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In Case You Missed It: Parent Safety Session Recap On June 26 at 6:45 PM at ZBTHS Board of Education Room, parents joined Mr. Hernandez for a powerful recap of "What Parents Need to Know: Understanding Drug Risks for Kids." This eye-opening session covered how to:

🔍 Decode hidden messages in texts and emojis

🎒 Recognize stash spots and subtle clothing cues

🚩 Spot red flags in apps and online spaces

🗣 Communicate effectively with your child

🛡 Protect teens from digital drug threats

🏋️‍♀️ IHSA Summer Strength Starts Now!

💪 Student-athletes, stay engaged, build strength, and develop discipline all summer long through the IHSA Summer Strength Initiative!

💥 BONUS: High school students can work out FREE at Planet Fitness all summer with the High School Summer Pass – just sign up online! https://www.planetfitness.com/summerpass

🔥 Stay active. Stay committed. Stay strong. #IHSA #ZBStrength #SummerStrong #ZBPride #PlanetFitness #StudentAthletes

💸 Finance 101: The Tax Levy & Your Tax Bill 💬
Kickoff Event – First in our Finance 101 Series!

Ever wonder how the school tax levy affects your property tax bill? 🤔 Let's break it down—together!

📅 Date: June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Board PD Room
🎙️ Hosted by: Dr. Jim Woell, CSBO

🎯 Who should attend? Everyone! Community members, homeowners, future buyers—if you’ve ever looked at your tax bill and had questions, this is for YOU.

✅ We’ll walk through:
🔹 What a tax levy is
🔹 How the levy process works
🔹 Real examples from our local communities to bring clarity and meaning to the numbers

This is the first session in our new Finance 101 series, designed to make school finance understandable, relevant, and real for our community.

Join us for an eye-opening session that turns finance confusion into confidence. 📚💡
All are welcome!

#Finance101 #SchoolFunding #TaxLevyExplained #CommunityEngagement #ZB126 #UnderstandingYourTaxBill

The Zion-Benton Public Library will be working with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to provide free summer lunches for children 18 and under. The funding source for the NIFB restricts the ages, but not the number of children. Their other restriction is that it must be eaten in the Library. (We have air conditioning!)

It's a great way for children to practice their dining skills and to have a nutritious lunch that also tastes good.

Caregivers can select from the share table, where uneaten leftovers are stored.

Starting June 9 from 11 am to 1 pm.