Lansing Education News
Lansing D.158 to issue $10M in bonds for school upgrades
LANSING | The Lansing Elementary District 158 School Board is proceeding with plans to sell $10 million in working cash bonds to pay for impro…
D.158 extends superintendent contract
LANSING | The Lansing Elementary District 158 Board of Education approved a new contract for Superintendent Cecilia Heiberger last week by a 6…
Physicals, immunizations at T.F. South
LANSING | The St. Bernard Hospital Mobile Pediatric Health Unit will be at T.F. South High School to give physicals and immunizations for inco…
Lansing author visits Lansing Christian School
LANSING | Author Carrie Steinweg of Lansing visited Lansing Christian School for their Young Author's Day event where she read her children's …
May 16, 2013 3:48 pm PhotosPhotos
Shannon Pollard wins Patti Leach Memorial Scholarship
LANSING | The Committee for the Patti Leach Memorial Scholarship is pleased to announce the 2013 recipient of this award. Shannon Pollard, a s…
T.F. South offers mobile pediatric unit for free school immunizations, physical exams
LANSING | The St. Bernard Hospital Mobile Pediatric Health Unit will visit Thornton Fractional South High School this summer to offer free nin…
Alumni to give longtime Memorial band director retirement concert
LANSING | When Gayle Robey-Herrbach first saw the 1995 film “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” she saw parallels between the namesake character played by a…
Author visits Lansing school
LANSING | Times columnist and author Carrie Steinweg recently read from her children's book to students at Lansing Christian School.
D.215 considering smartphone app, ads on its website
CALUMET CITY | School Board officials for the Thornton Fractional high schools are considering whether to create a new application that would …
Lansing school announces Excellence Award winners
LANSING | Each month a student from each grade level is chosen by their team of teachers for the Heritage Excellence Award at Heritage Middle …
May 08, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Lansing school wins award for its breakfast program
LANSING | The Lester Crawl Primary Center is one of just 12 schools in the state that recently received an Illinois School Breakfast Challenge Award.
Illiana drama students take their show on the road
LANSING | A group of drama students at Illiana Christian High School are enjoying time off the stage together by forming a running club.
Lansing school welcomes families to open house
LANSING | St. John’s Lutheran School, 18100 Wentworth Ave., is hosting an open house on May 9 and 15.
Lansing D.158 hires Sunnybrook business manager
LANSING | The Lansing Elementary District 158 School Board last month approved the employment of Mark Crotty as business manager, effective July 1.
New Lansing D.158 board seated
LANSING | The Lansing Elementary District 158 School Board welcomed one new member and said goodbye to another Wednesday.
Lansing school announces students of the month
LANSING | Nathan Hale Elementary School has announced its Excellence Award winners for March.
D.215 teachers recognized for excellence
In far too many organizations and companies, employees feel undervalued and overworked. The 2013 Met Life Survey of the American Teacher found…
Mount Carmel, Bloom high school educators win honor
Two science teachers at local high schools are among this year's 10 recipients of the Golden Apple award given annually to reward excellence i…
May 02, 2013 12:30 pm PhotosPhotos
Marian Catholic High School awards 61 Medals of Academic Excellence
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School hosted an Excellence in Academics Award breakfast on April 25 and Medals of Academic Excellence …
T.F. South student first in D.215 to win Gates Scholarship
CALUMET CITY | Jacob Reed is among the hundreds of graduating seniors of Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing whose plans include …
Marian Catholic High School announces students of the month
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School announces the Students of the Month for March. Departments choose students that go above and bey…
D.215 transitions to new school board
CALUMET CITY | The School Board for Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 took on the new members who were chosen in last mont…
D.215 students take honors at Skills USA competition
Whether public or private, wealthy or not so wealthy, all schools work to prepare their students to compete in the global marketplace through …
D. 158 eyes $10M bond sale
LANSING | Busted boilers are just one reason the Lansing Elementary District 158 Board of Education is expected to vote on the sale of $10 mil…
De La Salle inducts 23 students into National Honor Society
CHICAGO | De La Salle Institute has announced that it inducted 23 students into the Brother J. Richard Rush Chapter of the National Honor Soci…
Marian Catholic student finds her passion in the music room
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Ellen Chmura, a junior at Marian Catholic, has taken every opportunity to enhance her music skills.
