Pizza lunch ordering and volunteering are now open through the end of the school year! 

Special Lunch volunteering is now open through November 1st!

Teacher Institute Day

THe PTO sponsors a back-to-school lunch for teachers and staff to welcome them back for the school year. 

First Day of School K-5th

YE-PM Meet and Greet

Young Explorers First Day of School, half-day program for 3- and 4-year-olds

Beginning Band Parent Night @ NBJH Music Rooms

Wind Ensemble Rehearsals Begin

Pool Party for the 5th grade students and their immediate families, including siblings.  Please reply using this Evite.

Special lunch is provided for purchase in advance 4 days a week through Marla’s Lunch. Ordering is done through a separate website which can be linked to from our home page. 

Volunteer to help serve lunch and see your kid(s) in action. 

Concert Band, Philharmonic & Chamber Orchestra Rehearsals Begin

Beginning Band, String & Cadet Orchestra  Rehearsals Begin @ NBJH

Regularly scheduled board meetings are at 7:00 pm on the last Tuesday of each month (view full schedule and exceptions). Unless otherwise indicated, the Board will meet in the Dr. Homer O. Harvey Community Room adjacent to Northbrook Junior High School, 1475 Maple Avenue.

The Board of Education also has committee meetings, which are work sessions usually regarding only a single topic. By Illinois law, the Board may not take official action at committee meetings. However, the public is always welcome to attend. These committee meetings often occur on the second Tuesday of the month at the usual time and place for Board Meetings. If there is a meeting, the agenda will be posted as required by law.

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.

The "Board Briefs" is an overview of the meeting's main topics and is published after each meeting.

Access an archive of Board Briefs.

Sign up to receive the E-news version of Board Briefs and other District News.

YE Parent Curriculum Night

Help serve pizza on Pizza Lunch Thursday’s. Please sign up to volunteer for no more than one day per month so everyone who wants to can sign up. 

Junior Band Rehearsals Begin

YE - AM Attends in the morning

Grades K-5 Release @ Noon

Grades 6-8 Release @ 11:30 am

Labor Day No School

Jazz Bands, Woodwind Choir & Percussion Ensemble Rehearsals Begin.

See www.northbrook28.net/band for more information

The District 28 PTO 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 include all schools PTO Presidents and are open to everyone.  

The D28 PTO Council serves as a head liaison between Greenbriar, Meadowbrook, NBJH and Westmoor PTO's. 

The D28 PTO Council coordinates 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.

2019-20 Slate of Officers

WM & YE Parent Curriculum Night.

MPC Meeting @ NBJH at noon on the second Wednesday of each month. Our meetings are open to all music parents – there is no membership fee or form.

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.

MPC Envelope Stuffing @ NBJH

D28 Block Parent Day K-5 

MPC Wreath & Coffee Sale Begins on September 11th and runs until Oct 11th.

Music students sell door to door. All orders need to be turned into their directors on Oct 11th. Fill out an Order Form and give your form and payment, to Music Parents Club, to your neighborhood music student.

Greenery pick-up is at the Village Green Center November 19-21th. Music students pick up and deliver their orders directly to customers.

This is the MPC ONLY fundraiser of the year, so it is very important that music students and their parents put forth their best effort to make the sale a success. 

Proceeds are spent on enriching District 28’s excellent music program in ways such as:

• guest conductors & guest musicians
• concert tickets, post-concert treats & student parties
• uniforms & expenses
• music camp scholarships for students who sell a minimum of $200

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Wisconsin Wreaths & Garlands:

Wreaths are available in four sizes 24”, 34”, 46”, and 60” decorated with pine cones and a red, moisture-proof ribbon. Made by a boutique vendor with outstanding quality standards.

Garland is a heavy, 25-foot evergreen roping excellent for trimming doorways, walls, and arches.

Coffee:

Colombian Medium Roast Ground 12 oz bag

French Vanilla Ground 12oz bag.

Decaf-Peru French Roast Ground 11oz bag

Organic Hot Cocoa  Guaranteed to be the best tasting organic hot cocoa mix available. (8 - 1.25 oz packets)

See’s Candies:

See’s Assorted Gourmet Lollipops (8 in a bag) 

See’s Butterscotch flavored lollipops individually wrapped for freshness and packaged in an attractive gift bag. (8 in a bag)

See’s Peanut Brittle Bars - See’s famous, old-fashioned, crunchy peanut brittle. (4 in a bag)

To Order - Find an Orchestra or Band member 3rd grade to 8th grade.

