District 301 News
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Friday Focus – April 18, 2025
🎉 FRIDAY FOCUS 🎉Here’s a look at what’s happening across Central 301 this week: 🎨 Art Stars Shine in ChicagoFour CHS art students were selected to exhibit at the Illinois High School Art Exhibition at the Bridgeport Art Center! Ella Habib and Marcin Placzek also competed in a live Art Throwdown event.👏 Featured artists: Sarah…
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STEAM Night + Book Fair Success
It was a full week of discovery, imagination, and curiosity at Prairie View! 📚 The annual Book Fair brought students and families together to explore new stories, grow personal libraries, and build a love of reading. With shelves filled and excitement high, our hallways were buzzing all week with young readers making big choices—thank you…
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CT Chooses a New Cougar Reading Madness Book Winner
CT students voted 36 books down to their favorite CRM book for 2024-25. And the Winner is… And our students were so excited!
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Scrabble Meets Spring Fun
Mr. Roberts’ 1st grade class at Prairie View took part in a creative and engaging egg hunt activity just before spring break—and it was more than just fun! Each egg was filled with Scrabble-style letter tiles, and students were challenged to build a sight word using the letters inside. Once their word was complete, they…
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Parent University
The First HBT Parent University Was A Success On the evening of April 15th, 2025, Principal Lewis hosted her first Virtual Parent University event. The event was focused on athletics and activities available to District 301 elementary students outside of the school day. It was all about sharing opportunities that are not only fun and…
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CT completes IAR testing
CT 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders finished up IAR testing today. It’s nice to take a Brain Break in the library after a morning of testing!
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CHS Summer Camps 2025
Summer Camp Registration Now Open at Central High School! Looking for ways to keep your child active, learning, and engaged this summer? Central High School is excited to offer a variety of summer camps for registered Central 301 students entering grades K – 12! 🟦 Important Note: All camps are for students registered in Central…
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Robots and Ice Cream Activity
Miss Chambers’ 4th Graders Celebrate the End of IAR Testing in Style! After a week of hard work and determination, the 4th grade students in Miss Chambers’ class wrapped up IAR testing with a celebration featuring robots and homemade ice cream! The classroom transformed into a mini makerspace where students got hands-on with some exciting…
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PKMS 3rd Quarter Student Recognition Breakfast
On Thursday, April 10, 6th and 7th Grade students from Prairie Knolls were recognized by their teachers at the 3rd Quarter Student Recognition Breakfast. A multitude of students meet the requirements for these awards, and after careful consideration, teachers from each team select students to be recognized. Awards include Academic Achievement, Exemplary Effort, Good Character,…
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Friday Focus – April 11, 2025
🎉 FRIDAY FOCUS 🎉Here’s a look at what’s happening across Central 301 this week: 📚 One Book, One SchoolLily Lake students launched a school-wide reading journey with A Boy Called Bat, a story about empathy and unexpected friendships—all centered around a pet skunk! Any idea who’s in the skunk suit?? 🚌 Bus Buddy ChallengeMarch winners…