D. 215 salutes its student-athletes, coaches, parents
Saturday marks the 26th anniversary of National Student-Athlete Day. On this day and throughout the week high schools and colleges around the …
Patti Leach Scholarship available for Lansing students
PATTI LEACH SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS
$14M renovation of Lansing school complete
LANSING | Oak Glen School students can now learn art and music in a dedicated room, take physical education in a new gym and teachers have a w…
March 28, 2013 3:29 pm PhotosPhotos
Lansing school announces February students of the month
LANSING | Each month a student from each grade level is chosen by their team of teachers for the Heritage Excellence Award at Heritage Middle …
Patti Leach Scholarship available for students
LANSING | Applications are available in the main office at T.F. South High School for the Patti Leach Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $500.
Lansing school announces students of the month
Nathan Hale Elementary School, part of the Sunnybrook School District 171 that serves Lynwood and Lansing, announces its Excellence Award winn…
D.215 seeks volunteers to help students with interviewing skills
Communication skills have become increasingly important in today’s competitive global economy. To help prepare students develop and refine the…
D.158 adopts conduct policy for its School Board members
LANSING | In response to a grievance filed by the Lansing Education Association, the Lansing Elementary School District 158 School Board on We…
Music, projects exhibits, technology highlight D.158 Family Learning event
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District 171 superintendent search down to one
LANSING | The search for a Sunnybrook Elementary District 171 superintendent is down to a single candidate.
Lansing students graduate from DANGER program
LANSING | Fifth-grade students at Oak Glen School in Lansing recently completed the DANGER Program, which stands for Drug, Alcohol, Nicotine, …
Students graduation from D.A.N.G.E.R. program
LANSING | Fifth grade students at Oak Glen School in Lansing recently completed the D.A.N.G.E.R. Program (Drug, Alcohol, Nicotine, Gang, Educa…
SLYCE Student Dylan Brock discusses leaders of tomorrow
VALPARAISO | Many people across the nation look to the future with uncertainty perhaps trepidation as they concern themselves with issues , wh…
SLYCE student Rachel Hall shares reflections
VALPARAISO | The South Shore Leadership Youth for Community Engagement program has a rule. Once you head home after an inspiring day of listen…
St. John Lutheran students take 2nd place in spelling bee
LANSING | St. John Lutheran School's first- through eighth-graders competed in the recent South Suburban Lutheran Spelling Bee and as a school…
Marian Catholic hosts fundraiser Saturday
LANSING | In honor of the graduating class of 2013, the Marian Catholic Parent Club will host an Evening of Excellence on Saturday at the Serb…
D. 215 braces for potential financial issues
CALUMET CITY | Superintendent Creg Williams on Tuesday told members of the District 215 School Board their budget is at the mercy of outside forces.
Science fair held at Memorial
LANSING | A Lansing area science fair was held on Feb. 23 that included students kindergarten through eighth grade at Memorial Junior High School.
February 26, 2013 3:37 pm PhotosPhotos
Marian Catholic speech team finishes third at IHSA state finals
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The Marian Catholic speech team finished in third place at the IHSA state finals in Peoria on Feb. 16 and senior Tiffany Pia…
Special ed teachers, union reach tentative agreement, strike avoided
LANSING | Officials from the Exceptional Children Have Opportunities Joint Agreement and the Illinois Education Association reached a tentativ…
D.215 to host free parent mini-conference Saturday at T.F. North
Did you know that this past week has been National Take Your Family to School Week? Sponsored by the National Parent Teacher Association, or P…
It's all elementary at Lansing science fair
LANSING | The Lansing School District 158 Elementary Science Fair took place Feb. 9.
February 22, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Lansing school honors academic excellence
LANSING | On Jan. 28, Coolidge Elementary held its second quarter BUG Awards assembly for academic excellence.
Lansing school honors students of excellence for January
LANSING | Each month a student from each grade level is chosen by their team of teachers for the Heritage Excellence Award at Heritage Middle School.
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