DHS School Chest Picks GLASA

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SCHOOL CHEST ANNUAL CHARITY DRIVE UNDERWAY 

Every year, Deerfield High School’s annual student led charity drive, School Chest, unites the Deerfield community in support of a unique philanthropic cause. We ask you to join us in support of this year’s school chest beneficiary, the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA). 

It is with great honor that we invite you to the 2013 Winter Benefit in support of GLASA Dec. 8 at the Hyatt Deerfield. The Winter Benefit is the biggest fundraiser of school chest, and is a fun night full of amazing food, live entertainment, and great auction items. It is entirely student run and we would love your support in our efforts. Please Visit http://dist113.revtrak.net to purchase tickets, or contact scbenefit@gmail.com for further details. We look forward to seeing you there. 

A TWEET BRINGS CNBC STAR OF “THE PROFIT” TO DHS 

Sometimes, a Tweet can be worth a thousand words. Joe Navickas teaches business classes at DHS. His class decided to use Twitter to contact Marcus Lemonis, star of the CNBC show “The Profit” and CEO of Camping World, and invite him to the school. Lemonis said yes, and spent Friday morning sharing wisdom and experience with a large crowd of DHS and HPHS students in an interactive format.  

One team of students left the session with a gift of $5,000 in seed money for their marketing business. Another student left with an offer to do a voiceover for a commercial for one of Lemonis’ ventures. 

The session was inspirational, and also included some tough love. Lemonis opened his remarks noting that 95 percent of new businesses fail. Risk must be considered carefully, especially when seed money is acquired from family and friends, as often is the case, he said. Also, females in business can expect to face a tougher time, he said. 

But business is what gave Lemonis his inspiration in high school, he said, referring to himself as an awkward teenager. “Business neutralized the awkwardness,” he said. He started both a t-shirt company and a lawn service in his early teens. 

At one point, Lemonis asked the audience members to raise their hands if their family owned a business. A remarkable number of hands shot up, and Lemonis had some straightforward advice: “Do not go into the family business,” at least not at first, he said. It is important to build skills outside of that safety zone. 

“If you understand people, you’ll do well in business,” he said. But, true to form, he added that immense responsibility comes with having people with families and mortgages looking to you to make the right decisions. 

Sydney Addis and Drew Soffer, two students who started a bracelet business, shared their challenges with the audience, and Lemonis gave them some advice about their venture. “We’ll definitely apply what he told us,” said one of the young entrepreneurs. They donate a portion of their profits from strungonhope.com to different cancer support organizations.

DHS VARISTY BASEBALL SUPPORTS PARKINSON FOUNDATION

The Varsity Baseball team participated in Moving Day Chicago on Oct. 20 in Lincoln Park. This effort was in support of the National Parkinson Foundation. The players volunteered their time in the morning to support the runners/walkers and their families at the main tents until the end of the event. An alumni player contacted the team to see if the team would participate. Participants were Zack Brownstein, Josh Mendelson, Andrew Fisher, Addison Jacoby, Mike Kollada, Eric Schmidt, Dan Farrar, Jacob Stotter, Jason Shaltiel, Alan Lin, Alex Grage, Joe Liberman, and Jack Feldman. “This was an incredible opportunity for our players to reach out, give time to others and support a great cause,” said Kevin Marsh, DHS Dean and Head Baseball Coach.

POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING WORKSHIP FOR DHS JUNIORS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Beth Gilfillan and Kristen Thorburn, DHS College Counselors, will be hosting the annual “Junior Student and Parent/Guardian Post-High School Planning Workshop” on Wednesday, November 13 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm in the DHS auditorium. 

Important information that will be shared includes: college search process and tips, senior year course considerations, meeting with the college counselor, college visits,

and testing as well as an overview of the resources and programs available through the CCRC during the junior and senior years. 

Those who cannot attend can see presentation details on the Counseling website under Counseling Programs. Any questions, please contact Ms. Kristen Thorburn at kthorburn@dist113.org or 224-632-3050.