Community Unit School District 200

Please welcome Dr. Matt Epperley to District 200! At their May 8 meeting, the Board of Education approved Dr. Matt Epperley as the new Assistant Principal at Hubble Middle School beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Dr. Epperley will be replacing Mr. Andrew Vondran, who will serve as a Principal in another District beginning next year. Dr. Epperley comes to District 200 from the Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE) where he currently serves as an Administrator for Social Emotional Health and Wellness since 2020. Prior to that, he served in various roles in District 308 in Oswego as the Restorative Justice Coordinator for two years, the District School-Community Coordinator for one year, and was the Assistant Director of District Student Services for one year. Dr. Epperley served as a school counselor at Murphy Junior High in Plainfield for four years, and began his career as a school counselor at Marion Junior High School in Marion, where he served for two years. Dr. Epperley earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a master’s degree in educational psychology with an emphasis in school counseling from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a second master’s degree in educational administration and leadership from Mckendree University and a doctor’s degree in leadership in educational administration from Aurora University. Hubble Middle School Principal Dr. Jon Pilkington is excited to have Dr. Epperley join his administrative team. “I want to extend a warm congratulations to Dr. Epperley on his appointment as the next Assistant Principal at Hubble,” said Pilkington. “Dr. Epperley is a passionate leader who prioritizes student growth and success. His unwavering support and advocacy for students and teachers will enable us to continue building a positive and strong school culture.” Dr. Epperley is looking forward to his new role. “I am truly honored to be selected to serve as the next Assistant Principal at Hubble,” said Epperley. “I am eager to get started and look forward to working with staff and parents to empower students to reach their highest level of learning and personal development.”

In this week's District-wide Newsletter, we highlight the following: - District 200 commitment to high-quality learning - Online Registration for Returning Students is now open - New Federal nutrition program provides grocery benefit during the summer - Information about PushCoin refund requests for graduating seniors and students NOT returning to District 200 - Upcoming tours and engagement sessions at Franklin, Monroe and Edison middle schools to discuss potential capital improvement projects - Distinguished Service honorees - Future Educator Signing Day - Wheaton North student artwork on display in Washington D.C. - Wheaton Co-Op Boys Gymnastics Team Win State - Johnson Multicultural Day - Student artwork recognized by the Board of Education Read more by visiting, https://bit.ly/3V2RrHl. #YourCommunitySchools

📣District 200 Phone Issues Update📣 At this time, we believe all phone issues have been resolved. We want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked through connectivity issues with our phone service this morning.

📣District 200 Phone Issues📣 District 200 is currently experiencing some connectivity issues with our phone system that may impact receiving inbound calls. At this time, it is unclear which buildings this is affecting as the issue is intermittent. Our phone service provider is actively working to fix this issue. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, and we hope to have an update for you very soon.

A little trip down memory lane to 2016 at Wheaton Warrenville South High School. #TBT #YourCommunitySchools

Joe Kish, Assistant Principal at Franklin Middle School, and Dr. Kristina Campione, a parent at Johnson Elementary School, and her team of volunteers, were recently honored at a Distinguished Service Celebration. Each year the Illinois Chapter of National School Public Relations Association recognizes individuals and groups throughout the state who partner with the school communications office, serve as ambassadors for public education, and are champions of students and staff. Mr. Kish was honored for his dedicated service as a school administrator who is a great example of someone who has fostered cooperative partnerships between the school, district and community. As a longtime District 200 employee and resident, he has gained the trust of parents and staff, and has become a regular point of contact for many community members. Mr. Kish also serves on the District's Safety Committee, organizes various charity events in the community, is involved in maintaining partnerships between the District, first responders and the Outreach Community Center, and much more. Dr. Campione and her team of volunteers were honored for their dedicated work in spearheading a nonprofit community garden called WeFEED at Johnson Elementary School. As a nutritionist, Dr. Campione took it upon herself to find a way to provide more nutritious meals to low-income families free of charge. Since 2013, the community garden at Johnson has successfully distributed several hundred pounds of produce. In its short existence, the garden has expanded immensely, and has received many community partnerships and donations. We want to thank Mr. Kish and Dr. Campione for their dedicated commitment to supporting our District, students, and community. Please join us in congratulating them on this well-deserved honor. #YourCommunitySchools

