The Fairview Elementary School Choir, under the direction of Rebecca Johnson, performed the national anthem on March 5th at the Bloomington Prairie Thunder hockey game at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Congratulations to the Parkside Junior High School seventh-grade volleyball team for winning the IESA Class 7-4A state championship at Bloomington Junior High School.

The Parkside Junior High School Concert Band qualified for the Illinois Grade School Music Association State Contest by earning a Division I rating at the IGSMA District Contest. The District Contest was held at Urbana Middle School on Friday, February 26, 2010. The State Contest will be held in the Chicago area on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

The Concert Band prepared for the contest during special clinics with guest musicians in addition to daily rehearsals. On Monday, February 15, the band shared a clinic with Mr. Robert Sheldon, who composed one of the band’s contest pieces. In addition, the band has rehearsed with Mr. Frank Payton (PJHS Band Director, retired), Mrs. Jennifer Bolton, and music students from Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University. The Parkside Junior High School Concert Band is comprised of seventh grade musicians and is conducted by Mr. Ryan Budzinski.

Congratulations, Pythons!

NEW TRANSPORTATION PHONE NUMBER: 557-4BUS (4287)

In an effort to streamline calls and provide a timely response regarding transportation issues, Unit 5 has implemented a Transportation Call Center.

The Call Center was created to centralize calls to the transportation department and to route them to the appropriate individuals to handle each specific concern.

The hours of the Call Center will be Monday – Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Calls that are made before 6:30 a.m., after 4:30 p.m. or on weekends may be left in a voicemail box that will be checked at 6:30 a.m. the next work day.

The goal is to provide a timely response to each inquiry or concern and to be sure that a resolution has been reached.