Members of the CLMS Parent Group Board

Jackie Radeni, President

Jackie & Nick Radeni live in Crystal Lake with their daughter Faye and two greyhounds Caz & Citra. Jackie owns and operates MicroStar Lab, an industrial microbiology lab in Crystal Lake.

CLMS STUDENT: Faye- 5th - Upper Elementary

FAVORITE SCHOOL EVENT: Richardson Farm- I love visiting the attractions with our family and seeing Faye’s friends and their families everywhere! It makes our small community seem so big!

FAVORITE PART OF PARENT GROUP: Getting to be a part of all the memories the Parent Group helps to make for each student at CLMS.

Kelly Happ, Vice President

Kelly, Jon and Evie live in Hebron and own and operate Bluestem Farm & Events, a local wedding venue. Kelly gardening, traveling and time up north with the family

CLMS STUDENT: Evie is in Early Childhood and started in the Infant program in 2020.

FAVORITE SCHOOL EVENT: Bowling night! So far, Evie has really enjoyed the spring bowling night, being able to hang out with her school friends, eating pizza and knocking down pins.

FAVORITE PART OF PARENT GROUP: Getting to know other parents and participating in several school events. It’s a great way to give back and have a sense of community with the school and other families.

Emily Piccolo, Treasurer

Michael and Emily live in Woodstock with their four daughters. Together they own and operate a repair shop focusing on medium/heavy truck and specialty vehicles.

CLMS STUDENT: Eva and Alison are in Middle School, Abby is in Upper Elementary and Lauren is in Lower Elementary

FAVORITE SCHOOL EVENT: End-of-Year picnic in the Park! I love the last hurrah to close out the school year!

FAVORITE PART OF PARENT GROUP: Getting together to not only plan CLMS events, but for the friendship and camaraderie.

Jessica Stackhouse, Secretary

Jessica (Jess) & Rich Stackhouse live in Johnsburg with their two sons Logan & Will and their black labs, Shelby & Ellie. Jess has worked as a dental assistant for 25 years, enjoys camping and spending time with friends and family.

CLMS STUDENTS: This is the Stackhouse families 12th year at CLMS. Logan is a 2023 graduate and will be attending Johnsburg High School as a freshman. Will is entering the Middle School program as a 7th grader.

FAVORITE SCHOOL EVENT: Fall Fest! It is so fun to see everyone dressed up and having fun. The addition of Trunk or Treat with staff and families decorating cars and handing out treats makes this great event even better.

FAVORITE PART OF PARENT GROUP: Getting to know CLMS families, planning and participating in all the fun events and knowing you are giving back to your community while making it stronger.

Parent Group is a volunteer group of CLMS community members.The Parent Group has the privilege (task, duty) of planning and participating in all the FUN at CLMS. Including school wide assemblies, organizing and delivering lunch options, Fall Fest, fundraising opportunities, teacher appreciation , school year round outings, bowling, Picnic in the Park, Richardson’s farm and more.

Funds are raised and used in a variety of ways. Check out our 2022-23 year end to see how.