The District 200 Board of Education held its Regular Meeting last night at the School Service Center. To read a recap of the meeting, visit https://bit.ly/3JUPfLW #YourCommunitySchools

This week’s #TBT is a collection of District 200 Prom pictures. The style of dresses, hairdos, and tuxedos have changed through the years. However, Prom is still a rite of passage for high school students today. Do you remember your Prom? #YourCommunitySchools

The District 200 Board of Education Regular Board Meeting is this Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at the School Service Center located at 130 W. Park Ave., in Wheaton. To view the agenda, visit https://bit.ly/3Jw8prm, and click on May 8 on the calendar in the upper right hand corner. #YourCommunitySchools

This week, District 200 hosted the inaugural Future Educator Signing Day at Wheaton North and Wheaton Warrenville South high schools. The signing day honored 37 seniors who took the Intro to Teaching class and have made the commitment to study education in college. In addition, the students will be guaranteed an interview with District 200 after they earn their teaching license. We look forward to supporting these students and they pursue a degree in education and become future educators. #YourCommunitySchools

In this week's District-wide Newsletter, we highlight the following: - District 200 expands extracurricular offerings - Online Registration for Returning Students is now open - New Federal nutrition program provides grocery benefit during the summer - Information about PushCoin refund requests for graduating seniors and students NOT returning to District 200 -District 200 INCubator students present final pitches and earn funding for start-up ideas - Franklin Middle School Orchestra receives top honors at IGSMA Northern Division State Festival Read more by visiting, https://bit.ly/3UpB4TN. #YourCommunitySchools

📣FREE Mobile Food Market 📣 There is a free mobile food market TODAY from 4:30-6 p.m. at Johnson Elementary School located at 2S700 Continental Dr. in Warrenville. Families will receive a week's worth of groceries at no cost. This distribution is drive-thru only, and is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Please help spread the word! #YourCommunitySchools

Before John Belushi became famous, he was a Wheaton Central High School student in the late 1960s. He was co-captain of the football team and was voted homecoming king! John is best remembered as a comedian and a Saturday Night Live cast member. He had starring roles in National Lampoon’s Animal House and the Blues Brothers. Wheaton is proud to say that John Belushi was a Wheaton Central Alumni! #TBT #YourCommunitySchools

Join us as District 200 Business INCubator students give their final pitches for their start-up ideas and compete for funding of up to $2,500 tomorrow morning from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Wheaton North High School. #YourCommunitySchools If you can't attend in person, use the following link to watch the live stream: https://bit.ly/3xZuuMm

📣Final Internet Update📣 We are happy to share that the internet has been restored in all District 200 buildings as of approximately 7 p.m. tonight. We want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked through the phone and internet outages today.

📣Internet Outage Update as of 4:30 p.m.📣 All District 200 buildings are still without internet as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 29. Late this afternoon, Comcast was able to identify that a fiber was physically cut, causing this internet outage, which has impacted many school districts across the state. Comcast is still trying to locate where the fiber was cut. In the meantime, Comcast is working to reroute connections to a new path to restore internet access. At this point, they have not given us an ETA on when we will have internet access. We will keep you updated as we learn more information.

📣Phone/Internet Outage Update as of 11:40 a.m.📣 The phones are back up and running at all District 200 buildings. At this time, the internet is still out across the District due to a regional Comcast outage. We will provide another update when the internet has been restored. We want to thank you for your patience and understanding.

📣IMPORTANT MESSAGE📣 All District 200 buildings are experiencing an internet outage. Some of our buildings also don’t have phone service. We are working diligently to try to resolve these issues as soon as possible. We will provide an update as soon as we have one.

The District 200 Board of Education held its Committee of the Whole Meeting last night at the School Service Center. To read a recap of the meeting, visit https://bit.ly/4aSuPPk #YourCommunitySchools

This week's #TBT is in celebration of Wheaton Warrenville South High School alum Tim Lester, the star 🌟 quarterback for the Tigers 🐯 in 1995! Tim was recently named the Offensive Coordinator for the University of Iowa Football Team! #YourCommunitySchools