Friday, May 17, 2013
Dr. Frank Bogner, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, will retire on June 2013 after serving in Yorkville 115 for 10 years.
The following release was provided by Yorkville 115: During a closed session on May 13, the Yorkville School Board approved the retirement of Dr. Frank Bogner, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. Dr. Bogner will retire effective June 30, 2013. Bogner announced earlier this year that he would retire in June of 2014. His decision to retire sooner is a personal one. “This is best for me and my family,” said Bogner. “I am grateful for a long career in education and excited to move on to new endeavors.” Bogner has dedicated his 34-year career in education to Illinois schools. He joined Yorkville School District 115 in 2003 as Yorkville High School Principal. As Yorkville Schools saw a large increase in student enrollment in 2006, …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
See the differences between Yorkville 115 compared to Oswego 308, Plano 88 and more.
Friday, May 10, 2013
See the differences between Yorkville 115 compared to Oswego 308, Plano 88 and more.
It's safe to say no one was very happy upon opening their 2012 property tax bill last week and seeing the increase. Yorkville School District 115 had the largest portion of the property tax bill for Kendall County with a rate of 5.9101. Yorkville 115 had the third highest tax rate for school districts in Kendall County. See the chart below to see where Yorkville 115 stacks up against other school districts in the county. Newark Community High School District 18 2.5351 2.3596 All information is from the Kendall and Will County websites.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Over 90 projects were completed.
The Bristol Bay Elementary School hosted a a Science Fair to showcase the hard work and critical thinking of 5th graders. The students have been working since February to conduct experiments according to the scientific method in order to test a hypothesis. There were over 90 completed projects and nine students earned an orange ribbon for "Best In Show." They are: Hailey Jansen, Piper Senft, Colin Kieffer, Josh Beetham, Scott Carter, Zachary Karpiel, Christopher Gory, Wolffe Carlson, and Diego Tapia. Special thanks to Yorkville 115 for the information and photo.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The final battle will take place on May 10 between the highest scoring teams.
The battle continues at Yorkville Intermediate School, where final teams remain in the "Battle of the Books" challenge. The competition, designed to reinforce good reading habits and make reading fun, enlisted 33 teams comprised of 119 students. Teams competed in a series of so-called "battles" where they answered book-based questions posed by the school librarian and reading specialist. Teamwork and close-reading were the keys to success in the challenge. The final battle, between the highest-scoring teams, will take place on May 10th. Information and photo provided by Yorkville 115
Monday, May 6, 2013
Give a shout out to a teacher who has made a difference in your or your child's life.
Monday marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week in Yorkville 115. There are plenty of ways to go about giving your teacher some appreciation - a card, a potted flower, some fresh baked cookies or an apple (can never go wrong with an apple) - who, after all, is the individual that devotes forty plus hours a week to teaching our kids throughout the year. We want to spread some of that love on Patch. If you've ever had a teacher in the past or present who has inspired you, taught you something invaluable or has just been plain awesome, give them a shout out down below. Thank you teachers for all you do!
Friday, April 26, 2013
Yorkville High School and surrounding schools didl not make the annual list published by U.S. News and World Report.
U.S. News and World Report released its annual list of best Illinois high schools Tuesday. Yorkville School District 115's single high school did not make the list, nor did either of surrounding district Oswego 308's high schools. U.S. News and World Report ranked 69 high schools on the list. Four Chicago public schools made the top four high schools in Illinois, followed by Deerfield High School at No. 5. Nearby, Hinsdale Central was ranked No. 8, Neuqua Valley in Naperville was No. 23, Wheaton Warrenville South was No. 32, Naperville North was No. 33, Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn was No. 34 and Naperville Central was No. 35. Downers Grove North was 36 and Downers Grove South was 52. The 2013 U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The musical featured students from fifth to twelfth grade.
Yorkville High School presented The Music Man on April 19, 20 an 21 as their spring musical. The performance featured a cast ranging from 5th to 12th grade students and members of the YHS Orchestra. “We're excited to have 14 elementary school children from throughout the district in our production,” said director, Ken Wayne. “They are all doing a fantastic job!” There were two children's roles in The Music Man - Winthrop, played by Thomas Queen and Amaryllis, played by Olivia Novak, who are both students at YIS. The other 12 children add to Harold Hill’s Boys Band and play citizens of Iowa City. The stars of the show are Matt Quanstrom, who plays Harold Hill, and Rachel Plasch, who plays Marian Paroo. Both actors have been a in the spring…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
There will be plenty of familiar faces on both the City Council and Yorkville 115 Board come spring.
There weren't too many shake-ups in this year's local election for Yorkville. Yorkville City Council Ward 1 saw incumbent Ken Koch defeat newcomer Fred Anderson. Larry Kot ran unopposed in Ward 2. Ward 3 saw the only changing of the guard with newcomer Joel Frieders beating out fellow newcomer Samuel Clementez and incumbent Marty Munns, who had been elected for three terms previously. Ward 4 had incumbent Diane L. Teeling defeat challenger Seaver Tarulis. Yorkville 115 Board of Education only saw a change come with a write-in candidate, Jason Senffer, for one of two elected candidates for outside Bristol Township. He is joined by incumbent David Dockstader. Incumbents Dean Fisher and Robert Brenart kept their positions on the Yorkville …
All five of the members present at the Monday night meeting were unanimously in opposition of Virtual Learning Solutions and K12.
All five of the seven Yorkville 115 board of education members present voted to deny the online charter school proposal from Virtual Learning Solutions on Monday night, said district 115 spokesperson Megan Jacobs. Two weeks prior representatives from Virtual Learning Solutions and K12 had met with the board and community to explain the proposal for the online charter school and answer questions, but ended up not having many answers. On Thursday evening, K12 submitted a 1,080-page PDF file, with a cover letter written by VLS, for the board members to read. Since the Yorkville board denied the applicaiton, Virtual Learning Solutions can now appeal to the State Charter School Commission. Other school districts who voted to deny the proposal …
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6:41 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Not only is the 115 school district expensive, it comes up way short in performance. http://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schools/4396004363/school.aspx more ›