October 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
LSC Meeting – Main Calendar – Lake View High School (lakeviewhs.com)
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Puja Ramaswamy, Choir Director and Music Dept Chair at Lake View High School has invited the community to their Halloween Concert with Band, Choir and Piano.
All are welcome at 3:30 PM on Tuesday October 24 in the LVHS Auditorium (entrance on Irving Park).
Keep Graceland West Beautiful!
Join GWCA for an Earth Day Cleanup at Lake View High School on Saturday, April 22. We’ll meet at 10:00 am at the corner of Greenview and Belle Plaine and focus on cleaning up litter on the high school campus and surrounding streets. Gloves and trash bags will be provided.
2022 was a great year of re-emergence (of sorts) after a couple of years of flattening the COVID-19 curve and building immunity.
- We kicked the year off after hibernating for the winter at our March meeting where we had a great time with Alderman Matt Martin and continued to build our relationship with Lake View High School, specifically their STEM program representatives and our very own Council member and teacher Joanne Yonan.
- On Earth Day we cleaned up the streets around the high school with our Congressman Mike Quigely.
- Our Q2 meeting took place in beautiful Warner Park and focused on the efforts of the GWCA Eco Committee, led by Council member Joel McFarland who is an Openlands certified TreeKeeper. We also heard from the Alderman’s office and CDOT about safe streets improvements. More on this topic in 2023.
- The annual yard sale was moved up to June. Many thanks to Mark Nehring for his leadership.
- The annual Garden Walk celebrated 40 years in 2022. 40 years! Fearlessly led by Donna Forsberg for one last time as she called this year her last as the chairperson. Mother Nature decided to keep us guessing throughout the day but allowed for plenty of time for all of our amazing neighborhood gardeners to share their efforts with guests.
- The newly branded Graceland West Neighborhood Fest (formerly GWCAFest) was visited by Gale and Squall who dumped about 2 ft of flooding into the neighborhood, but that didn’t stop Sarah Maxwell, Barb Sullivan, Brad Pierce and their volunteers (including LVHS students) from toughing it out and waiting for the weather to clear for the neighborhood to emerge to enjoy Peg’s famous bake table, Randy’s age-less magic, Lisa B’s smooth vocals, Tacos, Tacos, Tacos (and Margaritas), and flame throwing (aka juggling)!
- Our Q3 meeting finally brought us back into LVHS where we were introduced to the LVHS Robotics program (which is incredible)!
- The Halloween party at Warner Park returned after a couple year hiatus and featured some amazing costumes, games and make your own candy apples. Special thanks to Andrea and Colin McLeod and their volunteers for hosting the event.
- And sure enough, Mother Nature wasn’t finished with us when she gave us rain and 50 mph winds the morning of our Street Leaf Cleanup and the Pumpkin Smash at LVHS. Didn’t stop new Council member Paul Monzella from raking Cullom/Greenview until it was pristine. Throughout the week we totaled 182 bags, picked up by the Ward Superintendent the next week.
- We finished off the year back at the Piggery, our gracious hosts for our March and December meetings, where we enjoyed pizza, pork and socializing.
The GWCA Council would like to recognize our Block Reps who helps to deliver flyers and spread important neighborhood news. Thank You!
Also, thanks to all who volunteered or attended any of the GWCA meetings and events and participated in the goal of the association to foster positive relationships between residents of the neighborhood, promote civic engagement and educate community members on issues of common interest such as crime prevention, neighborhood history and preservation, and community improvement. It takes a village!
Thanks for a fantastic Graceland West Neighborhood Fest on September 11, 2022. We were delayed past our 3 pm start by a super cell that brought heavy rain and a squall that flooded several blocks of Greenview. Fest Committee and volunteers set up in a downpour and then held on to tent legs to keep them from going airborne. Randy started the Fest with the magic we all craved, Lisa B kept our hearts warm with song. Once weather lifted enough, neighbors began to fill the 4100 block of Greenview until it was packed with attendees from families with infants to a neighbor in his mid 90’s who walked through the rain to renew his membership. Neighbors kept baked goods coming and Peg’s Bake Table sold out. Kids sported painted faces, one dad held umbrellas in each hand to keep kids dry. Many volunteers went home and changed to dry clothes more than once. Mid-Fest, just when we were all hungry, Big Star Taco arrived with three kinds of tacos and a margarita, and then the juggler brought fire to warm us up.
Kudos to the Fest Committee, which included Barb Sullivan, Sarah Maxwell, Brad Pierce and more. They planned the perfect Fest and executed brilliantly, given the challenges mother nature sent their way. Thank you to the 25+ GWCA Members and Block Reps who helped with spreading the word about the event and a very special than you to LVHS students who braved the weather all day.
