Community Events

OPEF’s 19th annual William C. Staszak Award Benefit
The Oak Park Education Foundation’s biggest fundraiser sells out each year — so click here to buy your tickets now! (Or print out the attached reply card and mail it to us.)
OPEF’s 19th annual William C. Staszak Award Benefit — on April 27, 2013 — will be more fun than ever! This year’s event will feature an open bar, carving stations, no assigned seating, and more exciting changes. The silent and live auctions will include unique items such as tickets to Jimmy Kimmel Live and Happy Endings tapings in LA, floor seats for the Rolling Stones in Chicago, vacation home stays, catered dinner parties and countless cool items for adults and children. We will also be raffling great Bears tickets and 64 GB iPad with Retina Display.
We’re so pleased to be honoring PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) with our host, local author and teacher Dan Greenstone. Questions? My contact info is below.
See you at the Staszak Benefit,
Deb

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Deb Abrahamson
Executive Director
Oak Park Education Foundation
dabrahamson@op97.org
www.opef.org
(708) 524-3023 phone

(708) 524-3019 fax
970 Madison Street
Oak Park, IL 60302

2nd Annual Songs of Hope & Struggle
Come check out Academy Student and MOMENTA Alum, 
Ella Gill in the 2nd Annual Songs of Hope & Struggle!

For those of you who don’t know her, Ella is an incredibly talented folk singer/songwriter/musician.  She will play with violinist, Scott Daniel (who contributed to musical sections of the Fall 2012 matinee, Mother Goose, amongst other things).  The event will benefit Walk-In Ministry, an organization that provides support services for people facing financial crises.

Wednesday, April 24th, 7-9pm

Fitzgerald’s

6615 Roosevelt Road
Berwyn, IL 60402
$30 ($25 in advance; Students $15)

 

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THE IRVING SLEEPOVER IS BACK!

The Irving Sleepover is May 3rd and there is a permission slip form here for you and an information sheet for you to have and read. All forms and money (20 dollars per Irving student) are due to Mr. Sak as soon as possible. Any questions or concerns, please email Mr. Sak at nsakellaris@op97.org.

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Nick Sakellaris
3rd grade Teacher

Washington Irving School
http://www.op97.org/nsakellaris/
(708) 524-3090

Spirit Week

Monday: March 18

Smile at Everyone Day

Today is picture day; don’t forget to smile for that too!

 

Tuesday: March 19

Wacky Hair Day

Wear your hair in any wacky way you can think of! Some ideas: hair dye, wigs, gel it in crazy ways…

 

Wednesday: March 20

Facial Hair Day

Wear (grow!?) some great facial hair! Some ideas: mustache, eye brows, beard, sideburns…

 

Thursday: March 21

Sports Day

What is your favorite sport?  WEAR something to represent that sport today.

 

Friday: March 22

School Colors Day

WEAR School Colors – Red and Black –

or WEAR an Irving shirt.

 

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Third Annual Parent Career Day

Student Council is sponsoring our Third Annual Parent Career Day at Irving on April 10th.  We would like you to come and help us learn about what you do.  Last year we heard from someone in advertising, a contractor, an actress, an author, a social worker, a pastor, and a doctor, just to name a few.  If you would like to come and talk to a group of Irving students about your job, then please fill out and return the bottom of this FORM.  We would like all replies by Friday, March 22nd.  We will email everyone who responded with more information.  Everyone is invited!

If you are interested, please return this FORM by Friday, March 22nd. Career Day will be on April 10th.  We will send more information on exact times once we have a good idea of the number of parent volunteers. Thank you.

*If you have questions, feel free to contact Lori Pelling (lpelling@op97.org), Joe Gray (jgray@op97.org), or Sean Degman (sdegman@op97.org)

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