Happy Holidays from Lakeview!!!!

Eighth Grade Ballroom Dancing Unit in PE Classes

Eighth grade students began their ballroom dancing unit on Monday, November 29th. The three week unit, taught by Mrs. Ann Garvey, will take students through the basics of various ballroom dances including Rumba, Swing, Cha-Cha and Tango. On Friday, December 17th at the conclusion of the unit, all of the 8th graders will participate in a Ballroom Dance sponsored by the Lakeview PTO. The Ballroom Dance will take place from 1:15 - 3:00 pm on December 17th. All parents and relatives of eighth graders are welcome to come and view the dance during that time.

Lakeview Music Students Selected to IMEA Festival

Congratulations to members of the Lakeview Band and Choir on their selection to the Illinois Music Educators Association District 1 Band and Choir. Over 1200 middle school students from the southwest suburbs and Chicago auditioned for a spot in the District 1 Concert Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, or Choir. Approximately 300 students were selected to perform with one or more of these Jr. Level Honors Ensembles. Students selected for the honors Concert Band were Sam Tedeschi (Tuba), Brooke Nuccio (Flute), Julia Poska (Clarinet), and Nick Nuccio (French Horn). Selected to the Jazz Esemble were Sam Tedeschi (Bass Guitar) and Mike Tegeler (Trombone). Selected to the choir were Claire Wagner, Brett Cohen, and Alana Copeland (Not Pictured). The performances took place on Saturday, November 6th and 13th at Lincoln Way North High School in Frankfurt and Fenton High School in Bensenville. Lakeview Band and Choir students are under the direction of Mr. Tom Tedeschi and Miss Jennifer Berman respectively.

Congratulations to the Lakeview Girls Volleyball Team

The Lakeview Spartans Varsity Volleyball team concluded their well played regular season (7-2, 2nd place in the SDEAA Conference), by capturing the SDEAA Tournament Championship on Saturday, October 30, 2010. In the first match, Lakeview defeated Cass in 3 games by the scores of 25-16, 23-25 and 15-10. The Spartans then moved onto the championship match where they were victorious over Westview Middle School in 3 games by the scores of 25-19, 15-25 and 15-13. The Spartans are coached by Beth Nyhlen. Congratulations to the following members of the 2010 varsity volleyball team:

Alexa A. Sarah R.
Rebecca A. Charlotte S.
Tiffany B. Antoinette Z.
Lisa K.
Miyax L.
Delaney M.
Rebekah O.
Marissa R.
Athena R.

Congratulations to the Spartan Football Team

On Monday October 25th the Lakeview Spartan Football Team beat Eisenhower 18-0 finishing the season with a perfect 6-0 record and conference championship! A big congratulations to all of the players for their hard work, dedication and excitement that they brought to the field every practice and every game! A special thanks to Coach Dvorak and Coach Novotny for their hard work and dedication too.

State Cross Country Meet Congratulations!!!!

On Saturday, October 16th the Lakeview Cross Country Team traveled to Normal, IL to participate in the state meet. Congratulations to Amanda Thate for her 2nd Place finish in the girls meet. Also, congratulations to the Lakeview Boys Team for their 18th place finish in the boys meet. Way to go Spartans!!!!

Mrs. Conley's Homebase Shows their Spirit!!!!

Friday, October 15th was Spirit Day at Lakeview. Students were to wear grade level colors to show their spirit. Congratulations to Mrs. Conley's Homebase who had 100% participation and were showing their Red Spirit!!!!!

Magazine Money Machine Winners

Today during lunch, 15 students were randomly selected for selling seven or more magazine subscriptions. These students won twenty seconds in the Money Machine!!!! Congratulations to the winners: Beth Vetter, Gillian Rustik, Matt Campbell, Lauren Swain, Kelsey Sedlacek, Erik Seelander, Michael Wagner, Zach Jones, Stephanie Wronkiewicz, Peter Fish, Chloe Northrop, Emily Blaum, Lisa Koniecko, Ava Porlier and Austin Balinski.

Last Magazine Turn-In Day!!!!

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, is the last magazine turn-in day. Please encourage your son or daughter to sell a magazine or two to support the PTO. The PTO does a lot of great things with the money generated through the magazine sale. Each building PTO budget is funded through the sale of magazines. Without these budgets our PTO's would not be able to fund class / grade level parties, assemblies and treats.