Because we were unable to properly thank our sponsors during the event, they are recognized below.
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
homemade craft cocktail sponsor
wine & beer sponsor
Brad & Melanie Pierce
pony ride & petting zoo sponsor
Marlene Granacki
juggler sponsor
soda & water sponsor
Chris McGowan & Sandy Wang
game prize sponsor
Tim & Barbara Sullivan
face painting sponsor
tie dye sponsor
bounce house sponsor
Jennifer Brown
port-a-potty & sanitization station sponsor
Dr. Lee Francis & Dr. Michelle Gittler
Join GWCA this Thursday, 3/31 at 7:00 at The Piggery (1625 W Irving Park Rd.) for an exciting agenda for our first quarterly meeting for 2022.
Special guests include:
- Lake View High School’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program lead
- Alderman Matt Martin
- Congressman Michael Quigley‘s office
The 2022 calendar of events will be detailed and we’ll also be awarding the first ever Golden Rake award for efforts during last year’s leaf cleanup and presenting scholarship funds to LVHS. The council is looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday. Don’t hesitate to reach out to info@gracelandwest.org if you have any questions.
Any active GWCA members that are interested in running for LVHS’s Local School Council (LSC) Community Representative position should submit their paperwork to the school by Friday, March 4, in person (nominee IDs must be checked).
The LSC is a great way to get involved in Chicago Public Schools and are an important vehicle for participatory democracy.
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GWCA-Pet-Letter
We received a letter from Principal Karafiol regarding the persistent use of the LVHS campus by pet owners despite clearly posted rules that pets are not allowed on the property. The letter, embedded above, reads:
Dear Neighbors,
We at Lake View High School value your partnership and support, and as part of that partnership, we’re happy to share our turf field with community members and groups when the field is not being used by Physical Education Classes, athletics teams, or other LVHS events.
Recently, it’s come to our attention that some community members are bringing dogs onto the field to play. As a dog owner myself, I understand that dogs need to run around and open spaces to run around in. However, our turf field is not open to pets, for several reasons:
- Dog claws can tear up the field surface, particularly if the dogs are running and playing.
- Animal waste (even if picked up immediately) contaminates the field surface, potentially exposing our
young people to germs and disease. - Animal waste that is not picked up attracts rodents and creates unsanitary conditions for students and
athletes, as well as for other community members using the field.
So that we can all enjoy this tremendous community resource for years to come, please keep all pets off the
turf field, the playground area, and the other fenced-off spaces belonging to Lake View High School.
Sincerely,
Paul J. Karafiol, Ed. D.
Principal
Wildcat Families –
Our construction crews are finishing up, our cleaning crews are working overtime, and our teachers are jumping into professional learning and planning meetings to be ready for your students to start on Monday, August 30. We’re excited to be launching several new courses, including our new Freshman Seminar and, for our seniors, the College in High School course Poetry in America: The Streets from Whitman to Hip-Hop, taught by Harvard Professor Elisa New.
To make sure our return to 100% in-person learning is healthy and safe for all students and staff, we’re using the following protocols:
- Mask protocols: All students and staff will be masked at all times, regardless of vaccination status. CDC guidance, based on current research, is that returning to school is safe when everyone masks and avoids extended close contact.
- Entry protocols: We are using two entrances to help avoid “clumping” as students walk in the. building. Students in grades 9 and 11 will enter through the usual door, Door 3, off Ashland Avenue. Students in grades 10 and 12 will enter from Door 10, off the field.
- Health protocols: Students should complete the screener before coming to school and stay home if sick. If a student gets sick during the school day with COVID-like symptoms, they will be taken to the care room, and will need to be picked up by an adult.
Please come to this Thursday’s virtual town meeting at 5pm (Link is Detailed Below) to learn more about what we’re doing to keep everyone safe, and to get your questions answered! And don’t forget Wednesday’s Welcome HOME bash!
Sincerely,
Paul J. Karafiol, Ed.D. (preferred pronouns: he/him — more information on pronouns here)
Principal
Lake View High School
4015 N. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
The LVHS virtual open house is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Graceland West’s anchor tenant. From Assistant Principal Dania A. Saleh, M.Ed.:
We want to formally invite you to the LVHS Virtual Open House, set on November 7th at 10:00 am. During the open house you will get the chance to meet our staff, athletes, and students to learn about what it means to be a Wildcat. The flyer provides further information on all the cool things you will learn about when you attend the session.
In order to attend the session, you must fill out this Google form, so we can send you the Zoom link invitation. If you have any questions, please feel free to email AP Saleh at dasaleh@cps,edu.
