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Welcome to Park Forest, home of the Penguins! We follow our schoolwide positive behavior support program STAR (Show Kindness, Take Responsibility, Act Safely, Ready to Learn). Fun facts: Fifth-graders read the morning announcements and serve as building leaders called Penguin Ambassadors, and more than 45 flags from different nations hang in our multi-purpose room to represent our PFE community.
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Total Students
20:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
1-to-1
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District News
![Corl Street Elementary School has a new program called the Walking School Bus where parents as well as members of the community walk students to school several days a week.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733149873/scasdorg/w90fedwliw1v10qkvqhk/WalkingBus4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733149873/scasdorg/w90fedwliw1v10qkvqhk/WalkingBus4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733149873/scasdorg/w90fedwliw1v10qkvqhk/WalkingBus4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733149873/scasdorg/w90fedwliw1v10qkvqhk/WalkingBus4.jpg","width":1200}])
This fall, a new type of alternative bus has been arriving at Corl Street Elementary School, powered by enthusiasm as strong as any hybrid or electric engine. It’s a walking school bus, a pilot initiative where retirees and parents accompany children to school.
![TSA students at the national competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732209513/scasdorg/yupkzc6uuzeswsgjux5l/PFMSTSAChapterPic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732209513/scasdorg/yupkzc6uuzeswsgjux5l/PFMSTSAChapterPic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732209513/scasdorg/yupkzc6uuzeswsgjux5l/PFMSTSAChapterPic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732209513/scasdorg/yupkzc6uuzeswsgjux5l/PFMSTSAChapterPic.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732209513/scasdorg/yupkzc6uuzeswsgjux5l/PFMSTSAChapterPic.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1732209513/scasdorg/yupkzc6uuzeswsgjux5l/PFMSTSAChapterPic.jpg","width":2200}])
Park Forest TSA members perennially shine on the regional, state and national stages, racking up an impressive record in a wide array of categories. Last June, to conclude the 2023-2024 school year, the chapter claimed two national champions.
![A student tries on a bomb squad uniform]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732130569/scasdorg/pooejpsbwbwce972x9ud/BombS5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732130569/scasdorg/pooejpsbwbwce972x9ud/BombS5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732130569/scasdorg/pooejpsbwbwce972x9ud/BombS5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732130569/scasdorg/pooejpsbwbwce972x9ud/BombS5.jpg","width":1200}])
Bomb squad representatives discussed their training, equipment, and procedures for examining a suspicious object and defusing explosives when on a call for State High students.
![Cindy Sergeon and Morgan Bechdel work in the Helping Hands Pantry sorting food.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731683279/scasdorg/kggazrduwwwchchbpgye/P1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731683279/scasdorg/kggazrduwwwchchbpgye/P1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731683279/scasdorg/kggazrduwwwchchbpgye/P1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731683279/scasdorg/kggazrduwwwchchbpgye/P1.jpg","width":1200}])
“We often say, no matter how great that teacher is, no matter how great that lesson plan is, if that kid sitting in class doesn’t feel comfortable for whatever reason, no matter what we’re saying up there, we’re not reaching that child,” Cindy Sergeon said.
![Fifth-grade students learn about different intervention tools during a anti-bullying training workshop.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730903444/scasdorg/cwjkizueyft2hxcy0gjj/Bystander3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730903444/scasdorg/cwjkizueyft2hxcy0gjj/Bystander3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730903444/scasdorg/cwjkizueyft2hxcy0gjj/Bystander3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730903444/scasdorg/cwjkizueyft2hxcy0gjj/Bystander3.jpg","width":1200}])
About 80 third to fifth-graders, representing all eight elementary schools, learned about different intervention tools during a training workshop titled “Empowering the Bystander.”
![Gregg Wilson is the new Gray’s Woods Elementary School principal.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730813964/scasdorg/ixkmz1njivivkstdrlxv/GreggWilson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730813964/scasdorg/ixkmz1njivivkstdrlxv/GreggWilson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730813964/scasdorg/ixkmz1njivivkstdrlxv/GreggWilson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730813964/scasdorg/ixkmz1njivivkstdrlxv/GreggWilson.jpg","width":1200}])
The Board of Directors unanimously approved Gregg Wilson to be the new Gray’s Woods Elementary School principal.