Articles filed under Grant High School District 124

• The Soapbox Jul 21, 2012 5:30 AM
  Daily Herald editors offer thoughts on the new Jeanine Nicarico Children's Advocacy Center, exercising in the heat and the finals of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, among other items.
  

   
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  Grant renames fieldhouse for retired superintendent Jul 17, 2012 5:56 PM
  By Lee Filas Former Grant High School District 124 superintendent John Benedetti was known throughout his tenure as a backer of athletics. Now, the field house at the Fox Lake school bears his name. “It was truly fitting to remember his legacy through athletics,” District 124 Superintendent Christie Sefcik said.
  

   

• CLC offers scholarships to engineering, computer science students Jul 9, 2012 7:23 PM
  College of Lake County submission For the second time in six years, the College of Lake County has received a highly sought-after National Science Foundation grant that will be used to fund a program encouraging the enrollment, retention and transfer of students majoring in engineering and computer science.
  

   
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  Grant High student wins Comcast scholarship Jun 11, 2012 7:36 PM
  Comcast Greater Chicago Delanie Olsen, a student at Grant High School, is among 170 Illinois students who have been named the Comcast Foundation's 2012 Leaders and Achievers.
  

   
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  Barbini to return as Grant High interim principal while new search for replacement begins Apr 27, 2012 4:10 PM
  By Lee Filas Grant High School officials will keep interim-principal John Barbini for another year after the man selected to be the new principal accepted, then later rejected the job. Jim McKay, co-superintendent of Antioch High School District 117, was announced earlier this year as Grant's new principal, but he backed out of the job several weeks later in March.
  

   

• Shifting administrators at high schools in Fox Lake and Antioch Feb 1, 2012 3:53 PM
  By Lee Filas Antioch Co-Superintendent Jim McKay has accepted a position with Grant High School in Fox Lake, stepping into the role of principal at the high school. McKay served as co-superintendent at Antioch High School along with superintendent Mike Nekritz.
  

   
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  Images: Grant vs. Johnsburg boys basketball Dec 28, 2011 11:01 PM
  Images from the Grant vs. Johnsburg boys basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Grant High School Holiday Tournament in Fox Lake.
  

   

• Authorities investigate death of Grant student Dec 9, 2011 5:11 PM
  By Lee Filas Grant High School officials and students are mourning the death of a 17-year-old senior in an apparent suicide. Officials confirmed there are rumors that cyberbullying may have played a role in the death, but so far there is no indication bullying was involved. Grant High School District 124 Superintendent John Benedetti said Friday those rumors are being investigated and are so far unfounded.
  

   

• Grant High School construction completed in time for students Aug 17, 2011 3:43 PM
  By Lee Filas Grant High School officials said students will see some renovated classrooms and more cafeteria space when they return for the new school year, starting Aug. 22. “It’s been very hectic getting it completed,” Superintendent John Benedetti said of the $6.5 million project.
  

   

• Two women injured in crash with Grant bus May 23, 2011 6:02 PM
  By Paul Biasco A driver and passenger in a minivan were injured Monday afternoon when the driver smashed the vehicle into the back of a Grant High School bus, according to police.
  

   
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  Grant superintendent retiring after 17 years May 9, 2011 11:59 AM
  By Lee Filas Grant High School District 124 Superintendent John Benedetti will retire next year, ending an 18-year run which saw unprecendent growth in the district.
  

   

• Grant High School could add boys volleyball, girls golf Mar 16, 2011 3:45 PM
  By Lee Filas Grant High School could add girls golf and boys volleyball to its athletic portfolio in the 2011-12 school year, officials said.
  

   

• James B. Loris: Candidate Profile Feb 23, 2011 3:43 PM
  Candidate information for James B. Loris, running for Grant H.S. D124
  

   

• Kenneth J. Mark: Candidate Profile Feb 23, 2011 3:43 PM
  Candidate information for Kenneth J. Mark, running for Grant H.S. D124
  

   

• Tom Lippert: Candidate Profile Feb 23, 2011 3:43 PM
  Candidate information for Tom Lippert, running for Grant H.S. D124
  

   
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  No more Donkey Ball at Grant Jan 25, 2011 5:47 PM
  By Lee Filas Monday night was the last time a donkey will be ridden on the gymnasium floor in front of hundreds of screaming fans at Grant High School in Fox Lake.
  

   
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  Longtime administrator tackles new challenge: High school Aug 17, 2010 12:01 AM
  By Lee Filas It's a new school, a new town, and new students, but John Barbini's new job has a ring of familiarity. The retired superintendent with more than 40 years of administrative experience has resurfaced at Grant High School in Fox Lake.