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D219 Alumni News D219 Alumni news published by the District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence for alumni of Niles East • Niles West • Niles North Olympic Gold Medalist Bart Conner (W’76) and Longtime Niles West Gymnastics Coach John Burkel Officially Open the Athletic Training Center at West INSIDE THIS ISSUE: • 2012 Distinguished Alumni • Niles East Hall of Memories Invitation • Reunion Information • News about D219 Alumni Niles West High School dedicated commemorative plaques at the new facility’s grand opening on September 2 to mark the contributions of both men to Niles West gymnastics history and overall athletic excellence. Conner, who scored a perfect 10 to win Olympic gold on the parallel bars at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and also took team gold with the U.S. men’s team, is the only male American gymnast to win gold medals at every level of national and international competition. Burkel taught and coached gymnastics at Niles West from 1963 to 1994; during that time, he coached numerous conference, regional, sectional and state champions. Conner and Burkel support students in Niles Township who are in financial need by contributing to the D219 Education Foundation, and they encourage other alumni of Niles West, Niles East and Niles North to do the same. Please read their letters on page 4 to see how you can help. SPRING/SUMMER 2012 • Vol. 5 Issue 1 1 District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence | www.219foundation.org www.219foundation.org FOUNDATION UPDATE Education Foundation is Helping D219 Students To Realize Their Dreams Since 2007, the The District 219 Education Founda- to the Foundation to help these Foundation has tion for Excellence was formed with students. the following mission: to assist Niles Township High School District 219 Make checks payable to the granted over $120,000 students in need. About 3 out of District 219 Education Founda- every 10 D219 students qualify for tion for Excellence, c/o 7700 to D219 students the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Gross Point Road, Skokie, Illinois program, a number that has grown 60077. To pay by credit card, go to dramatically since the Foundation was www.219foundation.org and fol- in need formed. Since 2007, the Foundation low the Donations link. has awarded more than $120,000 in Thank you for your support. All gifts are tax-deductible, as allowed by the law. grants in the form of graphing calcula- The District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence is a 501(c)(3) organization. tors, scholarships, college application fees, computer technology, transpor- tation fees, and other items. More P 2012 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI P recently, the Foundation has also We are pleased to honor the newest members of the been providing school supplies and D219 Distinguished Alumni breakfast bars for students in need. District 219 Education Foundation Dr. Michael Ruchim Dennis Hu Chair Jeff Burman and other Founda- Niles North Class of 1972 Niles West Class of 2007 tion members meet with faculty and counselors at the high schools, ex- Dr. Michael Ruchim graduated in Dennis Hu attended Northwestern plaining how to apply for grants, and three years from the University of University, where in 2010, he created asking for new ways to help students. Michigan, and went on to the Univer- the first synthetic sample of strep- sity of Illinois Medical School where torubin B, a molecule that is found A recent beneficiary of the Founda- he graduated in 1979. He completed naturally, and has been shown to have tion is student Josh Lipschultz, a his internship and residency at the anticancer and immunosuppressive member of the STEM Scientific Inquiry University of Illinois Hospital. properties. He was awarded the presti- and Research class at Niles North. gious Winston Churchill Scholar award, Lipschultz was able to attend an inten- Dr. Ruchim joined the Louis A. Weiss and spent the year at the University sive science internship at Rice Univer- Hospital and served as the President of Cambridge, pursuing his Master’s in sity, with funding from the Founda- of the Medical Staff as well as Vice chemistry. tion. While attending Rice, Lipschultz President of Academic and Medical worked with mentors, gained valuable Affairs. He assumed these leader- This fall he will begin Ph.D. research experience working in the laborato- ship positions while teaching at the at Stanford University on a $200,000 ries, and made a life-altering decision University of Chicago. grant from the National Science Foun- to apply for acceptance at Rice. He dation. Hu will work on developing says, “If it weren’t for the grant from In 2006, Dr. Ruchim joined North- non-addictive super painkillers for use the Foundation, I wouldn’t have been western Memorial Hospital as the in surgery. able to attend the summer seminar. Associate Chief Medical Officer and And I wouldn’t be attending Rice in Asistant Dean for Clinical Affairs of To hear more from Hu, please use your the fall.” Lipschultz was awarded a full the Northwestern Feinberg School of smartphone or visit http://url.d219. scholarship at Rice. Medicine. org/nwalum-hu There are many more D219 students Dr. Ruchim was named Father of the in need of basic educational items. Year in 2009 by the American Diabe- Please consider making a donation tes Association. 