Friday, May 17, 2013
Glenbrook South, New Trier, Deerfield, Highland Park, Niles West, Maine West, Maine South, Notre Dame, Niles North and Loyola athletes will join Wildkits at State Meet.
Taking home the team trophy for the sixth straight year, the Evanston High School boys track team won the Niles West Sectional Thursday in Skokie sending five individuals and three relay teams to the State Meet May 24 and 25 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston The Wildkits compiled 85 points. Glenbrook South took home second place with 72 followed by Prospect in third with 70 and New Trier fourth with 58. Niles West accumulated 47 for fifth with Deerfield sixth, Main South seventh, Niles North eighth, Highland Park ninth place, Notre Dame of Niles tenth, Maine West 11th , Loyola Academy 12th, Maine East 13th\, Glenbrook North 14th and Von Steuben 15th. "Last year, a lot of guys, when they went downstate, were qualified just about…
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Glenbrook South, New Trier and Glenbrook North high school students recently ordered 849 burgers and raised more than $800 in a day for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
About 120 students from New Trier Township High School, Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South high schools recently gathered at Glenview’s McDonalds to gobble down some burgers all in the of charity and raised more than $800 in a day, Chicago Tribune reported. The 10th annual Burger Day raised money for Oak Brook-based Ronald McDonald House Charities and overall the team of students who organized the event raised about $74,000 throughout the year through company sponsorships, beating last year’s donation of $60,000, Chicago Tribune reported.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Twenty-two area high school students watch UL test fire safety by burning houses as they view application of STEM education.
STEM education has been a passion of Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) since he was elected to Congress. Monday, he took 22 area high school students on a field trip to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in Northbrook and three other sites to prove his point. Dold often touts the importance of educating young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to ease their way into the modern job market. At UL, the subject came alive in front of the students. “It was great seeing it in action,” Glenbrook South student Rohan Shah said. “We learn about this in school, but it was cool to see it was really applicable.” What the students saw at the UL facility was how the scientists and engineers test furniture to determine how …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Loyola, Glenbrook South, Lake Forest, Stevenson finish in top 10.
Dates: Feb. 23-24 The Final Score: 1. New Trier, 250; 2. Naperville North, 130; 3. Warren, 80 4. (tie) Hinsdale Central and Sandburg, 73; 6. Mundelein, 71; 7. Loyola, 67; 8. Normal Community, 54: 9. Glenbrook South, 45. 10. (tie) Lake Forest and Stevenson, 34. Top Performer: New Trier's Max Grodecki, who won five State titles. Grodecki touched first in the 50-and 100-yard freestyle events, and was also part of the Trevians' winning 200-and 400 freestyle relay teams. Other Notable Performances: New Trier’s 400 free style relay team of Sam Skinner, Reed Malone, Jack Mangan and Grodecki. The group broke a national record set 13 years ago in Friday’s prelims, swimming the distance in 2:59.76 to break the record of 3:01.80. They came back …
Monday, November 21, 2011
The New Trier girls swim team made it back-to-back state championships on Saturday, as they captured the 12th title in school history. Loyola, Glenbrook South, Lake Forest, Deerfield and Glenbrook North also stand out.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Smoliga, Stoehr and Purdy win individual crowns.
Nov. 19 The Final Score: 1. New Trier 177, 2. Fenwick 162, 3. Rosary 136.5, 4. Loyola Academy 126, 5. Glenbrook South 97, 6. Neuqua Valley 85, 7. Downers Grove North 82, 8. Lyons 60.5, 9. Hinsdale Central 47, 10. Lake Forest 39, 12. Deerfield 29, 19. Glenbrook North 14, 24. North Shore Country Day 12, 29. Niles West 10.. Area’s Star Performers: Olivia Smoliga of Glenbrook South repeated as state champion in the 50-yard freestyle in state record time of 22.55 and took the 100 freestyle setting a state standard of 48.88 in Friday’s preliminaries. Rachael Stoehr of Lake Forest also had double titles in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle while Erin Purdy of Deerfield was the champion diver. Other Notable Area Performances: …
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Jon Hall
9:21 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
STEM reminds me of stem cell research, an issue Congressman Dold would likely never endorse with a vote on the floor of the House, but he does exploit kids for a story. Here we sit in Lake County, part of the IL-10 district, and this lightweight (disguised as a moderate) Congressman chooses to take a few kids to a place where they blow things up. UL does great work to promote safety and save … more ›