BURR RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PRESENTS

Performance dates: Thursday April 22 – 7:00 PM
Friday, April 23 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 24 – 3:00 PM

Performances will be held in the Anne M. Jeans gym

Tickets for reserved seating are $6.00 each and are available by calling 630-325-5454.

Tickets for general admission are $6.00 and are available at the door

Over fifty Burr Ridge Middle School students will be performing “Willy Wonka Junior” at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School. The theatre production will take place on Thursday, April 22nd at 7:00PM, on Friday, April 23rd at 7:00PM and on Saturday, April 24th at 3:00PM. The performances will be held in the Anne M. Jeans gym at 16W631 91st Street in Willowbrook. Tickets are available at the door and in advance by calling 630-325-5454.

Based on Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir, Willy Wonka Junior is the stage adaptation of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. The Burr Ridge Middle School production features the songs and characters from the classic family film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” The upbeat plot and flamboyant characters have made “Willy Wonka” one of the most beloved musicals in history.

The show is under the direction of Mrs. Penny Wright, assisted by Mrs. Pat Vlk.  Mrs. Yates’ 8th grade art students have created much of the set design. Additionally, many hard working parents have contributed their time and efforts to help build the sets, sew costumes, and find props.  With the state’s recent financial difficulties, several local benefactors have stepped forward to provide the funding for sound, lighting and other equipment.  During the months of production, the students, directors and parents have all come together as a team to bring you a polished production.  Bring the family and enjoy our wonderful production of Willy Wonka Junior.

Burr Ridge School 180 Celebrates 100 Years

This year, Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 will celebrate its 100th year.  Before 1910, children were forced to walk three miles over fields to the nearest school. In those days, the area that makes up the district was known as Byrneville. The Byrneville Station in the early 1900's was located at the south end of Madison Street. This station was an important means of transportation but was primarily used to deliver milk from dairy farms in the area.

Members of this community realized the need to do something about their children's education. William C. Jeans was among the first to take action. He and Mr. John Doolin, a professor from Lemont, with the help of Mr. F. C. Tiedt and Mr. William Wachter were instrumental in forming a school district in this area. Since the area had been known as Byrneville, the school district became known as Byrneville School and was governed by a three-man board.

A one-room schoolhouse was built and ready for occupancy in 1910. This original portion of the schoolhouse was still in use, as the Superintendent's Office until 1994 when Burr Ridge Middle School was completely rebuilt.

In 1910 the first teacher in the one room school was Miss Anne M. Jeans; at the time she was 17 years old. Miss Jeans was the only teacher at Byrneville School until 1947. She taught all eight grades and had students from ages five to twenty. Sometimes she had as many as sixty children in her one-room school. Miss Jeans was also obliged to do her own janitorial work. In addition, she often held plays and recitals to earn money for books and supplies. It was Miss Jeans who decided to change the name of the school from Byrneville to Palisades as that name means "rolling hills" which would reflect something of the area. Later the district again changed its name to Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District.

As the years passed and the population increased, new developments and additions signaled the end of the one room school. Miss Jeans then became the first principal of Palisades. Anne M. Jeans retired from her teaching/administrative duties in 1958. At the time, Miss Jeans' 42 years of teaching service in one school was believe to be the longest continuous tenure in Illinois history. Palisades West School was renamed and dedicated Anne M. Jeans School in October, 1979. Miss Anne M. Jeans lived in the area all her life in a house just off Madison Street. She passed away in 1988 at the age of 95 years.

One of the ways students will honor Anne M. Jeans and the 100th year of the school named after her is with a Character Counts Centennial Garden. Students, thanks to donations from several local businesses and nurseries, have been testing out their green thumbs this fall.

The Centennial Garden is planted behind Anne M. Jeans School and is designed not only to reinforce the school's positive Character Counts message, but also to provide students the opportunity to get some hands on experience in science. Classes are helping to plant annuals, which reflect the colors of the Character Counts pillars. The garden provides students the opportunity to work together and develop a plan for the types of flora they will be planting. Maintenance and care of the garden is the responsibility of all of the students.

For many students this is their first opportunity to become familiar with planting and working in the dirt. Students have been surprised by the weight of the plants, tools, mulch, buckets and wheelbarrows, some of which students had never used before. Students are not only planting colorful flowers, but also tried their hand at vegetables at the end of last school year. Growing vegetables has helped students develop a better idea of where food comes from and the tremendous amount of effort involved to bring food to harvest.

Over the summer, students' families came to the school to maintain and water the garden. Students then shared their harvest of pumpkins, broccoli, beans, and other produce with their neighbors and other members of the community. The district web site has more information on the Centennial Garden including a copy of a recent newspaper story on the success of the
garden.

While we can be proud of our tremendous history, and take satisfaction in our current success, we know that the real purpose of schools is to reach for the future. We are confident that Anne M. Jeans herself would be proud of the outstanding efforts of our parents, teachers and community to educate the young people of what once was Byrneville, and be confident of the bright futures of the students of Burr Ridge School District 180.

The district is currently in the process of archiving and cataloging artifacts from its 100 year history. If you have any important documents related to the history of the district that you would like to share with our current or future students, please contact Lauren Mueller at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School 630-734-7112.

Emergency Contact Phone Numbers in PowerSchool

Dear CCSD 180 Parents: At Burr Ridge School District 180 we want to make sure that we have your correct contact information for our database in case we need to contact you regarding the school being closed, your child’s grades or announcements through our AlertNow calling system. In PowerSchool you can view your child’s emergency contact information that our school has in our database.  If your  phone numbers or emergency contact information has  changed you can now fill out a form that goes directly to the school secretary letting her know that your information has changed. This online feature increases communication between the parents and our secretaries. Please verify that we have your correct information in case we need to contact you! Thank you!

