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Viking Wrestler & Speech Team seniors head to IHSA State!
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Good luck to our individual wrestler & IHSA Sectional Champion
Jeff Griffin as he heads to Champaign this afternoon to compete in the
IHSA State Wrestling Finals, and to our three seniors who are heading to Peoria on Friday to compete at the
IHSA Speech Finals:
Joey Cipriano - Extemporaneous Speaking; Michael Kennedy - Original Comedy (IHSA Sectional Champion!); and Maddie Moxley - Informational Speaking. (Read more about IHSA Sectional Speech results in the Viking Victories section below.)
Go, Vikings!
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Evening Community Coffee: Feb. 21
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Would you like more direct information about H-F High School and have been unable to attend morning meetings? Would you like more opportunities to speak with school leaders in person? Please join Superintendent
Dr. Von Mansfield, Principal
Dr. Jerry Lee Anderson, other administrators,
and Board of Education members, if available, at an evening
Community Coffee
on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. in the TLC. Administrators say that these informal meetings have been very helpful for them and that they have appreciated all of the direct feedback from parents, incoming parents and community members. All are welcome!
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Spring Sports: Ready to take the field
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Tuesday, Feb. 20
- Boys Gymnastics - All levels, 3:30 p.m. @ North Gymnastics Room
Wednesday, Feb. 21
- Lacrosse Equipment Pick up, 3:15 p.m. @ North Boys Locker Room
Monday, Feb. 26
- Baseball - Sophomores, 5:30 a.m. @ North Turf Room
- Boys Water Polo - All levels, 5:45 a.m. @ Natatorium
- Boys Tennis - All levels, 6 a.m. @ H-F Racquet & Fitness Club
- Lacrosse - All levels, 3:15 p.m. @ North Boys Locker Room
- Girls Water Polo - All levels, 3:20 p.m. @ Natatorium
- Girls Soccer - Freshmen, 3:30 p.m. @ North Gym; Sophomores, 3:30 p.m. @ South Gym
- Baseball - Freshmen & Varsity, 3:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse & North Turf Room
- Badminton - All levels, 5:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Girls Soccer - Varsity, 5:30 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Softball - All levels, 7:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse & North Turf Room
Monday, March 5
- Boys Volleyball - Varsity, 9 a.m. @ North Gym; Freshmen & Sophomores, 9 a.m. @ South Gym
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Reminder from the Nurses' Office
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H-F's nurses -
Mrs. Parker (North) &
Mrs. Kemp (South) - have been noticing an increase in the number of students arriving and heading home sick from school, and would like to remind parents of the following:
Illinois is currently the No. 2 state in the country for most reported cases of influenza. Your best defense - besides getting your flu immunization - is to wash your hands frequently with soap and water and to limit close contact with those exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
People infected with flu may be able to infect others beginning one day before their symptoms develop and up to 7 days after becoming sick. If you get sick with flu-like symptoms, the Center for Disease Control recommends that you stay at home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone, except to get medical care or other necessities.
Also, if your student is exhibiting signs of a stomach virus (i.e. vomiting, stomach pain), please keep him/him at home until the symptoms have subsided for at least 24 hours.
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Last week,
Mr. Elfner's 2nd Period
AP US History class had a video conference with
Dr. Bert Vaux, professor of Linguistics at the
University of Cambridge. Dr. Vaux is an expert in American regional dialects, and he discussed with the students how and why the English language possesses regional characteristics. The students especially enjoyed his discussion of the pronunciation of the word "crayon" (often pronounced as "cran") and "milk" (often pronounced "melk"). Dr. Vaux, himself a native of Chicago, discussed how settlement patterns often dictate regional dialect, and gave tips on certain "giveaway" words that can reveal where a person is from.
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Students in
Mrs. Watkins'
Biology classes celebrated the life of and the contributions
Henrietta Lacks made to science on Monday. Students participated in trivia contests, took selfies with specially themed photo props and shared their thoughts on her life story. Several students stayed after school to watch a free viewing of HBO's
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in the H-F Library. The book the movie was based on (under the same title) was the H-F Reads selection in 2013.
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Allie Mangel
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Andronicus Marati
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Alessandro Vazquez
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H-F's National Merit Semi-Finalists are now Finalists
Congratulations to H-F seniors Allie Mangel, Andronicus Marati & Alessandro Vazquez, who have recently been named 2018 National Merit Finalists. They are now among the 15,000 students nation-wide who are eligible to receive National Merit scholarships for their college careers!
