Conant HS Principal's Newsletter
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck
I hope this correspondence finds you having an enjoyable summer! We have stayed very busy this summer preparing for the upcoming year! Students were enrolled in summer school classes, athletic camps and activity camps. Parents and students have been in our front offices meeting with counselors, and our freshmen, the Class of 2028, are participating in their high school orientation experience. Teachers have been participating in a variety of curriculum projects and we spent time focusing on best practices for school safety, improving systems of communication, and enhancing systems of academic and social-emotional supports available for all students.
One of the most important aspects of my job is to ensure we provide our students with the highest quality of educators, and our hiring for next year is complete. We are fortunate that District 211 is a place educators really want to be, and I am afforded a strong pool of applicants who want to work at Conant High School more than anywhere else. Our new teachers are so excited to be Conant Cougars!
This year we welcome the following faculty:
Ms Kimberly Davis, Blue Team Administrator
Ms. Moreno, English
Ms. Shoro, English
Ms. Vasylego, English as Second Language
Ms. McCaliano, Math
Mr. Schols, Math
Ms. Nottoli, Science
Mr. Mercado, Social Studies
Mrs. Donatucci, Special Education
Ms. DePons, Psychologist
There are many resources available to view your child’s progress and information about upcoming events. I encourage you to spend time becoming familiar with these resources. One of the most important is your child’s Team Room. The Team Room serves as a “one-stop shop” that enables students and parents to connect with their administrator, counselor and other support staff in a setting that fosters a student-centered approach to problem solving and a shared approach to helping students plan for their futures. Students are assigned to one of three teams (red/white/blue). It is important for you to know which team your child belongs to and, along with teachers, please contact your child’s guidance counselor or team administrator when you need assistance or information.
Please see the Team Room staff list below for reference.
Infinite Campus provides important information specific to your student's progress in school. Parents and students can log into Infinite Campus through the Conant website. Please contact our technology department at 847-755-3761 if you need assistance accessing Infinite Campus. The Conant website provides upcoming dates and events. Also, follow Conant High School on Instagram (conantcougars), and Facebook (James B. Conant High School). The links to the official sites are available on the Conant High School website.
Conant High School is a very special place, and Cougar pride runs deep!
I look forward to collaborating with you to ensure we are providing our students a world-class educational experience both inside and outside of the classroom.
Sincerely,
Julie Nowak
Principal
Registration for Fall, Winter, and Spring Sports is open. Registration can be completed through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Participants must have an up-to-date physical on file with the nurse's office. Physicals can be emailed to the school at chsnurse@d211.org or paper copies can be dropped off at the school. Athletic Dept. Staff are available to answer questions: 847-755-3770.
The first day for Fall Sports practice is Monday, August 12, 2024, which is also the first day of school!
Conant is pleased to announce IHSA Girls Flag Football will start this Fall!!! Contact Conant Head Coach Lorel Cunningham (lcunningham@d211.org) with questions.
Do you have 4 hours? In an entire school year? To give to your school?
Conant Boosters volunteers are busy preparing for the 2024-2025 school year! Any hour you can give is precious and beneficial one way or another, we need many volunteers to provide our students the best school year we can give them!
Who are the Conant Boosters?
Parents, staff, and community volunteers!
What do we do?
Work with school administration to improve our school
Partner with other groups
Host events
Support Activities
Award Scholarships to seniors
Award Financial Grants to staff for clubs, sports and/or activities
Raise funds
How can you get involved?
Visit our webpage at WWW.CONANTBOOSTERS.COM
Click on MEMBERSHIP to quickly and easily register to become a Conant Booster parent
Click on VOLUNTEER to see what opportunities feel most compelling for your time
Click on DONATE to financially show your Cougar Spirit
I want to welcome you to join the Conant Boosters this school year. We look forward to having you share your time and talent with us and remember, you DO NOT have to attend the monthly meetings to get involved, but we would love if you could.
Our first meeting of the 2024-2025 school year is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 13.
Hope to see you there!
Traci Garcia and Cristina Zajac
Conant Booster Co-Presidents
Visit us at www.conantboosters.com
Find the Conant Boosters online!
conantboosters@gmail.com | Facebook: @Conant High School Boosters | X: @Conant_Boosters