Articles filed under Prospect Heights District 23

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  Hersey, MacArthur bands end year with SuperState titles May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  The John Hersey High School Symphonic Band and the MacArthur Middle School Concert Band played their way to Honor Band titles at the Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival. "They continue to amaze me at what they can accomplish when they put their minds to it," said Scott Casagrande, Hersey director of bands.
  

   

• Prospect Heights school hosts art show May 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  MacArthur Middle School at Palatine and Schoenbeck roads in Prospect Heights hosts a celebration of creativity from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Artwork by current MacArthur students will be displayed. Musical entertainment is also on the agenda, along with an art demonstration by Wheeling High school students. Youngsters will enjoy face painting and other projects.
  

   
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  Special Olympics ambassador urges end to "R" wordApr 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Ela Spoklosa, who attended Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 as a child, returned to MacArthur Middle School Monday as a global messenger for Illinois Special Olympics, captivating the students with her honest assessment of how much the word "retarded" hurts.
  

   
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  Students compete in Knights o Columbus Spelling Bee Apr 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Twenty-four sixith- through eighth-grade students representing 13 area junior high and middle schools competed in the 30th annual Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee Feb. 11 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington Heights.
  

   

• Scholarship available to District 23 graduateMar 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  High School seniors who graduated from MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights are invited to apply for the William P. Caputo Scholarship by April 15, 2012.
  

   

• District 23 hires assistant superintendent Feb 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  Donald S. Angelaccio has been hired as assistant superintendent for Prospect Heights School District 23. Angelaccio currently serves as principal of Lincoln Middle School in Mount Prospect School District 57, a position he’s held since 2004.
  

   

• What a wonderful Veterans Day program! Nov 21, 2011 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Margaret Bors and her husband atended the Veterans Day celebration at MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights, and were they ever impressed. "Thank you to everyone at MacArthur who made the day very special for all the veterans in attendance," she writes. "What a wonderful lesson these children are being taught: How lucky we all are to live in this free country!"
  

   
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  St. Alphonsus students take on stock market Oct 13, 2011 12:00 AM
  St. Alphonsus Liguori School, Prospect Heights students recently participated in a three-session class on the stock market and investing where they invested a hypothetical $150,000 in a portfolio of three to 30 stocks.
  

   

• Cooperation inherits, uses the wind Oct 13, 2011 12:00 AM
  A Daily Herald editorial welcomes the progress being made by a consortium of three suburban school districts toward an alternative-energy project that could save them millions of dollars over the next 20 years.
  

   

• District 23 superintendent says he’s retiring Oct 13, 2011 12:00 AM
  Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 Superintendent Greg Guarrine announced on Wednesday that he will be retiring at the end of the school year. His replacement xx was announced at the board meeting that night. Guarrine has been in the district for 23 years and superintendent for nine.
  

   

• Dist. 300 board likes wind energy plan Oct 12, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Carpentersville-area Community Unit District 300 school board got its first look at a letter of intent for a 20-year lease agreement with a Chicago-based energy company for wind turbines. The school board will give the school wind consortium permission to act on its behalf.
  

   
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  3 local school districts might lease wind power Oct 11, 2011 12:00 AM
  The School Wind Consortium Joint Action Renewable Energy Agency, which consists of Community Unit District 300, Keeneyville Elementary District 20 and Prospect Heights Elementary District 23, discusses the latest option for using wind as an energy source -- leasing wind turbines over buying them. "This enables school districts to reduce exposure to long-term energy prices over a 20-year period,” the group's consultant said.
  

   

• Local school districts considering new wind turbine optionSep 25, 2011 12:00 AM
  Community Unit District 300, Keeneyville Elementary District 20 and Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 are a step closer to using downstate wind turbines as a source of revenue. The districts are mulling an agreement with Chicago-based Invenergy to add five to six turbines on the company's wind farm in Bishop Hill. The 20-year deal is expected to save District 300 about $3.7 million in energy costs.
  

   
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  Northwest suburban shoe drive a success Jun 1, 2011 12:00 AM
  At the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County's 12th annual shoe collection, volunteers took in over 10,000 pairs of shoes that will be given to needy individuals worldwide or put into new sport courts, surfaces and playing fields.
  

   

• School district reserves too high, tax group says May 25, 2011 12:00 AM
  A group called Northwest Suburban Taxpayers United charges that local school district are hoarding money they should return to taxpayers. They say 16 local districts have $1.1 billion in unrestricted funds, much more than they believe is necessary.
  

   
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  Hersey hosts concert band festival Apr 8, 2011 12:00 AM
  Marching bands and jazz ensembles have their competitions, but the concert bands — recognized as the backbone of a school’s music program — rarely perform outside their own auditorium. Musicians at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights changed that when they organized the Chicagoland Concert Band Invitational 11 years ago. This year’s event is 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the school, 1900 E. Thomas Ave. in Arlington Heights. Admission is $8 for adults and $3 for students.
  

   
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  Prospect Hts. District 23 tax increase fails; Bednar to join Botwinski, Hess, Peters on board Apr 5, 2011 12:00 AM
  Challenger James Bednar will join incumbents Carol Botwinski, David Hess and Mari-Lynn Peters on the Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 board, which will have to go without a proposed .35 percent increase in the school’s tax rate. Voters soundly defeated the increase by a vote of 1,106 against and 508 in favor, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night.
  

   

• Hot races abundant in Northwest suburbs Apr 3, 2011 12:00 AM
  Months of debate, campaigning and let’s face it mudslinging will come to a head Tuesday, when suburban voters go to the polls to decide dozens of municipal, park district, library and school board races.
  

   

• Summit on gifted education planned in Arlington Heights Mar 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  Carolyn Callahan, a leading nationally recognized expert on gifted learning, will headline a summit on gifted education being held next week by six Northwest suburban school districts.
  

   

• Cost of tax increases listed on ballots is misleading, says assessor Mar 27, 2011 12:00 AM
  The language of two Northwest suburban referendums is unintentionally misleading, and if passed will result in higher tax increases than the April 5 ballot says, according to an organization of township assessors in Cook County.