Christmas Holiday Elf
School District 89 Irving Middle School Show Stoppers did an amazing Christmas Holiday Show of Elf. Congratulations to Principal Mahone and his team for spending 4 months to ensure the Show was awesome!!!
Black History Month
”Harlem Renaissance”
School District 89 the Village of Maywood extends a huge thank you for an amazing Black History Month Harlem Renaissance showcase at Irving Middle School. Shout to to Garfield Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School, Washington Dual Language Academy, Emerson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Jane Addams Elementary School, Melrose Park Elementary School, and Stevenson Middle School for an awesome experience.
TASTE OF CULTURE NIGHT
Huge shout out to Roosevelt Elementary School and School District 89 on an amazing Taste of Culture Night. Our Village of Maywood and Village of Broadview families were able to learn, dine, be entertained, and grow as true diversity equity and inclusion was alive and well.
MY BROTHER’S KEEPER - 3rd Graders Reading at a 3rd Grade Level by 3rd Grade
We successfully kicked off Maywood I West Cook My Brother's Keeper Reading Challenge. The MBK Milestone: Reading at Grade Level by Third Grade is what we are truly proud to partner with School District 89 to help accomplish. Nourishing the mind, body, and soul all at the same time.
We are also looking to launch our Saturday Black & Brown Men Excel Program soon. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Career & Life Readiness Initiative (CLRI) continues to make a positive impact for all of our youth Ages 5 – 24. Join us in making a positive change in the lives of our youth. bit.ly/mbkmaywoodwc
SD89 Kickin It for A Cause Scholarship Party
Kickin’ It for a Cause Coat Drive
We had a very successful Coat Drive to benefit our students of School District 89. We look forward to supporting more community events in the future. Special thanks for those coming out to support goes to Neighbors of Maywood Community Organization, 13th Positive Foundation 501c3, Proviso Community Bank, Maywood Proviso Rotary Club, Impact Church, along with Senate Majority Leader State Senator Kimberly A. Lightford and many more.
Father’s Bring Your Student to School Day
Let's show our children the men of the community support them and their education! Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, etc.join us on the playground of Garfield School to show our children how much they mean to us and the future of our world! This is a community event that takes place when the men come together to enjoy our students prior to them taking state testing to ease their nerves and inspire them to put forth their best effort
Annual SD89 Education Foundation Scholarship Banquet
Annual African American Read In
Thank you for participating in the 2nd Annual District 89 African American Read-In! This reading event would not be possible without you. Here are numbers to quantify the impact of being a volunteer reader, and showcasing positive, exciting, imaginative, vibrant children's stories which allows students to see themselves represented:
46 volunteer readers went to
7 elementary schools, and read to
930 elementary students (2nd and 3rd graders)
Since last 2018’s inaugural District 89 African American Read-In, the grand total of 2nd and 3rd grade students impacted by this reading event is 3,000+ students!
Steve Hunter Youth Foundation and Woz U Education
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Launch
A Maywood native, Proviso East graduate and former NBA center is giving back to his hometown through a significant philanthropic effort.
Steven Hunter recently teamed up with Woz U Education, a technology literacy organization inspired by Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, to implement a $5 million technology-based after school program in K-12 schools throughout the Chicago area.
And Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 is the first school district where the program will launch.
Hunter, who is currently a community ambassador for the Phoenix Suns, will lead the effort through his Steven Hunter Youth Foundation, which will provide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) kits to students participating in the K-8 after school program.
The launch of the program was unveiled during the 2018 fundraiser for the District 89 Education Foundation. “We are proud to provide District 89 students with the resources to learn and develop proficiency in coding as early in the learning process as possible,” Karen Young, the CEO of Woz U Education, said in the statement.
“The technology economy is growing rapidly and is ever-evolving,” Young explained. “The program will equip students with hands-on projects to gain the skills necessary to begin a technology career post-high school.”
Young said that the STEAM kits will start off by teaching students “basic coding concepts through hands-on activities,” before progressing to “more advanced block-based and text-based code. The evolution of coding lessons starting in kindergarten guide students to comprehend computer skills as a career path to the technology industry.”
In the statement, Hunter, who graduated from Garfield Elementary, said that he hopes the program helps spark the economy in his hometown.
“I’m committed to the community I grew up in and assisting the students with the resources to develop an engineering mindset via the STEAM program,” he said. “We will be able to ignite economic development in the Maywood area by providing a platform that will inspire the children and immerse them in the tech community at an early age.”
District 89 board President Dianne Williams said that she was thankful to Hunter for his support, adding that the kits “will enable our students to develop valuable technology proficiency through their experience in our school system. Educating our students in the tech category is crucial to guiding them on a successful career path without the burden of student loans.”