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Winter Weather School Closing Procedures
The decision to cancel school is made by the District Superintendent in collaboration with other area superintendents, local police and fire departments, the bus service provider and the Illinois Department of Transportation and is usually due to severe or extreme wind chills, snow accumulation or unsafe road conditions. During periods of inclement weather or emergency conditions, the first priority is the safety and welfare of students and staff.
The goal is to notify families of school cancellations as early as possible, usually by 6 a.m. Parents will receive an automated phone call and email only if school is closed. NOTE: Please make sure contact information is up to date in PowerSchool.
The District has built two emergency days into the calendar on Friday, January 15 and Monday, April 4. If no emergency days are used prior to January 15, then there will be no school on that date. If an emergency day is needed, then school will be in session. If no emergency days are used between January 16 and April 4, then there will be no school on April 4. If an emergency day is needed, then school will be in session on that date. This calendar feature minimizes the need to add emergency days to the end of the school year in June.
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Glenbrook students post consistently high ACT scores
GBN students posted an average composite ACT score of 26.1, the same score as last year.
In the subject areas, GBN students earned an average 26.5 in English (0 gain*), 26.3 in Math (0.2 increase*), 25.8 in Reading (0.1 decrease*), and 25.3 in Science (0.2 decrease*).
The district expects the 2015 Illinois School Report Cards to be released and posted online in the near future.
* Increase/decrease from 2014 scores.
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Food Drive aims to involve local community
Students at Glenbrook North will be going for a record number of donations during
the annual Food Drive, which runs from November 9-23.
In an effort to better involve the community, GBN will host two new events across Northbrook. On Saturday, November 7, GBN will partner with the recently-opened WaterWay Carwash, on 2300 Waukegan Rd, and 100 percent of the business's car wash proceeds from the day will benefit Food Drive. On Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., GBN students will set up a truck outside Sunset Foods in Northbrook and collect monetary and food donations from patrons. They will also hand out information about Food Drive's needed items.
All donations will go to two local organizations that include the Northfield Township Food Pantry, a 50-year-old agency created to assist Township residents who are unable to provide enough food for themselves and their families, and The ARK, a community-funded non-for-profit health and human services agency located in Northbrook that works with members of the Jewish community.
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Festa Italiana school bands fundraiser
Sunday, November 1, 5 p.m. in the Student Cafeteria
The GBN Band Parents Organization will host Festa Italiana as support for the school's bands. The event will feature a catered dinner, home-baked desserts, music by GBN Jazz Bands, dancing, raffle prizes and more. Tickets are $13 for students and $25 for adults.
For more information, visit the BPO website. Preregistration is preferred.
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Strictly Strings Festival welcomes eighth graders
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. in the CPA
The annual Strictly Strings Festival will feature section leaders in chamber music, solo performances, the combined freshman orchestras of GBN and GBS, and new this year, a very special collaboration. The 8th grade orchestra students from junior high feeder schools will join the orchestras for two musical arrangements. Admission is free and open to the public.
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GBN offers college program for juniors
Monday, November 16, and Wednesday, November 18, 7 p.m. in the CPA
GBN will kick-off the college selection process will its annual event "Finding the Fit...Who am I?." Open to junior students and their parents, attendees will receive the college counseling guidebook entitled Finding the Fit and conclude their evening with small group discussions with school counselors.
Students and parents only need to attend one session, but are advised to attend on the evenings when their counselor is present. The counselor schedules are: Monday, November 16: Bozacki-Rae, Gebhardt, Higgins, and Kotwica Wednesday, November 18: Niemiec, O'Rourke, Rogers, Ruppert, Standerski
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GSO presents annual concert
Sunday, November 22, 3:30 p.m. in the Watson Auditorium at GBS
The 36th annual Fall GSO Concert will feature music inspired by water. The program includes Smetana's The Moldau, Tchaikovsky's Finale from Act IV of Swan Lake, Sullivan's Overture to The Pirates of Penzance, Vaughan Williams' Sea Songs, Handel's Water Music, Whitacre's Water Night, Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens, and a world premiere arrangement of the Navy Hymn. The Glenbrook Symphony Orchestra is the combined district orchestra of GBN and GBS, conducted by Kristin Meyer and Aaron Kaplan. Admission is free and open to the public; no tickets required.
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Senior picked to perform in All-State Musical cast
This winter, GBN senior Rachael Cell will live "la vie boheme" as part of the Illinois High School Theatre Festival's 2016 All-state Musical.
Serving in the ensemble of the production of RENT, Cell joins 99 other students from around the state in the cast - chosen from a group of 300 top actors and actresses who auditioned for the honor.
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Each month, this section features a piece of student-created work. This month's article is from
an October edition of Glenbrook North's student-run newspaper, Torch. A new edition of Torch is distributed approximately every month and can be found in newsstands throughout the school or on its website.
Spartans test their knowledge in Quizbowl club
Junior Kwonjae Lee remembers the books his mom forced him to read as a child, the topics ranging from geography to mythology.
He said the facts he learned and the knowledge he gained from the books gave him the skills needed to do well in trivia and a taste of the satisfaction of learning new things that would fuel him to start Quizbowl club.
Lee and junior Grant Kim have reestablished Glenbrook North's Quizbowl team that will compete in Scholastic Bowl under the Illinois High School Association. In the game, two teams compete for the higher score, which is accumulated by players correctly answering trivia questions covering a broad range of topics, such as geography, history, science and math. The club meetings consist of teaching members the general rules of the game and emulating the game format in practice.
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Strategic Planning focus groups in November
Glenbrook High School District 225 has embarked on a strategic planning process, focused specifically on the areas of curriculum and student wellness. To kick things off, the district conducted a community-wide survey to help identify important items for action/discussion over the next three years. In the two-week period that concluded in early October, 1,500 parents, student, staff and community members electronically provided input.
Next, on Wednesday, November 4 and 18, the district will host two sessions where participants will learn about existing district plans, review data, and discuss key topics with curriculum and student wellness administrators. The input from these activities will be used to assist the district in crafting plans to address emerging issues over the next three years. While a representative group of school community members have been invited to attend, the public is also welcomed to participate in these informational and discussion-based meetings. In an effort to provide the appropriate context, attendees are encouraged to attend both sessions. The evenings are scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. November 4 (curriculum) in the GBN Library and November 18 (student wellness) in the GBS Lyceum. An optional RSVP email to communications@glenbrook225.org is encouraged.
"For those who have already contributed their thoughts and ideas via electronic survey, we thank you for your participation, as our school community has always been invaluable in shaping the vision of the Glenbrooks," said Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle.
For updated information on the strategic planning process, please visit the district website.
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Federal funding available to students of military personnel
Due to the recent extension of a federal Impact Aid bill, Glenbrook High School District 225 is eligible to receive additional federal funding. The bill will provide federal funding to school districts that provide education to the children of military personnel as well as to other "federally supported students" who attend either Glenbrook North or Glenbrook South High Schools.
In order to receive this funding, parents/guardians are asked to verify their high school student falls into the category of "federally supported students" by completing a survey and returning it to Vicki Tarver by December 1.
Some examples include:
- Child resides with a parent who works on federal property.
- Child resides with a parent employed by the federal government.
- Child has a parent who is active (or reserve) duty in the uniformed military service.
- Child resides in federally subsidized housing.
- Child resides on federal property with a parent employed on federal property situated in whole or in part within the boundaries of the school district.
A copy of the survey can be found HERE. For questions, please contact Vicki Tarver at 847-486-4591.
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2300 Shermer Road
Northbrook, IL - 847.272.6400
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