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It is week 3 of Principal Appreciation Month. Let's give a special shoutout to Mrs. Tamez at AJHS! D102 admires her positive energy, leadership qualities, and strong school spirit. Give a shout out to Mrs. Tamez in the comments.
You are invited to attend the D102 Family Safety Night on Tuesday, October 29 from
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Aptakisic Junior High School.
This event will be conducted in two groups, one geared towards students in grades EC-3 and the other for students in grades 4-8. The event will focus on various aspects of safety, including safety in the home, Safe Prescription Drug Disposal, suicide prevention, depression awareness, healthy home routines, and CPR.
There will be a Stop the Bleed training session offered from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Childcare will be provided for school-age children upon request. There will be age-appropriate safety activities and therapy dogs. Younger children are welcome to attend the event with their parents/guardians.
Please complete this interest form to register! https://tinyurl.com/4w4s8xdr
The 8th-grade band performed at halftime at the Stevenson varsity football game on September 27. They memorized the Stevenson Fight Song and marched around the AJHS parking lot in preparation for the game. Thanks to the band directors, Ms. Rakickas and Ms. Strauss, for organizing the trip.
Construction update on the new gymnasium at AJHS!
In honor of School Custodian Appreciation Day, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible custodial team that keeps our campuses running smoothly every day. 🧹✨
From early mornings to late nights, their hard work ensures that our schools are clean, safe, and ready for learning. We appreciate all that you do!
Thank you to all of our teaching assistants for everything you do to support our students! Whether you are assisting students in the general education classroom, facilitating groups in one of our specialized programs, providing individual support to a student, or working alongside our EC teachers with our youngest learners, you are an important part of the team and the work you do is vital to our students' success. Your dedication and commitment to our students, and our D102 community, is very much noticed and appreciated. Our work takes many hands. Together, we are D102!
Construction for our new gym is underway at AJHS! Staff and students are looking forward to having this new space ready for Fall 2025.
AJHS's Clara Shim shot a personal best 88 at the IESA State Golf Tournament. She came in 16th place among a field of 79 talented golfers! Shoutout to Coach Drews for all his help and support walking all 18 holes with Clara in the very hot temperatures as well as the entire golf coaching staff for another great season. Go Eagles!
Introducing D102's new app! It's everything D102, in your pocket.
With the new app, you can access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency
notifications.
The first day of school for our 1-8 grade students has finally arrived! Don’t forget, today is a half day. Teachers and staff have been busy preparing and are eager to see students walk through the doors.
We are ready! Are you?
Mark your calendars: The first full day of classes for all students is tomorrow, Thursday, August 22.
Special reminder to our Kindergarten and early childhood families! Please remember your first day of school is Wednesday. Have fun at drop in today!
We are so excited for a year filled with learning and fun!
The FirstView app will not be running until the first day of school. We are working on sending out more bus information by the end of the week. Thank you for your patience!
Incoming 7th grader Nayovi represented AJHS in the International Academic Competitions for Science BEE and made it to the quarterfinals this summer. Congratulations on this awesome accomplishment! #D102BrightFuture
We can't believe it's already the last day of July, but we are so excited to start a new school year in a few weeks!
The first district newsletter of the 24-25 school year will be sent out on Tuesday, August 6. It will contain important information regarding the beginning of the year.
If you don't already receive our newsletter, you can join our mailing list by clicking this link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/MuvDLA1
A team of middle school students from Buffalo Grove, including 2 students from AJHS (Ethan S. and Prajin S.), were among the top five teams in the "You Be the Chemist Challenge" and earned a trip to Houston. There, they competed in person and ultimately finished third overall!
These young Chemistry students are members of the Science Scholars Sandbox, started and coached by Sachleen Tuteja of Palatine who will be a sophomore at Northwestern University this fall. Her passion for Chemistry ignited the fire in these young minds and they took it to the national level where they demonstrated their dedication and poise well beyond their years!
District 102 alum Paul Juda qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics!
Paul secured his spot on Team USA after placing fourth with 168.85 points at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials on Saturday, June 29.
"I only had one goal, and it was to hit all my routines and leave here healthy," Juda told NBC following his final event.
We're so excited to cheer Paul on while he's in Paris.
Happy 8th grade graduation day! The ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be live-streamed on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/district102/
Congratulations to both the girls and boys teams on winning the conference tournament last week! After winning these titles, the Aptakisic track & field team competed in the IESA sectional meet at Wheeling High School on Saturday.
Many athletes earned personal records, and the boys took second place overall as a team.
Congratulations to Mkhai and Mlakhai Agee, who both hit state qualifying time in the 100m and 200m. Mkhai and Mlakhai will head to Peoria to compete in the IESA State Championships, this weekend. Congratulations, and good luck, boys!
Here's a reminder of our calendar changes this week.
Don't forget about our calendar changes this week!