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Welcome to District 161
Confused about Grades 5-6 Physical Exams?
The state recently temporarily reversed their decision regarding fifth and sixth grade physical exams. In order to clarify:
All new students to the district must submit a completed physical exam form.
Grade 5 students who are not new #161 students do not need a physical exam this year.
Grade 6 students who are not new #161 students and who submitted a physical exam for grade 5 do NOT need a physical exam.
All grades 5-6 students who will participate in our extracurricular athletic program must submit a completed physical form within one year in order to tryout, practice, and/or compete.
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District 161 Appoints Assistant Principal
At its July 9 Board meeting, the Summit Hill District 161 School Board appointed Christine D. Hudziak as the new assistant principal of Hilda Walker Intermediate School for the 2008-09 school year. Ms. Hudziak comes to District 161 with four years of administrative experience. For the last three years she served as assistant principal at Manteno Middle School. During the 2004-05 school year she was the assistant principal/3rd grade teacher at Columbus Manor School in Oak Lawn.
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Director of Human Resources/Communications Coordinator Appointed
At its June 11 meeting, the Summit Hill School District #161 School Board unanimously appointed Barbara Rains to the Director of Human Resources/Communications Coordinator position beginning on July 1. Rains, currently the Director of Human Resources in Orland Park School District #135, has led District #135 as an administrator of public relations and of human resources since 1991. Keith Pain, superintendent of the district, cited that Ms. Rains comes to the district with a great wealth of experience that will be very instrumental in developing and maintaining excellence in a rapidly growing school district. “She has a track record of excellent administrative skills, outstanding interpersonal skills and an excellent background in both human resources and in communications.”
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New Summit Hill Jr. High School Assistant Principal Appointed
At its May 14 School Board meeting, the Summit Hill School District #161 School Board appointed Paula Sereleas as the new assistant principal of Summit Hill Jr. High School for the 2008-2009 school year. Ms. Sereleas replaces Daniel Pierson who was recently appointed as the new principal of Indian Trail School effective July 1. Superintendent Keith Pain said, “The entire staff of Summit Hill School District is very pleased with the School Board’s decision. Ms. Sereleas demonstrated a unique understanding of instructional leadership during the interview process. Her experience as an educator at Lincoln-Way High School will prove to be a real asset in our need to successfully transition our students to the high school district.”
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Letter to Parents: PowerSchool Access
May 8, 2008
Dear Parents:
This year, we were very pleased to be able to involve you more directly in your child’s education by making student grades available to parents through PowerSchool web access. We hope that you have found this daily access to your child’s progress a positive experience and that it has helped you monitor your child’s achievement. We intend to make further enhancements to this website in the future in order to increase parent and school communication.
As the end of the year is quickly approaching and due to the need for teachers to finalize all records and student reports for the current school year, we will need to close all parent access to the PowerSchool website for this year on Friday, May 16. Certainly, you will be able to access the site again beginning in August 2008 and throughout the entire next school year.
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Parent University on May 6 at 7:00 PM
Summit Hill School District #161 is pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Stratton, a licensed chiropractor and certified master nutritionist will be speaking in our district on Tuesday, May 6 at 7:00 PM at the District Office. Dr. Stratton will present the program, Children and Nutrition: Raising Healthy Children. With 20 years of experience as a chiropractor in the Frankfort area, Dr. Stratton has recently focused on obtaining an advanced certificate in the area of nutrition. Therefore, he has a wealth of information to offer to both parents and students in this very important area. This Parent University is part of the district’s initiative to bring more helpful and educational programs to both students and parents. All are invited to attend.
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New Hilda Walker School Principal
At its April 9 School Board meeting, the Summit Hill School District #161 School Board appointed Jan Zevkovich as the new principal of Hilda Walker School. Ms. Zevkovich has been the principal of Strassburg School in Community School District #168 in Sauk Village for the past six years. She assumes the position of Principal Luke Pavone who has recently accepted a position as principal of Highcrest School in Wilmette School District #39. Superintendent Keith Pain said, “Ms. Zevkovich comes to us with a long history of excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead the successful implementation of high quality instructional practices for students. We are very fortunate that she has chosen Hilda Walker School as a school to continue her administrative career.”
