Find us online: DailyNorthShore.com
saturday FEBRUARY 21 | sunday FEBRUARY 22 2015
DailyNorthShore.com
SUNDAY BREAKFAST Illustration by Barry Blitt
social Scene
Mark Wildman helps raise the profile of The Parking Spot. P.46
Plenty of applause at YEA! Highland Park event. P.26
SPORTS
West, Trevians heading in right direction. P34 Follow us:
No. 124 | A JWC Media publication
NEWS
School of St. Mary teacher Kara Streppa, an alumna, gets together with her second-grade students Johnny Burden, Maisy Ford, Agnes Vedra and Ryan McMillan.
Wright stuff is apparent in historic Glencoe homes
Photography by Robin Subar
BY simon murray
F
rank Lloyd Wright was not one for humility. Famously, a story in “Look” magazine written two years before his death in 1959 reported that Wright, in the courthouse, waggishly agreed on the witness stand that he was then the world’s greatest living architect. When his wife protested, chiding him for his ar-
rogance, Wright snapped back: “You forget, Olgivanna, I was under oath.” The self-described world’s greatest architect believed the homes he designed should complement their surroundings. Homes, he felt, were not static, but spaces capable of exerting a pull on the environment — Continues on page 14
Eddis Goodale, Karen Ettelson and Adam Steinback are part of the committee celebrating the 100th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ravine Bluffs homes in Glencoe. Photography by Joel Lerner
Seven graduates of Catholic school return to teach. BY ann marie scheidler
I
t’s not uncommon for children to want to grow up to be teachers. But it is a rarity when students become teachers in the classrooms where they once were taught.
Kenilworth Chooses New Superintendent
T
he new position takes effect in July upon the retirement of long-time Superintendent Kelley M. Kalinich. The decision to promote
Lake Forest’s School of St. Mary boasts seven graduates who serve on their faculty in both their primary and upper grade school buildings: Katie Darraugh, Nick DiVincenzo, Allison Gurza, Mary Kate Olson, Kara Streppa, Colleen Wanner, and Therese Wetherald. “It’s a privilege for us to have former students return to the School of St. Mary as teachers,” says Dr. Venette Biancalana, the school’s principal. “It speaks volumes about their level of dedication and loyalty. They provide positive learning opportunities because that’s what they experienced when they were here.” Continues on page 16
LeRoy into the combined position is part of an overall district restructuring that will rebalance administrative duties. LeRoy will work along-side Principal
Kendra Wallace, who will remain the educational leader of the Joseph Sears School and Julia Jones, who will remain the director of student services.
LOCAL POSTAL CUSTOMER
ECRWSS Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Permit no. 91 Highland Pk, IL