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school starts Next week!
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We hope everyone had a great summer! Barrington 220 is looking forward to welcoming students back to class for the 2018-19 school year. The first day of school for grades 1-12 is Monday, Aug. 20. The first day for pre-K and kindergarten students is Wednesday, Aug. 22.
On Wednesday, Aug. 15 parents will receive an email with instructions on how to access their student's bus route information on the Ride 360 website. From the website parents will be able to view assigned stops, estimated pickup and drop off times and the exact location of the stop.
The Ride 360 app is expected to be available to all parents in November. By downloading the app on their phones, parents will be able to receive updated bus arrival times, based on current traffic conditions.
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Turn in student health forms for 2018-19 school year
The Barrington 220 Health Office reminds parents to submit student health and immunization forms prior to the first day of school. Incoming kindergarten, 6th grade and 9th grade students should schedule a mandated physical and turn in forms as soon as possible. All incoming 12th grade students are required to turn in proof of the meningococcal vaccine given on or after their 16th birthday. Please email all forms to: districtnurseoffice@barrington220.org. You can also turn in any forms to your current school nurse. More information on requirements is available here.
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Barrington 220 ranked "4th Best School District" in Chicago area
For the second year in a row, Niche has ranked Barrington 220 the "4th Best School District" in the Chicago area. In addition, the Niche 2019 report ranks Barrington 220 the "Best District for Athletes" in the Chicago area. Last April, a report by 24/7 Wall St ranked Barrington 220 as the "Best School District in IL".
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Construction underway on new Health Sciences Lab at BHS
Over the summer crews have been working on the new Health Sciences Lab at BHS, which will be ready for the 2018-19 school year. The new lab, made possible by the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation and The Joyce Foundation, will provide students with a health care pathway leading to in-demand careers. In the past BHS has offered this pathway, but students had to take the class on the Harper College campus. The Barrington 220 Educational Foundation and Alumni Association will host an open house for the new lab at the 2018 Alumni Legends event: "Prescription for Success".
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Barrington 220 website has a new look!
Have you recently visited the Barrington 220 website on your laptop or desktop computer? Over the summer we updated the design and added several new features to the district and school homepages including: the ability to scroll through main headlines, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds that will keep you up to date on the latest happenings in your school and the district, the #220Innovation page, more user-friendly navigation menus and a principal message for each school. As always, be sure to follow Barrington 220 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
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BACOG to host well water educational event
The Barrington Area Council of Governments invites community members to attend free educational presentations about their drinking water. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 2pm at The Garlands. These presentations will be held in conjunction with BACOG's private well water testing event. BACOG area residents with private well water may purchase kits from area village halls or township offices from August 27-31 during office hours and return samples between 1:00pm and 7:00pm on Sept. 5 to The Garlands.
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