Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation

Ali Finn- Connecting the community + our students + our programs 🤝 while preparing all students for life beyond 95!

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Gillian Teichman joins the LZHS staff as a new member of the Art + Design team!  Welcome to the D95 family, Gillian! #ThriveIn95
 @GalltKelley #LZDistrict95 @johnwalshD95 @LZ95curriculum

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Let’s go, new school year! #thrivein95

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

The littlest learner in our house got her first book from @dollyslibrary thanks to @lake_roe and @MichaelLKarner !

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

This week, student architects from LZHS pitched plans to industry partner experts for their capstone project. Authentic student experiences are a cornerstone of our instructional model.

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Today we gathered counselors from all over lake county at LZ95 to help advise our planning efforts for #navig8lake 2025! THANK YOU to our team and counselors for making this happen! We cannot wait for October! #lakecountycollegeandcareerconsortium

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Thank you to the @LZAreaCC for hosting the community exp and including our Accelerator student businesses!

[Lauren McArdle @LaurenMcLZ95]

Students at May Whitney signing the “Wall of Honor” after earning their positive office referrals - congratulations to all who demonstrated respect, responsibility and safety to earn their recognitions! @moreanoLZ95 @GalltKelley

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Authentic learning in action! We completed the third phase of our team-based challenge: LZHS engineers designed, collaborated with @SnapCircuits, and manufactured fidgets inspired by 4th and 5th graders. This is the power of a #unitdistrict—fostering career readiness from K-12!

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Art fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving—essential skills for college, career, and life. When students create, they innovate! Thank you to our Art Team for creating and organizing the D95 Art Festival!

[Aubrey Allen @allenaubrey05]

Welcoming the Class of 2038 at May Whitney Elementary School's Kindergarten Registration Night! ##Empower95 @moreanoLZ95 @dladenburger @GalltKelley @LZdistrict95

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Arts + Communication week kicked off with our friends at @CairoDesignGr ! Thank you to Jim for talking about his career path to excellence in art! 🖼️ Mentoring helps kids succeed! Stay turned for the rest of the week as we wrap up #careermonth here at LZHS

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

We wrapped up #engineering week with our friends from @RingsandSprings ! We very much appreciate our partners who bring expertise and guidance to our students. Authentic learning experiences helps build future plans for kids!

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Thank you to @Grayslake_Rams ongoing our Health/PE curriculum team to look at how they integrate curricular resources into their classrooms! Collaboration is key to growing a strong curriculum 💪🏻

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Engineering/Manufacturing week kicked off today with @SEL_News coming to LZHS to talk all things career with aspiring engineers! We are thankful for all of our community partners for gifting us their time and expertise!

[Aubrey Allen @allenaubrey05]

It was so great to participate in math site visits today. These mathematicians did an amazing job of explaining their thinking and being both flexibleand efficient in their mathematical approach. Thank you for welcoming us in your rooms.

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Presenting along side this #dreamteam made a great week even better! Keeping CTE in the forefront is critical to district and student long term success. Lake county is an exemplar! @BlairSchoell @RLHSPanthers @GrantBulldogs @MichaelLKarner @lake_roe

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Proud of the work that our #interns completed in partnership with @ElaCoalition 👏🏻👏🏻

[Lauren McArdle @LaurenMcLZ95]

New student artwork up supporting the partnership between D95 and the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse! @johnwalshD95 @LZdistrict95

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Career month is off to a great start with our healthcare partners this week! Wednesday was our Physical Therapist partner and today is our Physician Assistant partner! Stop by the hub all week to explore healthcare careers! #careerexploration @EndeavorHlth @IBJI

[Cara Obrochta @spedteach8]

LZHS Bare Voices performing before the community tours of our amazing building 🐻💙🖤🤍 #WeAreLZ #LZNation #igniteandinspireD95 @johnwalshD95 @LZ95curriculum @LZHSBEARS @LZHSchoir @LaurenMcLZ95 @GalltKelley @LZdistrict95

[Ali Finn- Exec Director- Instruction & Innovation @connectingLZ95]

Team based challenge: students from our advanced engineering design courses did a 3 part challenge where they worked with elementary students, @SnapCircuits , and teachers to design, engineer, and produce fidgets for 4th and 5th grade students at May Whitney! #authenticlearning