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District 28 PTO Committees

The PTO Council serves as a liaison between the PTOs at each of the four district school. The Council coordinate the publication of the district-wide calendar and the student directory App. It also supports a variety of programs, such as the Kenya Sister School, HOH Scholarships, the HOH 5K Run-Walk-Obstacle Course and the Gift Card Plus Program.

Goals:

• To promote a close relationship between the home and the school, so parents, guardians, teachers, school staff, and school administrators may cooperate in the education and enrichment of the students
• To promote an environment in which every student has the opportunity to grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally
• To raise funds for the benefit of the District 28 Schools and students.

The Council meets at 9 a.m. the first Tuesday of the month in the HOH Community Room at the district office, 1475 Maple Ave. The meetings are open to everyone.  

2021-22 Slate of Officers

Purchase Spiritwear

Gift Card plus program has 2 sale cycles for each school year.

2021-2022 School Year:

• HOLIDAY
• END OF YEAR

The HOH 5k Run/Walk is the largest fundraiser to contribute to the HOH fund.

Greenbriar, Meadowbrook, NBJH, and Westmoor pool together and put on the HOH5K. 

When and where is the HOH 5K?

• Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 8:00 am  -- Start is at the Northbrook Junior High

The HOH 5K is directly promoted through the four schools in District 28 including Glenbrook North H.S.  We utilize District28pto.com website, www.hoh5k.org website, online event calendars, the northbrook28.net website, Facebook, local news publications and print advertising to publicize the event within Northbrook and surrounding communities. Our efforts reach over 5,000 local families. 

HOH5K COMMITTEE:

Race Chair

Cari Raymond Stoneburner

Communications

Laura Ranquist Jaeger

Sponsorship

Kaite Brown

Jackie Smith 

Registration & Graphic Design

Jocelyn Reynolds

Recess/Training Run Chairs

Dawn Dillon - Meadowbrook

Tamara Reese - NBJH

Jenni Roth - Greenbriar

Mara Silver-Schack - Westmoor

The Homer O. Harvey Scholarship Fund is a District 28 Special Purpose Trust Fund and is sponsored by the District 28 Parent Teachers Organization, a section 501©3 organization.  All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by IRS Section 503 regulations. 

The Music Parents Club is comprised of music directors, district administrators, and parents of music students. 
Our mission is to promote and maintain an enthusiastic interest in, and provide financial enhancement to, the music curriculum established and managed by the administrators and music faculty of District 28.  Find out how we accomplish this.

The club's annual fund-raiser is the Wreath and Coffee sale. 

For more information, contact Abe Reese or Josee Wilson.

Hosts, plans and coordiates events and fundraisers for the Fred Outa Foundation. 

In 2004 Northbrook School District 28 adopted Spurgeon's Academy.  

Thanks to the school district's support over the past 10 years through Concert for Africa, we raised enough money to build St. Esther's Girls High School in Kisumu.  

Fred spoke at all District 28 schools and was interviewed by the Northbrook Historical Society.  Visit www.northbrookvoices.org to hear Fred Outa's interview.  

Manage  D 28 PTO website throughout the school year.  This includes updating events, setting alerts, adding items to the calendar, setting up "items for sale" and more.  Time Commitment: This position requires your time throughout the school year.

The most common board actions include approval of policies for the operation of the schools, employment of staff, adopting and monitoring the annual budget, adopting the annual tax levy, authorizing curriculum development, and providing general direction.

Board Briefs is an overview of the meeting's main topics and is published after each meeting. Read the most recent edition. | Access an archive of Board Briefs.

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For the third year in a row, Northbrook District 28 received the Best Communities for Music Education award by the National Association of Music Merchants. 

The purpose of music education is to engage students in performing, creating and responding through music. Music education is a vehicle to learning the joy of sharing and making music with others, and a source of inspiration and enthusiasm for individual growth. Appreciation and involvement in music is a lifelong process. Orchestra begins in third grade and band begins in fourth grade.

Enduring Understandings

Students will understand...
• that music connects lives.
• that music has a role in the human experience of all cultures.
• that music is a language common to people and cultures everywhere.
• that music has an intrinsic ability to affect emotion in people.
• that music is an integral aspect of the human experience and a part of every society and culture on our planet.
• that learning to perform on a musical instrument at an early age can enhance lifelong learning.

The school district recognizes that a private / semi-private lesson approach is the best format to reach this goal, and this is the primary component of the program.

Orchestra instruments are available to students in grades 3-8 and Band instruments are available to students in grades 4-8.

Choral Music - Elementary Level

The study of choral music is incorporated into the general music program in all of the elementary schools. All students are offered the opportunity to participate in and experience choral music and performing during the Winter Sing. Each elementary school produces an age-appropriate musical during the spring.

Junior High Level

Students have the opportunity to join the 6th Grade Chorus, which meets twice a week during lunch and performs in three school concerts each year. The chorus is open to all sixth-grade students and builds a foundation of singing and performance skills.
Seventh- and eighth-grade students have the opportunity to audition for the Northbrook Junior High Concert Choir. Students in the choir explore a variety of different musical styles and learn advanced multi-part harmonies.