This month, Cicero District 99 recognized Nicole LaRocco, STEAM teacher at Sherlock Elementary School, and Ray Mikolajewski, head custodian at the Administration Building, for exemplary service and outstanding leadership in District 99.

LaRocco has taught in Cicero for eight years, and Mikolajewski is a 1980 Columbus School graduate who has worked for the District since 1985.

Nancy Alejandre, reporter for Univision Chicago, came out to Unity last Friday for live coverage of Parent University, complete with a brief interview featuring Superintendent Rodolfo Hernandez.

Honors assemblies are regular occurrences throughout Cicero District 99, but for students new to the school system, being honored in such a formal fashion is unknown territory.

That's why Drexel Elementary School's Quarter 1 Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 26 was extra special, as it was the first time students from the school's kindergarten class were recognized for various achievements, including highest MAP math scores, excellent attendance and school pride.

People from across District 99 — including the superintendent, students, teachers and support staff members — share what they are most thankful for this Thanksgiving season.

Last Friday, students at Unity Junior High School not only got to listen to someone perform live music during the school day — they were listening to the sounds of someone who, just like them, walked the same hallways and sat in the same classrooms 11 years before.

Students from Sherlock Elementary School share their favorite parts about the new school, thanking board members for their dedication to ensuring their continued educational success.

The entire student body and faculty members from Abraham Lincoln Elementary School reflected on the importance of the armed forces as they celebrated Veterans Day with a belated assembly on Thursday, Nov. 14.

This month, Cicero District 99 recognized Carol Yurkovic, a social studies teacher at Unity Junior High School, and Viviana Sifuentes, a secretary at Unity Junior High School, for exemplary service and outstanding leadership as employees in the District they grew up in.