Parent Information, Order or Questions? Contact Abe Reese (abereese@gmail.com)

Help serve pizza on Pizza Lunch Thursday’s. Please sign up to volunteer for no more than one day per month so everyone who wants to can sign up. 

Join us for our monthly PTO meetings and help shape the future of the Westmoor PTO! 

Call 847-504-3809 to make an appointment

Birthday Signs - you place them yourself. 

Parents will be able to pick up signs at 2410 Partridge (one block from Westmoor) after 7:00 pm the day before their child's birthday and return them before 6:00 pm the day after the birthday (so they are rented for ~48 hours). 

Since your $10 is a tax deductible donation to the PTO, no refunds can be given. 

ILMEA Honor Band Auditions - select NBJH Band Members Only

Beginning Orchestra rehearsals begin this week @ Greenbriar

No School--Rosh Hashana

JH End of Term 1, for 9 week electives.

Family event for the Westmoor school community.

Raffling off of experiences donated by teachers held at the Bulldog Fall Fest

NO SCHOOL-Yom Kippur

Music Parents Clubs Wreath & Coffee Sale Ends

Students turn in orders to their directors on Oct 11th. 

Student families pick up orders from the Village Green Center on November 19-21th and deliver their orders directly to customers.

School in Session-Columbus Day

K-5 Parent Teacher Conferences at Greenbriar, Meadowbrook and Westmoor

Half Day of School - YE PM Session attends

Grades K-5 Release @ Noon

Grades 6-8 Release @ 11:30 am

K-5 Parent Teacher Conferences at Greenbriar, Meadowbrook and Westmoor

NO SCHOOL Institute Day

see www.northbrook28.net/band for more information

JH End of Quarter 1

Coordinates Kindergarten event for students and their parents. Send a save the date and event information. Plans the event and executes the actvities and delegates job roles to volunteers.

NBJH  Orchestra Solo & Ensemble Festival - NBJH Orchestra Members

Cadet Orchestra Recital @ NBJH Small Gym

ILMEA Festival - select NBJH Band Members Only

Turn Back the Clocks! Daylight Savings Time.

Northbrook Band Festival @ GBN

Veteran's Day -- School is in Session

K-8 End of trimester 1

JH End of Term 2, for 9 week electives.

MPC Candy Bagging @ NBJH Cafeteria

Gift card plus is a great way to give and give back at the same time. Purchase your gift cards from Gift Card Plus adn the District 8 PTO gets the give back.

PROCEEDS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE USED TO FUND:

• The DISTRICT 28 CALENDAR
• The D28 Website DIRECTORY
• HOMER O HARVEY SCHOLARSHIP 5k race
• and other D28 PTO FAMILY PROGRAMS

Music Parents Clubs Wreath & Coffee PICK UP

Student families pick up orders from the Village Green Center on November 19-21st and deliver their orders directly to customers.

Greenery Pickup @ Village Green - 1810 Walters Avenue, Northbrook

Pick Up Dates: 11/19, 20 & 21

From 2 pm – 6 pm

Collage Concert - NBJH Jazz Bands, Woodwind Choir & Percussion Ensemble @ NBJH

ILMEA Jazz Festival - Select NBJH Band Students

Institute Day-No School

Rockin' Jump fundraiser during the Thanksgiving week off school.

Institute Day-No School

NO SCHOOL--THANKSGIVING BREAK

Beginning Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra Concert @ NBJH

Cadet Orchestra, String & Philharmonic Orchestra Concert @ NBJH

K-5 Progress Reports Distributed by email to parents.

Beginning, Junior & Concert Band Concert @ NBJH

See http://d28bands.weebly.com/ for more information.

JH Bands Alumni Concert 7:30 pm @ NBJH

See www.northbrook28.net/band for more information

D28 JH Philharmonic & Chamber Orchestra Community Tour

No School - WINTER BREAK

Incoming NBJH 6th Grade Special Ed Night @ District Office

JH End of Term 3, for 9 week electives.

Half Day of School - YE AM Session attends

Grades K-5 Release @ Noon

Grades 6-8 Release @ 11:30 am

JH End of Quarter 2

NO SCHOOL--MLK Day

Family Fun Day @ Rockin Jump for Sister School in Africa

NBJH Band Solo Ensemble Festival

Kindergarten Registration at Greenbriar, Meadowbrook and Westmoor

Kindergarten Registration @ Greenbriar, Meadowbrook & Westmoor

Kindergarten Registration @ Greenbriar, Meadowbrook & Westmoor

Kindergarten Registration @ Greenibriar, Meadowbrook and Westmoor

Westmoor annual Book Fair Fundraiser.

