Registration Open Soon For District 70 Summer School

LIBERTYVILLE, IL - From Libertyville District 70: As temperatures rise to the 30s this winter, planning is underway for the popular Libertyville Elementary District 70 summer school with registration set to open on March 4th.

Summer school for this year will be held from June 11 through July 12, Monday through Thursday, for second through eighth grade at Highland Middle School 310 W. Rockland Road, and will return next door for pre-kindergarten and pre-first grade classes at Rockland School, 160 W. Rockland Road, both in Libertyville. An Open House will be held June 7.

Adler Park physical education teacher and long-time summer school principal Gerry Carollo will continue as Summer School Director this year as Butterfield Assistant Principal Steve Feldman steps into the role as Summer School principal.

“I’m excited to be returning for another fun-filled summer,” said Carollo. I’m very proud of the balance between academics and exploration our classes offer. There is really something for every student, every grade.”

Students entering second through eighth grades in the fall will attend summer school at Highland, while younger children in pre-kindergarten, pre-first grade, and daily Spanish instruction, will attend Rockland.

Busing will be available for students to match school hours from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Busing information also will be posted on the summer school website.

Summer school classes will be posted online at the district website, www.d70schools.org/summerschool as of Feb. 23. The link to register also will be located on the summer school website.

While course offerings are being developed, some of the popular classes offered every year include building with legos, ball games, cheerleading, and floor hockey.

District residents may begin registering on March 4 and end on May 25.

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