Alden-Hebron School District 19

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Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating all there is to be thankful for. We will welcome students back on Monday, November 28!

You are officially invited… to our First Annual Alden Hebron District 19 Winter Art Show! Dates: Saturday, December 3, 2022 - January 3, 2023 Time: 10 am-noon Place: Hebron Library Artwork will be on display for families and students to view during library hours. Hope to see you there!

AH District 19 partnered with Richmond Spring-Grove Area Rotary in collecting books for Your Children’s Bookshelf. This non-profit organization in McHenry County provides free books to local children who may not otherwise have access to their very own books. We are so thankful to those of you who donated new and gently used books--- and we are proud to announce that over 30 boxes of books were picked up today! A GIANT thank you to the following locations: 📚AH Elementary Office 📚AH Middle/High School Office 📚Hebron Public Library #givingcommunity #giants

We need your help! Volunteers Needed this Sunday, November 20th from 9 a.m. to Noon. This is a great opportunity to earn your volunteer hours. Remember, you need 25 volunteer hours to be "College & Career" ready your junior/senior year and you need 80 volunteer hours to earn your Giant Pride Volunteer Service cord at graduation. We are going to continue our work at Tamarack West, located on the south side of Tryon Grove Road 1.2 miles west of the intersection of Routes 12 and 31. We are already opening up a beautiful view of Glacial Park to the south, and though our volunteer groups have been small, we are making good progress. We are hopeful that we will have a number of students from the Alden-Hebron High School. We invite everyone to come help build the refuge by cutting some brush or hauling a few branches to the pile. A map to the Tamarack West site from the intersection of Routes 12 and 31 is shown here: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.4508804,-88.3058755/42.4466615,-88.3285283/@42.4468109,-88.3251326,1556m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0 Wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty, and please bring your own drinking water. We’ll have hand tools, work gloves, safety glasses, and some snacks. For those who may be attending who are under age 18, you will need a parent or guardian to sign the form indicating that you are authorized to attend; you can bring it to the workday. (You do not need to sign, just your parent/guardian.) The form is located in the AH Office. As always, if there is any question of weather, please check in with Pete Jackson at 224-612-1803 if you have a question. We hope to see you out at Tamarack West! Pete Jackson Friends of Hackmatack Board

*** Tonight Middle School Basketball at Gavin South 7th & 8th Grade 4:30. High School Girls Basketball home vs. South Beloit 5:30. ***

Hello AH Student Volunteers! Volunteers Needed: Sunday, November 20th from 9 a.m. to Noon. This is a great opportunity to earn your volunteer hours. Remember, you need 25 volunteer hours to be "College & Career" ready your junior/senior year and you need 80 volunteer hours to earn your Giant Pride Volunteer Service cord at graduation. Our next volunteer day will be Sunday, November 20th from 9 a.m. to Noon. We are going to continue our work at Tamarack West, located on the south side of Tryon Grove Road 1.2 miles west of the intersection of Routes 12 and 31. We are already opening up a beautiful view of Glacial Park to the south, and though our volunteer groups have been small, we are making good progress. We are hopeful that we will have a number of students from the Alden-Hebron High School. We invite everyone to come help build the refuge by cutting some brush or hauling a few branches to the pile. We need your help! A map to the Tamarack West site from the intersection of Routes 12 and 31 is shown here: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.4508804,-88.3058755/42.4466615,-88.3285283/@42.4468109,-88.3251326,1556m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0 Wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty, and please bring your own drinking water. We’ll have hand tools, work gloves, safety glasses, and some snacks. For those who may be attending who are under age 18, you will need a parent or guardian to sign the attached form indicating that you are authorized to attend; you can bring it to the workday. (You do not need to sign, just your parent/guardian.) The form is also located in the AH Office. As always, if there is any question of weather, please check in with Pete Jackson at 224-612-1803 if you have a question. We hope to see you out at Tamarack West! Pete Jackson Friends of Hackmatack Board

