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*W Polo IHSA State Finals

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VHHS Music Wins State!

The Vernon Hills High School Music Department has been awarded its second consecutive IHSA State Championship! This championship is determined by scores from two competitions - the Solo and Ensemble Contest in March and the Band, Choir & Orchestra Contest in April. VHHS had a total of 966 points, 111 points ahead of the second place school in Division A. This score is a new record for VHHS and the second highest point total in all divisions this year. Congratulations go to the staff and students of the Music Department!

WYSE - First in Nation!

The WYSE Team took first place in the nation in the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) Engineering TEAMS test. The 8 student varsity team consisted of Thomas Bersano, Josh Brickman, Jason Lee, Evan Kozil, James Hallendorff, Diana Chen, Zach Wheeler, and Kaz Gunning. On February 27th the team competed at the regional competition held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. After taking first place in the Division 7 regional, the scores were ranked against all other schools in Illinois in Division 7. The team took first place at the state level which allowed them to advance to the National competition. Out of the 59 teams across the nation that advanced in Division 7, the team took first place.

Math Team Wins State

Congratulations to our 2008 Math Team State Champions! All 13 VHHS teams placed somewhere in the top six in State giving us a huge 70 point lead over the second place team. Special congratulations to Moya Chen who placed first in the state on the Algebra I test. Also, congratulations to the first place Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II teams led by high scorers Moya Chen, Brynan Qiu, Paul Juhn, Max Candocia, and Daniel Fong. The Frosh/Soph 8-Person Team of Sean Hogan, Paul Juhn, Angela Cao, Bryan Maldonado, Kenny Shaevel, Moya Chen, David Kim and Brynan Qiu took first place honors. Also taking first place was the Relay team of David Kim, Brynan Qiu, Parin Kadakia and Paul Juhn. Our Junior/Senior 8-Person and Relay teams both took second in state. Congratulations to Coach Cheryl Ballenger, Coach Jessica Roller and the entire Math Team for a great finish to the year!

Spring's Class Acts

On May 1st, fifteen VHHS were honored as this month's Cougar Class Act Award winners. These students were recognized by their teachers for effort in and out of the classroom. In his or her own way, each student has made a positive impact to the VHHS community. Many thanks and much appreciation go out to Amanda Acevedo, Thomas Bersano, Angela Choi, Brooke Erickson, Samantha Feld, Alberto Herrera, Tatiana Loredo, Jennifer Manhard, Nicole Melton, Michelle Sanchez, Rohan Shah, Ancy Skaria, Ryan Trevino, Dejan Vasiljevic and Jennifer Zellner.

School Supplies Needed

The Vernon Area Pantry "Backpackers Club" needs you! New or gently used school supplies will be collected during the week of 5/19. Collection boxes are located in the LMC, West Foyer and room 2201. Also, the AP Econ students will be collecting items during locker clean out day on 5/27.

Class of 2008

Find details and information regarding the end-of-the-year events for the Senior Class. Click here.

Spring Paw Prints Issue Available On Line

Click on the following link to read the 2008 Spring issue of Paw Prints magazine.

Paw Prints Spring 08 web version.pdf [1.82 MB]

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Updated on 05/08/2008