Even though Halloween is still a few weeks away, teachers, students and families from Woodrow Wilson Elementary School came together to celebrate the season with party games, costumes and snacks Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the school's first Fall Carnival event.
This past Friday, Oct. 12, hundreds of local parents and community members packed the first floor of Unity Junior High, 2115 S. 54th Ave., during Cicero District 99's popular biannual community education program, Parent University.
Members of the Cicero District 99 community gathered for the 50th annual Houby Day celebration in Cicero and Berwyn.
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This month, Cicero District 99 recognized administrator Jennifer O'Connor and district technology staffer David Nunez for making a difference in the communities they grew up in.
In Cicero District 99, the district motto of "Igniting the road to excellence" is not taken lightly.
So, when kindergarten teachers from across the district learned of the opportunity to ignite a spark of innovation in their students, they immediately jumped at the chance to hear more about it.
From Sept. 5-27, the 16 schools across Cicero District 99 opened their halls up to students and their families to spend an evening mingling with faculty and discovering the lessons learned behind the classroom walls every day.
For nearly 10 years, adults from the greater Cicero area have flocked to one of Cicero District 99's school buildings each fall and spring to attend the popular Parent University program — an initiative developed to connect local parents with guest speakers and provide educational resources to help bridge the gap between socioeconomic barriers and academic success.
To demonstrate strong partnership with both the Town of Cicero and families across the community, dozens of administrators, teachers and staff from throughout Cicero District 99 turned out for Cicero's annual Mexican Independence Day celebrations, held this year from Sept. 13-16.
To demonstrate unique classroom activities and lessons learned thus far in the new school year to the Cicero District 99 board of education and superintendent, students and faculty supervisors from two District schools delivered special presentations at the board's regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at McKinley Elementary School.
In this video, see how the students, parents and staff of Cicero District 99 work together to make the District the unique place for learning that it is.
Eleven-year-old Cicero resident LaRobert Lee loves the game of soccer — so much, that during J. Sterling Morton High School's boys varsity soccer season, he makes the dedicated four-mile round-trip trek on his bike from home to Morton West High School to cheer on his neighbor, Anarbol Barajas, and the rest of Morton's varsity boys soccer team.
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This month, Cicero District 99 recognized two teachers who grew up in Cicero and attended Cicero schools — Noemi Tenorio and Arlen Villeda.
