at a residential treatment program for emerging adults with mental illness.

As Janet’s children grew up and her career thrived, she decided to devote her considerable energies to a few non-profits that she felt were making a lasting difference in people’s lives. She knew personally of the OSchool’s impact because of her family’s experience there, but she also knew that the organization would benefit from her professional skills at a time when it was planning for autonomy from the University of Chicago, and developing the campaign for the new building.

Janet is proud of the work that the OSchool does, noting that we can’t erase the issues each child has but we can help families access the best practices to help their children cope and thrive. The OSchool’s long history of successful outcomes are shown through each child’s ability to live independently, sustain relationships, pursue their academic and vocational goals, and become self-supporting.

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Board Spotlight

1 Board Member Spotlight

2 Thank You

4 Brooke Whitted Center Art Sale Fun Fitness

Janet Goelz Hoffman assumed the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the Leslie Shankman School Corporation (LSSC), which operates the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School and the Hyde Park Day School, this summer. Janet is a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP and has more than 30 years of experience

in non-profit financing and governance issues. She has worked with a wide range of clients across the country in health care, the arts and education. Some local organizations with which she has worked include the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lyric Opera, Roosevelt University, University of Chicago Medical Center, Roycemore School, and the Harold Washington Public Library.

Janet first became associated with our organization when one of her daughters was struggling with mental health issues as a teenager. Her daughter subsequently spent her high school years as a residential student at the OSchool. While attending the OSchool she began taking college classes at Roosevelt University. She graduated from high school, went on to college, and is now a counselor

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the newsletter of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School Providing a Safe Haven and a Path to Hope

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The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous donations to the Stand Tall Capital Campaign. These capital gifts helped turn the dreams of our new campus into a reality.

Anonymous (4)Mr. and Mrs. Steven AdelmanMr. Jeff Aeder and

Ms. Jennifer LevineMr. and Mrs. Carl BaileyMr. and Mrs. Arthur BalourdosMr. and Mrs. Fred BerglundMr. Paul BerkowitzMr. Tim Bishop and

Ms. Helene GreenwaldMr. and Mrs. David BlockButler Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Arthur BushkinJudge La Guina Clay-HerronMs. Leslie CleaverMr. and Mrs. Vic ConantDr. and Mrs. Christopher CookMr. Thomas CoomesMr. Theodore Cornell, IIIDr. and Mrs. Walter CrnichMr. John Davis and

Ms. Mary GootjesMr. and Mrs. Andy DenenbergMr. John F. DilleMr. and Mrs. Robert DoyleFoglia Family FoundationMs. Betsy FrankMr. and Mrs. Irwin FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Steve FriedmanMr. Jeffrey GalvinMr. Robert GechtMr. and Mrs. Philip GianfortuneMr. and Mrs. Jim GrabowskiMr. Manual Hand Ms. Meagan HarlowMr. Edward HeilMr. William HobertDr. Brian and

Mrs. Janet Goelz HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Larry HorwichMr. and Mrs. Carl HustonJames Tyree FoundationJ.S. Frank FoundationMr. and Mrs. Arthur KaneMr. and Mrs. Jerald KatchKatten Muchin Rosenman

FoundationMr. Bruce KoepfgenMr. and Mrs. Allan KoltinMr. and Mrs. Sanford KowanMr. Charles Kralovec and

Mr. Tom RyanMr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kraut

Mr. and Mrs. Joey LansingMr. Paul Lehman and

Ms. Ronna StammDr. Eugene Lipov and

Ms. Robbin CarrollMrs. Renee LoganMr. Tom Wallace LyonsMr. Gary Mandell and

Dr. Diana KonCurtiss Maas and

Jorien Van den HerikMrs. Beatrice MayerMorton S Abelson FoundationMrs. Ellan MyersDr. Pete MyersMr. James Nyeste and

Dr. Marla HandStanley/Barney One Eleven

GroupPerry Family FoundationPreferred Risk Insurance

Services, Inc.Mr. Andrew PriceMr. and Mrs. Mitchell PosnerMr. Stephane RambaudMr. Thomas ReynoldsMrs. Ellen RobinsonMr. Paul RobshawMr. and Mrs. Norman

RothenbaumMr. Brian RubinMr. David RubinMr. Sanford SchmidtSettimicielo LLCMr. and Mrs. Bruce ShankmanMs. Frances Sugar ShankmanMr. and Mrs. Myron ShapiroMr. Michael J. SilversteinMr. and Mrs. Howard and

Abby SimonMr. Charles SkinnerMr. and Mrs. Jerry SklarMr. and Mrs. Robert StarMr. Adam SteinbackMr. and Mrs. James and

Joanne SteinbackMr. Eric SteinbackStillman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas StoneMr. Verinder SyalMr. and Mrs. Rich TeerlinkMr. and Mrs. Kevin TraversMr. Phillip UresyMs. Christine WalkerMr. and Mrs. David WalkerWeinberg/Newton Family

FoundationMarc Weiner FoundationMr. Brooke WhittedWhitted & Cleary LLC

The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their support in furthering our mission.

