Monique Abbate, District 99's coordinator of athletics and activities, shares insight into the inaugural summer sports camp for students.

District 99 Superintendent Rudy Hernandez's monthly news update for August.

In following the tune of one of Superintendent Rudy Hernandez's trademark message, "Good is not good enough," Cicero District 99 rallied together to provide more resources and activities for its students and families than ever before at the fifth annual Back to School Fair, the District's official kick-off celebration for the upcoming academic year.

Since the administrators of Cicero District 99 are continually looking to step outside the box with curriculum development and improving instructional methods, District officials decided to break from the regular district environment and move one day of administrative professional development to a unique, fun location outside Cicero's boarders — Google's Midwest headquarters.

In an effort to strengthen collaborative learning among teachers and principals and establish school leadership goals for the upcoming academic year, Cicero District 99 hosted a two-day Professional Learning Communities Seminar Monday-Tuesday, July 30-31, at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 3545 S. 61st Ave.

For the seventh summer in a row, Cicero District 99 partnered with the West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) to utilize Unity Junior High School as one of the destinations for the organization's popular Summer Day Camp program.

While the violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano devastated the homes and lives of thousands back in March, the Town of Cicero and its Disaster Relief Fund wanted to remind locals of the importance of not forgetting the tragedy through rallying the community at a town-wide fundraiser, Help Guatemala, this past Saturday at the Cicero Community Center, 2250 S. 49th Ave.

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