School performances, donations and more.
Gurnee
Selection nights: Parents and current eighth-graders who will attend Warren Township High School next year are invited to attend the academic course selection nights at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 at 500 N. O’Plaine Road. Students will complete the course selection form for the 2016-17 school year. All incoming freshman students will be placed into required courses based on MAP testing information provided by the current eighth-grade school of attendance. Parents and students are encouraged to attend on either night and will have the opportunity to learn more about core course placement and what it means for your child, beginning with a short presentation in the auditorium. Details, 847-548-6855.
Performance: Warren Theatre presents E.B. White’s classic, “Charlotte’s Web,” adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Almond Black Box Theater, 34090 Almond Road. The play tells the classic tale of Wilbur, a pig, who is in danger of being slaughtered, and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte. This children’s show is rated “G” and is 50 minutes in length. Tickets are $5 and $3 for children and students and are available at showtix4u.com or at the door. Details, 847-548-6855.
Donations: Woodland School District 50 will host a Holiday Food Drive to help feed families in the school district through Dec. 8. Jewel-Osco has partnered with Woodland and will host a collection site at its Gurnee location, 6509 W. Grand Ave. The district is also collecting new hats and mittens and new or gently-used books. Parents may send donations to school with their child or drop them off at the Woodland Educational Support Center, 1105 N. Hunt Club Road. Details, 847-596-5600.
Lake Forest
Concert: Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Music Department will present its annual free Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Chapel, 760 E. Westleigh Road. All of the choral students will begin the program with their traditional candlelight procession, followed by performances from each of the choirs including JV-Kaleidoscope (“AChoir’d Taste”); Kaleidoscope (select ensemble); and Microscope (student-directed a cappella choir). These award-winning choral groups are under the direction of Elizabeth Kurowski. Also featured will be the award-winning Woodlands Academy Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Lauren Moldenhauer. Included is a combined orchestra and choir rendition of the “Hallelujah Chorus” at the end of the concert. In addition, two of the school’s students from China — Qiu Ran Dong and Shiyu Wang — are featured as choral accompanists. Refreshments will be served following the concert. Details, www.woodlandsacademy.org.
Lincolnshire
Registration: School District 103 announces that kindergarten registration will begin for children who will be five years old before Sept. 1 from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at Laura B. Sprague School, at 2425 Riverwoods Road. Parents or guardians will need to bring the following in order to register a child: the child’s original birth certificate or passport, and proof of District 103 residency. Requirements and actions that must be completed in order to establish residency in District 103 are provided in the procedure posted at www.d103.org/registrationandenrollment. Forms for required medical and dental examinations will be available at the time of registration, and they must be completed and returned to Sprague School one week prior to the first day of the 2016-2017 school year. For the 2016-2017 school year, parents will have the opportunity to select either the full-day tuition based kindergarten program or the half-day kindergarten program upon registering their child. Details, 847-945-6665.
Mundelein
Boutique: Fremont School District 79 PTO Holiday Boutique will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Intermediate School, 28764 N. Fremont Center Road. There will be 50 artists, crafters and local vendors, a kids drop-off craft zone, raffles, bake sale and more. Details, tinyurl.com/D79Boutique.
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