District 64 to compete in Special Olympics spring games

District 64 will compete in the Special Olympics Spring Games at Prospect High School on April 25-26. Special Olympics is an athleti competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children, ages 8 and up with disabilities.

In order to be eligible for participation in Special Olympics, every athlete must have a valid application for participation (Medapp) on file with Special Olympics Illinois prior to the start of training. The deadline in District 64 is Feb. 27, 2020.

Hit a homerun for literacy

District 64 will host a World Read Aloud event with a baseball theme. The program, part of Parent University, will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Field Elementary School's Learning Resource Center.

The event will include a virtual visit from authors David A. Kelly, author of "The Ballpark Mysteries" series and Dan Gutman, author of "Baseball Card Aventure" series, "My Weird School" series and many others. Participants will read aloud, create personalized bookmarks and enjoy new books and tasty treats. Attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite baseball attire.