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Swanson to head student services for Wilmette D39
Submitted by Wilmette
Public School District 39
The District 39 Board
of Education has approved
Dr. Kristin Swanson as the
administrator for student
services for 2019-2020.
Swanson is a veteran administrator,
coming directly
from
Highland
Park (North
S h o r e
D112),
where she is Swanson
currently the
assistant superintendent
for student services, a position
she has held for the
past five years.
“Dr. Swanson’s knowledge
and experience make
her an excellent choice for
D39,” said Superintendent
Dr. Ray Lechner at
the June 17 board of education
meeting. “She has
strong leadership skills
and demonstrated success
in building positive and
productive relationships
with parents and staff.”
Before coming to D112,
Swanson served as the director
of special education
in Glenview D34, and before
that she was Autism
Coordinator for NSSED.
She began her career as
a school Psychologist in
Texas.
Swanson holds a bachelor’s
degree in psychology
from the University
of Michigan. From Indiana
University, she holds
a master’s, and Ed.S, and
a Ph.D., all in school psychology.
In addition, she
has M.Ed. in Educational
Leadership from the American
College of Education.
School News
Colby College
Wilmette resident makes
‘highly selective’ dean’s list
Sydney R. Koeplin, of
Wilmette, was named to
the highly selective dean’s
list for outstanding academic
achievement during
the spring semester. Koeplin,
a member of the Class
of 2021, attended New Trier
High School and is the
daughter of Kurt Koeplin
Loyola Marymount
Resident makes dean’s list
Morgan Hoover, of Wil-
Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 4 days ago
and Laura Johnson. mette, has been named to
the dean’s list for the spring
Muhlenberg College semester of the 2018-2019
school year.
Student makes dean’s list
The 2016 New Trier
Max Wengroff, of Wilmette,
was named to the
graduate is a screenwriting
major in the School of Film
dean’s list for the spring and Television.
2019 semester.
School News is compiled
by Editor Eric DeGrechie.
Send submissions to eric@
wilmettebeacon.com.
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New Trier students receive special award
Submitted by New Trier
High School
Sixty-seven New Trier
seniors are recent recipients
of the Seal of Biliteracy,
an award granted
by the Illinois State Board
of Education and given by
New Trier High School’s
Modern and Classical Languages
Department in recognition
and celebration of
students who demonstrate
a high level of proficiency
in English and one or more
other languages.
Students demonstrate
their language proficiency
by earning an English
score of 21 or higher on
the ACT or a score of 4.8
on the ACCESS exam.
Students can show proficiency
in another language
earning a 4 or a 5 on the
AP (Advanced Placement)
language exam or by taking
a state approved test,
such as the AAPPL (Assessment
of Performance
toward Proficiency in Languages)
exam, and earning
an Intermediate High or
Advanced score.
Learning another language
prepares students
to be citizens of the global
community by developing
an awareness and appreciation
of other cultures.
The process of learning to
comprehend and communicate
in another language
develops insight into the
nature of language, as well
as connections to other
disciplines. The Seal of
Biliteracy builds upon the
rich linguistic and cultural
assets of the district and
community, providing students
with the necessary
skills to be successful in
college, career and life.
The Modern and Classical
Languages Department
is honored to recognize the
following qualified New
Trier seniors who demonstrated
proficiency in more
than one language:
Chinese: Alice Guo,
Morgan Hardin, Qiao
Huang, Allison Liu, Yujia
Tian, Bill Yen
French: Ridah Salim
Chhotoo, Stella Cook,
Charles Coppieters ‘t Wallant,
Sarah Ann Duck,
Kathryn Kurt, Adrien
Lana, Claudia Levens,
Madeline Malueg
German: Abigail Baran,
Liesel Dolce, Trevin
Hernandez, Kathryn Kurt,
Miriam Rovin, Katherine
Simons, Florian Vining
Italian: Frederick Keady
Latin: Kylie Boyd, Isabel
Cox, Alexa Kaplan,
John Keenan, Zachary
Melnick
Russian: Yaroslava
Goldina
Spanish: Benjamin Barrett,
Bennett Basil, Lilia
Bhote, Andrea Blood,
Emilia Consalvi, Valentina
de la Torre, Gabriel
DeGrandis, Ryan DeMar,
Allison Elli, Alexandra
Gjaja, Valentin Goetze,
Alanna Goldstein, Claire
Gottreich, Brianna Hickey,
Alexandra Hochschild,
Samuel Huertas-Erikson,
Richard Jo, Stephanie Kacius,
Hyun Kim, Dylan
Kochman, Andrew Kuhn,
Kathryn Kurt, Katherine
Lasonde, Brandon Lee,
Madeline Malueg, Emma
McDermott, Bailey Meyers,
Nicole Montenegro,
Oscar Mozolewski, Laura
Murphy, Asher Noel,
Rumer Ochoa, Taylor Oshana,
Anastasia Panomitros,
Hannah Richards,
Ella Schotz, Grace Thomas,
Anahi Toolabian, Eleanor
Wefing, Millie Winter,
Natalie Wolkoff, Katherine
Wyse
Of special note are two
students who qualify for
the Seal of Biliteracy in
multiple languages, Madeline
Malueg (French and
Spanish) and Kathryn Kurt
(French, Spanish and German).
Students who earned
the Seal of Biliteracy will
have their achievement acknowledged
on both their
diploma and transcripts.
Seniors who qualify for
the Seal of Biliteracy
based on their AP exam in
May 2019 will be awarded
this honor in the fall.