The district office is open 8:00 am-3:30 pm Monday through Friday during the summer. Visit us at 3340 S. Harlem Avenue or call 708.447.5007. The office will be closed on June 19 and July 4.
School offices are now closed and will reopen Monday, August 4.
The Central playground will be closed this summer as tuckpointing work takes place at Hauser. With dust, noise, and construction traffic, this area will remain closed for safety until the project is completed in August. We appreciate your patience.
The Strategic Plan Committee met twice this school year to review goals, strategies, and successes. We are proud of many highlights from improved playground spaces to curriculum updates. Our 2024/25 community report will be arriving in your mailbox soon which shares more district-wide and school-level achievements. Take a look here: https://5il.co/2t9j7
Congratulations to our 2025 Hauser graduates! We know you are ready for your next adventure – high school awaits! Thank you to D96 teachers, staff, and families for your support along the way.
The Early Learners moved and grooved to Tunes with Tim for a special interactive performance last month. Our district preschoolers at Ames learn the value of play, cultivate friendships, and develop a sense of self throughout the year. We are so proud of our littlest learners!
If you have a preschooler who will be five years old on or before September 1, please register them for the 2025-26 school year by May 31 so we can best plan for the upcoming year. School assignments for new students will be sent by June 30. Students with older siblings already in attendance will be assigned to the same school. Register at district96.org or call 708.447.7089.
May is a busy month and our students and staff are working harder than ever. Congratulations to the talented fourth and fifth graders at each of our elementary schools on their wonderful spring concerts this week! And a big thank you to our music teachers for directing these fabulous performances.
At tonight’s meeting, we recognized outgoing Board of Education member Joel Marhoul for his 8 years of service. We also had the pleasure of welcoming Matt Olech as a newly elected member. David Barsotti, Stephanie Gunn, and Dan Hunt were sworn in for new 4-year terms, as well. We sincerely appreciate these community members for their service to the district.
New officers were also nominated for two-year terms at this biennial organizational meeting. Congratulations to President Wesley Muirheid, Vice President David Barsotti, and Secretary Stephanie Gunn. We look forward this Board’s guidance and leadership for the continued success of Riverside School District 96.
We are so grateful to our incredible D96 educators for their dedication and commitment to our students! Thank you for your patience, passion, and inspiration. We encourage everyone to thank a teacher this week as we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, May 5-9.
How lucky are we to have Mr. Hanke as a D96 educator? This summer, he will travel to Washington D.C. to work alongside other STEAM teachers and mentors to develop lessons and activities that he will then bring back to his Hauser students. As one of only 30 teachers across the country selected for the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian, we are so proud of him for applying to this incredible opportunity.
Read more here: https://www.rblandmark.com/2025/04/29/hauser-steam-teacher-heading-to-smithsonian/
Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! We are celebrating the people who keep our schools and district running smoothly. Thank you to our school secretaries, district secretaries, and administrative assistants. Your work is truly appreciated.
D96 students have a HALF DAY on Friday, April 25. Hauser students will be dismissed at 11:20am and elementary students will be dismissed at 11:25am.
Staff will attend a professional development session in the afternoon.
The last of our schools is ready for its playground refresh! It’s been our goal to improve school playgrounds and, most importantly, to separate play from parking to provide the safest areas for our students. We are eager to work with the Village of Riverside and Blythe families & neighbors to envision a new playground. More details will be coming this spring or fall as we begin this process.
Have you registered your student(s) for the 2025-26 school year yet? Traci, our district registrar, can answer any questions about registering a kindergarten, new, or returning student. Registration can be done online at district96.org or in-person at the District Office, 3340 S. Harlem Ave. Traci can also be reached at 708.447.7089.
Please register by May 31 so we can best plan for the upcoming year. School assignments for new students will be sent by June 30. Students with older siblings already in attendance will be assigned to the same school.
All schools and the district office will be closed on Friday, April 18.
We know a D96 education is priceless, but you can also buy it for $200 when you’re playing Riverside-opoly! The 2025 edition of this Riverside Library-produced game celebrates the Village’s 150th anniversary and the Library’s 95th anniversary. Congratulations to our community partners on these milestone achievements!
Congratulations to all of our Young Authors! Students who participated in this program will have their work on display at the Riverside Public Library this month:
Ames: April 4-10*
Central: April 11-17
Blythe & Hollywood: April 18-24
*Ames' books will also be on display at the North Riverside Library April 12-17.
Tuesday, April 1 is the Cook County Consolidated Election. Due to Hauser Junior High being used as a polling place, Hauser students will have an eLearning day. All D96 elementary schools will have a regular, in-person attendance day on April 1. Hauser is the only D96 school that will be eLearning this day.
All four elementary schools have wrapped up their 2025 One Book, One School activities! Each school chooses a book to provide every family along with a shared reading schedule. Students later celebrated with school spirit days and special events.
This is a beloved tradition and we hope everyone enjoyed reading “together.” This year’s titles were:
Ames — The Chocolate Touch
Blythe — A Boy Called Bat
Central — Crenshaw
Hollywood — Stuart Little
We wish all of our D96 families a safe and relaxing spring break! The district office will be open during the week. School resumes on Monday, March 31.
Hauser families, please note, due to Hauser being used as an Election Day polling place, Hauser students will have an eLearning Day on Tuesday, April 1. All D96 elementary schools will have a regular, in-person attendance day on April 1.
Meet The Green People! A group of students from Hauser’s Evergreen Club are working with WasteNot Compost to bring compost buckets to the Hauser Cafeteria during sixth grade lunch.
The group received a special grant through the Illinois Green Schools Project with help from Hauser’s teacher-led Green Team to make this happen. The Green People will be educating students and staff on proper composting and monitor the bins in the lunchroom starting this week!
This group of Hauser students took the plunge last Saturday to support Special Olympics! Even the chilly temps couldn’t stop them from getting dunked all to raise money for the Hauser Special Olympics team. Thank you to everyone who supported this cause.
