Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 -

Friday was orange day in kindergarten at Pritchett! Throughout the week, students were writing the word orange, brainstorming things that were orange, and learned a song, too! This Friday will be yellow day!

AJHS's Clara Shim shot a personal best 88 at the IESA State Golf Tournament. She came in 16th place among a field of 79 talented golfers! Shoutout to Coach Drews for all his help and support walking all 18 holes with Clara in the very hot temperatures as well as the entire golf coaching staff for another great season. Go Eagles!

Introducing D102's new app! It's everything D102, in your pocket. With the new app, you can access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency notifications.

Ishaan Agrawal, Mohammad Azhar, and Bowen Li have been named this year’s #JuniorInnovators Top 300. Founded and produced by the Society for Science, the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge is the premier STEM competition for middle school students. Finalists will be announced on September 18. Congratulations, gentleman!

Students in Mrs. Pacanowski's class at Meridian were making more music! They composed an eight beat rhythm pattern with their classmates. These fifth graders selected percussion instruments and practiced the song “Ickle Ockle.”

Mr. Funke’s Project Lead the Way class was creating base bots 🤖where they had to put the blue block into “safe zones.” 😎COOL!!😎

“Play is the work of the child.” ~ Maria Montessori.

We are continuing to reflect on a remarkable first week of school. From eager kindergarteners to confident 8th graders and our committed staff, everyone ensured it was a great week to learn. Enjoy this spotlight of students on their first day at Pritchett and Tripp!

It is the last first day of school for these Meridian School teachers! Thank you to Tracy Tincknell, Cheri Brill, Sherrie Cummins, and Stacy Lipshutz for their dedication to students at D102 over the years. Show your support with a shoutout to these ladies in the comments!

The first day of school for our 1-8 grade students has finally arrived! Don’t forget, today is a half day. Teachers and staff have been busy preparing and are eager to see students walk through the doors. We are ready! Are you? Mark your calendars: The first full day of classes for all students is tomorrow, Thursday, August 22. Special reminder to our Kindergarten and early childhood families! Please remember your first day of school is Wednesday. Have fun at drop in today! We are so excited for a year filled with learning and fun!

Incoming kindergartners at Pritchett got acquainted with their teachers during our kindergarten screener event. They listened to a story, played with peers and colored, too!

The FirstView app will not be running until the first day of school. We are working on sending out more bus information by the end of the week. Thank you for your patience!

NEW MULTILINGUAL PARENT NIGHT! Welcome to Aptakisic-Tripp District 102! ¡Bienvenidos! स्वागत, Добро пожаловать, ようこそ, స్వాగతం, வரவேற்பு, 환영하다 Please join us on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Meridian School for our first Multilingual Parent Night of the year! This meeting is for new families to the district who have another language at home. You will have the opportunity to learn about D102, the programs we offer students who may still be acquiring the English language, and hear about opportunities to get involved in our district! You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about our schools or programs here in District 102. August 13, 2024 at 7:00pm Meridian School 2195 Brandywyn Ln Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/vRgZevDh89psKDq49

We are still looking for alumni to feature on the walls of our new wing at AJHS. So far, we have around 20 former students who will be featured and they are so inspiring! If you graduated from D102 and currently work in or have worked in the STEM field, we would love to hear from you! We plan to display photos of graduates who followed careers in STEM as inspiration to current students. If you are interested, please send an email to news@d102.org. If you know any D102 graduates who might be a good fit for this project, please help us spread the word! #d102brightfuture

Incoming 7th grader Nayovi represented AJHS in the International Academic Competitions for Science BEE and made it to the quarterfinals this summer. Congratulations on this awesome accomplishment! #D102BrightFuture

We can't believe it's already the last day of July, but we are so excited to start a new school year in a few weeks! The first district newsletter of the 24-25 school year will be sent out on Tuesday, August 6. It will contain important information regarding the beginning of the year. If you don't already receive our newsletter, you can join our mailing list by clicking this link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/MuvDLA1

A team of middle school students from Buffalo Grove, including 2 students from AJHS (Ethan S. and Prajin S.), were among the top five teams in the "You Be the Chemist Challenge" and earned a trip to Houston. There, they competed in person and ultimately finished third overall! These young Chemistry students are members of the Science Scholars Sandbox, started and coached by Sachleen Tuteja of Palatine who will be a sophomore at Northwestern University this fall. Her passion for Chemistry ignited the fire in these young minds and they took it to the national level where they demonstrated their dedication and poise well beyond their years!

District 102 alum Paul Juda qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics! Paul secured his spot on Team USA after placing fourth with 168.85 points at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials on Saturday, June 29. "I only had one goal, and it was to hit all my routines and leave here healthy," Juda told NBC following his final event. We're so excited to cheer Paul on while he's in Paris.

Happy 8th grade graduation day! The ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be live-streamed on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/district102/

Thank you Gina Soto for all your hard work in preparing Tripp 3rd graders for the concert! It was an amazing show and we are so grateful to have music as part of our students' lives! Here is a recording g of the concert if you wish to view it: https://youtu.be/zDFlcZbu_Sc?si=69cxVgESQYD0DmnP