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Top moments in high school sportsApr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
High school athletes across the suburbs face off on basketball courts, football fields and baseball diamonds; they size each other up in tennis matches, around golf tees and across wrestling mats. The give it their all for their schools, their teams, their classmates and their coaches. The Daily Herald put together a video to honor athletes at our suburban high schools. Watch this feature to see some of the top moments in high school sports.
Basketball tourney about sportsmanship, not just score Mar 23, 2013 12:00 AM
As top college basketball teams battled in March Madness matchups throughout the day Saturday, a tournament featuring 30 coed teams from Chicago area alternative schools focused more on sportsmanship than the final score. "Sportsmanship is what we're all about," said Sarah Lorenzi, chairwoman of the Chicago Area Alternative Education League's fundraising committee. "The biggest trophy is the sportsmanship award."
Forest View School holding St. Baldrick’s fundraiser Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Forest View Alternative School will sponsor its fourth annual “St. Baldrick’s Day” fundraiser at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights.
Decades of alumni sing thanks to retired choir directorNov 25, 2012 12:00 AM
More than three decades of alumni came together for a reunion concert to pay tribute and give thanks to the choir director who they said made such a difference in their lives. At least 150 singers who graduated from Forest View High School or Elk Grove High School gathered for two hours of singing led by Jerry Swanson. “It seems like just yesterday we were singing these songs for the first time,” Swanson said.
D214 discussing facility improvements, BG pool renovation Nov 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is considering $24 million in maintenance projects and facility improvements for the next year, including a major renovation to the pool at Buffalo Grove High School and finishing sound abatement at Elk Grove High School. While the total cost for projects for the 2013-2014 school year reaches $24 million, the cost to the district is only about $18 million because of contributions from other sources.
District 214 may offer more options for gym exemption Oct 5, 2012 12:00 AM
Northwest Suburban High School District 214 might allow a student to be exempt from gym class if he or she is member of a competitive marching band program or enrolled in the school Reserve Officer’s Training Corps. “We have students staying up very late after marching band practice and then doing hours of homework,” said Superintendent David Schuler. “This would give them an opportunity to have a study hall to get some of that work done during the day.”
District 214 OKs code of conduct for coaches, advisers Jul 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Starting this fall, all coaches and club advisers in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 must sign and adhere to a code of conduct outlining appropriate behavior standards, the school board decided on Thursday. "We hear every day about children bullying other children, but what about when it's the coaches or adviser bullying our children?" an Arlington Heights parent said.
Rolling Meadows woman’s legacy lives on in self-defense programApr 22, 2012 12:00 AM
Losing a child is life-changing, but more than a decade after Shannon McNamara's death, her parents take comfort in the fact that it isn't just their lives that have changed, but those of more than a million young girls worldwide. After McNamara was murdered in her off-campus apartment at Eastern Illinois University in June 2001, her friend Erin Weed started a program called Girls Fight Back to spread a message of strength and self-defense.
District 214 offers violence prevention seminar Apr 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is hosting a districtwide violence prevention program for junior and senior high school girls, their moms, and the entire female staff on Monday, April 16.
A common goal: suburban students, tutors cross language barriers for learning Mar 18, 2012 12:00 AM
The Read to Learn program has helped thousands of residents across the suburbs improve their literacy skills, earn their U.S. citizenship and reach their goals. As the suburbs have become more diverse, the program finds great demand from residents working on their English skills and hoping for a better life.
District 214 could eliminate class rank Feb 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials will discuss completely eliminating class rank when the school board meets later this week. The possible move comes after several other Northwest suburban districts have eliminated ranking systems over the past few years, a trend with which Board President Jim Perkins said District 214 is falling in line.
Open gym every Thursday at Forest View Sep 21, 2011 12:00 AM
Students, alumni and residents near Northwest Suburban High School District 214 can work out at the Forest View Alternative School every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. starting Thursday Sept. 22. The open gym is will be held in the field house of the Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road in Arlington Heights.
Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week May 3, 2011 12:00 AM
Who’s competing Mar 6, 2011 12:00 AM
Who will be competing in the Team Dance Illinois championships on Sunday in Peoria.
Suburban high schools flock to TeamDance championships in Peoria Mar 6, 2011 12:00 AM
Poms, flag teams and dancers from more than 100 high schools throughout Illinois are converging on the Peoria Civic Center today for one of prep sports' most colorful state championships. But if you think “best in poms” means a traditional halftime routine, think again. Just the name of the sanctioning organization — TeamDance Illinois — reflects the trend. In all, more than 2,000 students will be competing, as they showcase the best dance, flag and poms routines from throughout the state.