Glenbard News for Feb. 7, 2025

In this issue:

• Glenbard student art on display Feb. 10-24
• Congratulations to chess state qualifiers
• North Music Boosters fundraiser on Feb. 12
• Students create valentines for veterans
  
• West winter band concert on Feb. 11
• Local candidate open house to be hosted at North
• Board of Education to meet on Feb. 10
• Reminders

Glenbard student art on display Feb. 10-24
Glenbard is proud to showcase student artwork at the annual Glenbard District 87 Student Art Show. This year’s show is hosted by Glenbard West and displayed in the third-floor galleries from Feb. 10-24, with viewing hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eighty student artworks will be on display (20 from each of the four Glenbard schools).

Join us for the celebratory open house reception on Feb. 24 from 5-7:30 p.m. at Glenbard West (third floor).

Congratulations to chess state qualifiers
Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the IHSA chess state final tournament:

• Glenbard North students Corvin Dang, Josh Idiyaly, Zaid Ghaffari, Abraham Thang, Jeyadarsh Suresh, Michael Parraguirre, Michael Vibora, Arjav Patel and Aarib Mohammad. Levi Treadway is head coach.
• Glenbard West students Robert Elliott, Daniel Iarrobino, Adam Manzke, Vladyslav Mykhailiuk, Allen Peanpokven, Kevin Pinto, Gabriel Shapiro, Kyle Strom, Nadar Thukral, Aleksander Wrobel and Ethan Xie. Nic Nogulich is head coach.

North Music Boosters fundraiser on Feb. 12
The Glenbard North Music Boosters will host a fundraiser at Culver’s, 290 S. Schmale Road in Carol Stream on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 5-8 p.m. A percentage of all sales made during that time period will be donated to the GBN Music Boosters. No flyer is necessary at checkout; all sales count for take-out, dine-in or drive-thru orders.

Students create valentines for veterans
On Wednesday, students and school staff gathered in the cafeteria of our schools during their lunch period to create beautiful cards and letters for current military and hospitalized veterans as part of Valentines for Vets. Displaying great creativity, the students expressed their gratitude for the sacrifice of others.

Thanks go to the participating teens and adults, parent volunteers of the Advocating Character Through Service (ACTS) Committee, who organize Valentines for Vets each year, and the Village of Glendale Heights for their commitment to this important service opportunity.

West winter band concert on Feb. 11
Glenbard West will present their annual Winter Band Concert on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Jazz Band, Concert Band and Symphonic Band will show off their hard work. Some jazz, some dances and some haunting music will all be performed. Admission is free-will donation. Come rest your heart, slow your mind, and enjoy some great band music.

Local candidate open house to be hosted at North
The Glenbard North Civics Club is hosting a local candidate open house on Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Glenbard North cafeteria. Candidates running for local offices in the communities served by District 87 have been invited by Civics Club students to informally interact with community members and answer questions prior to the April 1st election. All community members are invited to attend. 

Board of Education to meet on Feb. 10
The Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, at the Technology Center of DuPage, 301 S. Swift Road in Addison. The meeting agenda will be posted at this link.

Reminders
The GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host leadership consultant and bestselling author Amy Blankson in a presentation titled Digital Thriving: Technology and the Future of Happiness in a Hyperconnected World at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, via Zoom. Go to the GPS Parent Series website for information and the links to these webinars.