Articles filed under Stevenson High School District 125

• Stevenson speechmaking: Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Vernon Area Public Library and the Stevenson High School Foundation will host a program about the witty speechmaking of former Illinois Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
  

   
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  Suburban teams advance in state dance competition Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Suburban high schools are well-represented among the 30 competitive dance teams heading into the IHSA's first state championships on Saturday in Bloomington. Ninety schools competed Friday, but only one-third of them are alive going into the finals.
  

   
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  Suburban schools: Disabled sports directive a surprise Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Local officials have yet to receive U.S. Education Department letters requiring schools to include students with disabilities in sports programs, or provide equal alternatives. Elgin Area School District U-46 officials were among those unaware of the new mandate as of late Thursday. Patrick Mogge, director of school and community relations, said the impact on the athletic budget is still unknown.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove, Stevenson effort earns Relay award Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High School's Relay For Life was awarded the American Cancer Society's prestigious Relay All Star Award at the society's recent Relay Leadership Summit in Itasca. In 2012, Relay For Life of Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High School raised more than $86,000 with 502 participants.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High’s Relay For Life team receives award Dec 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High School's Relay For Life was awarded the American Cancer Society's prestigious Relay All Star Award at the society's recent Relay Leadership Summit in Itasca. With the Relay All Star Award, the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society honors Relay events that achieve significant fundraising and participant growth. In 2012, Relay For Life of Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High School raised more than $86,000 with 502 participants.
  

   
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  Barrington High School donation helps Chicago football program grow Dec 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A high school football team on Chicago's Northwest Side is benefiting from a donation made by Barrington High School football coach Joe Sanchez. Cleats, practice jerseys and pads are just a few of the items that the 52 players at Kelvyn Park High School football are putting to use. "(Barrington High School's) practice jerseys ... were better than our game jerseys," the Kelvyn Park coach says.
  

   
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  Stevenson High inks $505,000 deal with PepsiDec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School's beverage machines will exclusively stock PepsiCo products starting next month, under a new deal that will pay the school more than $505,000 over the five-year contract. The contract means drinks made by Coca-Cola no longer will be offered in the campus' vending machines or in snack bars. Likewise, Coke drinks won't be sold at athletic events or other activities.
  

   

• SHS speech students win Dec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School student Kayla Guo was named tournament champion for novice informational speaking at the Huntley/Rolling Meadows speech and drama tournament on Saturday, school officials announced Tuesday.
  

   

• Stevenson High science team wins medals Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School's Science Olympiad team earned multiple medals at the Hinsdale South Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 8. The team from the Lincolnshire school captured first place in 10 events. Stevenson also had a top-three finisher in 18 of 23 events.
  

   

• Stevenson High student charged with selling drugs out of car Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Stevenson High School senior is facing felony drug charges after a schoolmate's on-campus overdose, police said Monday. Matthew R. Sanders, 17, of the 0-100 block of Debill Court in Vernon Hills, had been selling drugs near campus from his car, Lincolnshire Police Chief Peter Kinsey said.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High Relay For Life earns award Dec 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  Buffalo Grove/Stevenson High School's Relay For Life was awarded the American Cancer Society's prestigious Relay All Star Award at the society's recent Relay Leadership Summit in Itasca.
  

   

• Stevenson literary magazine honored Nov 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  The 2011-12 edition of the Wit, Stevenson High School's student literary arts magazine, has won a First Class honor with two marks of distinction from the National Scholastic Press Association.
  

   
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  All Stevenson High students could get iPads by 2015Nov 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Already widely used on campus, Apple iPad tablet computers could be distributed to all Stevenson High School students by 2015. Every incoming freshman could get one of the popular devices starting next year. “There’s no doubt that the use of tablets in classrooms is one of the biggest technological changes on the educational landscape,” Stevenson spokesman Jim Conrey said.
  

   

• Stevenson High may change soda vendors Nov 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School officials are debating whether to change soft drink vendors. The Coca-Cola Co. has supplied cold drinks on the Lincolnshire campus since 2007. Before then, PepsiCo was the school's vendor.
  

   

• SHS science team wins awards Nov 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School's Science Olympiad teams finished first in both the varsity and junior varsity categories at the Palatine High School Invitational on Saturday.
  

   

• Wauconda, Vernon Hills schools to host forums on heroin use Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two Lake County schools will host public forums about the dangers of heroin use in upcoming weeks. The first event is Monday, Nov. 12 at Vernon Hills High School. The second is Tuesday, Nov. 27 at Wauconda High.
  

   
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  School report cards: Stevenson leads suburban schools Oct 31, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire again has swept the five academic categories among high schools, according to state report card data from 92 suburban school districts examined by the Daily Herald. For the second consecutive year, Stevenson led in composite scores, reading, math, science and ACT college entrance exam results.
  

   

• Climate change debate at SHS: Oct 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School will host a debate about climate change on Thursday, Nov. 8., from 7 to 9 p.m.
  

   

• Contractor accused of defrauding suburbs Oct 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Niles contractor is charged with defrauding several suburban taxing bodies out of about $400,000 in public works projects by violating the state's Prevailing Wage Act. Alan M. Harris, 46, is accused of obtaining construction contracts and then forcing his employees to kickback some their pay earned from working on publicly funded jobs to him. Harris is currently free on bond.
  

   

• Stevenson High to hold online auction Oct 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  Stevenson High School’s third annual online auction runs Oct. 22-29.