Community Events

Awards Time for Irving PTO

At the February 19, 2015 Park Board meeting, the Irving School Parent/Teacher Organization, the Ridgeland Common Working Group and Dan Jordan were the recipients of Community Service Awards from the Park District of Oak Park in coordination with the Illinois Park And Recreation Association and the Illinois Association of Park Districts. Community Service Awards are presented annually to individuals and organizations in recognition and appreciation of their outstanding contribution and unselfish devotion for the advancement of parks, recreation and leisure in the community and the state of Illinois.

The Irving School PTO led a Village-wide effort to bring a new U10 synthetic turf soccer field to the school through fundraising efforts and developing partnerships with the Park District, School District 97, Oak Park AYSO and Chicago Edge. Current and former Irving PTO members recognized include Laura Crawford, Margaret Jeschke, Jassen Strokosch, Barbara Hoffman, Barbara Metric, Juliane Kelly, Michelle Chapman-Rienstra, and Reshma Desai, Claudette Bravo, Tom Bassett-Dilley, and everyone on the Design and Planning Committee.  Also on hand to accept the award were John Hodge, Principal, and current PTO Co-President, Lori McConnell.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE AWARD RECIPIENTS!!

Tech Night With District 97
Dear Parents,

We hope that you have heard about our tech night at the Oak Park Public Library on Wednesday, February 18th, 6-8 p.m.  The D97 teacher librarians and Oak Park Public Library staff (including yours truly!) will be showcasing all the online applications and databases that are available to our kids through both of our institutions.
Need help with resources for that academic fair project?  Want to travel light this spring break by downloading ebooks on your device?  Need help using the OPPL site to access music and online resources?  Then this is the event for you!
You will learn how to download books, and search for information through curated databases. Library staff will also be on hand to show you how to use other applications like those to access music, magazines and video content.
There are a few things that you may consider doing before the meeting to make this a great experience!
  • Make sure you have you library card and PIN number (there will be OPPL staff on hand to help you with your card if it is not updated)
Please let me know if you have any questions.  We hope to see you there!
Katie Noonan
Teacher Librarian

Washington Irving Elementary
Oak Park, IL

National Drug Facts Week! Shatter the Myths

Join IMP.A.C.T, SADD and the OPRF Parent Connection as we Shatter the Myths of Teen Drug and Alcohol Use

Monday, January 26th
6:30 – 9 pm
Oak Park & River Forest High School, North Cafeteria 201 N. Scoville Avenue

Perceptions of risk and use of youth drinking and drug use among students and parents have an impact on current and future use. On January 26th, we’ll try to shatter some of the myths and engage parents and students in open and honest dialogue about the realities of substance use and its consequences.

Keith Bullock, LCSW, CADC will provide some insights and will guide discussion among participants. Keith is an Oak Park parent and the Student Assistant Coordinator at Downers Grove North High School.

Parents and students are invited and encouraged to attend. It is a great opportunity to begin and/or continue important converstions. All are welcome, but reservations are requested. Please RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/RSVP-Jan26

Onsite childcare will be available and refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you there!

Irving School Alumni in Julian’s Fall Musical
Julian Middle School’s CAST program will perform its fall musical, Once on This Island, at 7:30 p.m. on November 14th and 15th and at 2 p.m. on November 16th.  Join us on Saturday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. for the pre-show Taco dinner and receive priority seating!  Tickets to both can be found here:
Once on This Island is a calypso-flavored re-telling of The Little Mermaid and will feature lively song-and-dance numbers, a performance by the Julian Choir, and live drumming by Jean-Christophe Leroy, a versatile percussionist/drummer who specializes in Cuban, West African, Brazilian and other Afro-Caribbean styles of music.
IMG_0621-1Performances will be in the Julian Auditorium at 416 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.  Tickets are available in advance through the CAST website, www.op97.org/CAST, or may be purchased at the door. For more information, please contact Kathy Simon at 708-524-7848 or at ksimon@op97.org.
Once on This Island, which was written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (the team also responsible for Seussical and Ragtime), delivers melody, love and joy in tropical abundance.