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Cuteness overload! First grade music performance of "EIEI-Oops".
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Lake Villa District 41 student leaders did a great job in the Lake Villa St. Patrick's Day Parade!
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Welcome author, Stephen Shaskan! What an incredible author assembly! Thank you, Thompson PTO, for this opportunity.
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Thank you, Lake Villa Board of Education Members, for our school signs!
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Thompson School students and staff honor 42 military veterans!
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Thompson 5th Grade Music Performance. Rock & Roll!
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Lake Villa District 41 staff came together to discuss our multi-year teaching and learning plan! It was a fantastic day! #elevateLV41
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Lake Villa District 41's Portrait of a Graduate Team met this past week to further define the traits of a future-ready learner! #elevateLV41
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It was a great day at the PTO Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat!
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Dr. Zimmer and Harry were at Thompson School for a visit this morning!! He's SO big already!
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Lake Villa District 41's Portrait of a Graduate series is off to a great start! Thank you, stakeholders, for submitting your survey results! #elevateLV41
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On Friday, kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Thompson School listened to Dr. Keim (Superintendent), Dr. Scully (Director of Student Services), and Dr. Wight (Assistant Superintendent) read stories. It was a fantastic day at Thompson School! #elevateLV41
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Welcome back to school, Lake Villa District 41! We are looking forward to a fantastic first day with our students!
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Please welcome new staff to Thompson Elementary!
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Please join us on Wednesday, August 16th from 4:00pm-5:30pm for Thompson School's Playground Palooza!
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If you haven't registered for the 23-24' school year, please do so at the following link: https://www.district41.org/page/registration
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Lake Villa has exciting opportunities for the upcoming school year! Please pass on the information to help us recruit the best to pair up with our already excellent staff. If interested, please click on the link: https://www.applitrack.com/district41/onlineapp/default.aspx
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As I step out the door and into retirement, I would like to thank the entire Lake Villa 41 staff, students, families, and community for welcoming me and working with me these past nine and a half years. It has truly been an honor and a privilege to serve as your superintendent. Jeep, Harry, and I look forward to visiting and watching all the great things that will happen under Dr. Sandy Keim-Bounds' amazing leadership!
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Exciting things are happening in Lake Villa School District 41! Please check our openings here and share this with anyone that might be interested in a Leader in Me District: https://www.applitrack.com/district41/onlineapp/default.aspx
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LEAD: On behalf of Lake Villa District 41, Mr. Steve Feldman and Dr. Vic Wight met with Congressman Brad Schneider to discuss the ongoing challenges schools face with social media. Discussions revolved around anonymous accounts on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Snapchat.
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