• Diamond Lake Road Construction: Construction on Diamond Lake Road will continue into next week. During this time, First Student plans to reroute our school buses using Elmwood and Maple Roads. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this temporary change. We will continue to work with our transportation team to help ensure students arrive at and depart from school safely.Thank you for your flexibility and support!

• Attendance Matters: Below are our attendance rates for this week. We encourage all students to attend school everyday. Please contact the office if your child will be absent. 

  • Monday= 95%

  • Tuesday= 94%

  • Wednesday= 94%

  • Thursday= 94%

  • Friday= 95%

• Report Cards: We will be providing families with both an electronic and a printed copy of your child's Portrait of Excellence (Report Cards) today. Paper copies will be given out to all students during their 9th period class and will be sent home in an envelope. 

• Conferences: Invites for Parent/Teacher/Student conferences have been sent out to families and conference sign-ups will close November 18th. Please sign up at your earliest convenience as our timeslots from 1-8:00pm on November 23rd will fill up quickly. This year, we encourage you to bring your child to these conferences to discuss their progress and to develop goals for the remainder of the year. Families new to West Oak Middle School, please make sure you sign up to meet with each of your child's teachers as some have up to eight teachers. If you request a virtual conference, or need translation, please indicate this when you sign up with individual teachers. 

• BPAC Meeting: You are invited to the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee for a student-led presentation on the new report card structure, the Portrait of Excellence, on Tuesday, November 17th from 5-6:00pm. The presentation will be in Spanish.

• MHS Turkey Trot: The Mundelein High School Student Leadership Group is planning with Stand UP and Hope Squad to put on their second annual Turkey Trot event. This year it will be at Independence Grove on November 14th.  All proceeds go to the MHS Welcome Center and to the Student Leadership Group. Here is a flyer with more information. 

• Diamond Awards: To continue to spread the positivity around the building and district, here is the Diamond Award nomination Form to spotlight staff that are going above and beyond with what they do. This Form will be available at the bottom of each Parent Newsletter for easy access throughout the year. 

• Inclement Weather Days: Our previous E-Learning Plan has expired, and moving forward, D76 will return to utilizing traditional inclement weather days (snow days) rather than E-Learning Days when weather conditions prevent us from safely holding school.

• SHS Dance: "The Stevenson High School Dance Department invites incoming freshmen to participate in a free Dance 1 class on Saturday, November 21st, from 10:00-11:45am in Dance Studio 2112. This opportunity will allow incoming students to experience a beginner-level dance class and get a glimpse of what dance is like at SHS. Participants should wear comfortable clothing suitable for dancing, such as leggings, yoga pants, sweatpants, and a tank top or T-shirt. Dance shoes are not required, and water bottles are highly encouraged! Registration is now open, and students are welcome to invite a friend to join them. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. To register please visit this site. 

• D76 CARES: At D76, the well-being of our students and families is our top priority. Understanding the critical role mental health plays in student success, we have launched D76 CARES, a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving access to quality mental health services across our community. D76 CARES stands for Community, Advocacy, Resilience, Engagement, and Support. Treatment services are initially provided free of charge to district families for up to 8 sessions. Click HERE for treatment request.

• Student Needs: D76 is proud to have a Community Liaison on our staff, whose primary goals are to strengthen the home/school partnership and to provide needed educational wellness, resources and supports to students and families. In our efforts to continue creating an equitable education space, please complete this survey to help us support families for the 2026/27 school year. If you have more than one child enrolled in school, please answer these questions about your oldest child or complete the survey once for each child. 

• Ice Cream Day: This event was so much fun! Thank you to all our volunteers for helping make this fun event possible. 

• Lunch time Volunteers: Our food service company is providing monthly tastings for new menu items.  If you would like to volunteer to help pass out samples during lunch please sign up here.  Please note each school is on a different day for the duration of all the lunch periods. 

• Next PTO Meeting: You are invited to join us at our monthly PTO meeting. This meeting will be onTuesday, November 17th, from 6-7:00pm at Diamond Lake Elementary School Library. All are welcome to attend.  

• November Dine Out: Our next dine out will be November 18th all day at Panera. Mention Diamond Lake School District 76 or show the flyer and 20% of proceeds will be donated to the D76 PTO. 

Your student's classroom teacher should be your first point of contact. For building-related information, please call the front office at 847-566-9220 or contact the following individuals via email: 

• Front Office Staff: Mrs. Mitzy Mondroy: mmonroy@dist76.org & Ms. Jennifer Sanjines: jsanjines@dist76.org 

• Principal: Brandon Pedersen bpedersen@dist76.org 

• School Nurse: Julie Marchese: jmarchese@dist76.org