Ms. Reva AuerbachDr. Lauren BerebitskyMs. Valerie BlaineMr. and Mrs. Marc BlumMr. Lee Bowbeer and

Ms. Michelle PorisMr. David BowlerBP*Helen Brach FoundationMrs. Lisa BrennanMr. and Mrs. John BrienMr. and Mrs. Robert BuchananCannon DesignMr. Theodore Cornell, IIIMr. Dane DavlantisMr. Storrs DowneyEttleson Cadillac - Buick, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Dan FidenMr. Robert Druzinsky and

Ms. Renee FriedmanMr. James Garard, Jr.Dr. Mark Golden and

Ms. Laura MoehlmanGrant Healthcare FoundationMs. Meagan HarlowDr. Brian Hoffman and

Mrs. Janet Goelz HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Lee HandelIBM *Mr. Timothy IsaacsonMr. and Mrs. Richard JacobsenDr. Claudia JoynerMr. and Mrs. Sheldon KaizMr. and Mrs. Arthur KaneMr. Michael KotinMr. Jay KozieMr. James LambertiMr. and Mrs. Michael LeafMrs. Renee LoganMr. Tom Wallace LyonsMr. Gary Mandell and

Dr. Diana KonMs. Ellen MandellMr. and Mrs. Sid MargolisMass Mutual *Mr. and Mrs. John MayMrs. Beatrice MayerMr. James Mc Clure, IIIMs. Rose McBrideMr. and Mrs. John McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Larry MermelsteinMs. Penny MesenbrinkMrs. Deborah MisterMorgan Stanley *Mrs. Ellan MyersDr. Pete MyersMr. and Mrs. Kiriye NakagawaMs. Mary Ellen NelliganMr. James Nyeste and

Dr. Marla HandMs. Martha O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Brian PierceMrs. Kathryne PirtleMs. Anne Redlich

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and Gina Reilly

Dr. and Mrs. Robert ReischMr. and Mrs. Daniel RekstadMr. and Mrs. Jonathan RuffMr. and Mrs. Myron ShapiroMs. Hilda Tamayo SilvaSonia Shankman Orthogenic

School Parent AssociationMr. and Mrs. Laura SterrMr. Mark UlrichMr. Robert WalkerMs. Christianne WeissMr. and Mrs. James WeissMs. Mary Ann WilkensMs. Kimberly WilliamsonDr. and Mrs. William WittertMs. Judith YasunagaYellowbrick Foundation

Dorothy Lowenthal Memorial FundMs. Patricia ArrantsMr. and Mrs. Brent AustinMs. Lynn AustinMr. and Mrs. William BandyMr. Robert BauerleMr. and Mrs. Spencer CardwellMs. Caris CarrMs. Samantha CohenMs. Ann DaviesEimer Stahl LLPMr. and Mrs. William DettmeringMs. Angela FarnhamMs. Martha GreggMs. Janis MarkowitzMr. Michael McCluggageMs. Mary MiesMs. Kathleen MillikanMr. Larry NelsonMs. Denise RadziwonMs. Lori RobertsonMs. Emily Sabah - MarenMr. and Mrs. Louis Zampier

The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their support of the The Fund. Started with a lead gift and the tremendous enthusiasm of Tom Lyons, this fund provides direct assistance to enrich the lives of residential students by helping to fund essential needs and transitional options for students with financial need. To find out more about this fund, or to make a contribution, please contact Khalilah Anderson at kanderson@lsscschools.org.

The Tom Lyons FundAlbany Bank & TrustBlum - Kovler FoundationMr. and Mrs. Randy AltmayerMr. and Mrs. Edwin BaldwinMs. Valerie BlaineMr. and Mrs. John BrienMr. and Mrs. James FletcherMs. Inge FowlieMr. and Mrs. Thomas GibsonMr. and Mrs. Stuart Grauer

Thank You!The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School deeply appreciates the support of all of our donors. We do our best to keep our lists as accurate and as timely as possible; however, if you have a correction to this list, kindly contact Khalilah Anderson at kanderson@lsscschools.org.

Mr. Gary HaakMr. and Mrs. Richard HirschMr. Darryl HoweMr. and Mrs. Carl HustonJulie and Michael Tracy Family

FoundationMr. Tom Wallace LyonsMrs. Beatrice MayerMr. John PerkinsMr. and Mrs. Leonard and

Gina ReillyMr. and Mrs. Stuart SternMr. and Mrs. Rich Teerlink

Listed below are generous donors who have granted wishes from the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School wish list which helps brighten students’ daily activities and experiences.

