Articles filed under Streamwood

• Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Drills that would prepare students for a possible school shooting are a good idea, but Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to require them goes too far, a Daily Herald editorial says.
  

   
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  Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learner Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lana Brozik is a master teacher, a model educator and a lifelong learner. She teaches students English and language arts at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett but reaches beyond her eighth-graders to improve the quality of education districtwide. A ripple effect from Brozik's mentorship means she will continue to affect student learning long after she retires at the end of this year.
  

   

• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.
  

   
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  Spring Valley Chorus present harmony variety show March 9Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Saturday, March 9 at 3PM the Spring Valley Chorus of Schaumburg will present an A Cappella harmony Variety Show at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg.
  

   

• Productive day for Glenbard N. at Maine EastFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Heading to Champaign next weekend? Your probabilities of running into a few young men with bleached blonde hair are looking strong. And when you do, you will have found Glenbard North's 7 state-qualified wrestlers, all hoping for individual state titles and traditionally wearing the hairdos. Success for the Panthers came easy at the Class 3A Maine East sectional Saturday afternoon as Jon Marmolego (120 pounds), Jered Cortez (126) and Brian Murphy (152) all grabbed first-place wins in their respective weight classes, while Jimique Davis at 160 took second place, Patrick Augstyn (106) and Johnny Gosinski (132) placed third and Colton Wegner (170) sneaked into Champaign in fourth place. “We brought 10 guys here, seven got out and I can remember when we'd be happy if we got one guy out,” said Panthers' coach Mark Hahn. “To get seven guys out that's pretty good. We had five in the finals, pretty good tournament, all the way around.”
  

   

• Bartlett wins big; St. Edward falls Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Geneva bounces back, surprises St. Viator Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Less than 24 hours after suffering one of its worst losses of the season, Geneva’s boys basketball team earned one of its best victories Saturday night. Chris Parrilli and Nate Navigato scored 18 points apiece to lead 4 players in double figures, as the Vikings (17-7) recorded a 69-62 nonconference triumph over St. Viator (16-7) in Geneva.
  

   

• St. Edward rolls over Chicago Christian Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. Edward 55, Chicago Christian 28: In its regular-season finale, St. Edward scored its biggest win of the season Saturday in this Suburban Christian crossover. Rena Ranallo led the Green Wave (3-24) with 19 points, while Cece Rapp added 10 and Chelsea Gnan 8.
  

   

• Westminster 2nd, Harvest 5th at NAC tourney Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Westminster Christian boys basketball coach Bruce Firchau couldn’t fault his team’s effort, but his Warriors simply had no answer for Makur Puou. Mooseheart’s 6-foot-10 junior was a beast, scoring 32 points and grabbing 9 rebounds to lead the Ramblers past Westminster 55-31 Saturday to win the Northeastern Athletic Conference tournament hosted by Rockford Christian Life. Colin Brandon scored 14 points for Westminster (16-11), which saw its 9-game winning streak snapped.
  

   

• Big finishes for Hoffman’s Wille, Palatine’s Conrad Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sarah Wille of Hoffman Estates and Katie Conrad of Palatine didn’t let the frenetic atmosphere of Cherry Bowl Lanes bother them in the least. As a matter of fact, the junior bowlers thrived in it. In the jam-packed setting of the Rockford alley — one that a fan rightly called “organized chaos” — Conrad and Wille showed their mettle by placing in the top 20 at Saturday’s state tournament.
  

   
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  Girls basketball/Scouting the Fox Valley postseason Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Taking a look at the girls basketball postseason around the Fox Valley.
  

   

• Marist provides playoff prep for St. Viator Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. Viator girls basketball coach Christina Jost and her players knew they were going up against a quality team in Marist on Saturday afternoon at the Cahill Gymnasium. So what better way to tune up for a Class 3A regional next Tuesday? “We kind of took that mindset,” Jost said after the talented Redhawks came away with a 76-39 victory in the East Suburban Catholic Conference finale. “We knew Marist (21-9, 7-3) was a very good team and obviously well-coached. “So we were using it as a good way to prepare for the state tournament. I don’t see us playing teams as tough as them early on, so hopefully this will help us.”
  

