Day on Saturday morning has activities geared toward younger folks. The event begins Friday night on the third weekend in September. Parks and recreation The Palatine Park District serves 85,000 residents within the Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Inverness, Hoffman Estates and Barrington communities. It is governed by five elected park commissioners who oversee a professional staff. The Palatine Park District operates swimming pools at Family Aquatic Center, Birchwood, and Eagle, as well as recreational centers at its Community Center, Birchwood, and Falcon Park – which opened in January 2010. The district purchased Palatine Stables in 1989, and the facility is home to approximately 70 horses. Government Palatine operates under the Council–manager form of local government. Six councilmen are elected from their respective districts, while the entire village elects the Village Clerk and the Mayor. The council then hires a Village Manager to oversee the town's day-to-day operation. The current mayor is Jim Schwantz. Education Public schools Palatine is part of Community Consolidated School District 15 for public elementary schools and Township High School District 211 for public high schools. Schools located in Palatine include: Gray M. Sanborn School Hunting Ridge School Jane Addams School Lake Louise School Lincoln School Marion Jordan School Pleasant Hill School Stuart R. Paddock School Virginia Lake School Walter R. Sundling Junior High Winston Campus Junior High Palatine High School William Fremd High School District 211 Academy-North Private schools Saint Theresa (Catholic) (Preschool-8) Saint Thomas of Villanova (Catholic) (Preschool-8) Immanuel Lutheran (Lutheran) (Preschool-8) Independent schools Quest Academy (Preschool-8) Acton Academy (K-12) The Chicago Northwest Suburban Chinese School holds its classes at William Fremd High School. The school serves students in grades preschool through 10. College William Rainey Harper College Notable people Michael Bradley, midfielder with the US National Team and Toronto FC; lived in Palatine Perry Caravello, actor and comedian, lived in Palatine as a child J. Michael Durnil – president of the Simon Youth Foundation, former senior vice president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and former administrator at Roosevelt University Mauro Fiore, Academy Award-winning cinematographer; attended Palatine High School Gudy Gaskill, mountaineer, driving force behind the creation of the Colorado Trail John Gegenhuber, actor Belle C. Greene, novelist, spent summers here from 1910 until her death in 1926 Vicki Gunvalson, cast member of The Real Housewives of Orange County Stanley M. Hough, thoroughbred racehorse trainer Todd Hundley, catcher with the Mets,