Annual Fundraising Book Fair

Half Day of School

YE - PM session attends in the morning

K-5 is released at Noon

JH is released at 11:30 am

NO SCHOOL- Institute Day

NO SCHOOL--President's Day

Beginning Orchestra Recital 1

Beginning Orchestra Recital 2

Evening Science Fair displaying kids projects at Westmoor.

Cadet, String, Philharmonic & Chamber Orchestra Concert

K-8 End of trimester 2

Cadet & String Orchestra Tour of Schools

JH End of Term 4, for 9 week electives.

Summer School Registration Begins @ 7 am online at northbrook28.net

K-5 Progress Reports Distributed. An email link will be sent to the parents for access.

JH End of Quarter 3

Spring Break - NO School

Summer School Registration Closes at noon.

NO SCHOOL--Good Friday

5th Grade celebration over the lunch hour for the 5th graders to watch a recording of their musical performances and enjoy a celebratory lunch together.

Setup in big gym needed immediately after school Small Gym available

Volunteer some time to work in the Westmoor garden and prepare it for students and WM staff to enjoy it during the spirng, summer and early fall.

D28 Concert Band & Jazz Tour

HOH 5k Race Packet Pick up

Friday, May 1th from 12 noon until 6:00 pm.

At the District 28 Office, 1475 Maple Ave.

Race Registration will be open.

Raffle Tickets will be sold.

Saturday May 2nd at 8 am.

If you have not registered. Registration for Race Day.

Packet Pick up is Friday, May 1st at the District Office from 12 to 6 pm.

More than 460 registered for the 2018 HOH 5K. 

In 2019, HOH 5K raised over $10,000 for college scholarships for Northbrook Junior High alumni who were chosen for their scholarship and citizenship.

The HOH 5K is social.

Facebook page link

Questions?
Contact the Co-Race Directors:
Dawn Dillon and Paula Kolar at D28HOH5k@gmail.com

This race is organized by the Northbrook District 28 PTO Council. All proceeds will benefit the Homer O. Harvey Scholarship Fund.

Where: Northbrook Junior High School, 1475 Maple Avenue

 

Awards for the overall male & female 5K winners
Age Groups, Top male and female finishers of the following categories: 5 and under, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-60, 60 & over.

 

Each school in District 28 will also have a separate grade level winning boy and girl. 

Kids' Fun Run Course: 
The Kids' Fun Run Course kicks off at 9 a.m. in the field west of NBJH. All children ages 11 and under are invited to participate.

 

Winners of the 2018 Homer O. Harvey Scholarship were recognized at the Glenbrook North High School scholarship awards ceremony in May. Philip J. Harvey, son of former superintendent Homer O. Harvey, presented the scholarships to the 13 Northbrook Junior High graduates. 

About the Homer O. Harvey Scholarship Fund

The Homer O. Harvey scholarship fund was established in 1989.
Scholarships are awarded to outstanding high school students who are graduates of District 28.

Dr. Homer O. Harvey was the superintendent of District 28 and dedicated his professional career to providing high standards of excellence and learning for our children. His family continues to be involved with the scholarship selection committee. 

Glenbrook North seniors receiving scholarships at the May 25, 2018 Scholarship and Awards Ceremony were, Samantha Carsello, Audrey Cooke, Jacob Denenberg, Anna Dischinger, Keena Du, Elena Eubanks, Ellen Gilbert, Maggie Li, Eleanor Linforth, Hope Mailing, Lindsey Masterman, Reede Norlie, and Kelly Pearson. 

As of June 2018, 342 graduates have received $306,500 in scholarships. 

State Science Fair

Teacher Appreciation Week

String, Philharmonic & Chamber Orchestra Concert

Beginning & Cadet Orchestra Concert

Festival of Bands Concert 

Choral Spring Concert

Instrumental Music Tryout Week - Grades 2 & 3. This takes place at Greenbriar, Meadowbrook and Westmoor. Check with your school for your days.

Instrument Registration Night

Wind Ensemble & Concert Band March in Memorial Day Parade

No School--Memorial Day

Coordinates evening event on Westmoor's playground to celebrate the end of the school year.  Organizes food vendor, DJ activities, ice cream cart, or other related activities.

End of Quarter 4

JH End of Term 6, for 9 week electives.

Tentative Last Day of School

5th Graders only, this is the "graduation" celebration for the 5th grade class on their last day of school.

Summer School Begins (Tentative)

Summer School Ends (Tentative)