Northwest Herald from Woodstock, Illinois • Page 69

PAGE 22 SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2003 4. NEIGHBORS NORTHWEST HERALD DEKALB Sign up under way for summer dance camp The NORTHWEST HERALD faculty or graduate student campers to participate in from the dance area in the events planned by the other Dance Camp at Northern NIU School of Theatre Arts arts camps. All campers stay Illinois University is and Dance. in university residence halls. scheduled for July 20-25.

Other activities include A limited number of The camp is open to all classes in composition, scholarships are available who have completed grades choreography and dance from the NIU School of seven through 12. An early history, as well as a camp Theatre Arts and Dance. bird discount is available for talent show. The week The deadline for campers who register by culminates with a gala dance scholarship applications is June 1. show for parents and friends.

May 15. An early bird NIU Dance Camp The NIU Dance Camp is discount is available for welcomes dancers at all scheduled during the same campers who register by levels. Campers are assigned week as NIU Jazz Camp, June 1. to ballet, modern and jazz Visual Arts Experience and For information, call classes and spend several Theatre Arts Camp, and there Renee Page at (815) 753-1450 hours a day rehearsing with a will be opportunities for or visit www.vpa.niu.edu. DEKALB NIU Jazz Camp registration open for July 20-25 session The NORTHWEST HERALD Northern Illinois University Jazz Camp is scheduled July 20-25 and is open to all instrumentalists who have completed grades eight through 12.

An early bird discount is available for campers who register by June 1. Camp organizers welcome jazz musicians at all levels. After the initial audition, campers are assigned to a combo or big band and spend several Arts Experience and Theatre hours a day rehearsing with a Arts Camp, and there will be faculty or graduate student opportunities for campers to from the jazz area in the NIU participate in events planned School of Music. by the other arts camps. All Other activities include campers stay in university master classes, residence halls.

demonstrations of the latest A limited number of in jazz technology and scholarships are available concerts. The week from the NIU School of culminates with a gala Music. The deadline for concert for parents and scholarship application is friends. May 15. The NIU Jazz Camp is For information, call scheduled during the same Renee Page at (815) 753-1450 week as Dance Camp, Visual or visit www.vpa.niu.edu.

ELGIN ECC hosts 2003 multicultural, multilingual education event Elgin Community College at the door. Light refreshments will will host the 2003 Illinois Guest speaker will be Dr. be served. Participants will Association of Multilingual Josefina Villamil-Tinajero, be able to buy books by Multicultural Education noted author on literacy and have Spring Event starting at 7 issues of minority language them signed. a.m.

Friday, April 25, in the students and recipient of the For information or for Advanced Technology Center Carnegie Foundation for the tickets, call Robin M. LisboaAuditorium on ECC's main Advancement of Teaching's Cannon, director of Project campus, 1700 Spartan Drive. "2002 Texas Professor of the STEP, at (847) 214-6928; Josie Cost is $5 for IAMME Year" award. Yanguas, consultant at the members and $10 for non- She will speak on the Illinois Resource Center, members. "Teacher as Advocate in (847) 803-3112, Ext.

357; or at Tickets will be available Changing Times." www.iamme.org. CRYSTAL LAKE Photo provided BEHIND THE SCENES The Husmann Elementary School fifthgrade stage crew shows off the hand-painted castle members created for the "Time Travel" musical with art teacher Mrs. Larsen. The students create props and back drops for many of the plays and musical productions. Shown are Grace Lasswell, Mel Walters, Teddy Siegmeir, Danielle Palsgrove, Vickie Steinbach, Levan, Ada Ramirez, Ellen Wing, Kristi Kuvacs, Adriana Saldan, Jennifer Herdzina, Katie Luecht, John Wells, Kylie Patten, Lane Parsons, Nathan Raymore, Tanner Jones and Rosalie Albright.

CRYSTAL LAKE Photo provided LITTLE SCIENTISTS Students (from left) Anthony Ruffolof, Zachary Hotze, Bradley Aguto and James Westfall from Ms. Margaret and Ms. llana's class at St. Paul's Preschool discover what happens when a mixer is put in soap water. har.