community<br />
as well,” Hurd said.<br />
After seeing the newly<br />
renovated performing arts<br />
center, Hurd said he felt<br />
inspired.<br />
“People are the center of<br />
our school, so the facilities<br />
we build only serve functions<br />
of helping our people<br />
do their best work and be<br />
their best selves,” Hurd<br />
said. “What is now true<br />
is that we have a space in<br />
the performing arts center<br />
that matches the level of<br />
our arts programs and the<br />
aspirations we have for our<br />
students.<br />
“It makes a huge difference<br />
to be in a space that<br />
inspires you to aim high.”