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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

East Elementary celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with cultural dress days

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Dr. Julious Lawson, Superintendent | Zion Elementary School District 6

Dr. Julious Lawson, Superintendent | Zion Elementary School District 6

East Elementary School is marking Hispanic Heritage Month by encouraging students and staff to wear clothing that reflects Hispanic culture on Thursdays. The celebration will take place on September 18, September 25, October 2, and October 9.

Zion Elementary School District 6 includes East Elementary as well as Beulah Park Elementary School, Elmwood Elementary School, Lakeview School, Shiloh Park Elementary School, West Elementary School, and Zion Central Middle School. The district serves Lake County and is described in detail on the Illinois State Board of Education’s report card at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

The district’s student population is diverse: 50.9 percent identify as Hispanic, 36.6 percent as Black, 4.9 percent as White, and 0.2 percent as Asian according to state data (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Zion Elementary School District 6 employs a total of 164 teachers with an average salary of $58,629 before pension contributions; the teaching staff is composed of 83.3 percent women and 16.7 percent men. There are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of finances, the district spent $27,927 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $69,342,294 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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