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Gurnee
Fundraiser: The DW Project, a student-created charity formed to raise money for the Lurie Children’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Program, will hold its first fundraiser event Sept. 4 at Warren Township High School’s stadium, 500 N. O’Plaine Road. This committee was started to honor the life of Daniel Wang, a loved WTHS student who lost his life to brain cancer last spring. In an attempt to show the Wang family how much his graduating class of 2016 loves and misses him, Haley Brock and Teagan Tennerman have started The DW in Daniel’s name. There will be a “grey out” football game in his honor as the WTHS Blue Devils battle the New Trier Trevians for the WTHS home opening game. All fans will show up in grey while the football team will be playing in their grey uniforms. Grey is the color for brain cancer. The Wang family will be the guest of honor, and there will be T-shirts for sale that were designed for The DW Project that will be sold at WTHS for student and staff to and donation bins for those who would like to donate to this great cause. Eighty percent of the proceeds from T-shirt sales will be donated to Lurie Children’s Hospital Pediatric Brain Tumor Center. Details, 847-693-9498.
Curriculum nights: Woodland Intermediate School’s curriculum nights will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m Sept. 9 for 5th grade, and Sept. 10 for 4th grade at 1115 N. Hunt Club Road. Curriculum nights are an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher, learn about classroom expectations and procedures and receive an overview of the grade level curriculum. The Woodland PTA will be present at the 6th grade curriculum nights hosting book fairs, selling memberships, calendars and car stickers. Details, 847-596-5604.
Mundelein
Seminar: Mundelein High School will host a rebroadcast of the 2015 Leadercast seminar, “The Brave Ones,” which occurred live in Atlanta in May. Area business leaders and high school/college students in leadership roles are encouraged to participate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at 1350 W. Hawley St. It will be emceed by Joe Aguilar, along with MHS staff members Alexander Kapotas and Randy Lerner. Cost of the event, which includes lunch, is $50. The first 40 students to register will only pay $1, which also includes lunch. Teachers will also be able to earn four CPDU credits by attending this event. To register for the seminar by the Sept. 4 deadline, go to the MHS website at www.d120.org and click on the “RevTrak” link. Eleven speakers are included in the rebroadcast. Local business sponsors will have information tables and personnel available.
Performance: Mundelein High School will present the “Student Directed One-Act Play Festival” at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 and 9 a 1350 W. Hawley St. This year an all-time high eight plays have been selected. The plays are chosen, cast and directed by MHS seniors. The plays average 12 minutes in length. Details, 847-949-2200.
Fest: Close to 1,500 students, parents, staff and community members are expected to attend the annual Brat Fest from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11 at Carl Sandburg Middle School, 855 W. Hawley St. A meal is $5, which includes a choice of a bratwurst, hot dog or tamale along with chips and soda or water. Community supporters include the Mundelein Fire Department, Mundelein Police Department, Fremont Public Library, Culver’s restaurant, McDonald’s restaurant, Mundelein Elementary Education Association, and the District 75 PTO. District 75 PTO coordinates games and family activities, which include a moonwalk, photo booth, inflatable basketball, nail art and carnival games. A disc jockey will be on hand to keep the event lively. Proceeds from the event go to support Red Ribbon Drug Awareness week and drug prevention or various school improvements. Details, 847-791-3749.
Grayslake
Boys State and Nation: TJ Kilcullen, senior at Grayslake North High School, attended Boys State at Eastern Illinois University in June. TJ participated in a week of lectures on government and politics, a variety of scholarship competitions, and a series of mock elections at the city, county, and state level. The goal of Boys State is to imitate the election process and to teach incoming seniors from around the state about government. During that week, Kilcullen won several awards, including the Hayes Kennedy essay competition, the Boys State Abraham Lincoln Oration, the Joseph McCraith Model Citizen award, and the Boys Nation Senator award. He was awarded $8,000, an unprecedented amount of winnings out of the 80 years Boys State has been a program in Illinois. Each year two boys from each state are chosen to participate in Boys Nation (held in July). He was selected to attend Boys Nation and attended Washington, D.C., for a week. Kilcullen met his congressman and senators. In addition, he participated in a tour of the Pentagon, met the Secretary of the Navy, toured the White House, and met President Obama. He also was able to sit in on the House and Senate. Kilcullen is the first student from Grayslake to ever be selected to Boys Nation. He was selected by The American Legion to represent Illinois at Boys Nation after sweeping the Boys State contest and winning three scholarships. Kilcullen was one of two students selected for this honor out of 850 boys from around the state who participated in the state competition.
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