The 2014 Glenbrook North Junior/Senior Prom will take place on Saturday, May 17, from 7 p.m. until midnight. The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 5440 N. River Road in Rosemont. Prom includes dinner and dancing with music provided by Spinnin' Discs. The dance is chaperoned by GBN administrators, staff, and a police liaison officer.   

· Prom bids are $80 per person/$160 per couple.

· Tickets are available to be purchased in the bookstore from Monday, April 28 through Wednesday, May 7.

· Student Identification is necessary for the purchase of a ticket. School IDs must be presented for the student as well as his or her date.

· Permission slips for underclassmen or students attending from another school must be signed and approved by the Dean's Office before purchasing a ticket.  Permission slips are available in the Student Activities Office.

· In order to reserve a table, groups must complete a table reservation form and fill all ten spots at the table. One representative may sign up an entire group; however, the representative will need to completely fill out the table reservation sheet.

· Table reservations are due by the end of the school day on Wednesday, May 7. Completed forms must be printed and submitted to the box in the Student Activities Office.

GBN Grad Night is a safe celebration for our seniors which has become a popular, fun-filled tradition attended by more than 85% of the graduates.  This spectacular event is fast approaching and preparations have been underway for months.  In order to make the night a success, the committee is seeking help.

The Grad Night Committee is looking for volunteers to help with decorations on Friday, May 30. About 100 volunteers are needed in between 3 and 11 p.m. to help decorate all the portions of the school used for Grad Night. Please contact Karen Hoelscher at kmhoelscher5@gmail.com if you are available to help.

The party begins late on Sunday, June 1, but parents are needed to help with second shift from 2 through 6 a.m. on Monday, June 2.  There are openings for volunteers to help with entertainment, security, medical and more. Parents of students from all classes are welcome. If you would like to assist, please contact Jill Gelb at jsgelb@aol.com or 847-732-4352.

Volunteers are also needed for clean-up from 4:15 to 7 a.m. on June 2.  Additionally, a volunteer is needed to drive the truck to the storage facility after clean up and also drive the truck to pick up supplies on Thursday, May 29, and again to the school at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 30.

To fund this event, GRAD CARDS are on sale for $5 each. Sending GRAD CARDS is a great way to honor a graduate and support the GBN GRAD NIGHT event.  To order a card for a GBN graduating senior, view the form at www.gbngradnight.com or contact Carol Currie at carol_currie@comcast.net or 847-714-9477. Volunteers are also accepted to help write GRAD CARDS.

The free GBN Jazz Concert will feature an appearance from guest artist Ron Carter and is open to the public. Band directors include Mark Running and Rich Chapman. 

Students and staff are invited to enjoy choral, band, orchestra and jazz performances as well as fine and applied art exhibits.  Food and beverage service will be hosted by student groups.

· Seniors can sell back their textbooks from May 28 - 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.  The bookstore is not open on Saturday.

· All other students may sell their books back on June 4 and 5 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and June 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

· Textbooks must be in good condition with no broken bindings and free of writing.  Workbooks and paperback books are not eligible for buyback.

· Parents/guardians must present proper identification to receive cash from the buyback. Otherwise, checks will be issued and mailed within 2 weeks.

This year, 20 students from GBN's FCCLA chapter qualified for the national competition that will take place in San Antonio, Texas in July.

At the state competition, the chapter was recognized with several awards including the "Gold Emblem Chapter" award for conducting an outstanding program of activities.

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The early bird catches the worm but it was a Glenbrook North bookworm who recently earned her way into the Illinois School Library Media Association's (ISLMA) Double Deuces Club.