District 58 Education Foundation http://58foundation.org Making a difference in District 58 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Poi Dog Pondering http://58foundation.org/poi-dog-pondering/ http://58foundation.org/poi-dog-pondering/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:33:10 +0000 mvivona http://58foundation.org/?p=86 The District 58 Education Foundation, in partnership with WXRT, is proud to announce an evening with Poi Dog Pondering FRIDAY, APRIL 5 8 P.M. TIVOLI THEATRE 5021 HIGHLAND AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE     Tickets go on sale March 1 at 10 a.m. A quick sell-out is anticipated, so get yours as soon as possible! Must be 21 to enter. Tickets available at www.58foundation.org, www.ticketweb.com and Community Bank of Downers Grove, or by e-mailing tickets@58foundation.org. All proceeds support District 58 Education Foundation programs, which have included more than $75,000 in grants to District 58 schools over the last two years! GENERAL ADMISSION $45 VIP (FIRST 10 ROWS) $75 GOLD PACKAGE $150 (GOLD PACKAGE INCLUDES SEATING IN FIRST TWO ROWS, DINNER AT LEMON TREE, AUTOGRAPHED POSTER AND MEET AND GREET WITH BAND. E-MAIL TICKETS@58FOUNDATION.ORG TO PURCHASE GOLD PACKAGE). Tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3443734

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]]> http://58foundation.org/poi-dog-pondering/feed/ 0 Successful Harlem Wizards show http://58foundation.org/successful-harlem-wizards-show/ http://58foundation.org/successful-harlem-wizards-show/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:33:01 +0000 mvivona http://58foundation.org/?p=84 The February 17 basketball game featuring District 58 staff, students and community members versus the Harlem Wizards played to a sell-out crowd and raised more than $10,000 for the District 58 Education Foundation and its many wonderful programs in support of District 58 students and schools. Thank you to all of the players, coaches, referees, volunteers, and spectators who made it an evening to remember!

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]]> http://58foundation.org/successful-harlem-wizards-show/feed/ 0 Harlem Wizards – February 17 http://58foundation.org/harlem-wizards-february-17/ http://58foundation.org/harlem-wizards-february-17/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:32:08 +0000 mvivona http://58foundation.org/?p=18 District 58 is ready to take on the Harlem Wizards on Feb. 17 with a dynamic team of more than 30 students, staff and community members! Each middle school basketball team and coach chose one player to represent their team for a total of eight student players, and student volunteers from our elementary schools will be instrumental in providing support to our hard-working team. In addition, each school has chosen at least one staff member to participate in the game, and they are getting excited to suit up! Several of them have even bravely volunteered to play in the more competitive, fast-paced third quarter. A number of representatives from the Downers Grove community also will be taking to the court on behalf of District 58. These include School Board President Steve Funk, Downers Grove Mayor Martin Tully, state Rep. Ron Sandack, Community Bank President Mike Busse, Chamber of Commerce Board President Joe Malas and County Board member Brian Krajewski. Rounding out the team for District 58 will be Superintendent Kari Cremascoli and Director of Technology Scott Meech, as well as several of our building principals and assistant principals! Please join us for what promises to be a fun-filled evening of basketball and comedy in support of the Education Foundation of Downers Grove Grade School District 58. “At the Wizards game, fans see amazing basketball talent combined with hilarious comedy. The athleticism, tricks, fancy teamwork and ball-handling wizardry, plus wild dunks not even seen in NBA games, engages and wows the most avid hoops fans. The comedy is for everybody. The Wizards look to push the envelope on fun, combining pre-planned comedic acts with spontaneous humor that fans of all ages will find laugh-out-loud funny,” according to the team’s website, www.HarlemWizards.com. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. at Downers Grove South High School, 1436 Norfolk St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Harlem Wizards souvenirs will be sold at the game, and there will be a free autograph session following the game. It is because of events such as this one that the Foundation is able to pursue its mission of providing financial support to enhance education in District 58. Over its 10-year history, the Foundation has given nearly $400,000 in support to District 58 schools, including nearly $35,000 in classroom grants in 2012 alone. Other Foundation-funded programs include the Select 58 eighth-grade service awards, Sneak Preview seventh-grade orientation, and Distinguished Service Awards for staff. Official Website Ticket Information – Ticketweb Sponsors: Sponsorships are available. For more information, please email printer1997@aol.com for more information. Thank you.

