Lincoln-Way
High School District 210
Foundation for Educational Excellence |
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| 1801
East Lincoln Highway - New Lenox, Illinois 60451-2098 -
(815) 462-2976 |
Mission
Statement . . .
To creatively generate financial
support with which to enrich and enhance the opportunities
and educational experiences of Lincoln-Way High School students
Commemorative
Bricks - Lincoln-Way North --Order
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House Raffle 2007 Winners
Grand Prize
Five individuals will split the first place prize of $147,550. They are:
Margaret Mrozowski, Frankfort; Rodney Mrozowski, South Chicago Heights;
James Finkel, Chicago Heights; Mark Martin, Crete; Lisa Schuldt, Park
Forest
The ten, $1,000 winners are:
o William Ardaugh, Manhattan;
o Dennis Chiappetti, Orland Park;
o Sean Dwyer, Romeoville;
o Kevin Lane, Frankfort;
o L. Nommensen & S Cavallini, Frankfort;
o Theresa Quinn, Orland Park;
o Alan Rochkus, Darrell Ussery; San Antonio;
o Carol Savage, Palos Hills;
o Kathy Walsh & Stave Galligani, Joliet;
o Darlene Whyte, Mokena
The Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Foundation for Educational Excellence
was
instituted by the Board of Education in 1994 as a vehicle to generate alternative
sources of revenue to enrich and enhance the opportunities and educational
experiences of Lincoln-Way High School students. While District 210 has an
excellent curriculum for more than 6,200 students, the Board of Education
wanted to offer youngsters an educational edge.
The
Foundation is comprised of community members that have a strong
commitment
to the education of our youth and to Lincoln-Way High Schools,
with the vision of expanding the academic and social growth
of all students. The Foundation’s governing Board of
Directors is charged with the responsibility of raising and
disseminating funds enriching the educational opportunities
of the students.
During
the 2005-2006 school year the Foundation presented to the Board
of Education a total of $189,116. This is by far the largest
amount of money donated to the school in one year. In July
the Foundation presented a check to the Board of Education
in the amount of $67,500. This check was a result of the proceeds
from the House Raffle. In November, a second check in the amount
of $14,516 was presented to the Board of Education, representing
half of the proceeds from the Calendar Sale. It was this check
that brought the Foundation to the One Million Dollar Mark
in gifting to the schools. On Thursday, December 8, 2005, the
Foundation made its third donation in one year. This is the
first time in the Foundation’s history that this occurred.
The check presented that evening was for $107,100, a result
of the remaining proceeds from the Calendar Sale, Dinner Dance,
and Cents for Kids Program. With these three donations in one
fiscal year the district received $189,116 in funds for the
purchase of technology equipment such as ceiling mounted projectors
for computer labs, Elmo projectors with carts, LCD projectors
with screens, and laptop and desktop computers, library books
for both Lincoln-Way Central and East, books for classroom
libraries to support the District Reading Program, single mast
easels for the Art Department district wide and tape recorders
for the Foreign Language labs district wide. In addition, the
Board of Directors are proud to announce that ten percent (10%)
of each fundraising event is deposited into our Endowment Fund
which exceeded over $155,197.24 this year. This money is earmarked
for the awarding of twenty $500 academic scholarships to ten
graduating seniors at Lincoln-Way Central and ten at Lincoln-Way
East at the Honors Banquets in May.
The 2002-2003
school year was the first year for the Cents For Kids internal
fundraising event. Cents For Kids is an employee payroll deduction
program that gives employees the opportunity to voluntarily
request for cents to the right of the decimal point to be withdrawn
from their paycheck and deposited into the Foundation account.
Employees also have the option of pledging a specific amount
of money to be withdrawn from their paycheck. At this time,
we have thirteen percent (13%) of our employees participating
in this program.
As
a not-for-profit organization, the Lincoln-Way High School
District 210 Foundation
for Educational Excellence is chartered by the State of Illinois
as a qualified 501 © 3 charitable deduction.
GOALS of the Foundation:
- Purchase
enrichment items in addition to those funded by the school's
budget
- Promote
and support a positive interaction between the schools and
the community
- Provide
students with opportunities they would not otherwise be privileged
to experience
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Foundation:
Each year
grants are submitted by Department Chairs representing both
Central and East High Schools, reviewed by the Administration
team and Foundation Donation Committee and presented to the
Board of Education. Grant selections are based on the level
to which it will enrich and enhance the educational process
and the number of students impacted. Below are the items that
have been awarded to the schools through the money raised by
the Foundation.
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Funded
ceiling mounted projector in Central library classroom & computer
lab ($3,900)
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Funded
Elmo projector w/cart for Central English Department ($2,600)
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Funded
LCD projector & screen for Central library ($1,200)
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Funded
popular biographies for the Central library ($2,500)
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Funded
poetry criticism books for the Central library ($2,000)
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Funded
novels for book talks for Central library ($2,500)
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Funded
technology equipment update & improvements Purchased
three laptop computers including software for the Career & Technical
Department at Central ($3,800)
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Funded
five laptop and five desktop computers with carts for the
Special Services Department at Central ($17,000)
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Funded
biography books & pleasure reading books for the East
library ($3,500)
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Funded
six projection systems for classrooms, which includes a computer,
DVD/VCR, speaker, and LCD projector on carts for the Industrial
Technology Department at East ($16,500)
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Funded
one desktop computer with printer and projector on a cart
for the Career & Technical Education Department at East
($3,008)
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Funded
LCD projection system for the Math Department at East ($2,739)
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Funded
projection system for athletic conference room for the Athletic
Department at East ($2,739)
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Funded
one computer for English office at East ($1,300) and three
to five computers for the Journalism–Yearbook classroom
($7,000)
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Funded
classroom libraries with 80-100 books each and 400 dictionaries
to be used as classroom sets for the Reading Program at both
high schools ($3,000)
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Funded
twelve Blick single mast easels for the Art Department district
wide ($2,040)
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Funded
tape recorders for Foreign Language labs district wide ($600)
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Funded
computers district wide ($31,000)
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Funded
sixty desktop units to be divided evenly between our two
high schools The new units will be placed in labs that are
available to all students on a regular basis. This expenditure
also supports on-line attendance by enabling the deployment
of older machines into classrooms on an individual basis.