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Daniel Pierson Named Indian Trail School Principal
At its March 12 School Board meeting, the Summit Hill School District #161 School Board appointed Dan Pierson as the new principal of Indian Trail School. Mr. Pierson has been the assistant principal of Summit Hill Jr. High School for the past year and assumes the position of Principal Kathryn Klein on July 1 who was recently appointed to the principalship at the new district’s elementary school, Mary Drew School.
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New Elementary Boundaries Announced
Last evening, the Summit Hill School Board approved the new elementary school attendance boundaries for grades 1-4 as recommended by the Elementary School Boundary Committee. If you wish to access these new boundaries, you may view them on our website in PDF format at http://www.summithill.org/for_parents_and_students/forms.asp. In order to view such a format, it may be necessary for you to download a free version of Adobe Reader from the Internet. This format will allow you to magnify the map in order to view the street names and the neighborhoods.
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Letter to Parents
Dear Parents:
We are all deeply saddened by the tragedy that occurred on Saturday at Brookside Marketplace. As we are also aware that many of our students are directly or indirectly affected by living so close to the shopping mall where this tragedy occurred, we are executing a portion of our crisis plan.
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Kindergarten Registration: February 25-28
Kindergarten registration for all students attending Summit Hill School District 161 in Frankfort, Mokena, and Tinley Park will be conducted at the Dr. Julian Rogus School, 20027 S. 88th Avenue, Frankfort, IL 60423. Registration will be held at the school for both Full Day and Half Day Kindergarten sessions on February 25-28 at the school from 9:30 AM until 3:00 PM. A special evening registration period will also be held immediately following a Kindergarten Orientation Meeting on February 28 at 6:30 PM. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend this Kindergarten Orientation Meeting.
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District Calendar: 2008-2009
August 18 & 19: Teachers’ Institute - No School
August 20: First Day of School - 1/2 Day
September 1: Labor Day - No School
October 10: 1/2 Day School in AM, - PM Teacher Inservice - No School
October 13: Columbus Day - No School
November 3-4: Parent/Teacher Conference Day -No School
November 11: Veteran’s Day - No School
November 26: One Hour early Dismissal
November 27-28: Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
December 19: Last Day of School before Holiday Break
December 22-January 2: Holiday Vacation
January 5: Classes Resume after Holiday Break
January 16: Teachers’ Institute - No School
January 19: Martin Luther King’s Birthday - No School
February 16: President’s Day - No School
March 2: Pulaski Day - No School
April 9: Last Day of School before Spring Break
April 10-17: Spring Break
April 20: Classes Resume after Spring Break
May 22: Teachers’ Institute - No School
May 25: Memorial Day - No School
June 5: Last Day of School - 1 Hour
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New Mary Drew Elementary School Faculty Announced
The new faculty for the newMary Drew Elementary School to open in August 2008 has been announced. They are:
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District Newsletter: December 2007
The December 2007 District Newsletter is now online.
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Letter to Parents Regarding Student Health
Dear Parents:
While we have no reported cases of MRSA or any other serious illness in our schools, we are taking very proactive steps to try to prevent the infection reaching any of our students. In addition to the normal cycle of disinfection that our custodial staff regularly conducts, we have added an additional immediate cycle of disinfection of the surfaces susceptible to the spreading of infection. Special attention is being given to locker rooms and gym spaces, washrooms, cafeteria surfaces, and student and teacher desks and counters. By completing this, we are hoping that we will be taking serious measures against a serious staph infection and all bacteria infections that can infect our students and our staff.
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Kathryn Klein Named Principal of New Elementary School
At its September 26, 2007 School Board meeting, Indian Trail Principal Kathryn Klein was named the principal of the district’s new elementary school to open in August 2008. “We are very pleased to appoint Mrs. Klein to this position, for she has continuously demonstrated excellent leadership in our district and is just the leader we need to effectively open this new school,” Superintendent Keith Pain said. “Mrs. Klein will continue to be principal of Indian Trail School for the remainder of the year while leading the preparation and opening of this new school.”
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Transportation Study 2007
The 2007 Transportation Study is downloadable at School Board News.
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Those Who Excel State Winners Announced
The Summit Hill School District #161 recently recognized the district’s recipients of the state 33rd Annual Those Who Excel program who also were also honored at the Those Who Excel/Illinois Teacher of the Year awards program in Decatur on October 13. The Illinois State Board of Education yearly honors Illinois’ outstanding teachers, administrators, support service personnel and community members.
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