Girls Badminton Team Qualifies for IHSA State Competition

Preparing for Final Exams

Reserve Tickets for JKB Tapas & Tasting Fundraiser 

Join members of the Lake Park school community and the DuPage Valley Conference for an evening of tapas and tasting to benefit JKB on Thursday, May 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation has provided thousands of high school student leaders with a variety of interactive leadership training experiences to prepare them for a lifetime of leadership.  Evolved from the original program and rooted in the tenants of strength, humility, compassion and service, the JKB Experiential Education Foundation was founded in 2014. The JKB Experiential Education Foundation is a 5-day experiential program during the summer preceding a student's junior year and is dedicated to developing, nurturing and strengthening students through a series of leadership training sessions and team activities that can be leveraged for the remainder of their high school years and beyond.

The JKB experience costs approximately $1000 for each student-athlete; however, that cost is covered through fundraising efforts and donations from organizations such as the Lake Park Educational Foundation and the Lake Park Athletic Boosters.  

This year, the DVC schools are working together to jointly fundraise for their respective students. The JKB Tapas and Craft Beer/Wine Tasting night will be hosted at Meson Sabika, 1025 Aurora Avenue, in Naperville.  The cost is $50 per person (must be 21) and will include a tapas appetizer with a craft beer and Spanish wine tasting.  Live and silent auction items will be featured as well. Order your tickets today!

World History Classes Experience a Personal Perspective

Sophomores in World History experienced "distance" learning this week as the class Skyped with Simone Arnold Liebster, an 84 year old Holocaust survivor living in France. Since students focused on the Holocaust in World Lit classes when they read Night, the World History class discussions have focused on the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Simone belonged to one of those groups - Jehovah's Witnesses. As a pre-teen she was arrested and sent to a re-education "orphanage" for two years. Her parents were arrested and sent to concentration camps. She Skypes with students across the U.S. with her lesson focusing on choices people make for what they believe and care about. Some classes even experienced lessons led by Gaye Flowers, a docent from the Illinois Holocaust Museum. 

Memorial Garden Dedication Scheduled for May 30

If you have driven by West Campus lately, you may have noticed a lot of activity near the auditorium entrance. The Lake Park maintenance staff have been working hard to complete building the Memorial Garden by the end of May.

 
The Lake Park Educational Foundation board appreciates the generosity of the Lake Park community in supporting the Memorial Garden project. While the retail cost of the Memorial Garden was $35,000, the funds needed to complete the project were decreased to $25,000 since ARCON Architects donated the architectural design services and Lake Park maintenance staff members provided the labor. In addition, the following local businesses are providing in-kind donations of plants and materials: Earth Care, Inc.; Platt Hill Nursery; Schwarz Nursery & Garden Center; and Shemin Nurseries, Inc.

In addition to the Lake Park Educational Foundation dedicating funds to the project, Lake Park staff, families, board of education members, and local residents and businesses rallied to support the creation of the Memorial Garden, donating over $30,000! The additional funds will be used to enhance an existing memorial area at East Campus. Some of the money will also be set aside for future maintenance of the Memorial Garden.

The Lake Park Educational Foundation Board of Trustees invites you to celebrate the dedication of the Lake Park Memorial Garden at West Campus on Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.