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Student board launches "Future Spartan Night" to ease elementary‑to‑middle school transition

Community Consolidated School District 89 Board of Education · November 17, 2025

Summary

Student board members Olivia Loftsgaarden and Skylar Usalis organized "Future Spartan Night," inviting elementary students to a middle‑school basketball event Nov. 17 to help students meet peers and learn about the middle‑school environment.

Student board members Olivia Loftsgaarden and Skylar Usalis told the board they organized "Future Spartan Night," an event designed to help elementary students connect with middle‑school peers and feel more prepared for the transition to Glen Crest.

They surveyed elementary students about familiarity with middle‑school peers and readiness for the middle‑school environment; because many reported they did not know many students at the middle school and did not feel ready, the student board planned the event to give students a chance to meet peers, see the building and enjoy a basketball game and cheer performance. The student board members said they are also brainstorming new fundraising ideas.

Board members welcomed the initiative and several trustees said they planned to attend the middle‑school event.

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