As a special incentive, the Lakeview PTO is offering a great opportunity! Any Lakeview student who sells 7 or more magazine subscriptions during the course of the sale will have their name placed in a hat. Ten student names will be drawn and those students will get twenty seconds in the Money Machine!!!!!

Third week of the Trimester is here already!

It is hard to believe, but today marks the third week of the trimester! If you have not done so, recently, I encourage all parents (and students) to access grades via Parent Connect. If you require assistance please contact the office.

Tonight is the Dance-A-Thon from 6-9 pm. All Lakeview Dances are open to students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade. Encourage your student to attend any and all events. The more involved a student is the more fun they will have!

Monday, September 13 is our Open House. This event is for PARENTS ONLY. The evening will start at 6:45 pm and conclude around 9 pm. Parents will hear about PBIS, our new behavior initiative, as well as have time to follow their child's class schedule and meet all of their child's teachers. Hope to see everyone on Monday night!

Good luck to the Marching Spartans tomorrow as they begin their marching season. The Marching Spartans will be at the Von Steuben Day Parade in Chicago. Pray for no rain!

Lakeview's PBIS Kick-Off and Celebration!

It has been a great week back at school! On Tuesday, we kicked off PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Systems) at Lakeview. Students rotated through stations learning various "Cool Tools" such as how to ride the bus or walk in the hallways. At the end of the day the whole school celebrated with popsicles, thanks to the PTO. You will be hearing more about PBIS as the year goes on.

Welcome Back!!!!

Welcome to the 2010-2011 School Year! I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer! It was definitely a hot one compared to last year, so I hope you found a cool place for some of your time. I know, personally, I spent a lot of time in my pool reading great books.

The renovation and construction projects are quickly coming to a close and the building will be ready for everyone in a little over a weeks time. I look forward to seeing the sixth graders next Thursday, August 19th from 9 - 11 am. And then seventh and eighth graders will be here on Monday, August 23rd.

This year will bring PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Systems) to CCSD, which is exciting and you will hear a lot more about later. I look forward to hosting book clubs with students and staff again as well.

Enjoy the last few days of summer and see you soon!

Congratulations Class of 2010

Thanks to Dr. Tiede for taking some awesome photographs last Friday on the Eighth Grade Trip. Good luck to the graduates! And have a safe and relaxing summer!

Congratulations to our Graduates!

Eighth Grade Graduation is Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The graduating class consists of 137 students. During the graduation ceremony students, who are part of the platform party, will be giving speeches. Also during the ceremony, the Academic Excellence Award Winners will be honored. These students achieved straight "A's" all three years at Lakeview.

Platform Party Members: Jack M, Mariah C, Ahona M, Michael M, Haley H and Tess G.

Three Year Academic Excellence Award Winners: Haley H, Steven K, Brian K, Jack M, Ahona M, Emily P, Shirali S, John S, Patrick W and Stephanie Z.

Busy Tuesday at Lakeview!

This morning started off with our Sixth Grade Pancake Breakfast which was the reward from the Ride Janie Ride Fundraiser. Seventh and Eighth Graders will be enjoying pancakes on Wednesday and Thurday morning. And the students are lucky enough to be served by Ride Janie Ride Foundation members each morning!

Eighth grade Algebra students participated in their annual Barbie Bungee which sent Mrs. Myers and Mr. Windsor to the roof!

Miss Coppoletta's class visit from an author!

On Thursday, May 20, 2010, a surprise guest visited Miss Coppoletta's 6th grade Advanced Reading classroom via Skype. PJ Haarsma, author of the Softwire series, graciously spent 40 minutes with the class discussing reading, writing, his books, and the very cool, free online game he created. It was a truly unique experience for the students!

Oklahoma!!!!!

Congratulations to the cast, crew and Ms. Berman and Mr. Ohlsen on a fantastic opening night!!!!! Excellent job! And a special thanks to Mr. Szpytek for taking these great photos.

Seventh Grade Career Fair

On Friday, May 6, 2010 the seventh graders were treated to an "in-house" career fair. Twenty parents and community members presented mini career units as students rotated throughout. Thank you to everyone who helped to make the 2010 Career Fair a success!!!!!