BOOK DONATION DRIVE-Donations are accepted until this Friday, Nov. 19th by 8 am. 📚ONE Book...ONE Child...ONE Connection...Unlimited Possibilities...📚 You may drop off your new or gently used book donations at the following locations: 📚AH Elementary Office 📚AH Middle/High School Office 📚Hebron Public Library AH District 19 is partnering with Richmond Spring-Grove Area Rotary which is hosting a book drive for "Your Children’s Bookshelf"- a non-profit organization in McHenry County that provides free books to local children who may not otherwise have access to their very own books. Let's show them our GIANT hearts by helping them reach their goal of 6000+ books! Questions? Email Davina VanderPal, davanderpal@ah19.org

*** Annual Booster Club Feather Party Saturday Nov. 12th 5:00-9:00 at Crandall's There will be 20 rounds of prizes with 5-8 prizes per round, plus three bonus prizes to bid on that will be given away on the hour. We also have many fantastic silent auction items to bid on and the Big Cash Draw Down at the end of the night!! Please come out and have some fun, try to win some prizes and support your Giant Athletes. It's a great night of fun for all!!! ***

*** Middle School Basketball tonight at Our Lady of The Sacred Heart Academy 3445 Elmwood Rd. Rockford, IL. 61101 6th & 8th starting at 5:30. *** The game that was postponed yesterday vs. Stanton will be made up on Monday the 21st but it will be at Stanton not AH. 7th & 8th starting at 4:30. ***

Letter from Superintendent Elswick

COMMUNITY INVITED to VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: Please join us tomorrow, Nov. 11th, in honoring all of the men and women who have served our country. Students, please wear red, white and/or blue tomorrow in honor of Veteran's Day. Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 Time: 9 AM Location: Middle/High School Gym, 9604 Illinois Street, Hebron * Handicap-accessible parking is located at the East entrance, Door E.

*** Tonight's Middle School Basketball game vs. Stanton has been postponed, practice will be normal time for both cheer and basketball. No Middle School Basketball game tonight. ***

VOTE! Polls are open until 7 PM! Exercise your freedom and right to vote.

PUBLIC INVITED: Please join us in honoring all of the men and women who have served our country. District 19 will be hosting the Veterans Day program on Nov. 11th. The program begins at 9 AM and it will be held in the AH Middle/High School gym. VETERANS: Prior to the Veterans Day program, District 19 will be hosting a breakfast for Veterans. To RSVP, please contact Nanci (815.648.2442) by Thursday so we can account for food/seats.

AHHS: Congratulations to Jake Nielsen and Nikolas Rapa who were honored as the Lake County Tech Campus' Program Students of the Quarter. Great job! We are proud of you! #Giantpride

D19: Do you have a plan to VOTE?! Polls are open tomorrow, 6AM - 7PM.

📕📔📙📘📗BOOK DONATION DRIVE📕📔📙📘📗 AH District 19 is partnering with Richmond Spring-Grove Area Rotary which is hosting a book drive for "Your Children’s Bookshelf"- a non-profit organization in McHenry County that provides free books to local children who may not otherwise have access to their very own books. Let's show them our GIANT hearts by helping them reach their goal of 6000+ books! You may drop off your new or gently used book donations at the following locations: 📚AH Elementary Office 📚AH Middle/High School Office 📚Hebron Public Library Donations are accepted until Nov. 19th 📚ONE Book...ONE Child...ONE Connection...Unlimited Possibilities...📚

AHHS Students: Don't forget that there is a volunteer opportunity TOMORROW. #volunteer #makeadifference #giantshelpothers

*** A couple quick reminders Middle School Cheerleaders and Basketball players your sports fees must be paid by next Wednesday Nov. 9th to continue participating. High School Wrestling and Boys Basketball start practice on Monday Nov. 7th. HSWR starts at 5:00 in the Auditorium and Basketball starts at 5:00 in the gym. Please make sure if you didn't play a Fall sport that your sports physical is on file in the office.***