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![In the foreground, two young boys and a girl are engaged in an activity at a desk, while in the background, other students and a teacher are visible in a classroom setting.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789221159/d103org/ts12g4wf1ug7k9watpmy/HawksightingChallenge2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789221159/d103org/ts12g4wf1ug7k9watpmy/HawksightingChallenge2026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789221159/d103org/ts12g4wf1ug7k9watpmy/HawksightingChallenge2026.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789221159/d103org/ts12g4wf1ug7k9watpmy/HawksightingChallenge2026.jpg","width":1200}])
During this month’s HAWKSighting social-emotional learning activity, students worked in groups to study a screen filled with objects. After the images disappeared, each team tried to remember and list as many objects as possible.
![Building Teamwork & Towers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788450837/d103org/j4diwssmvz8yyrjyxvjg/CupChallenge2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788450837/d103org/j4diwssmvz8yyrjyxvjg/CupChallenge2026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788450837/d103org/j4diwssmvz8yyrjyxvjg/CupChallenge2026.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788450837/d103org/j4diwssmvz8yyrjyxvjg/CupChallenge2026.jpg","width":1200}])
Fourth-graders took on a team-building challenge: build a tower without touching the cups with their hands!
![Building Multiplication Skills]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788007860/d103org/lvjwhnt673gvlngngccp/MathGames2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788007860/d103org/lvjwhnt673gvlngngccp/MathGames2026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788007860/d103org/lvjwhnt673gvlngngccp/MathGames2026.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788007860/d103org/lvjwhnt673gvlngngccp/MathGames2026.jpg","width":1200}])
Ffth-graders reviewed factors and products with a math partner game.
![PTO Gifts Superintendent with Student Artwork]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779239688/d103org/xz05vywziztzbsj3mwnq/Warrengiftedpictureofschools2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779239688/d103org/xz05vywziztzbsj3mwnq/Warrengiftedpictureofschools2026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779239688/d103org/xz05vywziztzbsj3mwnq/Warrengiftedpictureofschools2026.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779239688/d103org/xz05vywziztzbsj3mwnq/Warrengiftedpictureofschools2026.jpg","width":1200}])
PTO gifted retiring superintendent Dr. Scott Warren with a framed picture of the three schools designed and created by students.
![D103 Named One of Best Communities for Music Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777313733/d103org/qzgmwjpykzsrk0gryowv/NationalAssociationofMusicMerchantsFoundation.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777313733/d103org/qzgmwjpykzsrk0gryowv/NationalAssociationofMusicMerchantsFoundation.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777313733/d103org/qzgmwjpykzsrk0gryowv/NationalAssociationofMusicMerchantsFoundation.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777313733/d103org/qzgmwjpykzsrk0gryowv/NationalAssociationofMusicMerchantsFoundation.png","width":1200}])
The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation named D103 one of the best communities for music education.
![Pickleball Fun]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726770857/d103org/x0ddak6pxu8je0yb8yoe/Pickleball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726770857/d103org/x0ddak6pxu8je0yb8yoe/Pickleball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726770857/d103org/x0ddak6pxu8je0yb8yoe/Pickleball.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726770857/d103org/x0ddak6pxu8je0yb8yoe/Pickleball.jpg","width":1200}])
Students love the pickleball courts at Half Day that they enjoy using during recess thanks to a $400 grant from the PTO.
3
times
Half Day received the
National Department of Education
Half Day received the
National Department of Education
Blue Ribbon award.
Exemplary
The state's designation
for Half Day on the
Illinois State Report Card.
for Half Day on the
Illinois State Report Card.
73%
of Students
Meet or Exceed
Math Standards.
45
Different languages spoken
in homes throughout D103.