From a news release from Hawthorn District 73:

From Hawthorn School District 73:

From Hawthorn School District 73:

From Hawthorn School District 73:

From a news release from Mundelein High School District 120:

With J.C. Penney’s marketing homage to “The Breakfast Club” as it hawks its trendy back-to-school clothes to the Jonas Brothers singing the catchy “Hello, Goodbye” in Target commercials, stores are replacing lawn chairs and beach towels for notebooks and protractors. The changes are a less-than subtle signal that school is right around the corner.