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Sycamore-DeKalb Alumnae Panhellenic will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Passion for Petals Gardens, 1N409 County Line Road, Maple Park.

Community Coordinated Child Care is offering three classes in November at the 4-C office, 155 N. Third St., Suite 300, in DeKalb.

Indian Valley Vocational Center in Sandwich recently announced its October list of Students of the Month.

The Kishwaukee College Foundation will hold its annual Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction Saturday at Altgeld Hall, 595 College Ave. in DeKalb. The annual benefit, “Harvesting Leaders,” raises funds for the Foundation’s scholarship programs.

Planning on purchasing a wreath this holiday season? How about a garland or a mailbox swag?

Creston Public Education Foundation announces the following winners for this year’s fundraising campaign: Juan Barrera, Jon Renner, Dave Bubik, Dave and Mike Hakanson, Ryan Dougherty, Dawn Johnson, Karla Steder, Stanley Johnson, Doris Coil, Donna Miller, Tom Becker, Kendra Buchholz, Gavin Rhoades, Darrel Swope, Karl Lundeen, Marvel Blomberg, Logan Frye, Ron Heidenreich, Cathy, Evan and Alexis Meives, Melissa Ost and Shirley Holderness.

Northern Illinois University will hold an open house for prospective students, families and friends from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Holmes Student Center, located at Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road in DeKalb.

The well-stocked reading room at Kingston Elementary has been a project four years in the making.

Following are students named to Sandwich High School’s first quarter honor roll:

DeKalb’s Human Relations Commission sponsored a community block party on Sept. 27 at Hopkins Park.

NIU’s Department of Geography – Advanced Geospatial laboratory will host its second annual GIS Night from 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in Davis Hall, Room 114.

Kishwaukee College is hosting its annual College Night from 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 4, in the college gymnasium, with a special presentation on financing a college education at 6 p.m. in Jenkins Auditorium.

As bulldozers and cranes construct the new DeKalb High School building, a team of more than 60 faculty and staff from Northern Illinois University and DHS is planning a high school program that will result in world-class student achievement at both institutions.

Hiawatha Elementary School was declared “State Champions” by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, according to a news release.

Many environmentally conscious students of Indian Valley Vocational Center are members of the school’s Green Team.

On Oct. 8, the Sandwich High School Future Educators Association participated in the 2009 Read for the Record campaign.

There are certain events in history that are so important that just the mention of the date on which they happened brings shared memories to people around the world. Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those dates.

The Kishwaukee College Horticulture Department has received a special request: Design the landscaping around the Jane Addams Homestead in Cedarville, located near Freeport.

After you’ve scooped out the pulp, your pumpkin is a blank canvas. Express your inner spookiness with these ideas.

Kaneland to hold preschool screenings

Community Coordinated Child Care is offering two workshops for child care center staff and family child care providers at its office, 155 N. Third St., Suite 300, in DeKalb.

Genoa Preschool is accepting registrations for its 2009-10 Monday-Wednesday-Friday afternoon class for 4-year-olds. Class meets from 12:15-2:45 p.m.

Kishwaukee College is offering “Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People,” a beginning class in chord piano.

Kishwaukee College host a workshop for area adults who are considering college.

Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive, will host an open house for students and their families from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 5.

Sycamore Park District is offering two new classes: “Rubber Stamping 101” and “Belly Dance.”

Regional Superintendent Gil Morrison and the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education, in cooperation with the Teachers’ Retirement System, is scheduling telephone conferences in this area in early December.

Parents who are looking for a school program that offers individualized lessons for their children who are ready to progress but are being taught in a group setting can attend Montessori Children’s House of Sycamore’s open house and registration from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

The position of grand marshal is a classic part of homecoming festivities at Sandwich High School. Every year, the student council chooses one teacher to represent the values of the school.

Julia Black, Eric Dougherty, Dustin Pellegrini, Dane Skorup and Robert Wheeler successfully passed the Illinois Consumer Education Proficiency Test recently administered at Sandwich high School.