ATTENTION ALL JUNIORS:
Please read the message from from Ms. Georgia Hash, Associate Principal for Curriculum and Instruction at DGS. Let Mr. Hensel, Mr. Roselieb or Mr. Williams know if you have any questions after reading this information.
January 22, 2015
Dear Band Parents,
Many members of the District 99 Band
Program are scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall and will be out of town from
February 26th through March 3rd. Our records indicate that your son/daughter
is a member of that group. Illinois has
designated March 3rd as the statewide testing date for juniors to
take ACT. For this reason, District 99 will be conducting the ACT in both high
school buildings; all juniors in attendance will participate in this exam and
will also be required to take the ACT plus writing segment.
We understand that your son or daughter
will not be able to participate during this designated day. All juniors that are unable to take the ACT
on March 3rd will be required to take the make-up exam on March 17.
This will be the only make-up test date mandated by the state of Illinois.
Students taking the make-up exam on March
17th should plan to arrive at school by 7:40 a.m. We will communicate the testing room to the
students when the date gets closer. Students
can expect to be dismissed to lunch at the conclusion of the test session at
approximately 12:30 PM. They will return to class for 7th and 8th
period and will depart from school at 3:20 with the other students.
As a school, we understand the importance
of such assessments, while being cognizant of the impact on instructional
time. We believe we have made our
decisions with students in mind and are happy to answer any questions, concerns
or need for clarification. Please feel
free to contact me at (630) 795-8512 or any other South High Administrator.
Sincerely,
Georgia Hash
Associate Principal for Curriculum and
Instruction
South High School
ghash@csd99.org
