Cardiac screening at Vernon Hills High:

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Max Schweitz Foundation will make a stop at Vernon Hills High School, where students will receive a free EKG and some also receive a free echocardiogram. For the past six years, the Foundation has brought its Screens for Teens cardiac screening program to Chicago-area high schools. It will offer heart checks to students at seven high schools and the College of Lake County this fall, with the potential of reaching more than 14,000 students before Thanksgiving. The program’s mission is to identify students who are at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) before they are stricken so they can obtain treatment. Parents can visit www.ekgyourteen.org to register their children for this painless, quick, and noninvasive test.