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1. Coffee with the Mayor


2. Benjamin Middle School Relay Recess


3. District 94 Jazz Concert “Spring Fling,”


4. “Rockin’ Oldies Tribute Show & Dance,”

• Business of Getting into College – May 19th


• Standardized test practice opportunities at Winfield Library




• PSAT Practice Test


• ACT 10-Question Challenge


• ACT Practice Test

     West Chicago Middle School and Turner Elementary School in West Chicago Elementary School District 33 have been selected by the Illinois State Board of Education to participate in a fully funded Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program (FFVP) for the 2012-2013 school year.

• Stamp Out Hunger Food drive


• Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast


• 14th annual West Chicago Elementary School District 33 Track Meet


• Wheaton Academy Spring Art Show

     On May 19, 2012, students from the Transition Program and Horticulture Club will be working together at a booth at Blooming Fest in West Chicago.

Students will be selling the flowers and plants that they have been cultivating all school year. Prices will range from $3 to $12.

This will be the first year that the Transition Program and Horticulture Club will be participating at the Blooming Fest. Please come out to support these students and this great program.

     On Monday, April 23, 2012, students enrolled in Community High School’s Broadcast Production program filmed the school’s first-ever LipDub, “Be True to Your City.” The film was truly a massive undertaking, involving and featuring all 2400-some staff and students of Community High School in a scripted lip-sync performance.

     The ICTM (Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics) sponsors a math competition throughout the school year which consists of three contests in which students compete as individuals and as teams. The students are given “process/story” problems to solve, which is excellent preparation for ISAT testing. The students in District 33's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) math cluster competed in all three contests this year. At the completion of the three contests, the 6th grade team at Wegner School came in first place out of 57 teams throughout Illinois.

     The West Chicago Police Department announced that Campaign #3 of the Illinois Department of Transportation funded grant was successful in educating the motoring public on Seatbelt Safety and Awareness. The campaign ran from March 12 - 20, 2012 and resulted in 105 citations being issued, 20 of which were for Seat Belt and Child Safety seat violations and 1 DUI arrest

     The National Honor Society at Community High School in West Chicago will be hosting a pancake breakfast to celebrate Mother’s Day on Saturday, May 12th from 8 to 11 a.m. at the high school cafeteria near entrance H. “WeGoing to Take Mom to Breakfast” invites moms and children under five to eat for free, kids ages 6-13 will eat for $2.00, 13 and over for $3.00. Included in the price is a cake walk, pictures with Mom, crafts, face painting and games. All proceeds will benefit Anna’s Hope

• Conservative Investing for Beginners


• Wheaton Academy Spring Choral Concert


• Kruse House Museum Summer Tour Season


• We-Go Run
  

     Gallery 200 member artist Kristine Plum enjoys melding the philosophy and technique of two very distinct master teachers into a style of watercolor which is all her own. The Des Plaines resident is the featured artist for the month of May at West Chicago's Gallery 200, located at 200 Main Street

     People Made Visible (PMV), in collaboration with the West Chicago City Museum and the West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission, is happy to announce its Spring International Visiting Artists. Artists Heidi Hove and Jens Axel Beck will arrive from Denmark on Sunday, May 6, 2012 and remain in West Chicago through the end of May. They will be participating in social art projects in the community during their stay, including an art-related activity at Blooming Fest on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in downtown West Chicago from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

     The thunder of a radial engine, the smell of
oil mixed with high-octane aviation fuel, the speed and maneuverability of aircraft
built to win dog fights are all thrills known to the owners of retired military aircraft.
There's a passion shared by these pilots to preserve history and pass along their
enthusiasm to new generations. A fundraiser sponsored by the DuPage
Veterans Foundation on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at DuPage Airport
in West Chicago, Illinois, will provide an opportunity for the public to support
veterans of The Greatest Generation and experience aviation history at its
best.

     It's just two weeks until Gallery Theater presents Chapter Two, the final production of their first season. Gallery 200/STUDIO hosts Gallery Theater productions in its cozy, intimate theater space at 203 Turner Court in downtown West Chicago, and is the perfect venue for a play where the heartache is played as adroitly as the humor.