Holiday Boutique
Stop in at the annual PTO Winter Boutique from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 5 at Middle School South, 600 N. Aspen Dr. The Boutique features handcrafted items from local artisans and crafters. In addition to the craft fair, we will have a bake sale, raffle, and drum circle! This has become an annual go to destination for unique holiday gifts.
The PTO Family Programming invites you to participate in the Drum Circle. The Drum Circle participation times are 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 5. Please click here for more details and to sign up.
Summer School Registration Approaching
Save the Date: Hawthorn Enrichment Institute is open to ALL K-8 Grades. July 5 – August 5, 2016. Registration begins February 2016. See information here: http://tinyurl.com/ouuny7z
Library Holiday Hours
The Cook Memorial Public Library District will close early the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The Aspen Drive Library will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 25. The library is closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26. The library will operate normal hours the rest of the weekend.
Library Bookmark Winners
Congratulations to the following Hawthorn School District 73 winners of the Cook Library 2015 Design A Bookmark contest. Over 750 students entered the contest. Winners were:
Kindergarten
First Place, Liam Nuzzo, Aspen Elementary School
Second Place, Zosia Kalinowski, Elementary North School
Third Place, Samuel Burton, Aspen Elementary School
First Grade
First Place, Hope Kim, Aspen Elementary School
Second Place, Ignacy Cieliszak, Townline Elementary School
Third Place, Helena Sokolowski, Elementary North School
Honorable Mention, Benny Ryniec, School of Dual Language
Second Grade
Third Place, Emma Jazbutis, Townline Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Kyle Kim, Elementary South School
Third Grade
First Place, Kristin Lee, Elementary North School
Third Place, Justin Kim, Townline Elementary School
Honorable Mentions, Raghav Verma, Aspen Elementary School and Joy Ning, Elementary South School
Fourth Grade
First Place, Jaxon Wasseluk, Townline Elementary School
Second Place, Edward Zhao, Townline Elementary School
Honorable Mentions, Jane Jeon, Townline Elementary School and Noah Kim, Elementary South School
Fifth Grade
First Place, Jill Lanscioni. Aspen Elementary School
Second Place, Preeti Rao, Elementary South School
Third Place, Jacklyn Pak, Aspen Elementary School
Honorable Mention, Erica Montegrande, Elementary North School
Sixth Grade
First Place, Sofia Sanchez, Middle School South
Second Place, Sasha Agafonova, Middle School North
Third Place, Sophia Kim, Middle School South
Honorable Mention, Eben Lee, Middle School North
Seventh Grade
Third Place, Kayla May, Hawthorn Middle School North
Eighth Grade
First Place, Catherine Zhao, Middle School South
Third Place, Kimberly Zhou, Middle School North
Honorable Mentions, Madeleine Paradis, Middle School North