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]]> http://58foundation.org/harlem-wizards-february-17/feed/ 0 District 58 Education Foundation gives away more than $35,000 in grants to schools http://58foundation.org/district-58-education-foundation-gives-away-more-than-35000-in-grants-to-schools/ http://58foundation.org/district-58-education-foundation-gives-away-more-than-35000-in-grants-to-schools/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:13:15 +0000 mvivona http://58foundation.org/?p=14 A “one school, one book” reading program, iPads, interactive whiteboards, a middle school initiative called Rachel’s Challenge, and a digital piano for the district’s music program were among the nearly two dozen grant requests funded by the District 58 Education Foundation for 2012-13. Altogether the Foundation, which was founded in 2002 to enhance the education of students in District 58 and its 13 schools, gave away more than $35,000 in grants this school year. The Education Foundation’s grants committee received a total of 35 requests. To ensure an impartial review, all identifying information regarding the applicant(s), their job title and their school were removed from the applications prior to their distribution to the committee, which was chaired by Stephan Upshaw and also included Foundation President Jay Stocki, Vice President Amy Kovacevic, Board member Laura Taylor, parent John Doyle, District 58 teacher Meg Van Dyke, and District 58 Communications Coordinator and Foundation ex officio Jennie Waldorf. Grants were awarded this winter for the following projects/purchases (applicants’ names are in parentheses): iPad 2s for Belle Aire (Tara Fulton, first grade and Heather Howland, second grade); El Sierra (Patricia Incrocci and Lindsay Shea, sixth grade; Diane Claver, third grade); Lester (Pat Szczurek, first grade); and Pierce Downer (Sabrina Breault, third grade) iPod Touches for El Sierra (Maura Prekwas and Meg Adams, fifth grade) Bilingual books for El Sierra’s LRC collection (Mary Loversky, LRC; Cindy Szwed, ELL; and Diane Claver, third grade) Gaining Reading Success Through Leveled Literacy Intervention for El Sierra (Megan DuPass, reading specialist) Book Circles: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning Through Literature for Fairmount (Jennifer Rodriguez, social worker) From Christofori to Yamaha: Creating Music Through Digital Technology–digital piano for Fairmount (Stephanie Coates, vocal music) SMART boards for Hillcrest (Brittany Cerny, Meghan Macdonald and Jennifer Matkovich, fourth grade) Idea Paint for Indian Trail (Taffy Sanger, LRC Director; and Robin Bruebach, principal) Picture books to model comprehension strategies at Indian Trail (Julie Bianchin, reading specialist; Kathy Tice, third grade; Jen Barriball, fourth grade; and Michelle Maycan, third/fourth grade combination class) Sensory center to support students in the Alternative Education Program at Kingsley (Patti Cepeda, AEP teacher, and Michelle Schmidt) SMART board for Lester (Matthew Leiser, second grade) Sing it to Read it! Karaoke for reading fluency at Lester (Lisa Garbis, reading specialist; Laurie Brennan, fourth grade and Lauren Francis, fifth grade) Building a School Community of Readers: “One Book, One School” reading program at Lester (Carin Novak, principal) Bananagrams Foster Wordplay: Whittier (Debra Krygeris, second grade) A Strong Heart Makes a Strong Mind: heart monitors for Herrick Middle School (P.E. team of Gail Pistello, Chuck Justis, Bill Kilgore, Mary Lueck) Rachel’s Challenge at Herrick Middle School, O’Neill Middle School (O’Neill principal Matt Durbala, Herrick principal Jason Lynde, O’Neill assistant principal Christine Clavenna, Herrick assistant principal Matt Neustadt) Enhancing the classroom library at O’Neill Middle School (Lauren Horn, Nicole Ferroli) Differentiated classroom libraries at O’Neill Middle School (Bev West, Addie Nussbaum) Material World: Looking at the Global Community for a Deeper Understanding of our Role as [...]

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