Wish ListMr. and Mrs. Brent AustinMr. and Mrs. Neil BoldingDr. Mary DohenyDrexel MobilMr. and Mrs. Jeremy FoxDr. Mark Golden and

Ms. Laura MoehlmanDr. Frank LaniMr. and Mrs. Larry MermelsteinMr. William MyersMr. Timothy Isaacson Mr. and Mrs. Eric Samore

The Leslie Shankman School Corporation and the FEDC gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their support in furthering the mission of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School and Hyde Park Day School.

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Randy AltmayerMr. and Mrs. Howard AlperMr. Fred BerglundBourbon Tile & Marble Inc.Mr. James BrownMr. and Mrs. Vic ConantMr. Theodore Cornell, IIIMr. Michael DavisDrexel MobilMr. and Mrs. Richard DvoratchDr. and Mrs. Paul FlorsheimMr. Alex FozailoffMr. and Mrs. Irwin FriedmanMrs. Ilene GarberGeneral Mills Foundation *Mr. Stephen GoransonMr. and Mrs. Philip GianfortuneGilco Scaffolding Company, LLCMr. and Mrs. John HammerschlagHill Ahern Fire ProtectionDr. Brian Hoffman and

Mrs. Janet Goelz HoffmanJewish Federation of Metropolitan

ChicagoMr. and Mrs. Arthur KaneKessler Orlean Silver & Co., P.C.Mr. Charles Kralovec and

Mr. Tom Ryan

Mr. Jamie Leaf and Ms. Kim Eschelbach

Ms. Ila LewisMr. Tom Wallace LyonsKeno Kozie Associates, Ltd.MacArthur Foundation *Ms. Carol MartinkusMr. Donald MazzoniMr. Michael McRaithDr. Pete MyersMr. William MyersNoland Sales CorporationMr. James Nyeste and

Dr. Marla HandDr. Karen PiercePlainfield Grading &

Excavating Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew PriceMr. and Mrs. Richard ProctorMr. and Mr. Gabriel QuerolMs. Nancy RatnerMs. Anne RedlichMr. and Mrs. Michael RhodesMr. John RodgersMr. and Mrs. Norman

RothenbaumMr. Brian RzepkaDr. Jacquelyn SandersSchwab Charitable FundScott and Jennifer Solomon

Family FundMr. and Mrs. Myron ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Jerry SklarMr. Arthur and Dr. Rita SussmanMr. Adam SteinbackMs. Amy SteinbackMr. and Mrs. James and

Joanne SteinbackMr. and Mrs. Thomas StoneMr. and Mrs. Gregory WattMs. Barbara WeinerMr. Brooke WhittedMr. and Mrs. Steven WoldMs. Nancy Young

This year many of you reached out to help us celebrate the life and overwhelming contributions of our founding Board Member and Board President, Brooke Whitted. The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School would like to thank each of you for honoring his memory by supporting the work of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School and Hyde Park Day School.

Brooke Whitted Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. Steven AdelmanMr. and Mrs. Gary AlbertsMr. Dave Abatangelo and

Ms. Joan AmboMr. and Mrs. Steven AndersenMr. Mark AndersonMs. Alison AnderssonMr. Rafi ArbelMs. E. Fay BarrecaMr. Eric BerggrenMr. And Mrs. Fred BerglundMs. Peggy BevanMr. John Birnhak and Family

Ms. Rita BirnhakMr. and Mrs. John BrienMr. Agnes ByrneChaddock AdministrationMs. Laura ChappellChicago City Day SchoolChild’s Voice SchoolMr. and Mrs. J. Robert

ChristensenMs. Teryn ClearyMr. Michael ConnollyMs. Christine CostelloMr. and Mrs. Gerald DavidsonMr. Storrs DowneyMs. Sara DoyleMr. and Mrs. Fredrick DurlerMs. Gina EckhouseDr. Jay EinhornMr. and Mrs. Robert FabrizioMs. Caroline FellerFranczek RadeletDr. Neil FialkowMr. Blake FlintMr. and Mrs. Jonathan and

Kristin FriesenMs. Jean FujiuMs. Rachael GermanDr. Marjorie GetzDr. Brian Hoffman and

Mrs. Janet Goelz HoffmanMs. Barbara GoldsteinMs. Kirsten GordonMs. Ruth GreenthalMs. Sheryl GrisbyMr. and Mrs. Harold GroutMr. and Mrs. James GuminaMs. Alice GutenkaufMr. and Mrs. Michael HaradaMs. Patricia HaradaMs. June HaradaMr. Milton HarrisMr. Raymond HauserMr. and Mrs. Michael HendronMr. Russell HerronMr. and Mrs. Kazuo HoriMs. Jane HornickelMr. and Mrs. Nick HuggettMs. Jane IkeIllinois Association of Private

