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Winter Eagle Extra Registration is OPEN!
Eagle Extras registration has begun for the Winter session! Registration will be open December 7th-December 18th and classes begin the week of January 11th.
Due to a glitch, online registration for Eagle Extras will begin on Tuesday December 8th, instead of Monday December 7th. Paper registrations can be submitted beginning Monday December 7th.
Course descriptions, tips about using online registration, and the link to online registration can be accessed at www.irvingpto.com. The link to register online will be on the right side of the main page that says “Eagle Extras Online Registration”
Paper registration forms and course descriptions are also located outside the main office.

Thank you for your patience and support of  Eagle Extras, we are excited for a fun Winter session!

Questions? Email eagleextras@irvingpto.com

Irving Silent Auction Save the Date

Irving’s Silent Auction will be held on February 20, 2016.

WHAT: Our annual Silent Auction!

WHEN: Saturday, February 20, 2016 to Thursday, March 3

WHERE: This year the auction is moving online. Bidding will be open February 20th to March 3. The new online home of the auction can be found at www.biddingforgood.com/irving.

WHY: This event is Irving’s largest fundraiser. The money from the Silent Auction goes directly to the Irving PTO, which continues to fund various programs to enhance the quality of education for our students and teachers.

HOW: The Silent Auction is huge success because of your direct support in soliciting items and donating items for this event. Please think about talents, items or services you or your employer could donate.

Ready to donate?

Go to www.biddingforgood.com/irving and click on the gift package icon next to “donate now” to register and submit a donation by Friday, February 5th.

Please contact irvingsilentauction@gmail.com with questions.

CAST at Julian Middle School December Shows
The CAST performing arts program at Julian Middle School will present three powerful and compelling plays during its festival of theater December 10-13.
The plays are Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” presented December 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m.; “Brontes: Eccentric Lives,” presented December 12 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and “Number the Stars,” presented December 13 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
CAST is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. All three shows continue with this season’s theme of “Sisters.”
Tickets may be purchased in advance through the CAST website, www.op97.org/CAST, or at the door. For more information, please contact Kathy Simon at 708-524-7848 or at ksimon@op97.org.
“As You Like It” follows the heroine Rosalind, accompanied by her cousin Celia, as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court. Disguised as brother and sister, they cross paths with many memorable characters whom they never could have met at home.
“Brontes: Eccentric Lives” portrays the extraordinary lives of accomplished authors Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. The audience will journey to the mysterious world of Haworth parsonage on the Yorkshire moors, where the young women’s family life with a tyrannical father and morally impaired brother inspire the fictional characters they create. Actual letters, poetry and selections from their printed works are used to show that the women’s own story is much stranger than anything they would write.
“Number the Stars” takes place during the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Annemarie Johansen and her sister Kirstin endure soldiers, interrogations, menacing dogs, personal dangers and loss as they try to help their friend Ellen Rosen escape to safety. The drama, pathos, adventure, terror and humor that made “Number the Stars” a best seller and Newberry Award winner come to life in this compelling adaptation.
Julian Middle School is located at 416 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Oak Park.