April 2025 #4

Help Make Our AAPI Heritage Celebration a Success!
Calling All Parent Volunteers: Help Make Our AAPI Heritage Celebration a Success!
Our annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Celebration is coming up on Thursday, May 29th from 6 to 8 , and we need your help to make it an enriching experience for our students!
How to help: event planning committee members, crowdsourcing food/decoration or commitment to help on the day of the event. Please contact Mr. Kim at kimy@district65.net.
The Epic 8th Grade Picnic Needs You!
Attention parents of soon-to-be graduates! The countdown to our legendary 8th Grade Picnic on May 28 has begun, and we need your superpowers to make this celebration unforgettable!
Our super-easy sign-up spreadsheet has THREE ways you can join the fun:
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
- Be a Picnic Hero! Help with setup, activities, or cleanup. No cape required (but totally allowed)!
- Fuel our 8th graders with delicious treats! Whether you're famous for your cookies or a master at grabbing chips from the store, we need your snack magic!
- Got cornhole? Frisbees? Giant Jenga? Lend us your fun-tastic games to keep the energy high and memories flowing!
How to sign up: Simply click the link, find the tab that matches your superpower, and add your name! Let's send our amazing 8th graders off with a celebration they'll never forget! After all, you only graduate 8th grade once (unless you really, really loved it)!
Questions? Contact Mrs. Verzo at verzom@district65.net or Mrs. Puro at puroj@district65.net
P.S. Remember: Many hands make light work and AWESOME picnics! Sign up today!
Support the D65 One Fund while cheering on NU!
Volunteers needed for D65 Native Plant Sale pickup - May 9 & 10
Please sign up here if you are able to help with setup up/pulling orders on Friday, May 9 (between 9am - 4:30pm) or assist at the sale on Saturday, May 10 (between 9:30am - 2pm). Volunteers can take their orders home with them on Friday. Your help is greatly appreciated.
If you are planning to volunteer, please start saving box lids or medium sized boxes that we can use to pack orders. Thank you!
Necesitamos voluntarios!
Regístrese aquí si puede ayudar con la preparación/retirada de pedidos el viernes 9 de mayo (entre las 9 a. m. y las 4:30 p. m.) o ayudar en la venta el sábado 10 de mayo (entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 2 p. m.). Su ayuda es muy apreciada. Los voluntarios pueden llevarse sus pedidos a casa el viernes. ¡Apreciamos mucho su ayuda!
Si planea ser voluntario, comience a guardar tapas de cajas o cajas de tamaño mediano que podamos usar para empacar pedidos. ¡Gracias!
Community Events
Monday, April 28, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Radmacher Room, Skokie Public Library
Let's get curious about neurodiversity in kids and teens with Stephanie Boron, M.S., CCC-SLP, assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University.
Families with young children can learn more about why all brains are beautiful. View Stephanie Boron's presentation in a family friendly environment. We'll look at different types of neurodiversity, identities, and how to support our young neurodivergent community members.
Free oak tree saplings! Pick up yours every Wednesday from April–October, 9 AM–Noon, at Metropolitan Water Reclamation District water reclamation plants. the closest one to Evanston is: O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant 3500 Howard St., Skokie. Help restore our canopy & support clean water! ️