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McHenry High School teacher joins in effort to improve student testing skills
Dec 25, 2020 1:00 AM - As high school students across Illinois start preparing for the SAT college admission testing, McHenry High School's science Instructor Tim Beagle is hoping his work helps students see better skills and scores. Beagle, division chair for science at McHenry Community High School District 156, teamed up with a small group of Illinois educators during the summer to delve into the science portion of SAT testing and devise ways for teachers to incorporate important skills into their curriculum. -
McHenry High School alum Madison Loewe sets example for success in manufacturing careers
Nov 5, 2020 7:11 PM - When Madison Loewe of McHenry was a freshman in high school, one of the elective classes she wanted was full. So she ended up in Metals 1. "I walked in and I was the only female. This didn't change until my senior year," said Loewe, who graduated from McHenry High School in 2020. -
McHenry High School social science teachers adopt new statement to keep class discussions civil
Oct 14, 2020 10:23 AM - As current events across the country spark heated debates, McHenry High School social science teachers are hoping a new Civil Discourse Statement keeps their classroom discussions cool. -
McHenry East High School principal finds new outlet through podcasts
Oct 14, 2020 10:21 AM - McHenry High School started the 2020-21 school year digitally so the hallways at both East Campus and West Campus are pretty quiet these days. Like many educators, East Campus Principal Jeff Prickett is trying to adjust. -
Drive-In Distinguished Seniors event hits the right note in McHenry
Jun 2, 2020 2:11 PM - McHenry Community High School District 156 staff and administrators delivered a safe and socially distant virtual Distinguished Senior Honors event on May 27 at the McHenry Outdoor Theater to recognize outstanding academic, athletic and extracurricular achievements of about 200 members of the Class of 2020. -
McHenry softball donates 100 meals to hospital staff
Apr 29, 2020 10:41 PM - The McHenry High School softball team partnered with a local business to provide about 100 meals to staff at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital as a show of support for health care workers during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. -
McHenry High School students use class project to educate about zero waste
Apr 14, 2020 10:04 AM - When McHenry High School buildings reopen, AP Environmental Science teachers are hoping to see students implement some of the ideas they've been looking at to reduce lunchroom waste, including having a "share table" in the cafeteria. -
McHenry High grad and author encourages students to be persistent
Feb 25, 2020 6:38 PM - Jessica Stilling Sticklor, 2001 McHenry High School graduate and author, traces her early interest in writing back to being a student at Riverwood Elementary School in McHenry. It was from her success in a Young Authors Competition that the writing seed was planted. -
McHenry High School INCubatoredu students unveil five projects to the business community
Mar 11, 2020 10:31 AM - A device to extend a school desk and an app to help busy professionals get dressed in the morning are two of five projects under development by students in the McHenry High School INCubatoredu program.
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