Click here for step by step directions to update your emergency contact information

Burr Ridge School District to Celebrate 100 Years of Educating Children

Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 is commemorating its 100th year with a concert and district-wide celebration. On December 10th, students at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School and Burr Ridge Middle School will be treated to a student musical production re-capping the 100 years of Burr Ridge School District 180 and the life and times of its longest-serving teacher, Anne M. Jeans.

The "Centennial Celebration" play features many of our district's talented students and features several staff members as well. District teachers wrote the play. The play will be performed for students on Thursday, December 10th at 1PM at Burr Ridge Middle School and at 2PM at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School. Parents and members of the public are invited to an evening "run- through" performance on Tuesday, December 8th at 7PM.

Students have also been researching the history of the district and will use the occasion to set a time capsule for students in the next millennium. Students plan to include their class pictures, a current newspaper, samples of students work, report cards, class books, a recap of current sports champions, a slide show and photos of the Centennial Garden.

While today's students reach out to the future, many artifacts from the district's past have been put on display at the Anne M. Jeans Elementary School Library. In keeping with the times, the district has also made many of the artifacts available on the district's website. These can be accessed through the "Other Information" section of the web page. Here, interested residents and historians can find several letters and newsletter articles regarding the district and Anne M. Jeans. The site also includes photos of former students, the old school building, and a few pictures from Ms. Jean's 1928 DePaul yearbook.

Burr Ridge 180 Selling Old Truck

The district is replacing its old truck before the winter snow.

The truck is a 2000 GMC 2500 Sierra. It has just under 90,000 miles.  While it has some mechanical issues, in general, it has been well maintained over the years.  Still, the truck comes with no implied or expressed warrantees.The sale of the truck includes a plow and salt spreader. The truck sold for $9,050

Offers on the truck will be taken until Monday, November 16th at 4:00PM.  Bids on the truck can be submitted in writing, via fax (630) 325-6450, on the phone or in person.  All bids on the truck should include the person’s name, address and contact number where they can be reached on Monday, November 16th.

The winning bidder will need to present $200 in non-refundable earnest money on Monday, November 16th and the proposal will be officially approved that evening.  Delivery of the truck to the winning bidder will take place sometime in December, after the district receives its replacement truck.  Full payment will be required at that time.

The truck is available for inspection during the day between 7AM-11AM.  Please contact Tony LaCassa to set a time.

August 25, 2009

Dear Parents,

Last year parents, teachers and schools did an outstanding job of working to lessen possible
health risks caused by the H1N1 (Swine) flu. However, if you have been listening to news
reports, it is possible that the flu risk will return this year as well.

I am writing this letter to assure you that we are doing everything possible to keep our
students healthy. We are keeping traffic areas especially clean and sanitized as well as
encouraging hand washing and sanitizing. We will, of course, need your help in fighting the
flu as well. You can help by following some of the helpful hints in the attached letter from
the DuPage County Health Department and Illinois State Board of Education.

As you can see, it is important to emphasize the need for students to wash their hands
frequently and to cover their nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing.

Parents and students need to know the signs of the flu (a fever of 100 degrees, cough, sore
throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches and feeling very tired) and report those symptoms
when calling in to report an absence.

Students reporting those symptoms should stay at home to recover for at least 24 hours after
they no longer have a fever (without fever-reducing medicines).

We are asking that all parents assist us with the reporting and, most importantly, keeping sick students home until they are well. Along with good hygiene these are the most important steps that we can take to help keep students well during the coming flu season.

Finally, it is possible that a vaccine will be available for children that will lessen the severity
of this type of flu. It will be important for children to receive that vaccine when it becomes
available.

We are doing everything we can to help keep students healthy but we will need your help in
keeping hands clean, sick students at home and vaccinated when available. Should you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or our district nurse, Jan Schlemmer, for
more information.

Sincerely,

Tom Schneider, Superintendent

Welcome to the 2009-10 School Year

August, 2009

Dear Burr Ridge C.C.S.D. 180 Parents,

Together we are about to start the 2009-10 school year. This is an important and exciting year for your child, your family and our school. For some families, this is the year their child started at our Burr Ridge schools or the year they graduated or any year in between. But one thing is for sure, this may be the year that set the direction, provided the inspiration or created the spark that changed your child’s life.

And that is why it is so important that we continue to work together to provide the best educational opportunities for our children. We have spent the summer getting ready for this year and we know that with families and schools working together this year will make a huge difference in your child’s growth and development.

This year is a gift and we must not squander it with too much T.V. and not enough reading. We must not waste the only year we get by paying more attention to games than to grades.

On behalf of the teachers and staff, we know how special this year is in your child’s life and we remain committed to getting the most out of our time together, and we hope you will support us at home in those efforts.

The 2009-10 school year is an important year for your child, and it is no different for our district. This year, our goals as a school district remain largely unchanged:

• Improving student achievement,
• Creating a safe and productive school climate,
• Serving the needs of all of our students,
• Efficient management practices.

And this year is also a special year in the history of our district. It is the 100th year that our district has been in existence. We will be celebrating all of these special years throughout the coming school term. But while this year is a great milestone for our schools, we know that it can be the most important year in the history of your child.

We look forward in working with you to make this time together positive and productive.

Thanks,

Tom Schneider, Ed. D.
Superintendent