• Community Engagement Summer Walks

    Join Us to Welcome, Connect, and Inspire!

     

    📅 Walk Date

    Saturday, July 26, 2025
    🕒 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    📍 Meeting Location: Proviso West High School - Enter at Door #1 (4701 Harrison St, Hillside)
    (Volunteers must have reliable transportation)

    💬 What’s Happening?

    This summer, We Are Proviso is hitting the streets!
    Our staff and volunteers will visit local neighborhoods to:

    • Deliver important back-to-school information

    • Greet families with warmth and enthusiasm

    • Share helpful resources and promote school registration

    This initiative is about building relationships, building pride, and reminding every household that Proviso is here to support them.

    🙌 Volunteer with Us!

    Make a direct impact in your community:

    ✔️ Help families prepare for the new school year
    ✔️ Reconnect with our neighborhoods in a positive, supportive way
    ✔️ Spread Proviso pride and the “We Are Proviso” message

    🧭 As a Volunteer, You Will:

    🏠 Visit Proviso D209 neighborhoods
    📄 Distribute flyers, calendars, yard signs, and door hangers
    🗣️ Use welcoming scripts to engage with families
    💬 Encourage early registration and participation

     

    💡 Make a Difference. Walk With Us. Be Proviso With Us.

    👉 CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER


    District 209 Facility Naming Task Force

    Facility Naming Task Force Flyer

    Help Shape the Names That Reflect Our Identity, History & Future

    We invite you to be part of a powerful new initiative that honors our community’s identity, history, and voice: the District Facility Naming Task Force.

    Across our district, school buildings and facilities represent pride, purpose, and belonging. As we reflect on our values of equity, excellence, and community engagement, it’s time to consider how the names of our district facilities reflect who we are—and who we aspire to be.

    Why This Matters

    This is your chance to help shape a clear, inclusive, and community-rooted policy around how we name or rename our schools, campuses, and district facilities.


    🧠 What Will the Task Force Do?

    • Examine current facility names and concerns

    • Research naming best practices from other districts

    • Develop inclusive criteria for naming and renaming

    • Host public input and feedback sessions

    • Recommend a formal policy to the Board of Education


    👥 Who Can Join?

    We are seeking participation from across the Proviso community:

    • Students & families from Proviso East, Proviso West, and PMSA

    • Teachers and staff from all campuses

    • Alumni of Proviso schools

    • Local leaders, community members, equity advocates, and historians

    • Anyone passionate about our shared identity and future

    Whether you want to share historical knowledge, suggest new names, or simply be a voice in the room—your perspective is needed.


    📅 Commitment & Timeline

    The Task Force will meet between August and October 2025, with a mix of in-person and virtual meetings to accommodate all schedules.


    ✍️ How to Join

    If you're interested in serving, please complete the form below by August 8, 2025.
    Selected members will be notified shortly after.

    👉 Click here 


    ❓ Questions?

    Email Janessa Enriquez at jenriquez@pths209.org


    #WeAreProviso

    Let’s honor our past and shape a future that reflects all of us.