Community Notes

Attention Girls (and parents) in grades 7 through 12: The College of Lake County encourages you to attend Girls STEM Day on Saturday, February 25 from 8 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. at CLC (C Wing Auditorium C005, 19352 West Washington Street, Grayslake). You’ll get to experience FREE fun, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math sessions and receive informative career advice from successful women and men scientists and engineers. Free light breakfast and lunch, plus a mini college fair featuring several four-year institutes. Parents can also attend their own STEM program. The event is FREE, but pre-registration is required. More information is available on the event poster and on the Girls STEM Day website, which also features online registration.

Get ready to boogie! The Central Lake YMCA right here in Vernon Hills is polishing up the disco ball for a Disco Date Night on Saturday, February 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the &, 700 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills. The event is for dads and daughters, moms and sons, as a way to spend some fun time together. Cost for YMCA members is $5 per couple and includes dinner, dessert, dancing and limbo for two. YMCA guests are welcome at only $10 per couple. Check the or visit http://www.ymcalakecounty.org. For information is also available by calling Jaclyn Kling at 847-367-6797 or sending an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Attention kids in grades 4 through 6: Learn to play bridge! Class will meet for an hour on a couple of Saturdays, followed by a tournament. Classes are at 1 p.m. on January 28, February 4 and February 11 at Cook Library. Tourney is on February 18. More information is on the poster or online at http://www.cooklib.org.

Beginning with enrollment for fall 2012, any child entering 6th grade must now show proof of receiving one dose of Tdap (defined as tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last DTaP, DT or Td dose. Students entering grades 7 through 12 who have not already received Tdap are required to receive one Tdap dose regardless of the interval since the last DTaP, DT or Td dose. As further reminder, children entering 6th grade need to have a physical (Illinois Child Health Exam form) and a dental exam (Illinois Dental Exam form) and parents must also provide Proof of Residency

Barnes & Noble is again sponsoring the “My Favorite Teacher Contest.” Write an essay, poem or thank-you letter of 500 words or less and your favorite teacher could receive prizes, including free resources. Check the entry form for more information. Entries due by March 1, 2012. 

The Hawthorn email news system is back in action after some system upgrades. Please consider signing up for news from District 73 as well as from each building where you have an interest.Email news sign up links are available on each school’s website as well as below:

• Hawthorn District 73
• Elementary North
• Elementary South
• Aspen Elementary
• Townline Elementary
• Hawthorn School of Dual Language
• Middle North
• Middle South

If your family receives free school lunches, you may qualify for Comcast Internet Essentials, an Internet access package costing $9.95 a month plus tax. More information is available at http://internetessentials.com/ or by calling 1-855-846-8376. Or check the English/Spanish flier for more information. Please note that Hawthorn does not endorse nor are we in any way affiliated with Comcast or with any other service provider.

The North Shore Teen Center (also known as The Apartment) works to develop independence in teens with special needs by providing them with a safe, supervised and social environment that promotes skills for a balanced and healthy life-style. Youth in grades 5-12 and their parents are welcome to drop by and check out the various programs, including teen clubs, daily living activities, academic times, sports sessions and more. The North Shore Teen Center is located at 2225 Lakeside Drive in Bannockburn. For more information about the the Teen Center or any Clinical Connections programs, please visit http://www.clinicalconnections.info, call 847-234-0688, or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Check out the Vernon Hills High School fine arts calendar for outstanding entertainment. Our own Hawthorn students play a role in several events, including the Choir Fest on October 13, the Band Fest on November 1 and the Orchestra Fest on November 16. (You can also watch these events live through Cougar-TV WEBcasts.)

People who use their smart phone to take pictures and then post them online may want to take a few moments to watch this YouTube video about how much information they may really be putting out there. Programs and apps are also available to keep this from happening. November 9. 2010 Action News item:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vARzvWxwY