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Lake Forest, IL— The legacy of former Lake Forest Community High School (LFHS) English teacher and award-winning author Peter Ferry will be celebrated Sunday, July 12, when the film adaptation of his novel Old Heart screens at the Gorton Center at 2 p.m.
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This year's bottom line takes a closer look at D67 and D115 finances during the 2025-2026 school year.
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After reviewing community applications and conducting interviews, the Board has selected Mark Pickett to serve as an interim Board member through the next regularly scheduled Board election in April 2027.
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The DPM Green Team presented as the student spotlight at the June Board of Education Meeting.
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Summer construction is officially underway in both districts. View D115 referendum updates and D67 construction updates here!
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Lake Forest was recently ranked No. 6 on Chicago Magazine’s list of the Best Suburbs to Live In. Using 2024 and 2025 school rankings as part of its evaluation, the magazine highlighted Lake Forest High School’s No. 1 ranking among Lake County public high schools in 2024, along with a 98% graduation rate and strong college-going outcomes. The piece also mentioned that in 2025, Sheridan and Everett Elementary Schools were also recognized among the top in the county.
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Lake Forest High School is seeking an Alumni Coordinator to help strengthen and grow connections within our Scout alumni community.
Read the community update from the board president here.
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July 12
Adapted from LFHS Teacher Peter Ferry’s award-winning novel, Old Heart tells the story of black soldier Tom Johnson fighting the world's greatest racist as part of the segregated American Army. He works with a Jewish translator, Sarah van Praag, to smuggle food and supplies from liberated southern Netherlands to starving residents of northern cities trapped behind Nazi lines. They also fall in love.
Sixty years later, in the summer of 2005, Tom foils his family’s plan to move him to assisted living by secretly flying to Amsterdam. With his children in hot pursuit, Tom is determined to find Sarah, the love of his life.