Special Education CentersMs. Jean InouyeMs. Nadeen IsraelMr. Daniel IzuiMr. Adam JacobsMs. Catherine JaselskisMs. Virginia JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Jim JorgensenMs. Gwen KatoMr. Patrick Keenan - DevlinMs. Debbie KlebanMs. Mary Kay KlimeshMs. Sharon KlingstedtKorman Lederer Management

CompanyMr. and Mrs. Frank KruppeMs Phyllis Kupperman Ms. Janis LancasterLaw Offices of Mitchell A. KlineLaw Offices of Steven E. GlinkMr. Edward Leach

Dr. Kori Levos-SkidmoreMrs. Renee LoganMr. Tom Wallace LyonsMrs. Jean MeisterMs. Cheryl MillerMiller, Shakman & Beem, LLPMr. and Mrs. James MishimaMr. and Mrs. Carlton MiyashiroMr. Gary NakaiMs. Elaine NekritzMs. Donna NemanicDr. Peter NiermanMs. Valerie NowinskiMr. James Nyeste and

Dr. Marla HandMr. and Mrs. Edward O’ConnellDr. Jeffery O’KoonMs. Judy OstgaardMr. Elliott PaeMr. Harold PapazianMs. Christane PennellDr. Karen PierceMs. Eva PincusMs. Joyce ProsiseMs. Ann RaneyMs. Ariana RasanskyDr. Joseph Hermes and

Dr. Francine RattenburryMs. Joanna ReaganMr. and Mrs. Leonard

and Gina ReillyMr. R J RestivoMr. William RichardsMs. Pearl RiegerMr. Robert RossMr. David RubinMr. and Mrs. Dave RubinMs. Christine SatoSafe Haven SchoolScariano, Himes and PetrarcaMs. Diane SchmidtMs. Sandra SchwartzMs. Frances Sugar ShankmanMr. and Mrs. Jamie SicklesMs. Lindsey SimonMr. and Mrs. Peter SinnottMs. Dana SlowinskiMs. Julia SomervilleMrs. Jeanette SpiresMr. John Station and

Ms. Kathleen KellyMs. Sue SteinMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey TademotoMs. Marilyn TakiffThe Cove SchoolThe Issac Ray Center, Inc.Mrs. Ruby TsujiMs. Amy VondraMr. Matthew WanzenbergMr. Phil WanzenbergMr. Alan WilsonMr. and Mrs. Steven WoldMr. James WorthingtonMs. Kiyo YoshimuraMs. Nancy YoungMs. Jean YoungMs. Lila YusenMs. Patricia Zeglen*Denotes matching gift company

6245 S. Ingleside, Chicago, IL 60637 phone 773-420-2900 oschool.org

Fun Fitness“Fun Fitness Movement” is the motto of the O School’s physical education program and residential after-school recreation programs. The focus of the physical education curriculum is teaching the positive benefits of functional fitness exercise programs and the positive psycho social benefits of team sport activities and group exercise programs. The diverse concerns of the students (health, emotional, and physical) are addressed through individually designed fitness programs complete with weekly assessment, healthy fitness goals, and self improvement of functional fitness skills and athletic skills.

We look forward to the grand opening this semester of the Physical Education Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Complete with state of the art treadmills, stationary cycles, and fitness microcomputers, the students will now have the ability to be monitored and assessed during exercise utilizing this latest technology. The technology and new equipment also allows for students who present with a physical disability or chronic disease to exercise with a more prescriptive and individualized plan. The primary benefit of participation in physical activity and exercise for all students is improved quality of life with respect to social, emotional, and physical well being.

Save the dateMarch 7 Spaghetti Lunch Student Council Art Sale

March 30–April 3 Spring Break

Art SaleThe OSchool Fine Arts Students are busy creating art for our annual sale. Each year at the Spaghetti Luncheon the Student Council organizes and runs a sale of unique and beautiful objects created by the students at the school. All art is donated by the students and all proceeds from the sale are donated to a charity chosen by the student council. Our lead contender this year is the organization ‘Art for Health.’

The Brooke Whitted CenterThe Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School gratefully acknowledges James and Joanne Shankman Steinback for their cumulative and lifetime support of the SSOS and its mission to provide a safe haven and path to hope for children and their families. We are pleased and honored to recognize James and Joanne Shankman Steinback for their significant commitment to supporting the strategic initiatives of the SSOS by donating 6238 S. Ellis as the future home of THE BROOKE WHITTED CENTER, a transitional living program for young adults. This initiative will help to further the continuum of services available students and families in need. You will hear more about this exciting new initiative in the months to come. If you have any questions, or wish to learn more about this program, including giving opportunities, please contact Diana Kon, Co-Executive Director of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School, at dkon@oschool.org.

Future home of the new Brooke Whitted Center