Archive for October, 2008

SchoolReach In The News
October 11, 2008

District 168’s new SchoolReach Instant Notification Phone System continues to get positive reviews from the school community. Click on the links below for Daily American and WPSD TV 6 news stories on the new Frankfort communications system.
http://www.dailyamericannews.com/homepage/x1272962986/New-phone-service-improves-District-168
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=EB34ADFA-96B7-45BE-AB90-EEC7FF8BDCC4&gsa=true

Circulation Expands For “Redbird Notes”
October 7, 2008

It’s only fitting that our own FCHS student newspaper, Redbird Notes, makes its debut today in the Daily American newspaper in conjunction with National Newspaper Week on October 5-11. Thanks to a new partnership between District 168 and the Daily American Newspaper, Redbird Notes will be a regular insert in the DA and expand its [...]

Mt. Vernon Teacher’s Conference
October 3, 2008

The 29th Annual Mt. Vernon Teacher’s Conference will be held on October 30-31 on the campus of Mt. Vernon Township High School. As a reminder to parents, District 168 will not be in session on Friday, October 31 to allow our staff to participate in this Teacher Institute Day.
District 168 is also pleased to announce [...]

District 168 Launches SchoolReach
October 3, 2008

With the simple click of a computer mouse, District 168 launched its new SchoolReach Phone System for the first time on Thursday, October 2. SchoolReach is an instant notification system that simultaneously sends out telephone messages to parents in more than 1900 district homes in a matter of minutes.  It is truly an instant messaging [...]