How to Nominate Your Colleague for the Wirtz Award for Excellence in Education Nominators At the beginning of February, choose your nominee who has been exemplary in inspiring students and/or promotes
Wirtz Award for Excellence in Education
DEF Presents 2017 Scholarships
The DeKalb Education Foundation was honored to present $30,000 in scholarship awards to deserving DeKalb High School students as part of Senior Awards Night on May 24, 2017. Board members Sheryl Nakonechny
Lisa Lenz Wins 2017 Wirtz Award
Lisa Lenz, special education teacher at Brooks Elementary, was surprised on Wednesday, April 12th at an all-school assembly with the news that she has been selected as the 2017 winner of the Wirtz
DEF Scholarships Due March 10th
DEF Scholarships are due to the DeKalb High School Student Services Office by March 10th. See Kathy Cebulski, DeKalb High School counselor, for more information. Are you an athlete, soccer player
How to Nominate Your Colleague for the Wirtz Award (due February 24th)
Nominators At the beginning of February, choose your nominee who has been exemplary in inspiring students and/or promotes a program that lifts students’ sense of human values and purpose as proposed by
DEF Dedicates New Plaque to Honor Winners of the Wirtz Award
The DeKalb Education Foundation is proud to introduce a new plaque honoring all of the winners of the Wirtz Award for Excellence in Education. The plaque will be displayed at the DeKalb
Liz McKee Wins the 2016 Wirtz Award
Congratulations to Liz McKee, 7th grade resource teacher at Huntley Middle School, on winning the 2016 Wirtz Award. Liz was honored at the District 428 Board of Education meeting on May 3, 2016.
2016 Scholarship applications are now available.
Are you an athlete, soccer player or a musician? Check out this scholarship which is given to four seniors: Emmette and Kathleen Land Memorial Scholarship: DEF Land Application 2016 The Christopher E.
Dugan and Henning Receive 2015 Wirtz Award
The DeKalb Education Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Wirtz Award for Excellence in Education: Cindy Dugan Guidance Counselor DeKalb High School Martha Henning Special Education Resource Teacher