Ernst Prussing Elementary School

Oriole Park Elementary School is an educational facility that serves more than 655 students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. The school offers instruction in math, reading, science and social studies. It provides athletic activities in basketball, volleyball, cross-country and tennis, as well as administers accelerated reader and English Language Learners programs. Oriole Park Elementary School also offers a variety of programs in drawing, Chinese, band, music and physical education. The school manages a parent-teacher organization that conducts meetings, as well as sponsors fundraising events. In addition, it operates a student council. Oriole Park Elementary School is managed by Chicago Public Schools.

Friendship Junior High School, located in Des Plaines, Ill., is a part of Community Consolidated School District 59. It enrolls more than 700 students, and offers classes from grade six through eight. It provides an educational environment where students can discover and use their full potential, while studying at their own rate. The curriculum includes all the basic subjects, including English, math, computers, social science, health education, fine and applied arts, Spanish and science. A school psychologist is available whose work involves in preventing and addressing social, behavioral, academic and other learning problems. Friendship Junior High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including sports, such as baseball, basketball and football.