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Evergreen Park Community High School recognizes AP Scholars
Evergreen Park Community High School announced that 37 current students and 2022 graduates earned AP Scholar recognition by The College Board. The following students received recognition as AP Scholars. Students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams (AP Scholars) are 2022 graduates Dane Bik, Caroline Duffy, Jacob Dwyer, Julian…
Read MoreMarist buys former Palos Heights sports complex for new facility
By Kelly White Marist High School has announced plans to expand its campus footprint to Palos Heights with the recent purchase of a former sports center in the village. Operated by the Marist Brothers on behalf of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Marist is a popular private Catholic preparatory high school located in the Mount Greenwood…
Read MoreRichards teacher to tackle the Chicago Marathon
By Kelly White As bands director at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Jordan Fransler’s days are filled with education and music, but that’s not all. In his free time, the talented teacher likes to put on his running shoes. “Running became one of my favorite hobbies several years ago. It started out as a…
Read MoreACE starting up Yes I Can after-school program for Summit students
The Argo Coalition for Education’s Yes I Can after-school program is about to get underway for the 2022-2023 school year. The program begins October 4 and will meet every Tuesday from 3-5 p.m. at the Shiloh Baptist Church Education Building, 7661 W. 63rd Place, Summit. This program, for first-grade through eighth-grade, is designed to help…
Read MorePalos 118’s West Elementary named National Blue Ribbon School
Palos West Elementary School in Palos Consolidated School District 118 has been named a National Blue Ribbon School award winner by the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona made the announcement on September 16. “This is a moment of extreme pride for us here in District 118,” said Supt. Dr. Anthony…
Read MoreShepard cadets pay homage to fallen heroes
By Kelly White Shepard High School students took time to remember fallen heroes during a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony last week. For the seventh year in a row, the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps held the ceremony at the school, 13049 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights, on September 9. The school has been…
Read MoreRichards opens doors to teens barred from new Oak Lawn music festival
On Saturday, September 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Richards High School, 10601 S. Central Avenue, will open its gymnasiums for Oak Lawn teenagers who would like a place to hang out and have some fun. Please enter through Door S8 on the south side of campus along 107th Street. Admission is free. This event,…
Read MoreStagg, Sandburg students honored for powerlifting
By Jeff Vorva Stagg and Sandburg students made powerful statements at the first Consolidated High School District 230 meeting of the new school year. Board members honored the two schools’ powerlifting teams at the Aug. 25 meeting at Stagg High School in Palos Hills. Powerlifting is not an Illinois High School Association-sanctioned sport but the…
Read MoreStagg’s Pupil Personnel Services Team wins award
By Kelly White Since the pandemic’s onset, Stagg High School staff has been taking extra measures to assure its students are not only prepared for the classroom in a standard, structured way, but they are also going above and beyond to stay in check with students’ mental health. The Stagg Pupil Personnel Services Team at…
Read MoreArgo holds Walk The Halls Night
By Carol McGowan Nearly 1,000 people were on hand last Friday evening for Argo Community High School’s second annual Walk The Halls Night. After a successful inaugural event in 2021, the Summit high school once again opened its doors for incoming students, their families, and the community to walk the halls and tour the campus.…
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