On Thursday, May 22 our incredible Fenton High School Class of 2025 will cross the stage and enter a new chapter of their lives as Alumni. Next week is going to be packed with great seniors celebrations such as

As we gear up for those celebrations, I want to thank our many community partners who have contributed to our students being successful during the course of their four years at Fenton High School.

 

First and foremost, thank you to our parents and guardians. Your partnership is instrumental. Students achieve the most when school and home collaborate as one. For as much as next week will be a celebration for our students, it’s even more important to parents who had a vision for their family and worked tirelessly for 18 years to make it happen.

 

We’ve also had many, many outstanding guest speakers and class mentors who brought the real world to our students, providing practical examples of classroom lessons being used in “the real world.”

 

 

As you saw in last week’s newsletter, we gave thanks to dozens of internship mentors who welcomed our students into their place of business for hands-on learning that showed economic gain from hard work, collaboration, and creative thinking. Again, thank you to our partners in the business community.

 

 

Local community groups like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Tioga Post 2149 support our students through various donations. This year the VFW donated $650 to our Fenton Foundation to support students who want to be involved in a sport or club but may not be able to pay the full fee. They recognize the value of students having safe, productive, educational activities after the school day ends. They recognize that students feeling as though they belong to something creates drive and motivation.

 

 

Later in the year the VFW donated $500 toward our INCubator Pitch Night awards fund, which goes to students whose business pitches are selected by a panel of business professionals. Students putting their ideas on the open market is a prime example of the American free market system, and we can’t thank our donors enough for believing in us.

 

 

One of our INCubator panelists was Bensenville Village President Frank DeSimone, who oversees a multimillion dollar budget. While in deliberations to pick winners at last week’s Pitch Night, President DeSimone chose to donate $600 of his own money to secure a winner he believed in. Our students seeing someone believe in them that much is a life lesson all in itself. Thank you, Mr. President.

 

 

 

Even as recently as this week, on Monday, Fenton partnered with the Bensenville Youth Coalition, the Bensenville Community Foundation, the Bensenville Community Public Library, Bensenville School District 2, and the Village of Bensenville to put on a bicycle safety workshop to celebrate National Bike Month.

 

At Monday’s event, five Fenton students were among 20 children in Bensenville to receive free bicycles as an incentive to enjoy the outdoors, live a healthy lifestyle, get to and from school, and have meaningful relationships with friends. Positive, healthy lifestyles make learning easier. That part of the event is a program known as Wheels4Wisdom. Thank you to all of our great community organizations for coming together on programs like this to support student growth, safety, health, and education.

 

 

 

 

 

We can’t wait to celebrate the Class of 2025 next week. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your partnership.

 

English Language Learners gathered in the auditorium during Bison Time on Tuesday, May 13 to celebrate a year’s worth of accomplishments – including seniors who will graduate next week and non-English native speakers who earned the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy.

 

In order to earn the Seal of Biliteracy, each qualifying student must demonstrate proficiency in English and another language on a state-approved language assessment. The Seal of Biliteracy is displayed on a student’s diploma and transcripts for future educational institutions and employers.