Addison Trail and Willowbrook host District 88 Foundation Community Nights

FIRST PHOTO: The Addison Trail Cheerleading Team gets the crowd into the spirit during the school's first Community Night on Aug. 19, which was sponsored by the District 88 Foundation.

MIDDLE PHOTO: Top: The Addison Trail Marching Band and Color Guard perform during the school's Community Night on Aug. 19. Bottom left: Pictured are the Addison Trail Blazettes. Bottom right: The Addison Trail Orchesis Team poses with the school's mascot, Bucky the Blazer, during Addison Trail's Community Night.

BOTTOM PHOTO: The Addison Trail Football Team plays a scrimmage during the school's Community Night on Aug. 19.

FIRST PHOTO: Top left: The Willowbrook Cheerleading Team gets the crowd into the spirit during the school's first Community Night on Aug. 19, which was sponsored by the District 88 Foundation. Top right: The Willowbrook Poms Team performs during the school's Community Night. Bottom: The Willowbrook Color Guard performs. Photos by Chris Fox

SECOND PHOTO: Top left: Pictured are members of the Willowbrook Cheerleading Team. Top right: The Willowbrook Marching Band entertains audience members during the school's Community Night on Aug. 19. Bottom: The Willowbrook Football Team plays a scrimmage during the school's Community Night.

On Aug. 19, the fields at Addison Trail and Willowbrook were filled with Blazer and Warrior Pride, as nearly 2,000 District 88 stakeholders came together to celebrate the beginning of the 2016-17 school year with the first Blue and White/Silver and Blue Community Night.

The community nights were sponsored by the District 88 Foundation, which raises funds to benefit District 88 students. The events featured a showcase of the schools’ athletic teams and extracurricular activities and raised more than $500 for the foundation through donations and split-the-pot raffles. The raffle winners were Linda Nasti from Addison Trail and Darlene Garrett from Willowbrook.

During the evening, Addison Trail had a soccer scrimmage and a football scrimmage; performances by the Marching Band, Orchesis Team, Cheerleading Team and Blazettes; and introductions of the fall varsity sports teams.

Willowbrook had a soccer scrimmage and a football scrimmage; performances by the Marching Band, Cheerleading Team and Poms Team; and introductions of the fall varsity sports teams. The youth Warrior Football and Cheerleading teams also were announced to the crowd.

The District 88 Foundation is a member of the Partnership for Inspired Education (PIE) Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves public school students in District 88, Addison School District 4, School District 45 and Salt Creek School District 48. For more information about the foundations, go to www.dupage88.net/foundation.

Funds raised by the District 88 Foundation have been used to support students through initiatives such as providing computers and Internet access, subsidizing Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level tests and offering mini-grants for staff to develop instructional opportunities for students. To donate to the District 88 Foundation, go to http://tinyurl.com/nqdmms8, or mail your tax-deductible contribution to:

PIE Foundation
P.O. Box 5438
Villa Park, IL 60181

* Please make checks payable to “District 88 Foundation.”