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There are so many AMAZING things happening in our schools and classrooms every day. This newsletter shines a light on these stories of positivity, creativity and success throughout CUSD 50!

Enjoy the amazing accomplishments our staff and students achieved during Quarter 2!

Celebrating #HarvardRising 🐝 🎉 🎊

Congratulations to our Q1 BHAG Winners! These CUSD 50 staff members show excellence in striving towards our district goals, thank you for all you do!

‘Psyched’ about our school psychologists!

For National School Psychologist Week, we thanked Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Allamian and Mr. Bakrins. Their unbee-lievable support for our students and staff is appreciated!

Spotlight on D50's Special Educators!

For National Special Education Day our schools celebrate their SPED teams. Thank you, Special Educators, for your compassion, dedication, and support for our students!

Our ESPs bring so much joy to school!

For Educational Support Professionals Day we celebrated our ESP’s for making our schools a positive and supportive place to learn!

Portrait of a Graduate Student Winners!

Click here to watch the announcement of our POG winners!

Introducing STAR (Superintendent's Team for Advisory and Representation)

A group of students that give the district valuable feedback on all things about being a student in D50! This month, these student's wanted to thank all the amazing educators that made a great impact on their lives through their time in D50!

Click here to watch STAR's first video!

Winter Sports are underway!

Winter Sports are underway and you don't want to miss any of the action! Boys and Girls Bowling are off to fantastic starts, Boys and Girls Basketball are improving tremendously each game, Boys and Girls Wrestling hosted another successful tournament with multiple placement wrestlers, Cheerleading has been improving greatly for competition season and is always fantastic at all our winter events!

We also want to congratulate our Fall Sports Athletes who achieved All Conference Recognition from the KRC!

Harmony of Talent around D50 🎵🐝

The Jr. High and High School Bands gave incredible performances at the District Band Concert! Along with some spectacular performances from our HHS Madrigals. Throughout the quarter, Jefferson, HJH , HHS bands and choirs sang for each others schools!

Honoring our Veterans during our annual Veterans Day Concert and Breakfast 🇺🇸

Click this link to watch the full concert!

HHS Student of the Month Breakfast

Each month, 10 students are celebrated with their families over breakfast. Teachers share why they're outstanding and present certificates of recognition.

Gratitude in D50 🐝

🍂💬Click here to hear what students and staff are grateful for!

HJH CASA Coin Drive

We celebrate Harvard Jr. High's Coin Drive to CASA of McHenry County. As a school, they raised $1,394.54!

D50 Celebrates World Kindness Day

Crosby and Jefferson Elementary celebrated World Kindness Day. They shared positive notes with each other, wore blue and yellow, and wrote ways to be kind every day!

#HarvardPOG Spotlights 🐝

Everyday in D50 we practice and utilize our six Portrait of a Graduate Competencies, created by community members, staff and students! They include Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Contributor, Critical Learner, Empathy. Our schools are filled with students learning about and practicing those competencies!

Click here to watch our Quarter 1 Portrait of a Graduate winners be celebrated by the teachers that nominated them in each of the six competencies!

#Adaptability at the Jr. High Robotics Team competition! 🔄🤖

The ‘Amazing Apps Aces’ team competed in the First League Lego Challenge at Rockford Christian School. The mission was to build and code Lego robots to complete obstacle courses. They used their adaptability when faced with challenges on the course.

While in the Innovation Challenge, they presented two of their apps. The apps help elders shop online and artists sell their artwork.Thanks, Mrs. Andolini and Mrs. Iles, for supporting these students!

#Collaboration at Harvard High School's AP Spanish III debate! 🤝📚

Using their Spanish-speaking skills, Mr. Portillo's classes collaborated to present their positions and field questions from the opposing side. Just like a real courtroom, 'judges' Mrs. Avila, Mrs. Bowgren, Mr. Cummins, and Mr. Valdes provided valuable feedback.

#Communication at the interview of The Grinch! 🗣️🎄

A surprise visit for Harvard High School's Life Skills classes from The Grinch! Students practiced their communication skills by asking The Grinch questions like, "What are your Christmas plans?" and "Why aren't you a fan of Christmas?" 🤔

Turtle Time at Jefferson

Fourth graders learned fascinating turtle facts and their amazing adaptations. They even got to meet these shelled friends.

A big thanks to McHenry County Conservation District for this interactive classroom experience!

Family Fun at Crosby's Game Night 🌟

At Crosby’s Family Game night there were a variety of learning based games, with ‘make and take’ options to bring home. Plus, snacks and exciting raffles! Thank you to the Crosby Elementary PTO, Staff, and Volunteers for an enjoyable night!

Cozy Up With a Book 📖 📚

The D50 community gathered on Zoom for 'Cozy Up With a Book!' It was a delightful night filled with a variety of books, crafts, and games. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Pizza with Police Officers 🍕

Jefferson Elementary students used their Bee Bucks for Pizza with Police Officers! Earning Bee Bucks for respect, responsibility, and safety, students enjoyed a special lunch. Thanks, Harvard Police Department, for visiting and rewarding these students!

Upcoming Dates to remember!

Early Dismissal Dec 22nd

Winter Break Dec 25th-8th, Classes Resume Jan 9th

Harvard Family Fun Night Jan 23rd

Use our Hashtags!

Over two-hundred voters have decided on a hashtag at each D50 school! Use these hashtags to see and share all the great things happening at your school! Washington School : #TheWashingtonWay | Richard D. Crosby Elementary : #CrosBees | Jefferson Elementary : #JeffersonJourney | Harvard Junior High : #JrHornetsRising | Harvard High School : #HornetStrong CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM STUDENTS!

All of our social accounts are listed below, please follow along as we share celebrations and important district news! Also, we now have PHOTO GALLERIES on our website! We work hard to document classroom projects, sports and activities, achievements and events throughout D50 and this is a way to share those with students, parents, and the community.