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04/30/2026

To student writers in Illinois, check this essay contest!

04/30/2026

Our Executive Director, Dr. Anthony Marinello, joined IASA (Illinois Association of School Administrators) Associate Director of Professional Learning, Dr. Dawn Bridges, and Franklin Covey Consultant Dr. Candace Singh on a recent IASA Podcast to discuss Aligned to Lead, a 1.5-day summer workshop helping district leadership teams get focused and aligned before the school year starts. Sessions are July 20-21st at the South Cook ISC.
Listen here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GCAm3cYcKLvOz8NUQuetC

IASA Podcast · Episode

04/23/2026

A student from the South Cook region is headed to the National Spelling Bee!

Kirsten Cerdenia a seventh grader at Liberty Junior High in Burbank, is going in May to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington.

03/23/2026

Kirsten Cerdenia, a 7th grader from Liberty Junior High School, has been named the 2026 ISC Regional Spelling Bee Champion! She will proudly represent South Cook in Washington, D.C. at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this May.

Congratulations, Kirsten, on this outstanding achievement! Her championship word was fastuous—meaning haughty, arrogant, or prideful.

Best of luck as you take the national stage!

02/19/2026

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02/18/2026

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02/17/2026

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02/16/2026

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02/13/2026

02/13/2026

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