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Congratulations to the H-F Chess Team for finishing strong at the IHSA State Tournament with a team record of four wins and three losses. Notable individual performances included junior Perry Hoag at Board 1 (19th place), freshman Malcolm Smith at Board 2 (30th place), and freshman Marquel Flanagan at Board 8 (29th place). The state tournament caps a successful season in which the team won SWSC and IHSA Sectional championships. With 13 of the top 14 players returning next year, the future is very promising for this team! The team was coached this season by Mr. Bonges, Science teacher.
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H-F Speech Sectional Results
Congratulations to the H-F Speech Team for competing last Saturday at the toughest IHSA Sectional in the state and finishing in 3rd Place overall!
Michael Kennedy was named Tournament Champion in Original Comedy (and 4th in Dramatic Interpretation),
Joey Cipriano took 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking (and 4th in Impromptu Speaking), and
Maddie Moxley took 2nd in Informative Speaking (and competed in Humorous Interpretation) - all three are now headed to this weekend's IHSA State Speech Finals in Peoria. Also at Sectionals,
Joy Woods finished 4th in Poetry Reading, missing State by one point! Other preliminary round competitors were:
- Joy Woods & Laila Malak - Dramatic Duet Acting
- Leanna Lewis & Brianna Valentine - Humorous Duet Acting
- Haley Sawyer - Oratorical Declamation
- Zoe Bridges - Original Oratory
- Sarah Skorupa - Prose Reading & Special Occasion Speaking
- Performance in the Round Cast - Charles Austin, Charlotte McManus, Darrow Richmond, Greta Schmidt, Jacob Rodriguez, Jonathan Kriarakis, Jordan Plaxico, Kahlil Oatis, Matt Ryan & Noelle Oh
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H-F Journalism competes at SWSC
Congratulations to our
H-F Voyager students who placed in all six categories at last week's SWSC Journalism event, held at Bolingbrook H.S.! They are:
First Place
Bryce Stiff - Best Sports Story;
Chloe Kapica - Best Feature Story
Second Place
Jaira Stanley - Best Editorial;
Donald Crocker - Best Photo
Third Place
Sam Roberson - Best News Story;
Ryan Akridge, Jordan Smith & Lauryn Newton - Best Design
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H-F Scholastic Bowl competes at State Tournament
Congratulations to the H-F Varsity Scholastic Bowl team for its 14th place finish in the Coach's Association State Tournament this past Saturday.
The team was led by senior Declan Cawley, who averaged 50 points per game, which was 13th out of 150+ individuals. Also contributing to the team's success were senior Teddy Komorowski, and juniors Jimmy Humphrey and Myles Walker. The team earned big wins over New Trier, University Normal, Hersey, O'Fallon and Elgin Academy.
Additionally, the H-F B team finished 22nd in State, the 3rd highest finish of any B team. The team was led by seniors Michael Colton and Andronicus Marati, along with sophomore Janellie Roach.
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Tara Thrall - Exelon Internship Recipient
Congratulations to
Tara Thrall - who along with
Ethan Bosch, Jonathan Luong & Chloe Walls - has accepted a paid summer internship with
Exelon. This is the fourth consecutive year that H-F students have been offered opportunities with Exelon and H-F is the only high school in the program!
We regret that Tara was mistakenly left off the announcement in last week's enews.
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Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Lauren Parker
Congratulations
to senior Lauren Parker, who last week received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the South Suburban Small Business Association. Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes the vision, innovation and hard work of a young person; her contribution to the community or others; and raises awareness in our communities and among our youth of the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in the building of America.
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Applied Academics students earn awards at FCCLA Regionals
Congratulations to our students who competed in the FCCLA Regional Competition at Kankakee Community College, held on Jan. 31!
Children's Literature Presentation (Individual)
Jamia Vinci - 1st Place Gold & Most Outstanding
Elizabeth Schickel - 1st Place Gold
Nycholas Curry - 2nd Place
Tatiana Tzul - 2nd Place
Children's Literature Presentation (Team)
Deja Austin & Kennedy Echols - 1st Place Gold & Most Outstanding
Kiara Yranela & Thalia Zambrano - 1st Place Gold
Taylor Watson & Brittney Bell - 1st Place Gold
Alexis Robinson & Grace Neely - 2nd Place
Preschool Lesson (Individual)
Sarah Skorupa - 1st Place Gold & Most Outstanding
Raven Proctor - 1st Place Gold
Allen Judge - 2nd Place
Preschool Lesson (Team)
Destiny Harper & Khiya Lofton - 1st Place Most Outstanding
Pastry Arts: Fondant Cake
2nd Place Finishers:
Tierra Brooks, Jessica Riner, Charisma Taylor, Shaniya Wiley & Xavier Wilson
Pastry Arts: Frosted Cake
Abigail Krakar - 1st Place Gold & Most Outstanding
Jayda Phillips - 2nd Place
Food Production: Relish Tray
Gabriella Gatheright - 3rd Place
Jaden Barnett - 3rd Place
Isabelle Watson, assistant
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Eleven H-F seniors sign to play collegiate football next year
Congratulations
to the following Viking Football student-athletes, who signed with colleges on National Signing Day last Wednesday:
To view a list of H-F alumni currently participating in college sports, please click here...