($1,250)
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Funded
ten new computers and one laser printer to the Social Science
lab at each high school, giving a total of fifteen computers
in each lab Brings each lab to two to one computing ratio
at Central and East ($40,000)
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Funded
books on tape resources for the Special Education Department
district wide ($1,400)
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Funded
for the Central Library racks and paperbacks, hardback classics,
two laser printers, three scanners, and additional books
($9,800)
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Funded
jewelry making equipment district wide for the Art Department
($1,900)
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Funded
two Mac computer clusters, one in the East High School Social
Studies area and one in the Central High School Social Studies
area Each cluster consists of ten computers, one laser printer,
the appropriate cabling, software, and furniture. ($64,000)
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Funded
multi-media workstations that consist of a high intensity
overhead projector and an LCD panel The panel allows input
from an existing computer, laser disk player, or VCR. Two
systems for each high school were provided. ($12,000)
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Funded
TV, VCR, and stand for Central High School Foreign Language
lab and thirty-two stereo headphones, sixteen cord adapters,
and four listening center racks for the Foreign Language
labs at both high schools ($1,334)
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Donation
towards purchase of eight vans ($40,000)
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Funded
wireless laptop clusters for each school ($40,000)
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Funded
a computerized fitness machine for physical education ($10,000)
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Funded
the additions to IBM lab at the East High School ($30,000)
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Funded
new automation software, eight computers, and two file servers,
one for the Media Department at each high school ($45,000)
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Funded
10-station CD ROM labs for Central and East High School libraries
($76,000)
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Provided
funds for the purchase of Art software, camera, and color
printer ($8,000)
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Funded
for two Smart Boards, stored in Media Department ($15,300)
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Funded
a computerized system for East High School ($12,000)
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Funded
books at Central and East High Schools to help continue to
develop the collection of books to meet the needs of a four-year
curriculum at each school ($15,000)
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Funded
technology with eleven laptop computer clusters Cluster of
wireless laptops and base station to move from classroom
to classroom ($31,000)
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Endowment
fund ($134,832)
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Funded
scholarships for graduating seniors since 1994 Each year
ten qualifying seniors from Lincoln-Way Central High School
and ten from Lincoln-Way East High School receive $500 scholarships.
($10,000)
HOW FUNDS ARE ACQUIRED:
- Sale
of school calendar
- Cents
for Kids
- Brick
Sale
- Dinner
Dance Auction
- 5K
Run/Walk
- Raffle
of student-built house
- Individual
donations
- Corporate
donations
- Stock
donations
SPECIAL FOUNDATION EVENTS:
(For more information on these or any Foundation
events, call (815) 462-2976)
- Buy tickets
for the House Raffle before September 23, 2007 at www.houseraffle.org
- Purchase
a 2007-2008 calendar by calling 815-462-2976
- Commemorative
Bricks will be available for purchase from October 1, 2007
through December 31, 2007
- Join us
for the Dinner Dance on October 27, 2007. Call 815-462-2976
to learn more.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
- Cash,
check
- Gifts
of equipment or supplies
- Endowments,
memorials/honorariums
- Pledge
gifts
While District
210 has an excellent curriculum for its more than 6,700 students,
the Board of Education wanted to offer youngsters an educational
edge. The District 210 Foundation does just that. The funds
raised consistently goes directly to student programs and equipment
with the money being distributed equally between the two high
schools.
Please help
us prepare our children for future challenges. Your support
is vital. Your contribution to the Lincoln-Way High School
Foundation for Educational Excellence will be gratefully received
and applied toward Foundation goals.
Questions
or inquiries may be directed to:
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Linda
Lopez,
Executive Director
Lincoln-Way High School District 210
Foundation for Educational Excellence
1801 E. Lincoln Highway
New Lenox, Illinois 60451
Voice: 815-462-2976
FAX: 815-462-2109
email: llopez
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All donations
are tax deductible
The Foundation Board of Directors:
- Officers
- Greg
Hobbs, President
- Kim
Warning Foglton, External Vice President
- Patty
Walker, Internal Vice President
- Janet
Caschetta, Treasurer
- Shelley
Wantiez, Secretary
- Members
- Geri Barone
- Bryan Bruns
- Debbie Burk
- Bob Chiszar
- Linda Ernat
- Dana Frazier
- June Gill
- Amy Guzek
- Steve Hogan
- Robert Kennedy
- Cindy Kokal
- Kris Lindley
- Michelle Moyle
- Christa Pietrzyk, OD
- Douglas Schlak
- Susan Thomas
- Diana von Albade
- Steve White
- David Zang
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- Executive Director
- Liaisons
- Kevin Molloy, Board of Education
- Superintendent
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