2 District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence | www.219foundation.org COME BACK TO NILES EAST Save the date of Saturday, September 15 7 pm to 9 pm Oakton Community College 7701 N. Lincoln, Skokie Though Niles East is gone, it has never been forgotten. Join the District 219 Education Foundation for Excel- lence, the Skokie Historical Society and Oakton Community College at the grand opening of the Niles East Hall of Memories, at its permanent home at OCC, the former site of Niles East. Come to the celebration, view the Niles East trophies, plaques and displays, share your remembrances with other alumni, and make plans to include your memorabilia in the Niles East Hall of Memories. This is a fundraiser for the District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence, with all profits benefiting D219 students. Don’t miss out on the cel- ebration. Go to the website at www.219foundation.org to reserve your spot at the opening of the Niles East Hall of Memories. The price is $50 per person and includes appetizers, dessert and coffee/tea. A cash bar will be available. Stay true to the Gold and Blue by purchasing a Niles East Trojans T-shirt and adjustable cap. This is the of- ficial and only merchandise for the September 15 event. T-shirts are available in size M, L and XL. Each item is priced at $18. Order online at http://www.219foundation.org. Wear the official T-shirt to the celebration and you will receive a small gift. ...there’s only one real high school...And so we sing anew...We love you Gold and Blue! 3rd Annual Golf Outing Raised $17,000 On June 20, 2011, 80 golfers joined the District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence at the Highland Park Country Club for a shotgun start of 18 holes of golf. The event raised almost $17,000. A big thank you to the major sponsors: American Heritage Protective Services, Legat Architects, Midwest Energy, Inc., Positive Connections Bus Company, GCA Education Services, IHC Construction and Scariano, Himes and Petrarca. One hundred percent of the profits from this outing benefited D219 students. The Return of Pizza Wars - Jet’s Pizza Strikes Back In the continuing quest for pizza perfection, the Foundation held Pizza Wars 2 at Niles West. The call went out to local pizzerias in Niles Township and a daring dozen took up the dough challenge. In the end, a newcomer to Skokie, Jet’s Pizza, was the people’s choice. Over 450 people attended Pizza Wars 2. The Foundation would like to thank all of the participating pizzerias for contributing their tasty creations to the event, which raised more than $4,200. Thank you to DiCaputo’s, Domino’s, Edwardo’s, Gulliver’s, Jet’s, Lou Malnati’s, Nancy’s, Organic Life, Papa John’s, Pequod’s, Sarpino’s and Village Inn. Special thanks go to the students of Dance Marathon, who helped to publicize the event and worked at the event, as well as Ken Albert’s engineering class at Niles North; his students designed the pizza cutter trophy for the winning pizzeria. Join us January 17, 2013 for Pizza Wars 3. 3 District 219 Education Foundation for Excellence | www.219foundation.org Spring/Summer 2012 3 ALUMNI GIVING BACK Niles West gymnastics coach John Burkel and Olympian and Niles Bart Conner and the Niles West girls gymnastics team at the West alum Bart Conner attended the opening of the Niles West Niles West Athletic Training Center. Athletic Training Center. Dear Indians, Wolves, Vikings, Trojans & Other Friends, Dear Niles Township High School Alumni & Friends, During my 31 years teaching and coaching at Niles West, I When I was 10 years old, my elementary school gym teacher met thousands of young people and had the good fortune took me to Niles West to watch the high school gymnasts. I to coach hundreds of them in gymnastics. I was proud walked into the balcony of the gym, where they practiced, to help develop an athletic program that challenged our and when I saw all that wonderful equipment, I knew I was students to build sound minds and sound bodies so they home. could perform at their personal best—in the classroom as well as on the gymnastics equipment. Last fall, more than 40 years later, I was honored to help open the new Athletic Training Center, at the high school where Since retiring, I have stayed in close contact with Niles my gymnastics career blossomed.
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