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Please note: Only home games & playoffs are listed. For a complete list of athletic events, click here...
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14 -
Block 2 Day
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North Weight Room
- District 233 Board of Education Personnel Committee Meeting, 7 a.m. @ Superintendent's Conference Room
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Girls Track & Field Valentine's Invitational, 4:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
THURSDAY, FEB. 15 -
Block 3 Day
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym - Baseball, 6-7 a.m. @ North Turf Room
- SWSC Choir Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
- Meet with the U. of St. Francis, 8:30 a.m. @ College Room
- IHSA Wrestling Finals, 1 p.m. @ State Farm Center, Champaign
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Baseball Informational Meeting, 3:15 p.m. @ South Building E1
- Open Gym - Volleyball, 3:20-5 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym - Softball, 5:30-7 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Indoor Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- IHSA Regional Final: Girls Basketball vs. Mother McAuley, 7 p.m. @ Sandburg H.S. (Fan bus departs at 6:15 p.m. from North lot - permission slips available in Athletic Office)
- Open Gym, 7:30-9 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym - Lacrosse, 7:30-9 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Open Gym - Water Polo, 8:30-9:30 p.m. @ Natatorium
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North Weight Room
- IHSA Wrestling Finals, 8:30 a.m. @ State Farm Center, Champaign
- IHSA Speech Finals, Noon @ Peoria Civic Center
- Comcast Game of the Week: Boys Basketball (S & V) vs. Bolingbrook - Senior Night!, 5:30 & 7 p.m. @ South Gym
- Community Indoor Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Ice Hockey Playoff Game, 6:35 p.m. @ H-F Ice Arena
SATURDAY, FEB. 17
- Class of 2022 Registration, 8-11 a.m. & 12:30-3 p.m. @ South Building
- FPAC Community Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m.-Noon @ South Cafeteria
- IHSA Speech Finals, 8 a.m. @ Peoria Civic Center
- Math & Science Tutoring, 9 a.m.-Noon @ TLC
- IHSA Wrestling Finals, 9 a.m. @ State Farm Center, Champaign
- Boys Basketball (JV) vs. Stagg, 9 a.m. @ South Gym
- Boys Track & Field Invitational, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Inspirational Voices' Black History Month Concert, 3 p.m. @ Woodland Community Church, Homewood
SUNDAY, FEB. 18
- Math & Science Tutoring, 2-5 p.m. @ TLC
- Open Swim, 3-4:15 p.m. @ Natatorium
MONDAY, FEB. 19 - Presidents' Day
No classes; offices closed
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TUESDAY, FEB. 20
- Block 1 Day
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym - Baseball, 6-7 a.m. @ North Turf Room
- Visit with the U. of Missouri - Columbia, 10 a.m. @ College Room
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Tryouts: Boys Gymnastics, 3:30 p.m. @ North Gymnastics Room
- Open Gym - Volleyball, 3:20-5 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Community Indoor Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- District 233 Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m. @ H-F Library
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21 -
Block 2 Day
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Solo/Ensemble Band Performances, 5 p.m. @ South Building
- Open Gym: Soccer, 5:30-7:30 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Indoor Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Community Coffee, 6-7 p.m. @ TLC
- Open Gym: Badminton, 6:30-8 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
THURSDAY, FEB. 22 -
Block 3 Day
Last day to purchase Turnabout Dance tickets!
- Community Indoor Track, 6-7 a.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Visit with Indiana U. - Northwest, 8:30 a.m. @ College Room
- Visit with Kansas State U., 11:30 a.m. @ College Room
- Visit with Western Illinois U., 1:40 p.m. @ College Room
- Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Spring Play Informational Meeting, 3:15 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
- Open Gym: Volleyball, 3:20-5 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Open Gym: Soccer, 5:30-7:30 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Community Indoor Track, 6-9 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
- Solo/Ensemble Strings/Piano Concert, 6 p.m. @ Music Wing & Mall Auditorium
- Open Gym, 7:30-9 p.m. @ North Weight Room
- Open Gym: Lacrosse, 7:30-9 p.m. @ North Turf Room
- Open Gym: Water Polo, 8:30-9:30 p.m. @ Natatorium
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