Education Partners, good afternoon on this soggy, sloppy Thursday:

• The Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, October 30, 2006 in the St. Charles East High School auditorium (Norris Cultural Arts Center) to continue its review of the attendance area models. Here is the full agenda: http://www.d303.org/Board/specialbdmtg103006.htm
   
• Speaking of the attendance area reassignment project, we’ve posted the “Public Notice” regarding the three Public Information Sessions scheduled for November 1, 2 and 4, 2006. This information is on the front page of our website, and right here: http://www.d303.org/Main/attendance%20areas%202007-08/PUBLIC%20NOTICE%20110106%20(2).htm
   
• You’ll be getting a hard copy of the new issue of the District 303 FOCUS newsletter in your mailbox soon, but here it is electronically, for your early reading pleasure. As promised in the August issue, we’ve added a few new elements including a feature called “District 303 – Continuously Improving” highlighting our efforts to better the systems by which we support and teach our students. Click here: http://www.d303.org/news/focus5-2final.pdf
   
• Kudos to the St. Charles East High School Peer Leadership Organization for collecting over 2,800 non-perishable food items over the last three weeks to benefit the Northern Illinois Food Bank. What a great effort.
   
• St. Charles North High School will present the Shakespeare classic, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 2, 3 and 4, 2006. This story, filled with mystical fairies and magical love stories, is one of Shakespeare’s finest pieces of literature. Click here for more, including ticket information: http://www.d303.org/news/press/northfallplaypr06.htm
   
• Kudos to the St. Charles North High School freshman football team, for going undefeated (9-0) for the third consecutive year.
   
• Speaking of sports, there is always lots of championship-level sports this time of year, and District 303 is always well represented, as this update shows:

GIRLS TENNIS

• St. Charles North finished 19th in the state.
• St. Charles East tied for 22nd place in the state.

Individually:

St. Charles East:

• The doubles team of Amanda Gomez (junior) and Abby Winter (senior) finished in the top 24 in the state.

St. Charles North:

• Sophomore Annemijn Koenen finished in the top 16 in state singles.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

• St. Charles North finished second at the regional and will compete at sectionals this coming weekend.
• St. Charles East captured third in the regional event and will also compete at sectionals this weekend at Leroy Oakes.

Individually:

• St. Charles East sophomore Liz Hynes, for the second consecutive year, won the IHSA Regional Individual title with a time of 17:49.

IHSA BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

• St. Charles North won its regional title and will advance to sectionals this coming weekend.
• St. Charles East finished fourth and will also advance to sectionals this weekend.

Individually:

• St. Charles East senior Blake Sotern finished 6th at the regional event.

BOYS SOCCER

• St. Charles North High School won its second consecutive regional title and was scheduled to play in its first sectional championship match today (Thursday).

FOOTBALL CLASS 7A FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS

• St. Charles North High School will visit Moline at 7 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2006.
• St. Charles East High School will host Edwardsville at 7 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2006.

Have a great night,