   
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  District 54 appoints three new school principals Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board members this week appointed three new principals for the 2013-14 school year. Joann Kort will be principal of Dirksen Elementary in Schaumburg, Jillian Sagan will be principal of Mead Junior High in Elk Grove Village and Chris Bingen will be principal of Addams Junior High in Schaumburg.
  

   

• U-46 to offer full-day kindergarten, for a priceFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Elgin Area School District U-46 will offer tuition-based, full-day kindergarten to students districtwide next year in a pilot program that could see future expansion. Julie Kallenbach, director of early learner initiatives, said the pilot program will be open to 80 students across four classrooms — two on the west side of Elgin and two in the Bartlett area. As the district expects far more interest than available spots, the kindergartners will be selected by lottery.
  

   
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  Westminster nails down 1A regional crown Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Westminster Christian guard Kinsley Donahue was disappointed that Thursday’s snowstorm pushed the Class 1A Harvest Christian girls basketball regional final to Friday. Even more so for the pumped-up Donahue, as the game began Friday night, she waited even longer being the sixth man in Ken Flickinger’s group. But when Flickinger called for her to settle her teammates down when the Warriors were trailing by 3 points with 1:43 left in the first quarter, Donahue’s role became even more important. Westminster needed her spark off the bench to get the team back in the flow. “I kind of prayed a lot before the game and I feel I kind of got the strength,” said Donahue. “Coach encouraged me to make an effort when I came off the bench to spark something.” Donahue rose to the occasion. Her 13 points and 4 rebounds, including 6 points in the second quarter, helped Westminster fight off Christian Liberty, which hung around in the first half. Freshman Maddie Versluys took care of the rest with a game-high 21 points, including 7 rebounds as top-seeded Westminster grabbed a second-straight regional crown in a 62-43 win over No. 2 Christian Liberty at the Mitchell Swaback Athletic Center in Elgin.
  

   

• Conant clamps down at Hoffman Estates Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Kevin Schimel (13) and Ryan Blaha (13) and Robert Hudson (12) were double-figures scorer for Conant’s boys basketball team in a 71-36 victory at Hoffman Estates in the Mid-Suburban West.Conant improved to 15-10 and 5-4 in the West.Joe Biko scored 15 points three 3-pointer to lead Hoffman (4-17, 0-9).
  

   

• Leyden recovers, finishes Day 1 in sixth Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Last season Leyden found itself in sixth place at the state tournament after all was said and done. That’s the exact same position the Eagles are in this season after the first day at Cherry Bowl Lanes in Rockford. Led by junior Reba Hall, ninth individually after six games of bowling in the books on Day 1, Leyden stands only 355 pins behind co-leaders Lockport and Rockford Jefferson. Hall, who took home the third place medal at state in 2012 while only a sophomore, rolled games of 257 and 244 Friday enroute to a series total of 1308.
  

   

• Scouting MSL boys swimming Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Here's a look ahead to Saturday's Mid-Suburban League swimming championships, which begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barrington High School.
  

   

• Asquini’s hot hand lifts St. Charles East Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  The last time Jake Asquini played the role of stealth bomber for St. Charles East, he knocked down 6-of-6 3-point shots against St. Charles North last year. The 6-foot-1 sophomore shooting guard nearly matched that Friday night in sweeping in out of nowhere to bust open a tight game at Streamwood with 5-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Asquini’s team-high 15 points led the Saints to an important 61-43 Upstate Eight River boys basketball victory.
  

   

• Westminster handles Harvest to advance in NAC tourney Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  A torrid start was all Westminster Christian needed. The Warriors roared out to a 19-2 lead and cruised past Harvest Christian, 63-43, in the first round of the Northeastern Athletic Conference boys basketball tournament here Friday night. Will Woodhouse led the early surge, scoring 12 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter. Westminster made 7 of 8 3-point attempts in opening a 30-11 lead. Woodhouse hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 10-2, then Dillon Rejman came off the bench to knock down 3 trifectas.